New to the Los Angeles Rugby Club this year, the Mira Costa Rugby Club closed out their 8-game season undefeated last weekend with a win over the Artesia Rugby Club's Pioneers. This weekend, they play a series of matches at UCLA against other youth rugby clubs in a tournament that will feature 10 of the finest quality high school programs in the state, and from which UCLA hopes to recruit top prospects.
Playing their home games at Waller Stadium for the LARC Youth Program, the new rugby Mustangs are primarily made up of Varsity and Junior Varsity football players and feature plenty of familiar faces who suited up during the Fall. The sport is new to most of the guys but the Mustangs utilized their speed, strength and size to physically manhandle the Pioneers, eventually forcing Artesia to retire.
Rugby is a very physical sport that is played without pads and there are no huddles, this leads to non-stop action. It is definitely not for the faint of heart but the Mira Costa students were excited to have a new challenge to help them over the post-season blues they get when football ends.
Congratulations to all of the great players on the MCRC team on being champions right out of the gate, and good luck at UCLA this weekend!
Playing their home games at Waller Stadium for the LARC Youth Program, the new rugby Mustangs are primarily made up of Varsity and Junior Varsity football players and feature plenty of familiar faces who suited up during the Fall. The sport is new to most of the guys but the Mustangs utilized their speed, strength and size to physically manhandle the Pioneers, eventually forcing Artesia to retire.
Rugby is a very physical sport that is played without pads and there are no huddles, this leads to non-stop action. It is definitely not for the faint of heart but the Mira Costa students were excited to have a new challenge to help them over the post-season blues they get when football ends.
Congratulations to all of the great players on the MCRC team on being champions right out of the gate, and good luck at UCLA this weekend!
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