Boston Irish Wolfhounds
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| Full name | Boston Irish Wolfhounds Rugby Football Club |
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| Union | USA Rugby |
| Nickname(s) | Wolfhounds |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Ground(s) | Irish Cultural Center (Capacity: 2,000) |
| President | Alex Miccio |
| Coach(es) | Fergal Hehir |
| League(s) | American Rugby Premiership |
| Official website | |
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The Boston Irish Wolfhounds Rugby Football Club (also known as BIWRFC) is a rugby union team based in Boston, Massachusetts, US. 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. In 2014 it joined the American Rugby Premiership.
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. Currently, BIWRFC competes in the NERFU Division 1. BIWRFC is recognised as one of the leading rugby union clubs in the United States.
The Wolfhounds began as a social touring side of rugby players in the Boston area looking to travel the United States 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 Rugby 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 Rugby Club'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.
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