Colorado Springs high school rugby secures second seed with big win over Tigers

Tigers RFC at Colorado Springs
Photo By Rick Gustafson

It was all the Colorado Springs Grizzlies on Wednesday evening when a shorthanded Tigers Rugby Football Club made the trip from Broomfield for both teams’ final match of the season,

Colorado Springs scored eight trys (converted) in the first thirty minutes to take a 54-0 lead into the break. In the second half, it was more of the same as the Grizzlies raised their total to 108 before the Tigers found the try line for the first time. The final was 108-7.

Colorado Springs finishes their regular season 6-1 with their only loss coming at the hands of the State Tournament’s number one seed and defending 2009 State Champions, Denver East.

Colorado Springs will meet the yet to be determined number seven seed, the winner of the Promotion/Relegation Match, next Wednesday in the Quarter Finals.

Despite finishing their Division I Season 2-5 the Tigers will probably avoid the DI/DII Promotion/Relegation match next week and take a number six seed into the State Tournament.

The final brackets for the State Championship Tournament will be determined when teams wrap up their final regular season games Saturday.

More about high school rugby in Colorado

High school rugby is played in two thirty-minute halves with a ten-minute halftime. A try is similar to football's touchdown and is worth five points. A successful conversion (similar to football's extra point) adds two additional points. Penalty kicks and drop goals are scored at three points each.

Colorado Youth Rugby

Rugby at the high school level in Colorado is made possible through the efforts of Colorado Youth Rugby (CYR).CYR offers programs for both boys and girls, ages 5-16,

For more information about Colorado high school rugby visit Colorado Youth Rugby.

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