SARANAC LAKE, NY – The Can-Am tournament schedule has now been released and the two Mystic teams taking part in the tournament will be heading up to take the tournament by storm over the next few days.
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Mystic River Wins Lobster Pot Sevens
KENNEBUNKPORT, ME – Mystic River sent a reasonably small contingent up to Kennebunkport for the inaugural Lobster Pot Sevens tournament, yet still managed to claim victory over Portland in the final. The boys thoroughly enjoyed the tournament, especially the lobsters — see the photographic evidence on Facebook for more details.
Mystic River Wins Middlesex Sevens
Led by sevens captain Dimitri Efthimiou and the player/coach pairing of Kayne Bubb and Evin O’Driscoll, a combined men’s and college team played some dominant rugby on its way to winning the Middlesex Sevens tournament. More than 20 players made it up to Woburn to play under Mike Bozza, who stepped in as manager for the day’s proceedings.
Mystics Falter in Elite 8
For the 3rd straight season, Mystic River Rugby Club earned a spot in the top eight DI teams in the country. This year, they defeated the Atlanta Renegades in dramatic fashion. After trailing 0-10 early on, the Mystics fought back to take a 12-10 lead behind the boot of flyhalf Paul Penman’s four penalty kicks. Atlanta answered back with two kicks of the own to retake the lead 12-16 with no time remaining. On the last play of the game, winger Nate Fox was able to storm down the sidelines shedding tackles for an emphatic try for the Mystic win 17-16!