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2012 Upcoming Events

February 7, 9, 14, & 18: 4th Annual BWRFC Bootcamp
BWRFC would like to extend an invitation to jump start your fitness for the spring season with us this February. We’ll be dedicating two weeks of evening practices (dates and details below) to working on speed, conditioning, fitness, agility, and strength training. For our bootcamp sessions, we invite qualified trainers/teachers to create rugby-specific programs for us. These workouts are focused to help you better prepare your team (and yourself) for your spring season and can be incorporated into your fall training as well! 

Any interested player is welcome to come to 1, 2, 3 or all 4 sessions! Each session is just $5 (to pay for gym time) or attend all 4 for $15 and receive the 4th session free! It’s a great opportunity to train to continue playing the sport you love beyond your college years. Meet players from other schools that you can schedule a friendly match with in the spring. Bring your teammates and reinvigorate your rugby-specific training, get workouts that you can use for your team beyond the spring season, and get ready to bring it on the pitch in 2012!

E-mail us to sign up and get more info: BostonWomensRFC@gmail.com

Week 1:
Tuesday, February 7 (8:00-10:00pm) &
Thursday, February 9 (7:00-9:00pm) 

Week 2:
Tuesday, February 14 (8:00- 10:00pm)
Thursday, February 16 (7:00-9:00pm)

Where: See our practice page (link to practice page) for directions

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***Past Events***

2012:

January 28: BWRFC and Old Gold Men’s Rugby hosted the 3rd Annual New England Rugby Pub Crawl in the Fenway area. Thank you to the 200+ ruggers and friends who attended the crawl in their fanciest attire and tuxedo shirts. Big thanks to all of the bars that hosted us, especially Cask n’ Flagon and Bleacher Bar for their generously donated gift certificates.

January 14: BWRFC supported the 2nd Annual FUSE: A Her HRC event at the Middle East Nightclub in Cambridge. It was an evening filled with music and entertainment for equality.

2011:

December 14: BWRFC players and alumni gathered at Cambridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center to spread holiday warmth and cheer with seasonal carols.

December 3: BWRFC players gathered at Tommy Doyle’s in Harvard Sq for the end of the season Holiday Party.  Team awards were given out as well as a celebratory goodbye to our retiring players.

October 2: 16 current players and alumni volunteered for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Boston. We handed out snacks and water and cheered for a wonderful cause that has effected many of our teammates, family and friends.

September 25: BWRFC scored a perfect 300 at Rookie Bowling Night tearing up the lanes with granny roll strikes, celebratory fist pumping displays and everything in between. Our vets spent quality time bonding with our awesome rookies who are a force to be reckoned with.

September 10: Our 35th Anniversary kicked off with an Alumni vs Current Players game at Moakley Park on a beautiful Saturday morning. Our Old Girls used their experience to come out ahead of well fought match. Then, the celebration continued into the night at the Green Briar with everyone from founding members to rookies celebrating the history of the first women’s rugby club in Boston! Please see our photo gallery for pictures from the event.

August 21: BWRFC volunteered at the Giving Factory, part of Cradles to Crayons, assembling 57 outfit packs for soon to be stylish children in need. C2C provides children up to age 12 living in homeless and low-income situations with the essentials they need to be successful.

August 6: BWRFC went back in time to 1994 and flipp-flopped our way around Brighton on the Malibu Sands Beach Comber Bar Crawl.
July 19: End of the Summer 7′s Season Party at the Banshee!
July 16: The 26th Annual Cape Cod 7′s was a huge success! Please see the Cape Cod 7′s page for more information. See the costumes in the photo gallery.
June 4: End of the Spring Season Party!
January 22: The 2nd Annual New England Pub Crawl took us around the Fenway area on Galactic Adventure.

2010:

December 4: End of the season holiday party!

October 3: Making Strides for Breast Cancer walk!

May 22: BWRFC organized the Pub Scout Crawl! The scouts crawled along Mass Ave and stopped at  Middle East, Cantab, People’s Republic, Tommy Doyle’s, and finished up at the  Hong Kong!

May 18: BWRFC took over Fenway Park and watched the Red Soxs win!

Jan 20: Haiti Earthquake Relief Fundraiser.

2009:

Dec 21: BWRFC sang Christmas Carols at the Mt. Vernon Nursing Home in Cambridge.

Dec 5: BWRFC along with Mystic River hosted the 1st Annual New England Rugby Pub Crawl.

Nov 21: BWRFC celebrated their End of the Season Party.

Oct 24-25: BWRFC, with Old Gold Rugby, hosted the WOMEN’S DI PLAYOFFS! BWRFC won Game 1 vs. Chicago North Shore 15-3, lost in Game 2 vs. NOVA 5-15
Oct 18: BWRFC and Old Gold RFC hosted a Level I Referee Course in conjuction with the New England Rugby Referee Society.
Oct 4: BWRFC volunteered at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk!
Aug 24th: Rookie Night!
Aug 11th: Cradles to Crayons
Aug 12th: BWRFC takes over Fenway!
June 28-29: Cape Cod Getaway MS Bike Ride
June 13: Relay for Life, Watertown
April 13: Jump into Spring – Strong Women, Strong Girls Boston!
More events coming soon!

***NEWS***

8/7/2011: Congratulations to BWRFC players Emily Malkin, Danielle Miano, and Stacy Powell for earning second place in USA Rugby’s 7s Club Championship with the Boston Belles!

7/27/2011: BWRFC is proud of their players Emily Malkin and Danielle Miano for being selected to the NRU 7s roster. They will be preparing for the upcoming NASC Tournament at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA on August 26th &27th.

4/4/2010: Boston.com article on women’s rugby, BWRFC alumni interviewed

1/20/2010: Haiti Earthquake Relief Fundraiser

The Haiti Earthquake Relief Fundraiser at the Banshee was one of our first successes for 2010 (with many more successful events to come)! Donations from those entering the bar were roughly $1,800, the bartenders were also kind enough to donate their tips, Ray and The Banshee contributed $1,000, and others who could not attend the event sent donations by mail resulting in a grand total of about $4,000!! This amount will go to the nonprofit HeartswithHaiti.org.

10/25-26/2008: BWRFC beats the Atlanta Harlequins 19-5 at Nationals!!!

The Boston Women’s Rugby Club would like to congratulate former BWRFC player Ashley Groefsema and the Berkeley All Blues for winning the USA Rugby Club Championship title for the second consecutive year! Ashley began her rugby career playing rugby at UCSB in the Fall of 2003. After graduating in 2004, Ashley traveled to the east coast and began playing with BWRFC in the fall of 2004. Ashley was an impact player on and off the field for BWRFC and you would most likely hear her voice directing everyone from the scrumhalf position. Sadly, Ashley moved back to the west coast to once again be with her family and play rugby with her sister, Blair, for the Berkeley All Blues. BWRFC certainly has had tough shoes to fill, however wishes Ashley all the best in her future. We miss you TRASH!

5/3/2008: BWRFC wins Colorado Challenge Match!

3/8/2008: BWRFC wins 2nd place at the Champagne Classic in San Diego! Erin Broderick was voted Tight 5 MVP of the tournament.

3/29/2008: BWRFC comes in 2nd at 4 Leafs Tournament!