Rugby ramps up in high school 7s this weekend, with Utah Youth Rugby kicking off its fall season.

While some teams in Utah have seen a bit of a slowdown in signups as some parents are wary of allowing their kids playing time during the COVID-19 pandemic, UYR's campaign of pointing out how extensive screen time is bad for kids has helped get eager kids back on the field.

Brighton and Copper Hills have merged for the fall on the boys side, and among the girls, Kearns and South Davis formed one team. Herriman, which usually wins the boys 7s league and usually fields two squads, is down to just the one side this autumn. 

But despite the struggles some teams have had to recruit and get ready after the season was given a go, they are ready to play now. 

On Saturday, October 3, the Boys Pool will see Bright/Copper Hills, Herriman, Wasatch, United, and Mountain Ridge play each other in a 10-game round-robin:

9:00am Brighton/Copper Hills vs Herriman
9:25 Wasatch vs United
10:00 Mountain Ridge vs Herriman
10:25 Wasatch vs Bright/Copper Hills
11:00 United vs Herriman
11:25 Mountain Ridge vs Brighton/Copper Hills
12:00pm Wasatch vs Herriman
12:25 United vs Mountain Ridge
1:00 Wasatch vs Mountain Ridge
1:25 United vs Brighont/Copper Hills

For the girls, United remains a favored and will be deep and strong. This bracket also has five teams playing in a round-robin.

9:00am Brighton vs Provo
9:25 Wasatch vs United
10:00 Brighton vs United
10:25 Wasatch vs Kearns/South Davis
11:00 Wasatch vs Provo
11:25 United vs Kearns/South Davis
12:00pm United vs Provo
12:25 Brighton vs Kearns/South Davis
1:00 Provo vs Kearns/South Davis
1:25 Brighton vs Wasatch

All games are at the Regional Athletic Complex in Salt Lake City.