Originally, the club began in Brunswick, Maine, approximately 25 miles north of Portland.

The nearby Brunswick Naval Air Station provided players who had rugby backgrounds.

While the club drew interest to surrounding Brunswick residents, players from Portland began joining the team.

In 1979, the team won its first Division I championship in the New England Rugby Football Union.

In 1996 a former player, founded the Portland Youth Rugby Club, teaching the sport to high school students in the surrounding areas.