Boston Rugby Barbarians Host Dungannon of Northern Ireland in Milton

On Thursday night Rugby returned to Milton’s Brooks Field for another night of action between the Boston Rugby Barbarians and visiting Dungannon Rugby Football Club from Northland Ireland.

The night was a perfect August night for the 500 plus fans that showed up to cheer on their favorite team. The teams did not disappoint the fans with a full night of non-stop action.

The Irish team was trailing with two minutes to go in the contest, but would come back to win the game 24-22.

Joe Dolan, Milton’s Rugby Coach and member of the Boston Rugby Club, helped organize the event, was pleased with the interest rugby is generating. In less than a year Dolan and his staff have introduced the popular sport to the area. 

 “We have one more game next week on Tuesday a U-19 (under 19 years) game, that include several players from Milton who have been playing all summer,” said Dolan.  “We will be playing the Duke of York’ s Military School from Kent England. The game starts at 6 pm. Should be a fun game.”