Over the last 22 years, the Tacoma Nomad Rugby Club has been making great efforts to increase the amount of youth rugby in the Pierce County Area. Currently the Tacoma Nomad Rugby Club has three youth teams and are always looking to expand to more area high schools.
In the Fall of 2006 the Harbour Hurricanes Rugby Program was formed. The Hurricanes were developed to bring awareness of the game to a larger number of High School students in the Gig Harbor area.
The Tacoma Nomad Rugby Club currently sponsor the Harbour Hurricanes High School Rugby Program and are led by veteran Nomad players Mark Wehn and Mark Bond. All high school boys in the Gig Harbor Area are welcome to come out and play.
The Pacific Northwest Rugby Football Union currently has 12 other High School Club Programs representing its youth programs in Washington. The PNRFU youth season runs from February when the season starts. To May when the U.S. High School Championships take place.
Hurricane Contacts:
For all questions and concerns about the Harbour Hurricanes Rugby program, contact:
Head Coach: Mark Wehn at maddrugby9@aol.com
Assistant Coach: Mark Bond at ml.bond@comcast.net
Hurricane Match Schedule:
To view the 2010 Schedule of the Harbour Hurricanes, click on the Schedule Tab of the website.
Hurricane Practice Schedule:
Currently the Harbour Hurricanes are practicing at Harbor Ridge Middle School. Practices are Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00 PM till 5:30 PM.
Harbor Ridge Middle School
9010 Prentice Ave NorthWest
Gig Harbor, Washington 98332
Hurricane Mission Statement:
The purpose of the Harbour Hurricanes High School Rugby program is to introduce the second most played game in the world, RUGBY, to as many High School students as possible.
To this end, it is the goal of the Tacoma Nomad Rugby Club to teach basic skills and fundamentals of the game, maintain a policy of no cuts, promote universal participation, utilize positive reinforcement, foster pride in individual accomplishment, develop and maintain an all inclusive team spirit, encourage parental involvement and the bottom line, HAVE FUN.
