Burlington Rugby Football Club

Thanks so much to Dragonheart Vermont for once more having us on to Marshal for the annual Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival!

It’s always a great time on the docks helping folks get to their races, on such a wonderful sunny day - for such a great cause!

We’re looking forward to marshaling and paddle-rescuing next year!

Dragonheart Vermont and its Lake Champlain Dragonboat Fest

This year we had some members that would hop into boats with various teams - be that through work, clubs, friendships or any other number of reasons.

We even had two of our Women+ squad take home some hardware! Both Sau and Leslie won 2nd place in the A Division with Vermont Fitness!

To all Burlington Rugby Club alumni and active players:

Are you looking to further your knowledge of the game and its laws? Are you looking towards the future of your rugby career?

Register now for this rare northern New England offering, a Level One Coaching and Referee training course on August 22nd at 8:30am.

Hosted by USA Rugby and Norwich University, there’s plenty to learn from coaching and referees staff about what goes into match days, from the play board to the rulebook!

See the link in our bio to learn more and to register!

USA Club Rugby USA Rugby Norwich University

New England Rugby Referees

Get your pencils out, it’s time to study up on Burlington Rugby Football Club’s fall season schedules in New England’s Rugby Football Union!

The Women+, who compete in Division 2, aim to improve on their 2025 record, while the Men+ aim to make the Division 3 Finals once again, as they did in the 2025 season.

Stay tuned in for announcements on pitch locations, kick-off times, and official match lineups, in the days preceding each match by making sure you follow us!

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Have you been looking for a way to stay active, make friends, or meet the challenges of learning a new sport?

Join Burlington Rugby Football Club! With Men+ and Women+ squads beginning fall season practice tomorrow, you can join in!

Be at the Tree Farm Recreational Facility in Essex Junction, Vt at 6 on Tuesdays and Thursdays to see what rugby is about for yourself!

Burlington Rugby’s Summer Touch Rugby wrapped up last night- but that doesn’t mean rugby is done for the year!

BRFC Women+ and Men+ are putting the nose to the grindstone in preparation of the 2026 Fall Season! You can find us at the Tree Farm Recreation Facility on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6pm if you want to try out rugby.

Show up with athletic clothes, water and a positive attitude - all are welcome!

Summer Touch Rugby JUST wrapped tonight, but that doesn’t mean that we’re done for the year - we’re just getting started!

Join us at the Tree Farm Recreational Facility in Essex Junction next week for the start of Fall Season practices! Be there Tuesday and Thursday at 6pm with athletic clothes, water and a positive attitude. All are welcome!

It might be a little damp tomorrow, as it has been the past few days, but it’ll be the last Summer Touch Session of 2026!

Come on out and give rugby a try!

It was ‘Rugby Christmas’ this past weekend in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid at the 53rd Can Ams Rugby Tournament!

BRFC Men+ took the leap into the club division, knowing it would be a tall order. It turned out to be just that, with a full day of gritty, defensive efforts. Not to mention some well strung together phases on offense that yielded some reward for all the grind.

Thank you to Bert for organizing our supporters who showed up, and a MASSIVE shout out to our friends from Rugby Puerto Rico who pulled on the plaid with us!

PLAYERS OF THE TOURNAMENT 🏟️
Forwards: NoahMacGillivray
Backs: James

Rugby Puerto Rico vega Cristian

First up was the Carolina Storm, who executed their game plan. Run hard, stick tackles. Suck in opposition defense, and spin the ball wide. Class in, class out - aside the blemish of a strong, patient, offensive drive in the second half by BRFC, dotting down just outside the posts for an easy conversion added on for good measure.

MATCH RESULTS: BRFC 7 — 33 Carolina Storm
Tries: James Costa
Conversions: Noah LaPorte

Carolina Storm James Noah LaPorte

Up next was the Kraken Rugby Touring Side, a group whose manners on the pitch as individuals were as mismatched as their jerseys. Stronger and faster than the Storm, the Kraken tore through BRFC’s defense, slinging insults along the way. BRFC kept a cool head and was able to grind out a try against the kaleidoscopic Kraken.

MATCH RESULTS: BRFC 7 — 54 Kraken
Tries: Charlie O’Brien
Conversions: Noah LaPorte

Charlesobrien Noah LaPorte

BRFC wasn’t just playing for themselves this weekend though!

Some players joined up with other UVM alumni to form the ‘Cold Hills Rugby Club’ (top), Old Breed Rugby (bottom), as well as To***co Road Rugby Club (not pictured).

University of Vermont Men’s Rugby Old Breed Rugby To***co Road Rugby Club

Not to mention those who joined the Green Mountain Geezers O-45 squad (top) for some old boys matches on Friday, and our Women+ squad who once again joined up with Albany to form ‘The Burbany Mom Jeans’ (bottom) who went 2-1 on Saturday!

Albany Knicks Rugby Club

We even had some time to catch our Women+ squads last game!

We’re looking forward to next yea

The 53rd Can-Am’s Tournament is well underway with the Over 35s, 45s, and 65s kicking off today, and Burlington Men+ have hit the road to join in on the festivities!

Here’s our confirmed roster for tomorrow’s matches against the Carolina Storm and the Kraken!

Can-Am Rugby Carolina Storm

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