GRR: Rio Rancho

They make no apologies in the high desert.

Out there in the state too many think is actually another country, out there where high school rugby has worked hard, scratching at the sandstone to get a foothold, there is, indeed, rugby for kids.

So it was in May that the Rio Rancho Rebels defeated the La Cueva Bears 22-17 to win the New Mexico Boys HS championship game.