Mud, sweat, and cheers for rugby

By most people's standards, the weather last Saturday at Moakley Field in South Boston was just about perfect: bright sun, hardly a cloud, and a cool breeze blowing in from Dorchester Bay. Still, some members of the Ironsides Rugby Football Club, who often play in rain, sleet, and snow, were half wishing that the conditions for their season-opening ``boot camp" ... (Full article: 663 words)

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