With a heavy heart MRRC mourns the passing of Al Baker who lost his courageous battle with cancer this morning. Al was a founding member of this club and served as player, coach and administrator. A true believer in “Mysticism”, Al touched us all through his passion for the club and the game. We will miss you Al…
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Mystics Win 2nd Straight CAN-AM Title
SARANAC LAKE, NY – The Mystic River Rugby Club continued its successful summer campaign by winning the 37th Annual Can-Am 15s Tournament on Sunday behind a true team effort.
This marks the second straight summer that the Mystics won the annual Can Am Tournament. Rising national star Adnan Kawuma and Can Am Tournament MVP Jason Carton turned in outstanding performances.
The Mystics defeated Morris 48-21 in the opening game of the day before besting the Penn State Alumni 34-22 in pool play. In the semifinal, the Mystics defeated Caves & Ditches 29-15.
The Mystics were the last team standing after finishing off Buffalo in the final by a score of 30-5.
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.
Mystics Win New England 10s
ACTON, MA – The Mystic River Rugby Club won its 4th New England (Acton) 10s Championship in 5 years on Sunday behind an impressive display of skills by captain Dimitri Efthimiou, Adnan Kawuma and Mystic tournament MVP Karl Darragh. The Mystics defeated the Vandals 12-7 in the opening game of the day before getting heated up and defeating Seacoast Alumni 42-7 in pool play. In the Quarter Final, the Mystics demolished host Old Gold 57-5 and then defeated UConn 38-0 to set up a championship with Durham who are on tour from the UK and had previously defeated Mystic in the Middlesex 10s championship Friday night.
Given the opportunity for redemption, the Mystics rose to the occasion. Down 3-5 at the half on a nifty Karl Darragh drop goal, unselfish and inspired overall play led to two tries finished off by Nate Fox and the final result of 15-5.