Hellbender RFC

04/05/2026

Not everyone is built for the mountains.
But if you are… you’ll know pretty quickly.

We’re building Men’s & Women’s 7s teams right here in Boone.
No experience needed. Just show up ready to move, compete, and have a laugh.

🏉 All levels welcome
📍 Brookshire Park
🕕 Tuesdays at 6PM

This isn’t just fitness.
It’s a team, a social, and something to look forward to every week.

Join the GroupMe and get stuck in.

HELLBENDER RFC | BOONE’S PREMIER RUGBY CLUB

03/10/2026

Boone Touch Rugby Starts This Thursday
We’re kicking off our weekly Touch Rugby Social and everyone is welcome. No experience needed, no tackling, just good rugby and good people.

🏉 Games:
Brookshire Park
6PM – 7PM

🍻 Post-game social:
Booneshine Brewing
7PM – 8PM

All genders. All abilities. Total beginners to seasoned players. If you can pass a ball (or at least try), you’ll fit in.

GroupMe - Join the group for HELLBENDER TOUCH RUGBY in Boone, North Carolina

08/04/2025

And that’s a wrap on Hellbender Summer 7s.
Thanks to all the teams and fans who came out and braved the weather for our first home game and our inaugural tournament — y’all made it unforgettable. In addition, thanks to for coming out and providing us substance the whole day.

Photos and videos from the day should be available to the public by the end of the week, so stay tuned.
We hope to see everyone back on the mountain next year… and even sooner during our upcoming 15s season, which we’ll be announcing next week.

‘Til the next ruck. Up the ‘Benders.

07/30/2025

BOONE — The Hellbender Rugby Football Club may still be in its infancy in terms of program existence, but it is ready to showcase its potential.

07/28/2025

Coming in hot with our post-tournament social lineup… After the final whistle, the real ruck begins.

Phase One: Field Day + Beer Olympics
📍The Pitch | 🕔 5–8pm
Kits on, kits off, or kits optional — we don’t judge. Team games, cold ones, food trucks, and beer-fueled relays before the sun dips.

Phase Two: The Outback Ruckus
📍 | 🕘 9pm–Midnight
DJ Loonen. Outback-style disorder. Bring your crew and your khakis — the ruggeder the better.

Dress Code: Outback Rugged
Khaki everything. Sleeveless. Stained. Crocodile Hunter-core.

🎟️ Open to all.
🐊 Come thirsty, leave dust-covered.
🌵 August 2. Boone, NC.

07/26/2025

We’re a week out.  Pools are locked, schedules are live, and the Hellbender Summer Sevens Tournament is locked and loaded for August 2nd. 12 teams. 1 field. 9AM kickoff.

Hellbender merch will be fresh off the press and ready to purchase (along with a bangin’ tourney t-shirt). .rugby will be on-site slingin’ some fresh rugby shorts shorts.

will be out whipping pizza and glizzies. Claudia Y Los 4 Mariachis from Spruce Pine will be up dishing up tacos.  We’ll have posted up selling a selection of beers and wine from .

We’re taking over Valle Crucis for a full day of rugby, chaos, and community — and you’re invited.

Check the pools, scan the lineups, and get ready to throw down in the High Country. Keep your eyes peeled in the next few days for our post-tourney social schedule.

📍 3907 Clarks Creek Rd, Banner Elk, NC

07/23/2025

You wanted merch? We heard you loud and clear.

First-ever Hellbender drop is live — hot off the press from our brothers at . Here’s what’s up:

- Hellbender Classic Practice Tee (white, green, black)
- Comfort Colors tanks (white, dark grey)
- Camo short & long sleeves
- Black hoodie
- Hellbender Bucket Hat w/ embroidered logo
- Green trucker hat w/ embroidered logo
- Camo beanie w/ embroidered logo
- Barbarian Rugby Polo with embroidered Hellbender logo (as seen featured on our board in the last photo)

Head on over to HELLBENDERRUGBYCLUB.COM/MERCH and get it while it’s hot!

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07/16/2025

Blowing through the summer like a runaway ruck train. Come join us at six o’clock every Tuesday and Thursday evening at Brookshire Park for practice.

Hellbender’s got some big things cooking — keep your eyes peeled next week for our first merch drop and all the details on our home tournament!

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07/05/2025

Answer the call. It’s time to do your part — for your local rugby team.

Hellbender Rugby Club is actively recruiting as we wrap up our summer 7s season and gear up for the return of 15s this fall. Whether you’re a seasoned vet or brand new to the sport, now’s the time to get involved.

📍 Practices every Tuesday and Thursday night at 6pm, Brookshire Park.

No experience needed. Just grit, heart, and the will to hit hard.

07/02/2025

Fresh off the scorcher that was Cape Fear 7s — where we managed to play both our best and worst rugby of the season — we’re taking this week to reset and reload. Next stop: Asheville’s Beer City 7s on July 12.

From there, all roads lead home. We’re locking things in for Hellbender Summer 7s on August 2nd — and getting everything dialed to bookend a summer of 7s. Still have a couple open spots if your squad wants in on the action.

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