Boston Thirteens
The Boston Thirteens (officially written as Boston 13s RLFC) are a professional rugby league football team based in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. The team previously played in the USA Rugby League, before turning fully professional in 2021 and becoming a founding member of the North American Rugby League.
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| Full name | Boston 13s Rugby League Football Club, Inc. |
| Nickname(s) | 13s, Thirteens, B-13s, B-One-Three |
| Colours | British Racing Green Metallic Gold |
| Founded | Friday, February 13, 2009 |
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| Coach | Peter Lupton |
| Competition | North American Rugby League |
| 2019 | 4th |
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| Premierships | 1 (USARL) (2015) |
| Runners-up | 1 (USARL) (2012) |
The Boston Thirteens were founded in 2009 as an expansion team of the American National Rugby League (AMNRL). The league had been attempting to form a rugby league team in Boston for several years, due to the comparatively strong presence of rugby union in the area. The Thirteens played in the AMNRL from 2009 & 2010, going to the league semi-finals in their inaugural season. In 2010 they became one of seven teams to depart from the AMNRL in order to found a new governing body: the USA Rugby League (USARL), before moving onto the North American Rugby League in 2021.