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.
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.
[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.
