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Colorado Youth Rugby History

"Go directly to the well if you want more water downstream!" This was the philosophy about growing rugby in Colorado that Herk Koranski presented to the club representatives in the fall of 1985. Herk had just returned from a season of refereeing in Northern California and experienced the powerful high school program started there in 1980 by Austin Brewin. His goal was to replicate California's success story and provide fertile ground for the Colorado collegiate and men's club sides.

1986 was not Colorado's first attempt at high school rugby. From 1972-1974 Littleton, Arapahoe, Wheatridge, and Cherry Creek fielded teams for spring matches. A few notable high school players graduated to the men's club sides and everyone said, "Gee, this is great having twenty year olds with five years experience." It wasn't until the mid eighties that high school rugby clubs such as Denver Academy and Fort Collins started playing a few pickup matches again on a trial basis.

The spring of 1986 saw eight high school sides play a full season of fifteens. Today there are more than 30 high school boys and girls teams throughout the state.

2000 brought more and younger players into rugby with the inital start of Touch Rugby Youth (TRY) for boys and girls between the ages of 8 to 14 years old. In it's inital season over 60 players participated in the six week season that ended the first weekend of July with a rugby festival where they all came together to finish the season. The TRY program contnues to get bigger and expand to other parts of the state.

CYR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CYR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Letter To Parents