Mr. Rugby

Rugby, the game of the Gods - so says my husband. Kory loves rugby - anyone who knows him, also knows that Kory is a "rugby for life" devoted fantaic. I (Vitoria) actually met him at a rugby tournament during our senior year in high school (6 years ago) and from the day I met him, he always wore a rugby jersery, blue jeans and black chuck taylors. If you ask him any question about rugby, he knows the answer to it. Anywho, Kory was blesssed & also worked extremely hard to be a incredible rugby player. He started off on the Highland Rugby team where he hardly received any playing time, but by his senior year, he was playing 1st string & considered the nations best jumper. His hard work paid off & was scouted & picked up by The Eagles Under 19 & was jetted off to Arizona to train & prepare with the rest of the team selected from around the nation to compete in the World Rugby Championship. Kory was fortunate enough to play in places such as Trinidad & Tobago, South Africa, New Zealand, around the U.S etc. When returning home to SLC, he went back to playing with the local Tongan rugby teams, Haggis, U of U, and Kudu where he very first started. Playing with the local teams with his good friends helped him improve his skills & learn from his teammates.

In 2007, Kory headed to New Zealand to play for Takapuna & The North Harbour Colts, where he learned to play a whole new style. I never thought that Kory could ever get tired of Rugby, but upoon returning home to SLC after a half year abroad, he finally played his last tournament & hung up his cleets to marry me & test for the police academy. I know Kory misses it alot, so hopefully in August we'll be able to head back to England & watch a game. The upside to it, is that he no longer makes his monthly trips to the ER for a concussion or to stitch his eye together-thank goodness :)