This past weekend, Mystic River Rugby Club opened up its fall 2017 season with matches on both Saturday and Sunday, against long-time local rival, Boston RFC, and a touring side from Oxford University. On Saturday, Mystic River’s Division 2 Barbarian side hosted Boston RFC in a highly-anticipated matchup. After bumping down to Division 2, Boston came to Pine Banks with the smell of vengeance under their noses after losing to the Mystic ARP side 86-0 & 87-0 in the fall 2016 season.
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Mystics Fall in National Quarterfinals
This past weekend, Mystic River’s Division 1 team travelled to Pittsburgh, PA to compete in the National Championship Semifinals. Unfortunately, the team’s National Championship title defense came to a halt with a loss to NYAC in the Elite Eight.
D1 Drops Tight Match to Glendale, D2 Eliminated from Playoffs
This past Saturday, the Division 1 Mystics lost a tough battle against Glendale RFC at Pine Banks and the Division 2 Mystic Barbarians were knocked out of the playoffs with a loss against Morris RFC.
Barbarians 3-Peat as NERFU Champions, Division 1 Defeats the Wolfhounds
This past Saturday, the Division 1 Mystics defeated long time rival Boston Irish Wolfhounds while the Division 2 Barbarians defeated Newport to capture their third straight NERFU Championship!