Boston Irish Wolfhounds
Full name	Boston Irish Wolfhounds Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	Wolfhounds
Founded	1989
Union	USA Rugby
Ground	Irish Cultural Centre
Capacity	2,000
President	Joe Bradley
Coach	Steve Teasdale
League	Rugby Super League
Home colours		Away colours
Official website
www.biwrfc.com

The Boston Irish Wolfhounds Rugby Football Club (also known as BIWRFC) is a rugby union team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The club competes in, and is governed by, the New England Rugby Football Union (their LAU), the Northeast Rugby Union (their TAU), and USA Rugby. The sport of rugby in the United States has always had a close relationship with the sport of American football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... For other articles with similar names, see Super League. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey left arm with yellow shoulders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey with yellow shoulders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey right arm with yellow shoulders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_left_arm_green_shoulders. ... Image File history File links Kit_body_greenhorizontal. ... Image File history File links Kit_right_arm_green_shoulders. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Boston redirects here. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... The NERFU Logo The New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU) is the Local Area Union (LAU) for rugby union teams in New England. ... The Northeast Rugby Union (NRU) is the Territorial Area Union (TAU) for rugby union teams playing in the Northeast. ... The sport of rugby in the United States has always had a close relationship with the sport of American football. ...

The club was established in the late 1980s as a social touring side, but was not recognised as an official club until 1992, when they entered the NERFU Division II in 1992. They advanced to the NRU Premier Division in 1995, winning it for the first time in 1998 and entered the Super League in 2007. Since 2007, BIWRFC has been represented in both the Premier Division and the Super League, as the first XV competes in the Super League and the third XV competes in the Premier Division. BIWRFC is recognised as one of the leading rugby union clubs in the United States. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... For other articles with similar names, see Super League. ...

History

2006 1st XV

• The Wolfhounds began as a social touring side of rugby players in the Boston area looking to travel the U.S. during their off-seasons with their respective clubs. Due to their successes while touring (particularly in New Orleans and Texas) and enormous support from the Boston Irish community, the Wolfhounds became an official team and entered into the New England Ragby Football Union (NERFU) Division II in 1992. An unintended consequence of the establishment was the eventual disestablishment of Beacon Hill RFC (lost most of its first XV pack), the end of Mystic River RFC's appearances as a national level club (lost three key first XV), and the relegation of Charles River RFC (lost complete first XV backline) to Division II.

• During their inaugural season, the first XV suffered only one regular season loss and reached the Northeast Championships.

• In 1995, the Wolfhounds met enough success to warrant the leap to the Northeast Rugby Football Union (NRU) Premier Division.

• In 2000, they won the Northeast Championships for the first time.

• In 2001, they advanced to the USA Rugby Division I National Championship pool for the first time, reaching the Sweet 16 pool. In 2002, they matched their 2001 successes and reached the Sweet 16 for a second straight season.

• In 2003, the Wolfhounds entered and won a number of local and national tournaments and they were able to win the NERFU Division I Championship as well as the National Championship. Wolfhounds scrumhalf Dave Williams was named tournament MVP.

2004 USA Division I National Champions

• In 2004, the Wolfhounds repeated as both NERFU Division I champions and USA Rugby Division I national champions. Adam Thomas of the Wolfhouds was named tournament MVP.

• In 2005, the Wolfhounds became NERFU Division I champions for the third straight year and finished in fifth place in the Division I National Championship tournament.

• In 2006, the Wolfhounds became the first-ever US team to submit two sides to the national championship tournament. Both the first XV and the third XV came in second place (Division I and Division III, respectively).

Boston Irish Wolfhounds 3rd XV

• in 2007, the Wolfhounds became USA Division III National Champions in San Diego.

• The Wolfhounds also field a third XV of "old boys" and new players with little experience. They compete in the New England Rugby Football Union Division III. They have been met with recent success, winning the NERFU Division III championships in 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

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Honors

Main article: List of Boston Irish Wolfhounds Honors

Sponsorship

The SuperLeague's primary sponsor is Michelob Amber Bock and as such, each individual team receives a portion of those revenues. In addition to Amber Bock, the Wolfhounds have several individual sponsorships. Notable primary sponsors include Guinness and Tullamore Dew. The club also has several secondary sponsorships from local and regional businesses. ^[1] For other articles with similar names, see Super League. ... Michelob is the trade name of a family of beers produced by the Anheuser-Busch brewery. ... Guinness logo Guinness is Good for You — Irish language advertisement. ... Tullamore Dew Tullamore Dew is a brand of Irish whiskey. ...

Recruiting

Because of the large Irish population in Boston, the Wolfhounds have been able to provide hospitality, housing, and career opportunities for Irish immigrants coming to Boston to play rugby for the Boston Irish Sasquatchs, which is one of the reasons they have been able to maintain success on the field. The team is mostly composed of Irishmen, but there is also a large contingent of Americans. Other countries represented are Australia, England, New Zealand, Fiji, and Wales. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ...

BIWRFC has established relationships with local high school and college sides, which become feeder teams for the Wolfhounds. This allows the Wolfhounds to maintain a large player pool of young athletes. Members of the Wolfhounds coach Northeastern University RFC, a nationally ranked Division I college side. Wolfhounds players also coach the Boston collegiate select-side All-Star team, which won the NERFU collegiate all-star tournament last spring. The Wolfhounds also coach Boston College High School RFC, which is perennially one of the best high school teams in the country. For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... A BCRFC match at Boston College Collegiate club rugby (a collegiate version of rugby union) is played throughout universities in the United States of America. ... Northeastern University (NU) is a top-tier private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States. ... Founded in 1863, Boston College High School (also known as BC High) is an all-male Jesuit Roman Catholic college preparatory secondary school with historical ties to Boston College. ...

In recent years, the Wolfhounds have sent some of these young collegiate athletes abroad to gain experience by playing professionally. As of April 2006, there are two Wolfhounds playing in the NPC league in New Zealand. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Provincial Championship (which for sponsorship reasons, is referred to as Air New Zealand NPC or just simply NPC) is New Zealands principal domestic rugby union competition. ...

As of April 2006, members of the Wolfhounds include a current USA Rugby U19 National Team player, two former U19 National Team players, and the current captain of the USA Rugby Collegiate All-Star team.

The Wolfhounds were a key player in organizing the Boston Rugby Consortium which consists of all NERFU clubs in the city of Boston. The club lent their administrative expertise to secure practice pitches from the city's Parks and Recreation department on a regular basis for the clubs. They have also intiated several coaching clinincs and courses to build rugby in the Boston area among all clubs.

Notable Wolfhounds

Dave Williams playing scrumhalf for the USA Eagles

• Dave Williams, former Wolfhounds scrumhalf, USA Rugby National Team

First international  Australia 12 - 8 United States  (September 16, 1912) Largest win United States  91 - 0  Barbados (July 1, 2006) Worst defeat  England 106 - 8 United States  (August 21, 1999) World Cup Appearances 4 (First in 1987) Best result One win in 1987 and 2003 USA Rugbys mens... A normal Rugby union team formation illustrating each of the positions and their respective numbers. ... First international  Australia 12 - 8 United States  (September 16, 1912) Largest win United States  91 - 0  Barbados (July 1, 2006) Worst defeat  England 106 - 8 United States  (August 21, 1999) World Cup Appearances 4 (First in 1987) Best result One win in 1987 and 2003 USA Rugbys mens...

References

External links

• Official site
• New England Rugby Football Union
• Northeast Rugby Football Union
• USA Rugby
• International Rugby Board (IRB) Site

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