The Amoskeag Rugby Club was formed in 1984 by members of the Concord Rugby Club. Though based in Manchester , New Hampshire, the Club draws members from throughout central and southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts.
Amoskeag started play in the Third Division of the New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU). After capturing the Third Division Championship several times, the Club moved into the Second Division play and captured the Division Championship in both the Spring and Fall of 1990 and the Spring of 1991.
In addition to capturing the New England Division Championship in 1990, Amoskeag also went on to win the United States Rugby East Territory's Northeastern and East Coast Second Division Titles.
In the fall of 1991, Amoskeag moved into the NERFU's First Division, considered by many to be one of the most competitive in the Nation. Initially the club competed against the perennial power clubs like Boston, and Mystic River, and by the fall of 1993 had moved itself into the fifth position in the eight-team league. In the fall of 1994, a Premier League was formed, encompassing Clubs from throughout the Northeast United States. In the fall of 1995 Amoskeag finished third in its ten team Division with a 6-3 record.
1996 & 1997 saw Amoskeag compete in the Inland Division (a middle division between Premier and Second Division) of Northeast, challenging for playoff spots each season. In the fall of 1998, Amoskeag placed third in the Inland Division, and was awarded a bid to the Second Division National Tournament, where the club reached the Sweet 16 in Dallas, Texas (played in the Spring of 1999).
Amoskeag is now competing in the First Division of the New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU). The NortheastRugby Union is comprised of NERFU and MetNYRFU Division 1 teams. The First Division of the NRU (NERFU) is currently comprised of the following teams: Amoskeag, Boston, Boston Irish Wolfhounds, Hartford, Mystic River, New Haven, South Shore, and White Plains. The team continues to go from strength to strength.