Men’s Rugby Places Second At NACR Qualifier, Punches Ticket To Nationals

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Endicott men's rugby team finished second at the North Atlantic Collegiate Rugby (NACR) Qualifier on Sunday evening.

The Gulls defeated Curry (48-5), Colgate (41-7), Bates (22-7), and Trinity (35-7) before falling to host Springfield, 12-10, in the championship match. 

Will Savage (Weymouth, Mass.) was named Player of the Tournament, as the sophomore fly half made a few unbelievable plays today and stepped up when his team needed it.

Jaden Carnevale (Coventry, R.I.) claimed Defender of the Tournament honors for his expert tackling on the day.

SCORING

Jack Lewis (Clinton, Mass.) — 9 tries
Will Savage (Weymouth, Mass.) — 6 tries
Fionn Aherne (Cork, Ireland) — 3 tries
Chris Freeman (Medford, Mass.) — 2 tries
Braydon Miller (Dunstable, Mass.) — 2 tries
Jaden Carnevale (Coventry, R.I.) — 2 tries
Will Petrilli III (Chelmsford, Mass.) — 1 try
Liam Breault (Kennebunk, Maine) — 1 try
Owen Swanson (Wilbraham, Mass.) — 11 conversions
Cooper Loisel (Wilmington, Mass.) — 1 conversion

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (20-6) has qualified for the NCR 7s National Championships later this month (4/24-26, Boyds, Md.). 

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(Photo Credit - Bradley Griffin '28)