Charles River Rats

Charles River Rats
Charles River RFC
Full name Charles River Rugby Football Club/Charles River Women's Rugby Football Club
Union New England Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s) The Rats and The Lady Rats
Founded 1973
Ground(s) Moakley Park
Boston, Massachusetts
President United States Andy Dolan (Men's) United States Rachel Gaines (Women's)
Coach(es) South Africa Hylton Haynes (Men's) United States Jessica Balogh (Women's) United States Henry Baker (Asst Women's)
League(s) NERFU Senior Division II Men/Senior Division III Women
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
http://charlesriverrugby.com/default.aspx

History

In 1973, the Charles River Rugby Football Club, affectionately dubbed "The Rats", was founded by a group of ruggers from Tufts University and Boston Rugby Football Club. In striking green and orange jerseys that quickly became the club’s trademark, the Rats achieved many early successes, including winning the Portland RFC Invitational and advancing to the Annual New England Tournament semi-finals. The Rats continued to attract new players and build on each year’s accomplishments over the next decade, thus solidifying themselves as a fixture in the New England rugby community.

In 1980, the Rats earned promotion to New England Division I thanks to a staggering defeat of the renowned Berlin Strollers. The early eighties were busy for the club, as the men concentrated on augmenting club membership via a merger with the Old North Bridge RFC of Concord, MA. Highlights of the eighties include continual success both in New England and in international tournament play. In the fall of 1986, the club defeated Boston 12-9, eliminating them from the playoffs for the first time in 5 years.

The Club settled into a restructured Division II in 1992 and proceeded to hold the top seed in that division from 1993 to 1994, running three winning seasons in a row.

The club failed to post a winning season again until the fall of 2005 when the men's side, under coach Fergal Hehir, made it to the playoffs. They defeated Rockaway RFC in the first playoff game in the spring of 2006 and lost to Montauk RFC in the second game. Under Hehir's tenure, Charles River's men's side ran four winning seasons in a row. In 2008, Hehir stepped down and the following January, the club came under the direction of Anthony Adams former player with the Boston Irish Wolfhounds RFC.

After going winless in Adams' first league season (fall 2009), the Rat's men's side was almost relegated down to Division III, but managed to argue their case to stay in Division II. They were put in the new Daly Conference of Division II. In 2010, another South African, Hylton Haynes, took over as Men's coach.

2005 also marked the first season of the Lady Rats, a women's team to compliment the men's team. The women had a successful winning first season, fielding a competitive side in all of their matches. In 2007, they went undefeated in Division III and were promoted to Division II. In the NERFU realignment in 2009, they were placed in Division III. In May of 2011, they won the Division III championship. In August of 2011, the Lady Rats welcomed new coach, Jessica Balogh.


The Rats men's side has been running about 50 active players per season and the women's side has been running about 40 players.

Division

The Charles River Lady Rats are a part of the New England Rugby Football Union, Senior Women's Division III. In this division, they compete with:

The Charles River Rats are a part of the New England Rugby Football Union, Senior Men's Division II in the Daly Conference. In this division, they compete with:


During their history, they have merged with the following clubs while retaining the name Charles River:

  • Old North Bridge RFC (1981)(based in Concord, MA)
  • Hanscom Hawks RFC (1987) (based on Hanscom AFB)
  • Dracut RFC (1995)

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