Welcome to the Tacoma Nomad Rugby Football Club (TNRFC). The Nomads were established in 1974 and are a 501(C)3 non profit organization. The Nomads are members of USA Rugby, the Pacific Coast Rugby Football Union (PCRFU) and the Pacific Northwest Rugby Football Union (PNRFU). The Tacoma Rugby club currently run 5 sides. The Tacoma Nomads a senior men’s side, the Tacoma Tsunamis a U19 boy’s side, the Harbour Hurricanes a U19 boy’s side, the Harbour Storm a U19 girls side and the Ft. Lewis Stud Dawgs our military side.

Our senior men’s side the Nomads currently play in the 2nd Division in PNRFU. We currently field two men’s sides, a first 15 and a second 15. Our Fall Season runs from September through November and our Spring Season runs from February through May. We also run a competitive 7’s side during the summer months. 

We are a social club that is very competitive and we are always looking for new players. If you want to give rugby a try or if you are relocating to the Pierce County area and would like more information about our club please contact us.

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 Spring of 1987 the Tacoma Tsunami Rugby Program was formed. The Tsunamis were developed to bring awareness of the game to a larger number of High School students in the Pierce County area.

The Tacoma Nomad Rugby Club currently sponsor the Tacoma Tsunami High School Rugby Program. Led by veteran Nomad players Steve Chanfrau and Jeff Hunter. All high school boys from any school in the Pierce County 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.

Tsunami Contacts:

For all questions and concerns about the Tacoma Tsunamis Rugby program, contact:

Head Coach: Steve Chanfrau at coachsteve1@earthlink.net
Assistant Coach: Jeff Hunter at jkhunter@earthlink.net

For more information, check out there website at:    www.home.earthlink.net/~coachsteve1/

Tsunami Schedule:

To view the 2010 Schedule of the Tacoma Tsunamis, click on the Schedule Tab of the website.

Tsunami Practice Schedule:

Currently the Tacoma Tsunamis are practicing at Portland Ave Playfields. Practices are Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30 PM till 5:00 PM.

Portland Ave Playfields
3513 Portland Ave
Tacoma, Washington 98404

Tsunami Mission Statement:

The purpose of the Tacoma Tsunamis 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.

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.

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 2008 the Harbour Storm Rugby Program was formed, our first girls team. The Storm 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 Storm High School Rugby Program and are led by veteran Nomad players Mark Bond and Mark Wehn. All high school girls in the Gig Harbor Area are welcome to come out and play.

The Pacific Northwest Rugby Football Union currently has 8 other High School 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.

Storm Contacts:

For all questions and concerns about the Harbour Storm Rugby program, contact:

Head Coach: Mark Bond at ml.bond@comcast.net
Assistant Coach: Mark Wehn at maddrugby9@aol.com

Storm Match Schedule:

To view the 2010 Schedule of the Harbour Storm, click on the Schedule Tab of the website.

Storm Practice Schedule:

Currently the Harbour Storm 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

Storm Mission Statement:

The purpose of the Harbour Storm 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.

Military Rugby:

Welcome to the Ft. Lewis Stud Dawgs, the military rugby team of the Tacoma Nomads Rugby Club. The Tacoma Rugby Club and the Ft. Lewis Studs Dawgs are made up of players from the Tacoma and Puget Sound area, including McChord Air Force Base and Fort Lewis Army Post.

Who are the Stud Dawgs:

A military team was passing through Ft. Lewis in 1989 and wanted to play another mility team so. . . . Captain Mike Legg got most of the Army rugby guys together with a few extra Nomads, and went for it. The Ft. Lewis Stud Dawgs were born. That was the beginning of Military Rugby on Ft. Lewis. The Stud dawgs are named after Mike’s beloved pooch, Norman (R.I.P.).

The Ft. Lewis Stud Dawgs activate several times throughtout the year to play other military sides in the area and to host visiting military sides from other countries when they tour the beautiful Puget Sound area. The Ft. Lewis Stud Dawgs have a great history of play and good times.

Our most recent sucess is our Annual Army - Navy Game. This past year saw a comfortable victory of the local Navy side from Bremerton.

Branch of Service: Majority US Army, both USAR &ARNG members. Also active members from USAF and USMC and reserve.

Team Colors: The most recent team colors are black socks and black shorts. White jersey in Godek Eagle pattern, red and blue hoops with red numbers. They were always gray before John Dacey came along.

Stud Dawgs Contacts:

For all questions and or concerns about the Ft. Lewis Stud Dawgs contact,

Nick Punimata - 1st Special Forces Group
By cell phone 253-222-1178
By email punimatn@soc.mil  or  fortlewisrugby@yahoo.com

Our Goals:

Our primary goal as military rugby players in the South Puget Sound area, is to simply contribute to the sucess of the Tacoma Nomad Rugby Club and to improve the level of play for all military rugby players in the Pacific Northwest.

• We would like to continue to work with the Fort Lewis Youth Service program. In helping them start and continue to run their Youth Touch Rugby Program on post.  Continue to help start and run a U19 / Youth Rugby in the Fort Lewis area.
• We would like to increase the population of military players and enter a Fort Lewis team in the annual Military Club National Tournament each year.
• We would like to increase the amount of representative level military players. We have a number of high quality military players and coaches with select side experience with the All Army Rugby Team, as well with the US Combined Service Rugby Program.

Our Future:

We will continue to increase the quality and the population of military rugby players in the South Puget Sound Area. We have developed an outstanding relationship with the leadership across Fort Lewis over the last several years. We look to expand that relationship with the great folks on McCord Air Force Base and in the Pacific Northwest Rugby Union.

Weather you are an experienced player or new to the game. Don’t hesitate to contact us at fortlewisrugby@yahoo.com