MALDEN, MA and NEW HAVEN, CT — The Mystic D1 AND D2 teams both booked their trips to the national Sweet 16 with wins this past Saturday. The D2 Barbarians moved to 9-1 on the season and won the NERFU D2 Championship, while the D1 side moved to 7-0 in the league and ensured their place in the NERFU D1 Championship match.
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Barbarians win first playoff and D1 wins big
MALDEN, MA — Saturday saw the Mystics in fine form for their home opener. The Mystic Barbarians beat Worcester 36 – 29 to move into the next round of playoffs, where they will be taking on New Haven in the national round of 32. The D1 side took advantage of the great weather and played some great rugby to put up a convincing 103 – 10 win over Amoskeag.
Spring Training Updates
Training for the week of March 29th is scheduled as follows:
Tuesday March 31st:
8:00pm – 10:00pm at Pine Banks in Malden, MA [Directions]
Thursday April 2nd:
8:00pm – 10:00pm – location TBD, likely Pine Banks
Training updates will be posted here and also on our mailing list — if you aren’t on the list, please sign up OR email us at info@mysticrugby.com.
Mystics to take on Life Running Eagles
The Mystics are kicking off this spring season with some serious competition against the Life Running Eagles. The Mystics will be travelling down to Marietta, GA this Saturday to take on Life University, the reigning D1 National Champions and a perennial rugby powerhouse. Over and above the fact that the Running Eagles are one of the top clubs in the country, the Mystics will also need to contend with the fact that Life have had two 80 point wins this spring, while the Mystics have only played three short matches at the Four Leafs tournament, and have only had a handful of outdoor practices. The Mystics will need to dig deep this Saturday, but this should be excellent preparation for top-level playoff rugby later this spring.
Kickoff is at 3pm on Saturday March 28th at the Life University Rugby Complex in Marietta, GA. We’ll make sure we share any further information about the match as soon as we know more.