Boston Ironsides RFC

__NOTOC__Boston Ironsides Rugby Football Club is a rugby union football club based in Boston, MA. The Ironsides play in its local union as a division 3 social team; usually retaining around 22 members each season.

Members

Boston Ironsides has a diverse group of players: gay, straight, young, old, experienced, and newbie.

Upon playing their first game for the Ironsides, players are "awarded" their lesbian alter-ego identity. Generally this identity is taken from said player's rugby style (or lack there of) on the pitch.

History

The Ironsides formed shortly after the 9/11 attacks when American patriotism was at its height.

In May 2006 the Boston Ironsides won the inaugural Bingham Bowl at the Bingham Cup Championship on Randall's Island, New York City.

Press

The Boston Ironsides have been featured in several newspapers over the years. After the 2006 Bingham Bowl win, Boston's newspapers ran several features.
* Bingham Bowl win
** [http://www.baywindows.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=0953394D3A0E41418B2A98320B204C24 Bay Windows Article on the 2006 Bingham Bowl win]
** [http://www.innewsweekly.com/innews/?class_code=Sp&article_code=2056&PHPSESSID=9fb831d555755b3326b5305fa63cbe83 InNewsweekly Article on the 2006 Bingham Bowl win]
* The Ironsides Prayer
** Developed at the Bingham Bowl, this special prayer of ours was featured in the [http://www.weeklydig.com/articles/gay_bash_1/ Weekly Dig] :

Our closing prayer is borrowed from the Boston Ironsides Gay Rugby Football Club (who just nabbed the Bingham Bowl—congratulations, bitches!). Ahem:

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Gay-Men.

* Ironsides in Action
** Stuff@Night featured [http://bostonironsidesrfc.org/about/stuff_at_night.php our front row in a game] .
* Boston Pride
** The [http://baywindows.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=CE104A7D3BD94E0BB7DD639BDB4E5280 very rainy 2006 Boston Gay Pride Parade] .
* Bootcamp
** Each Spring and Fall, the Ironsides have a Spring and a Fall bootcamp to kick off their seasons. The [http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/09/03/mud_sweat_andcheers_for_rugby/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+City+Weekly Boston Globe featured us during the Bootcamp of 2006] .

Affiliations

IRB

USA Rugby

NERFU

IGRAB

External links

* [http://BostonIronsidesRFC.org Boston Ironsides RFC]