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idtheftisnotajokej t1_j9n1y7p wrote

Thanks for doing this! I fell in love with rugby while I was living in Europe but was unfortunately not able to try (pun intended) it out. Are there any clubs around that a beginner can join to learn and play?

Also would love to watch a game and support the local team. What match are you looking forward to the most?

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Yeti_Poet t1_j9nfkj0 wrote

There are plenty of clubs in the Boston area, who is best kind of depends on your background, where you live, and how serious you are looking to get once you know what you are doing. Any team can welcome new players and does it routinely, there are always a few people just learning to play on every team.

I have to plug my club, Charles River, which has both a Men's team and a Women+ team. Celebrating our 50th year of rugby this year, very successful division 3 club that is also fun and social. We play at Moakley Park in Boston (like most Boston clubs) and practice at various fields around the city through the year. South Shore is another great club. Mystic River in Malden is by far the best club in New England, the only d1 club and recent National Champions to boot. Along with that comes a very competitive and demanding environment. Boston Maccabi in Newton are a Jewish club (but obviously anyone is welcome), Boston Ironsides are a gay club (but again, all players welcome).

On the women's side, Beantown is one of the best clubs in the country, and several of its players play on the national team. If you have any other questions I'd be happy to answer.

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idtheftisnotajokej t1_j9ra40s wrote

Thank you for the detailed response! Going to go through your suggestions and pick one that fits best. Best of luck for the season!

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