29-01-2025
The Boston Banshees are the city's new women's pro rugby team
A new rugby team will make its debut this spring: the Boston Banshees.
Driving the news: The Women's Elite Rugby league unveiled the team names for Boston and the five other cities participating in the inaugural season.
The other teams are the Bay Breakers in California, the Chicago Tempest, the Denver Onyx, the New York Exiles and the Twin Cities Gemini.
Zoom in: The Boston team's name gives a nod to the banshees described in Celtic folklore.
Their screams were believed to signal impending doom.
The league is gearing up for its debut, having announced head coaches for each team late last year.
WER tapped Kittery Ruiz, Brown University's women's rugby assistant coach, as Boston's head coach.
Ruiz played on the Women's National Team, representing the U.S. at the 2010 and 2014 Rugby World Cups, per Brown.
