MALDEN, MA – The Mystic River Collegiate Select XV will be leaving for Montreal this coming Friday, July 31st. The team is comprised of local college-age players who’ve been selected to represent Mystic River against the Lower Canada Voyageurs, a representative U19 and academy side from Eastern Ontario and Quebec. The match is being hosted by the Montreal Irish as part of a full day of rugby, and will kick off at 1:30pm on Saturday, June 1st.
The team has been preparing for a few weeks under the guidance of senior players, Kayne Bubb, Evin O’Driscoll, Mike Bozza, Tom Clark and Kareem Afifi, who have worked on bringing all the players together and building up an effective game plan. The following players will be representing Mystic River in Montreal:
- Marcus Anderson
- Conor Andry
- Alex Brussard
- John Daly
- Christian Gutowski
- Tim Harvey
- Alec Hudson
- Mack Johnston
- Ben Nathan
- Henry O’Connell
- J. P. O’Connell
- Josh Patterson
- Jesse Pearce
- Patrick Phillion
- Michael Rudzinsky
- Jamie Santo
- Sean Sawyer
- Connor Shaw
- Michael Sullivan
- Thomas Thekaekara
- Todd Theodat
A full press release with more details is available below: Mystic Collegiate Select XV to Tour Canada.