Old Gold Rugby Football Club - Boston, MA

Old Gold Rugby Football Club (OGRFC) is a highly competitive and social Boston rugby club founded in 1974.

It is comprised of guys of all types from throughout the New England area. We welcome players of all ages, builds, and skill levels from beginners to test veterans (test veterans get to drink for free! We mean that. Call us on it!) So go to the New Player Signup page and sign up!.

Registration Day: August 14th

July 26th, 2010 by the OG admin

The fall season is fast approaching. Everyone who is interested in playing this season, and anyone who wants to know more about the team plans for the fall, needs to attend Registration Day on August 14th at Gloria’s Kitchen at the Boston Athletic Club.

When: August 14th, 10:30am practice followed by Registration Day activities at 12pm
Where: Practice at Carson Beach, Registration Day at Gloria’s Kitchen

FALL DUES
You must either pay fall dues in full at Registration Day or make arrangements for a payment plan. Fall dues will be $185, which will include player gear. Details will be available at Registration Day.

Practice
Watch your email and TeamSnap for information about practice, preseaon matches, and league fixtures. Mark your calendars now for a preseason match August 21st and the first league match August 28th.

New England 10’s Schedule and Information Packet

July 6th, 2010 by the OG admin

Please review the New England 10’s Information packet. Also is the current schedule

New England Ten’s: Pre-Tournament Social at Irish Village in Brighton

July 6th, 2010 by the OG admin

Gold, Old and New alike:

Where: Irish Village (224 Market St, Brighton,MA 02135)
When: Saturday July 10th 6-10pm

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Come early, leave late and enjoy some food and cheap beer the evening before Old
Gold’s 32nd Annual New England Ten’s Tournament!

Following field-setup in Acton we will kick-off at the Irish Village with rugby
on the TV, food, beer and a story or two if you remember any. Bring friends,
bring family, bring friend’s family: all are welcome. Irish Village are a new
sponsor to Old Gold and they have been great to us and we’d like to show our
appreciation with a good showing the night before the tournament.

We have two traveling sides from England who I’m sure will be interested in the
$4.50 pints of Guinness, yep FOUR FIFTY for a full beer. $3 Narragansett drafts
and PBR king-cans (16 oz) round off the drink specials for the evening!

Summer Training

June 8th, 2010 by the OG admin

The Spring season is done, but there are plenty of opportunities to stay in shape and improve basic rugby skills.

Old Gold Skills Training
Where: Harvard Athletic Track
When: Wednesdays 7-8pm, followed by trips to our sponsor, The Irish Village
Details: Any questions, use TeamSnap to confirm

Co-ed Touch Rugby
Where: Moakley Park, near the street hockey rink
When: Thursdays at 6:30pm
Details: Go to the website

Summer 7’s
Details: TJ Donegan is leading us. $20 per head for most tournaments. Contact and pay TJ.

And remember, Acton 10’s is Sunday, July 11th

Brian Cody Day 2010 and 1st Annual O30/U30 Match: May 8th

April 27th, 2010 by the OG admin

Brian Cody Day 2010 will take place May 8th at Franklin Park. This year will feature something new for Old Gold: the first annual Over 30, Under 30 match between current and former Old Gold players. All you old boys, dust off the boots and come on down. We’ll organize a side and run with rolling (hockey-type) subs. The match will kickoff at 11am and afterwards we’ll spend a few hours eating, drinking, and being merry at Gloria’s Kitchen. Gloria’s is located at the Boston Athletic Club at 653 Summer St in South Boston. So bring the family for a day of fun with Old Gold.

Details:
When: Saturday, May 8th (match starts at 11am)
Where: Franklin Park, next to the Schoolboy Stadium off Pierpont Rd

After the match (1-1:30pm) head to Gloria’s Kitchen for Harpoon beverages and great food!