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News

April 29th | BC Rugby Alumni Golf Tournament

The alumni of the Boston College Rugby Club hosted the first annual Alumni Golf Tournament at Newton Commonwealth G.C. To read the atricle click here.

February 22nd | BC Rugby Players Serving the Community

BCRFC once again takes the passion plunge. For more information please click here.

November 12th | BC Goes 1-1 at NRU Playoffs

BCRFC finished the fall 2006 season with a record of 8-2 and a third place finish in the Northeast. For more information please click here.

November 4th | BCRFC advances to NRU semifinals

BCRFC improved to a record of 7 - 1 after a defeat of Syracuse in the NRU quarterfinals. For more information please click here.

October 28th | BC loses to Army

In its first lost of the season, BCRFC fell short to the Cadets of West Point, 73-12. Army played with great pace and capitalized on every BC mistake. Impressive performances by Army's loose forwards, wings and fullback secured the win. Slicing in and out of the Eagles defense, they managed to put up 11 tries on the day. As for the Eagles, they failed to push through on several occasions throughout the day. BC found itself deep in Army's territory in both halves and was only able to capitalize twice. Army proved to be too fast, drilled and experienced for the Eagles on the day.

This Saturday, BCRFC will look to return to its winning ways when it hosts Syracuse on the Brighton Campus in the quarterfinals of the NRU playoffs. Kickoff is set for 1PM. For further details please contact Steve Petteruti (petterut@bc.edu).

October 26th | BCRFC to face Army on Saturday

On Saturday October 28th, BCRFC will take on the Cadets of West Point at 5PM at the Anderson Rugby Complex in West Point. For more information please contact Steve Petteruti.

October 21st | BCRFC defeats Norwich

In its first playoff match, BCRFC defeated Norwich RFC 17 - 10.
For a game recap please click here.

October 14th | BCRFC completes regular season

In the final regular season match BCRFC took on UNH on the Brighton Campus. BC won 74-12, completing an undefeated regular season. For details click here.

October 7th | BCRFC wins again

BCRFC took on rival Harvard this Saturday in Cambridge. For a game recap please click here.

September 30th | BCRFC improves to 3-0

On Parent's Weekend, BC traveled to the Irish Cultural Center in Canton, MA where they came away with a victory. For further details please click here.

September 23rd | BC Defeats Dartmouth

In a highly anticipated match, BCRFC came away with a win against Dartmouth RFC, 21 - 15. For more information please click here.

September 21st | BCRFC prepares for match against Dartmouth

Please join BCRFC as they take on Dartmouth RFC on Saturday, September 23rd at 1:00 PM on BC's Brighton Campus. For directions please click here. For more information on the match please contact VP Steve Petteruti (petterut@bc.edu). We hope to see you out there!".

September 16th | BC advances past Brown

BCRFC traveled to Brown University on Saturday to open its fall 2006 league play. For a complete game summary please click here.

September 9th | BCRFC Compete in Scrimmage

Boston College Rugby Football Club opened their 2006 season with a win over Amherst College RFC at the Irish Cultural Center in Canton, MA. The match was a pre-season warm-up for both clubs, as NERFU league play does not begin until September 16th.

While BCRFC eventually pulled out with the victory, the match was tightly contested for much of the time. Both clubs looked particularly strong in set pieces, but it was BC who was eventually able to find space and break free for the scores. Amherst applied pressure deep in BC territory multiple times, and showed their hard running and tackling on many an occasion. The match was a positive result for both clubs as they look forward to the new line-up in NERFU for this upcoming season. Phil Albanese and Dale DuPreez were named "man-of-the-match" for Boston College and Amherst College, respectively.

Boston College RFC will open NERFU White League play Saturday, September 16th away at Brown University. BCRFC would like to thank the Irish Cultural Center and the Boston Irish Wolfhounds for their assistance in hosting the match.

September 8th | BC Completes Preseason Training

Led by Head Coach John Dalton, BCRFC will wrap up their preseason training with a scrimmage against Amherst College on Saturday, September 9th. The Eagles will look to avenge last year's 30-31 loss in the Beanpot Tournament. The scrimmage will be begin at 10AM and will be held at the Irish Cultural Center. Click here for directions.

July 12th | BCRFC Announces Changes for Future

Boston College Men's Rugby has announced that after 6 years as the team's head coach, Brendon Worley will move on to pursue further career opportunities. BCRFC would like to announce its new coaching staff led by Head Coach John Dalton. For the full story please click here.

May 29th | Alums Honor Fallen Brother

The Boston College Rugby Football Club was saddened to hear that one its own, James Rourke '80, passed away on March 28, 2006. For further details and to hear how the Team and BC alums will gather to remember Jimbo, please click here.

April 29th | Alumni Game a Success

Alums spanning the club's history returned to the Heights on Saturday, April 29th and took to Alumni Stadium to face the current squad. Please read the match write up here.

April 23rd | Beanpot 2006 Summary

This Saturday, BCRFC hosted Amherst, Harvard and Northeasten to the annual Beanpot Tournament held at the Irish Cultural Center in Canton, MA. For a complete recap please click here.

April 14th | Beanpot 2006 Preview

BC will host the annual Beanpot tournament on April 22nd at the Irish Cultural Center in Canton, MA. Competing in the tournament will be the 1st and 2nd sides of Northeastern, Harvard, Amherst and BC. Please take a look at the tournament preview.

April 12th | BC returns from Cherry Blossom Tournament

Due to some inclement weather, Saturday's pool play on the National Mall was postponed. BC took the field on Sunday and played three matches. Please click here for a weekend recap.

April 6th | BC heads off to Washington DC

BC's traveling side will head down to Washington DC to play in the 40th Annual Cherry Blossom Tournament this weekend. The Shorties side will play at the University of Hartford, while other ruggers will stay on campus to participate in the 3rd annual Nativity Prep Day. To find out more please read this week's match preview.

April 5th | BC falls to South Shore Men's

On Saturday April 1st, BC's 1st and 3rd sides fell to the South Shore Anchors. The following day, BC's 2nd side competed against Harvard and Dartmouth in the second week of the Shorties Tournament. For more information please read the game recap.

March 31st | Ruggers prepare for week two of spring season

Head Coach Brendon Worley has run his team through a hard week of practice in preparation for this week's matches. To find out more please read this week's Match Preview.

March 25th | BC wins Jesuit Tournament

With convincing victories over Fordham and Fairfield, the Boston College RFC successfully began a new season. For complete tournament coverage please read Match Secretary Justin Bolebruch's recap.

March 24th | BC Alum makes All American Team

Earlier this week, team VP Steve Petteruti had a chance to catch up with former BC rugger and current All American Joe Hughes, '03. Please see BC All American for the full writeup.

March 22nd | Alumni Match Date Announced

Please see Alumni Match Preview for further details.

March 21st | Jesuit Invitational Tournament

Please see Tournament Preview for an insight into this weekend's action.

March 20th | BC Rugby Spring Schedule Announced

The Boston College Men's Rugby Team will be sending its A and C Sides to a number of tournaments this spring, while the team's B Side will participate in its own Spring Shorties League. Please see Schedule & Results for the complete Spring schedule.

March 18th | BC Rugby readies for the Spring 2005 season

The Boston College Men's Rugby Team is continuing its preparation for the Spring 2005 season under the tutelage of Head Coach Brendan Worley '98. The season will be highlighted by tournaments at Fairfield University, Washington DC, and the annual Beanpot. Please stay tuned for match previews and results.

February 14th | BC Rugby players serving their community

For the third year in a row, members of the Boston College Men's Rugby team participated in the Special Olympics Passion Plunge. Please click here for a complete recap.

December 15th | BC Rugby players serving their community

On December 15, six members of the Boston College Men's Rugby Team joined athletes from other BC club and varsity teams at the Garfield Elementary School for the school's annual literacy day. Captain Sean Hanel, VP Steve Petteruti, Matthew Quigg, Steve and Andrew Walsh, and Paul Mueller read to students from first to fifth grade, answered their questions and spent quality time with the underprivileged children from the surrounding BC community. The day was a success, as both the Garfield students and BC athletes enjoyed themselves and each other.

September 26th | BC Rugby wins on the St. John's seminary field

Playing its first home game on the St. John's seminary field in 11 years, BC rugby defeated UConn 29-24 in a gritty battle to move to 2-0 on the season while dropping UConn to 0-2. Read the article in The Heights.

September 17th | BC bests UMass

BC Rugby kicked off its 2005 Fall Season with an outstanding victory over the University of Massachusetts Minutemen. See Schedule & Results for the game recap.

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