Snow Canyon Warriors represent well at Hawaiian rugby tournament – photo gallery

Written by Andy Griffin
May 1, 2017
Snow Canyon vs Tereora (Cook Islands), Oahu, Hawaii, Apr. 27, 2017, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — The Snow Canyon boys rugby team traveled to Hawaii and participated in the Pacific Cup tournament against some of the best teams from around the western USA and Pacific islands. The Warriors placed fifth in the tourney, defeating teams from San Diego, Los Angeles and the Cook Islands along the way.

Snow Canyon celebrates their fifth place finish, Snow Canyon vs. Mustangs (San Diego, California), Rugby, Oahu, Hawaii, Apr. 29, 2017, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News

After receiving an invitation to the prestigious tournament, the Snow Canyon team raised funds and gained support from the St. George and Santa Clara communities.

The Snow Canyon Warriors played two games in the first day of action, last Thursday. The day’s first game was a victory over Tereora from the Cook Islands. The final score was 16-0 for Snow Canyon. After the game, the Warriors presented the Tereora team with t-shirts that were donated by Snow Canyon High School. The second match of the day was a tough loss to the Coastal Dragons from San Diego by a 14-10 score.

Snow Canyon avenged its loss to the Dragons on Friday, but lost to home favorite Kahuku. In the fifth-place game on Saturday, the Warriors beat the San Diego Mustangs 24-20. Snow Canyon had lost to the Mustangs earlier this month in San Diego.

While the Warriors were in Hawaii, they were able to see the local sites and landmarks, including a trip to Pearl Harbor and the P{olynesian Cultural Center.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Andy Griffin has been in sports media since 1989 and has covered BYU, Utah State and the Utah Jazz as well as all sports in southern Utah. A journalism graduate of USU, Andy has carried on a dual career as both a sports writer and a sports broadcaster and has been heard around the country. He has also been published in USA Today, Sport magazine, The Sporting News, Fairways magazine, the Los Angeles Times and locally in the Deseret News, the Salt Lake Tribune and the Spectrum. Andy was “The Voice of Region 9 sports,” for many years. He also hosted a daily sports talk show for three years called AG in the a.m. Andy has been married to his college sweetheart Shelly for 28 years and has five children ages 13 to 25.

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