Welcome to the Tacoma Rugby Club. The Tacoma Rugby Club was established in 1974 and is a 501(C)3 non profit organization. The Tacoma Rugby Club is a 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 different teams. The Tacoma Nomads our Senior Men’s team, the Tacoma Sirens our Senior Women’s, the Tacoma Tsunamis our Tacoma area High School  boys team, the Harbour Hurricanes our Gig Harbor area High School Boys team and the Harbour Storm our Gig Harbor are High School Girls team.

We are a social club that is very competitive, 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.

The Tacoma Nomads our senior men’s side currently plays in Division II of the Pacific Northwest Rugby Fottball Union (PNRFU). We currently field two 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. The Nomads also run a competitive 7’s side during the summer months.

For questions and concerns about the Tacoma Nomads,
contact Jason Shelton at jasonrugby@aol.com

The Tacoma Sirens our senior women’s side and the only women’s rugby team in the greater Tacoma Area began in the Spring of 2010. This new team is growing every day, going from one woman to a thriving team of over 25 bold, fun, and athletic women. The Sirens currently play in Division II of the PNRFU.
 
Women of all shapes and sizes are welcomed– we have a place for you! Our team is always looking for new players. No experience is necessary!! It doesn’t matter if you don’t know anything about the game– we’ll teach you. So come on out and join in the fun! 

For questions and concerns about the Tacoma Sirens,
contact Meg Degravelles at tacomawomensrugby@hotmail.com

Over the last 24 years, the Tacoma Rugby Club has been making great efforts to increase the amount of youth rugby in the Pierce County Area. Currently the Tacoma Rugby Club has three youth teams and are always looking to expand to more area high schools.

In the Spring of 1987 the Tacoma Tsunamis Rugby program was formed. The Tsunamis were developed to bring awareness of the game we all love to a larger number of High School students in the Tacoma, Pierce County area.

In the Fall of 2006 the Harbour Rugby program was formed. First in 2006 the Hurricanes were developed for boys and in 2008 the Storm were developed for girls, all to bring awareness of the game to a larger number of High School students in the Gig Harbor area.

The Tacoma Rugby Club currently sponsor the Tsunamis and the Harbour programs. The Tsunamis and are led by veteran Nomad Steve Chanfrau and the Harbour program is led by veteran Nomad player Mark Wehn. All high school boys in the Tacoma area and boys & girls in the Gig Harbor Area are welcome to come out and play.

Rugby Washington www.rugbywa.org currently has 16 other High School Club Programs representing its youth programs in Washington State. The youth season runs from January when the season starts. To May when the State Championships & U.S. High School Championships take place.

For questions and concerns about the Tacoma Tsunamis,
contact Steve Chanfrau at coachsteve1@earthlink.net

For questions and concerns about the Harbour Rugby program,
contact Mark Wehn at maddrugby9@aol.com

The Ft. Lewis Stud Dawgs, the military rugby team of the Tacoma Rugby Club. The Ft. Lewis Studs Dawgs are made up of players from the Tacoma Rugby team and Puget Sound area, including Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM).

The Ft. Lewis Stud Dawgs were formed when a military team was passing through Ft. Lewis in 1989 and wanted to play another military team in the area. Long time Tacoma Nomad Captain Mike Legg got most of the Army rugby guys together with a few extra Tacoma Nomads and played the match. 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.

The most recent sucess of the Ft. Lewis Stud Dawgs was the annual Army-Navy game. This past year saw a comfortable victory 27 - 10 over the local Navy side from Bremerton.

For questions about the Ft. Lewis Stud Dawgs please contact,
Nick Punimata - 1st Special Forces Group by email at punimatn@soc.mil or fortlewisrugby@yahoo.com