Women’s+ History
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2010 –
In 2011, the PWRFC toured Ireland and went to the USA Rugby Women’s National Championships for Division 2 held in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where they placed 5th. While the players have changed over the years, the team has continued to compete at a high level in NERFU Division 2, all while having a ton of…
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2000 – 2010
The current Women’s Team was restarted in 2005. A small group of women played summer sevens and then took New England by storm – undefeated in their first year as a Division 3 team and subsequently moving up to Division 2 the next year. Players from PWRFC also coached a strong high school girls’ team.…
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1977 – 1990
The Portland Women’s Rugby Football Club began playing in Spring 1977. The founders had been commuting to Boston for a fall season and wanted their own club. By spring, they had 25 women joining the PWRFC. That first team, with coaches from the established men’s team, went undefeated, winning the first of four consecutive New England Championships…
