WPL 2019 Kicks Off

Beantown started the WPL season off with a bang, defeating Atlanta Harlequins at home 32-22. Catch the rest of our matches this fall at Union Point:

August 25th, 11am, v. Twin Cities Amazons

September 14th, 6pm, v. NYRC

October 19th, 6pm, v. Chicago North Shore

Full schedule

ARPTC/Beantown Skills Clinic

**Calling all ruggers**

ARPTC and Beantown will be teaming together to hold a rugby skills clinic on Sunday, October 21st from 11am-1pm at the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. All players of all experience levels are welcome, so don’t hesitate to come on out to enjoy a day of rugby with us!

Beantown head coach and ARPTC technical advisor Mere Baker and former Eagle Tiffany Faa’e will be leading this clinic working on micro-skills, catch pass, tackling, and more! Don’t miss out!!!

Individuals can register for just $20, or bring the whole team for only $125 total.

Register here: https://goo.gl/forms/ka80PlfaLxdjq64t2

Email skillsclinic@brandeis.edu or post on the page with any questions

Join the 2018 Beantown NFL Survivor Pool Fundraiser

Calling ALL Beantown friends, family, acquaintances, rivals, etc. (aka everyone):

**DEADLINE IS TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 6TH @ 8:15PM***

Make sure you don’t miss out on the fun of this year’s Beantown NFL Survivor Pool Fundraiser! For $20, participants will make their picks and play all 17 weeks of the NFL regular season. 50% of the proceeds will go directly to helping Beantown pursue a WPL championship this season while the first place finisher will take home 75% of the remaining cash, second place gets the remaining 25%, and the third place finisher breaks even with $20 in winnings. With over $800 given out in prizes last year, what a great opportunity to support Beantown while potentially winning big!!!

Participants can sign up here:

http://beantownrugby.football.cbssports.com/e/c5a7866a74d7046506dedb964f777f39e9eb763087e30635?ttag=FFBC18_cpy_invite_new_mt

You will need to register with CBS Sports (for free) if you don’t already have an account, and you can pay Beantown via venmo (@BeantownRFC), paypal (beantownpayments@gmail.com), or cash/check.

May the odds be ever in your favor!

2018 Board Elected

On January 11, 2018 Beantown held the Annual General Meeting in downtown Boston. We met quorum and elected the 2018 board, welcoming many new faces! Thank you to everyone who ran for a position, and congratulations to those elected.

The new board is as follows:
Captains of the Club – Tats Toeldte and Claire Stingley
B-Side Captain – Olivia Benzan-Daniel
President – Izzy DeMello
Vice President – Allie Martin
Clerk – Monique Gallant
Treasurer – Ahuva Hanau
Match Secretary – Madeline Sovie
Field Secretary – Sarah Harkness
Social Secretary – Christina Hollis and Allison Gaylord
Publicity Secretary – Margaret Zimmer
Tours Secretary – Kelsey McCarty
Tournament Secretaries – Tats Toeldte and Lauren Bowser

Non-Board Positions Elected:
Sponsorship Chairs – Jess Davis
Recruiting Coordinator – Olivia Benzen-Daniel and Lauren Bowser
Alumni Liaison – Julie Wang
Equipment Manager – Emily Jones
Summer Sevens Coordinator – Al Del Brocco
Clinics Coordinator – Olivia Benzan-Daniel and Allison Martin
Medical Coordinator – Samantha Luther

We would like to remind current Beantown players that board meetings are always completely open to the team and anyone who would like to attend is encouraged to join us.

Spring 2018 practices will begin indoors on March 6 from 8:30 PM to 10 PM at the Boston Sports Club in Watertown. If you are interested in joining Beantown, please email us at beantownrecruiting@gmail.com. All experience levels are welcome!

Don’t forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram for regular team updates.

Fall 2017 Season Info

Thank you to everyone who attended our Summer AGM on August 1.

Election Results

Captains of the Club: Sam Luther and Danielle “Dollar” McDonagh

B-Side Captain: Olivia Benzan-Daniel, “OBD”

WPL Liason: Yejadai “Yeja” Dunn

General Updates

Fall 2017 practices begin Tuesday, August 15. Practice starts at 7:45 PM and will be held at Ronan Field (43 Juliette St, Boston, MA 02122).

The Fall 2017 preseason meeting will be held August 22.

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New Partnership with Heart to Heal

Beantown is proud to announce our new partnership with Heart to Heal Massage Therapy. Anita Kim practices massage therapy out of Be. In Union Yoga in Somerville, MA, where she is also a yoga instructor (fun fact: Be. In Union Yoga is owned by former Beanie Blanca Alcaraz!). The studio hosted a yoga fundraiser for us on April 23rd, and Anita helped the team recover from Saturday’s games.

Heart to Heal

Anita offers massages for 60-90 minutes, yoga classes, and private or small group yoga lessons. Appointments are generally scheduled on Fridays from 10 AM to 4 PM or on Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM. To learn more about Heart to Heal, visit Anita’s website.

 

 

Beantown is Joining the Women’s Premier League!

WPL promo picture

We are pleased to announce that Beantown RFC has accepted an invitation to join USA Rugby’s Women’s Premier League, or the WPL. Beantown competed in the WPL previously from 2009-2013.

The WPL includes the Atlanta Harlequins, Berkeley All Blues, D.C. Furies, Glendale Raptors, New York Rugby, Oregon Sports Union (ORSU), San Diego Surfers, Twin Cities Amazons, and now Beantown Rugby and Chicago North Shore. For the fall 2017 season, Beantown will be competing in the East region against New York,  D.C. Furies, Atlanta, and Twin City Amazons. Chicago North Shore will compete in the West region against Berkeley, Glendale, ORSU, and San Diego.

Beantown vs Chicago scrum
Beantown scrum during USA D1 quarterfinals versus Chicago North Shore

Beantown is immensely excited to return to the WPL. The team is ready and able to face higher levels of competition and represent the northeast on a larger stage. We could not have taken this step without the enthusiasm and support of our community near and far. Thank you for supporting Beantown RFC. Go Forward, Support!

Beantown at Chicago
Beantown sideline at the 2016 Gold Cup match vs. Chicago North Shore

To learn more about the WPL, visit USA Rugby’s page.

To support Beantown, click here.

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, click here.

Everybody Fights Fundraiser Success!

Beantown at Everybody fights in boston

Beantown would like to thank Everybody Fights for hosting an outstanding fundraiser on Tuesday, March 7. We sold all 70 tickets and enjoyed an excellent workout thanks to the trainers at EBF. Beantown could not exist as we know it without events like this; fundraising supports everything from field space for practice and games to coaching staff and referee costs.

Beantown at Everybody fights in boston
Beantown friends, family, and supporters after our workout!

If you couldn’t make it to this event, you can donate to the team at any point this spring as we fight to the division 1 national championship in Denver, CO. We have several stops along the way; our spring schedule is available here.

We’d also like to thank our home bar, Cathedral Station, for the post-workout social! No workout would be complete without snacks after.

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Cathedral Station hosted the social after our workout.