The Boston Banshees are the city's new women's pro rugby team

• The other teams are the Bay Breakers in California, the Chicago Tempest, the Denver Onyx, the New York Exiles and the Twin Cities Gemini.

Zoom in: The Boston team's name gives a nod to the banshees described in Celtic folklore.

• Their screams were believed to signal impending doom.

The league is gearing up for its debut, having announced head coaches for each team late last year.

• WER tapped Kittery Ruiz, Brown University's women's rugby assistant coach, as Boston's head coach.
• Ruiz played on the Women's National Team, representing the U.S. at the 2010 and 2014 Rugby World Cups, per Brown.