With a roster built on relative youth and inexperience, this could have been a difficult summer for the Gentlemen of Aspen Rugby Club under first-year coach Ben Mitchell. However, outside of one rough weekend up in Steamboat, it’s gone surprisingly well.
“It went by so quickly, but it’s been a really enjoyable summer. It’s been my first taste of coaching and I really enjoyed it. I think the whole team has had a really good summer,” said Mitchell, who came to the United States from Ireland and plays for the Austin Elite Rugby franchise. “This season it’s been more of a developmental sort of summer, but at the same time we’ve won the majority of our games and a lot of players have developed really well. It’s been really satisfying.”
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