Boston's Premier Women's Rugby Team
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
Beantown is seeking applicants for Head and Assistant Coach that share our values of committment and dedicaiton to our team and rugby. Please reach out to beantownpresident@gmail.com with any questions, and we look forward to hearing from you!
**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
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!
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.
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.
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | Atlanta Harlequins | Manning Field, Lynn, MA | 10:00 AM | W 39-22 |
| September 9 | NYRC | Nara Park, Acton, MA | 12:30 PM | L 42-19 |
| September 9 | NYRC D1 | Nara Park, Acton, MA | 2:00 PM | L 61-0 |
| September 16 | D.C. Furies | Signal Hill Park, VA | 12:00 PM | W 17-5 |
| September 16 | D.C. Furies D2 | Signal Hill Park, VA | 2:00 PM | W 53-0 |
| October 1 | Amazons | Amesbury, MA | 1:00 PM | W 27-17 |
| October 8 | Atlanta Harlequins | Life University, GA | 11:00 AM | W 15-8 |
| October 8 | Atlanta Harlequins D2 | Life University, GA | 1:00 PM | W 19-5 |
| October 15 | NYRC | Amesbury, MA | 12:00 PM | L 38-8 |
| October 15 | NYRC B-Side | Amesbury, MA | N/A | W (forfeited) |
| October 21 | Harvard Friendly | Cambridge, MA | 2:00 PM | L 70-0 |
| October 22 | D.C. Furies | Amesbury, MA | 12:00 PM | W 32-5 |
| October 28 | Charles River | Moakley Park, Boston MA | 1:00 PM | W 86-5 |
| October 29 | Amazons | Afton Heights Park, Minnesota | 11:00 AM CT | W 29-18 |
| November 10 | Glendale Merlins | Kino Sports Complex, Tuscon, AZ | 3:30 PM MT | L 32-0 |
| November 12 | San Diego Surfers | Kino Sports Complex, Tuscon, AZ | 3:15 PM MT | L 40-14 |
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.
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.
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 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!
To learn more about the WPL, visit USA Rugby’s page.
To support Beantown, click here.
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, click here.
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.
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.
On December 20, 2016 Beantown held the Annual General Meeting in Cambridge MA. We met quorum and elected Beanies for 12 board positions and 6 non-board positions. Thank you to everyone who ran for a position, and congratulations to those elected.
The new board is as follows:
Captains of the Club – Xanni Brown and Emily Jones
B-Side Captain – Al Del Brocco
President – Julie Wang
Vice President – Emily Jones, training Allie Martin
Clerk – Maddie Sovie
Treasurer – Abby Loucks
Match Secretary – Izzy DeMello
Field Secretary – Tara Roberts
Social Secretary – Claire Stingley and Jumana Hashim
Publicity Secretary – Al Del Brocco and Izzy DeMello
Tours Secretary – Sam Luther
Tournament Secretaries – Allie Martin and Tats Toeldte
Non-Board Positions Elected:
Sponsorship Chairs – Claire Stingley and Abby Loucks
Recruiting Coordinator – Olivia Benzen-Daniel, training Emily Gaylord
Alumni Liaison – Kelly Craven
Equipment Manager – Shelby Vance
Summer Sevens Coordinator – Morgan Roberts
Clinics Coordinator – Al Del Brocco
Medical Coordinator – Sarah Harkness
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 2017 practices will begin indoors on February 23rd, from 8:30-10:30 PM. 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.
