The girls team took second in 2018 and finished fifth at nationals. A year later the team was No. 2 in Utah. Now the Wasps can add the state’s highest ranking to its list of achievements.
The Wasps 15s team bested the Provo Steelers 60-25 in the finals May 10. Wasatch led the game 35-12 at the half and added another 25 points before clock ran out. The win is the Wasps' first state title since the girls program began in 2015.
Wasatch shut out the West Valley Warriors 30-0 May 3 to make it into the finals.
With the state title, the girls 15s team received an invite to the 2026 15s national competition.
The Wasatch boys 15s team made it to the semifinals May 2 where they fell to the Salt Lake Valley Rhinos 36-22.
The two rugby teams will now shift focus to the fall season. The Wasatch boys team will look to defend its 2024 state title.
There are two primary forms of rugby: sevens and 15s. Rugby sevens is the same tournament-style of competition as the Olympics. The fast-paced game involves two seven-minute halves with seven players from each team on the field.
Rugby is not yet a sanctioned high school sport in Utah, for boys or girls. But, Wasatch High School Rugby Head Coach Patrick Whalen said the sport has been rising in popularity since the USA Women won bronze in the 2024 Olympics. More than 20 states have made girls high school rugby a sanctioned sport.
Whalen believes the Utah High School Activities Association will sanction girls sevens and boys 15s rugby in the next couple of years, leading to more college opportunities.
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Wasatch High School's girls rugby poses for a photo after winning its first-ever state championship in May 2025.
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Wasatch High School's Tele Shaw trying to break away and score at the Utah Youth Rugby 15s State Championship game, May 2025.
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Wasatch High School's Naomi Barrios trying to break away. Barrios was the top scorer during the Utah Youth Rugby 15s State Championship with four scores. She was also awarded the "Wasatch Beast of the Match" title with four steals and 15 tackles.
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Wasatch High School's Maisey Blazer making a tackle against the Provo Steelers at the Utah Youth Rugby 15s State Championship, May 2025.
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Wasatch High School's CiCi Omar breaking the line at the Utah Youth Rugby 15s State Championship, May 2025.
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Wasatch High School's Maisey Blazer trying to break free during the Utah Youth Rugby 15s State Championship, May 2025.
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Wasatch High School's Roxy Tobler breaks away during the Utah Youth Rugby 15s State Championship in May 2025.
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Wasatch High School's Noemi Barrios breaking a tackle during the Utah Youth Rugby 15s State Championship in May 2025.
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Wasatch High School's Phoebe Biutanseva attacking Provo defense during the Utah Youth Rugby 15s State Championship in May 2025.
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