September 2015 – Beantown RFC

September 25, 2015October 2, 2015

Home against Albany for another victory

Beantown hosted the Albany Sirens for a second home game of the season. Though both teams racked up a number of penalties and turnovers, Beantown put points on the board early and never gave up the lead. In the second half, the gap widened further, as Town’s high fitness level kicked in, taking Beantown to a 51-17 victory.

Read the play-by-play: https://storify.com/BeantownRFC/vs-albany-home

Halftime score: 22-12
Final score against Albany: 51-17 (Beantown Victory)

Beantown tries: Sarah B (4), Autumn, Lili (2), Jones, Duzzi, Lili; Conversions: Jones

Beantown and Albany then squared off for a B-side match, which Beantown won 17-5. Beantown’s B-side tries scored by Sophie, Autumn, EmHsieh; conversion by Jones.

Check out photos from the match here (thanks Lynne Silken for the awesome photography!)

Forward and Backs awards went to Jones and Xanni!

September 16, 2015

Beantown kicks off the season with a close win over Boston

Beantown’s first match of the season was a fiercely fought game against long-time cross-town rivals Boston. The game opened with back-and-forth tries – Beantown took an early lead with an unconverted try, then Boston answered with their own try, converting for a slim 2 point lead. But Beantown came back with another two tries and a conversion in the first half, to go into halftime with a 10 point lead.

In the second half, Boston brought in two more tries to bring them into the lead: first, a breakaway from their half of the field brought them into the try zone, bringing the sore up to 17-14. Then, more than 30 minutes into the half, Boston turned over the ball in a Beantown scrum, leading to a try off an eightman pick – and putting Boston ahead at 17-21.

Finally, with just a few minutes left in the half, and Boston backed up against their try line, a Boston penalty for playing the ball on the ground put Beantown in good position for a score – a position capitalized on by captain Jones, who put the ball over the line for a try and finished it up with a conversion, to bring Beantown ahead to what would be the final score of 24-21.

Read the play-by-play: https://storify.com/BeantownRFC/vs-boston-home-fall-2015

Halftime score: 17-7
Final score against Boston: 24-21 (Beantown Victory)

Beantown tries: Secret, Jones; Conversions: Jones [other scorers not recorded]

Beantown and Boston then squared off for a B-side match, which Boston won 19-7. Beantown’s B-side try was scored by Hannah.

The backs award went to rookie Sarah, and the forwards award to Clarie.

September 2, 2015

It’s easy to play…

Pick a winning NFL team each week for a chance to win a 1st, 2nd or 3rd place cash prize!

Email BeantownSurvivorPool@gmail.com to enter.

Deadline to enter is Sunday, September 6th.

The Rules:

Cost per entry is $20 for the entire season; 50% to winner’s pool, 50% to Beantown.
There is no limit to the number of entries per person.
Select one team each week to WIN, no spreads just a straight up win, a tie is a LOSS.
If the team you select wins, you will advance to select the next week. If you’re selection does not win, you are eliminated from the pool.
Each NFL team can only be selected once. There are 32 teams and 17 weeks in the regular season.
Entries must be sent by midnight on Friday or midnight the night before the game you’re choosing if you’re choosing a weekday game.
There will be one re-buy within the first 4 weeks—if your selection loses in weeks 1-4, you can re-enter for another $20. Only one re-entry per entry slot. If you buyback, all teams you have chosen are still off limits.
If you forget to make a pick, you will get the first team alphabetically on the list that you have not taken.
Last person standing wins. 75% of the cash pool goes to 1st place, 25% to 2nd place, $20 to 3rd place. Pool is only through the regular season. If there is more than one entry left after Week 17, all survivors will split the pool and there will be no 2nd or 3rd place.

Payment Options:

Paypal $20 to beantownpayments@gmail.com. Choose personal so the team doesn’t get charged the fees.
Send a check made out to “Beantown RFC” to Beantown Rugby, PO Box 1164, Watertown, MA 02471.

Beantown Rugby Football Club is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.