Boston Ironsides RFC
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| Name | Boston Ironsides Rugby Football Club |
| Emblem | tall ship |
| Colors | red, white, and blue |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Sport | rugby union football |
| Union | Northeast |
| Ground | Moakley Field |
| Website | Boston Ironsides RFC |
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.
[edit] Members
Boston Ironsides has a diverse group of players: gay, straight, young, old, experienced, and newbie.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
- The Ironsides Prayer
- Developed at the Bingham Bowl, this special prayer of ours was featured in the 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 our front row in a game.
- Boston Pride
- Bootcamp
- Each Spring and Fall, the Ironsides have a Spring and a Fall bootcamp to kick off their seasons. The Boston Globe featured us during the Bootcamp of 2006.
[edit] Songs
Rugby songs are drinking songs that are notorious for their vulgarity. The Ironsides has a song (that they rarely ever sing! :))
[edit] Official Club Song: "Ironsides the Beautiful"
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- Music by Samuel Ward, 1882
- Lyrics by Jesse Berman, 2005 (with apologies to Katharine Lee Bates)
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- O beautiful for Ironsides,
- For rugby we shall reign.
- In every maul and every try
- You'll hear this gay refrain:
- O Ironsides! Hey Ironsides!
- Now this is our decree —
- We'll ruck the ball and **** 'em all!
- God bless this RFC!
[edit] More Ironsides Music
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- Battle Hymn of the Ironsides
- Music: "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (Traditional)
- Lyrics by Matthew Carter, 2005
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- Our men are of the finest —
- It’s the Ironsides decree,
- Loyalty has always been
- A rugger guarantee.
- We’re close to pitch and close to heart
- The Ironsides RFC!
- Our triumph presses on.
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- CHORUS:
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- Glory, Glory Drink to Ironsides!
- Glory, Glory Drink to Ironsides!
- Glory, Glory Drink to Ironsides!
- Till Death we’re standing strong!
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- CHORUS:
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- Our pack is firmly binded
- And our backs are off to try,
- We’re the greatest group of bastards
- Who would like to make you cry,
- I raise my voice
- And lift my glass to every single guy!
- Our courage presses on.
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- CHORUS
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- (On three — loud) IRONSIDES!
