Former Wake Rugger Leads U-19 Team to Championship

Justin Edwards, who played rugby for Wake Forest from 2004-2006, is now finding success in coaching. Edwards, a native of Massachusetts, is back home and is a forwards coach for the Middlesex Highlanders, the U-19 team where he learned his rugby while in high school. Recently the Highlanders won the New England U-19 Division 2C tournament championship, defeating Needham, Worcester, and Seacoast en route to the title. Middlesex fielded a very young squad this spring and entered the tournament not only winless on the season, but tryless as well. The team finally began to gel heading into the tournament, however, and ended a frustrating season on a spectacular note. Notably, Middlesex was presented their championship trophy by current New England RFU President Fred Roedel. Roedel was formerly the head men's rugby coach at Wake Forest.