Springfield Rugby Football Club Alumni

Springfield Rugby Football Club Alumni The summer of 1969 several young men met at Cathedral HS to form the SRFC, the Rifles. Their watering holes were St Mike's & The City Line bars.

They bought the 1st green & yellow jerseys at a men's store in the "X" in Springfield. It was the summer of 1969 when several young men met at Cathedral High School to form the Springfield Rugby Football Club, the Rifles. Some of the original group included: Tim Rabbit, Bill Cosgriff, Bob Crowley, John Del Negro, Dan Desesa, Paul Rieker and Phil and Joe Ward. In the earlier days, the members of th

e team primarily came from Chicopee and Springfield. The team's first match was played against Schenectady, NY. At the time New England was divided into three divisions. Springfield played in the 3rd division. The team later played a number of times for the Division 3 Championship. The team had a handful of experienced players. What they lacked in talent, they made up for in athleticism and hard play. "We were successful because we had great athletes who were very physical" said founding member Paul Rieker. "Typically teams like Albany and Boston had bigger and more experienced players. We were sometimes undermanned in the set piece, but often dominated the play by being extremely physical. Our aggressive defense frustrated teams often causing them to make mistakes that we would capitalize on." The team really had two watering holes, The City Line and St. Mikes in downtown Chicopee. While the social life at home was fun, the away games were an experience. "It was a long strange trip, the stories are outrageous" said Paul.

05/18/2021

DUST OFF YOUR BOOTS, OLD BOYS... Saturday alumni match 5/22, 1pm kickoff at Van horn, drink up at the ICC, 429 Morgan Road, West Springfield, MA.

05/15/2021
'appy Mudders Day !!!
05/09/2021

'appy Mudders Day !!!

04/24/2021
04/23/2021

One more month til our alumni game on Saturday, May 22. Field TBD and Social at the ICC. If you plan on attending please let Conor know by emailing him at [email protected] so we can plan accordingly for food. If you have any questions let us know. We look forward to finally seeing you all on the pitch.

04/18/2021
03/31/2021

Online ordering for Springfield Rugby Football Club 2021 ends on Wednesday April 7th, 2021 (11:59pm EDT)

https://riflesrugby2021.itemorder.com/sale. Team store is open until April 11 !!! Load up on SRFC Gear... fill your k...
03/31/2021

https://riflesrugby2021.itemorder.com/sale. Team store is open until April 11 !!! Load up on SRFC Gear... fill your kit with these great items. You gotta order now !

Online ordering for Springfield Rugby Football Club 2021 ends on Sunday April 11th, 2021 (11:59pm EDT)

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