The Mystic 7s squad travels to San Francisco tomorrow to compete in the USA Rugby 7s National Sweet 16 tournament. The Mystics are seeded #14 in their first ever participation in the national 7s competition and will be looking to make some noise this weekend.
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Mystics Win Middlesex 7s
AMESBURY, MA – In their final warmup before the USA Rugby 7s national championships, the Mystics were able to cruise to victory at the Middlesex 7s, beating the hosts in the final 38-5 where they allowed their only try scored against them in five games on the day.
Mystics 7s Advance to National Sweet 16
NEWPORT, RI – In their inaugural season of entering a premier 7s qualifier team, Mystic River Rugby Club has earned a spot in the National Sweet 16 playoffs. Entering the NRU playoffs as the #5 seed, the Mystics were able to advance to the semi-final with wins over Long Island 35-17 and Boston B 56-0. The Mystics led perennial contender Boston 10-0 at half but suffered a collapse of play in the second period allowing three tries to lose 17-21. In the all important consolation final against NYAC II to determine who goes on to the national playoffs, the Mystics found themselves trailing early but rallied behind the strong play of Adnan Kawuma, Trevor McKenzie and captain Dimitri Efthimiou to secure a trip to San Francisco with a 35-5 victory.
Mystic U-19 Take Seacoast 7s Title
PEMBROKE, NH – The Mystic River U-19 Rugby Team won their second title of their inaugural season by dominating the opposition in the Third Annual Seacoast 7s Rugby Tournament.
Led by Mass U-19 Select Side players Aaron Smith, Brian Garey, Matt Maloney and Mike Rudzinsky, the Mystic Eagles beat Worcester 44-7 and U. Maine 28-12 to earn a spot in the U-19 finals where they beat Seacoast by 38-5 to win the cup. Former USA Eagle U-17 Captain Alex Brussard also had a great performance, playing for the Mystic’s U-19, Open, Social and ‘Sumo’ sides. Special Mention to young Max Rudzinsky who ran touch judge for eight matches.
For more information on Mystic River Eagles U-19 rugby team or Mystic Youth Rugby Program, view the links in the main Youth Rugby menu or visit the Facebook group.