Two cups are coming home to Boston! Successful day on the pitch all around, Boston White Open Cup Champions and Boston Blue Social Cup Champions! Incredibly proud of this group leaving it all out there to represent Boston Women’s Rugby!
Boston finished 3-1 in pool play and took second at Saratoga 7’s after a tightly contested final against a talented Old Blue side. Lots of growth throughout the day and a huge step forward on our road to Nationals! Catch Boston back on the pitch tomorrow fielding two sides at Worcester 7’s!
Boston played some tough games at the Springfield 7s tourney, ending in 2 wins and 2 losses. We are proud of all the hard work this team has put in!
Sophia
Kaymya
Mrin
Lily
Cathy
Val
Alex
Toaster
Emma
Isabel
Michelle
Greek
Boston entered 2 sides into the tournament, one in the NERFU bracket and one in the Open bracket. Both sides relished every moment on the field. Amidst the thrilling matches, they also seized the opportunity to try new skills and strategies to enhance the play each match of the day.
| Boston Blue Roster (Open) | Boston White Roster (NERFU) |
| Niamh | Sophia |
| Grace C | Yoder |
| Natalie | Mrin |
| Michelle | Tory |
| Valentina | Tiff |
| Ashely | Cathy |
| Alex | Sam M |
| Drew | Margaret |
| Toaster | Casey |
| Kahma | Greek |
| Autumn | |
| Marge |
| Boston Blue Results | Boston White Results |
| vs. Danbury | vs. Old Blue W |
| vs. Worcester Shamrocks | vs. New Haven |
| vs. Providence | vs. Albany |
| vs. Beantown |
First 7’s tourney of the 2023 season, and Boston entered into the Women’s Open and into the NERFU series. Both Boston teams played hard and went undefeated, despite rainy conditions! Boston Blue Open Champions AND Boston White NERFU Champions!
| Boston Blue Roster (Open) | Boston White Roster (NERFU) |
| Grace Cohen | Mrin |
| Kahmya | Casey |
| Lily | Michelle |
| Hannah | Isabel |
| Nathalie | Tory |
| Kaley | Tiff |
| Valentina | Cathy |
| Margaret | Sam M |
| Ashley | Marge |
| Tessa | Tash |
| Tara | Greek |
| Bacon | Autumn |
| Boston Blue Results | Boston White Results |
| W 25 – 12 vs. Cape Cod | W 17 – 5 vs. Albany |
| W 12 – 10 vs. North Shore | W 25 – 0 vs. Worcester |
| W 25 – 7 vs. Upper Valley | W 46 – 10 vs. Hartford |
| W 29 – 12 Final vs Upper Valley | W 26 – 10 Final vs Albany |
The team traveled to Richmond, VA to compete at the Atlantic Super Regionals (ASR) April 29-30, 2023, bringing together the top teams in the region.
Tara
Greek
Aubrey
Kaley
Fernandes
Tash
Cathy
Tory
Jamie
Stacey
Marge
Tiff
Gravy
Bacon
Isabel
Finishers: Casey, Court, Splits, Toaster, Jess, Tai, Maddie, Margaret
Summary: Boston was the first on the score board with a quick tap from Stacey who dished it to Tash who dotted it down in the corner. Let’s go wheels! Raleigh rallied back with strategic kicking, and strong crash runners. Lovely support offloads from Tory to Tiff to Marge to close out the first half. Half Time score: Boston 12-14 Raleigh.
Going into the second half, Boston continued to chip into the Raleigh defense however we were kept contained. In the 70 minute into the game, Gravy bobbed and weaved and dotted it down for a try. Full time score: Boston 19-49 Raleigh.
Tara
Greek
Aubrey
Kaley
Fernandes
Tash
Cathy
Tory
Jamie
Stacey
Marge
Margaret
Gravy
Bacon
Isabel
Finishers: Casey, Court, Splits, Toaster, Jess, Tai, Maddie, Junior, Natalie
Summary: A back and forth match against a familiar opponent. At halftime Boston lead 17-12. Second half Providence scored 1 try to tie it up, and off of a penalty Stacey kicked the ball into touch to bring us into overtime! Full score 17-17. Overtime was 2 5:00 minute halves. Determined to end ASR on a high note, the team contained Providence while the team put 2 tries on the board. Final Overtime score Boston won 27-17.
Last 15s weekend! We are headed to Newport for the NERFU Cup on May 6-7. Together. This weekend was about the squad taking the pitch and executing. Boston also paid tribute to a BWRFC founding member Linda Bourque, and were grateful that Linda’s daughter Heidi and other family members joined us in Newport to cheer us on!
Boston Rugby ALL weekend! Boston Rugby FOREVER!
Summary: Semi final vs Hartford was 53-0 and final was 26-7 over Albany.
NERFU Squad:
Junior
Tara
Court
Aubrey
Natalie
Princess
Tai
Greek
Toaster
Kaley
Jess
Splits
Fernandes
Maddie
Amanda
Casey
Tash
Bacon
Margaret
Sam
Isabel
Jamie
Yoder
Stacey
Embodying Linda’s spirit, Boston went undefeated in the tournament, taking home the NERFU Cup. #bootkisses for Linda ❤️💙💪🏼🏉
This weekend, Boston played in honor of Linda Bourque, a founding member of Boston Women’s Rugby who has recently passed away. Linda has been described as a legend, a force, an awesome human, and so much more. She is one of the reasons we are here today, and we owe an enormous debt of gratitude to her. To honor Linda’s memory, Boston wore her name for our Sunday games at the NERFU Tournament, while her daughter, Heidi, and other family members cheered us on. Embodying Linda’s spirit, Boston went undefeated in the tournament, taking home the NERFU Cup. #bootkisses for Linda ❤️💙💪🏼🏉
BWRFC with Linda’s daughter Heidi, and other family members
