Pitch perfect

The Augusta Rugby Club played host to its first rugby tournament Saturday.

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Jet Turner (center) of Brunswick, Ga.'s Golden Isles team tosses the ball to a teammate before being taken down by Kenny Kaufman of Augusta during the Augusta Back Nine Sevens event. Invitational rugby tournament.

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Steve Yune of Augusta (right) leaps to grab control of the ball over Rich Domsic of the Golden Isles team during play at Augusta's Larry Bray Memorial Pitch.

Six teams competed in the Augusta Back Nine Sevens Invitational at Larry Bray Memorial Pitch in Augusta. The field is named for a former club member who was killed in a car wreck in 2007.

The club chose a sevens tournament because, with just seven players on each side as opposed to the usual 15, it's conducive to high-scoring matches. The Augusta Old Boys won the tournament.