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Photo of the Week:

Admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:00:49 +0000

Action from Tacoma’s Family Day and Rugby 10’s Tournament with Tacoma, UPS & Ft. Lewis.

Welcome to the TNRFC

Admin — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:00:32 +0000

Welcome to the Tacoma Rugby Club. Home of the Nomads, the Sirens, the Tsunamis, the Hurricanes, and the Storm. If you are interested in playing with one of our teams or just want more information on our club, please contact us.

Tacoma Women

Admin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:00:26 +0000

The Tacoma Rugby Club has women’s rugby, the Sirens will be entering their 3rd summer of 7’s action. If you are interested in coming out please contact us.

Images, News or Events

Admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:00:41 +0000

If you have Images, News or Events about the Nomads, the Sirens, the Tsunamis, the Hurricanes or the Storm let us know and we will post it on our site. Send all items to jasonrugby@aol.com

Youth Rugby

Admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:00:17 +0000

The Tacoma Rugby Club has youth rugby. The Tacoma Rugby Club helps support youth teams in theTacoma, Pierce County area. The Tacoma Rugby Club supports the Tsunami high school boys team in Tacoma and the Harbour rugby program for high school boys and girls in Gig Harbor. For more information, check out the teams link.

2012 Tacoma Aroma 7’s

Admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:00:01 +0000

Information on this years Tacoma Aroma 7’s Tournament will be coming soon.

Tacoma Rugby Club - Practices

Admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:52 +0000

The Tacoma Rugby Club men’s team is currently practicing for the upcoming Summer 7’s Season. We are practicing every Tuesday and Thursdays from 6:30 PM till about 8:30 PM at the Portland Ave Play Fields. Practices are open to anyone that is interested in playing rugby.

Portland Ave Play Fields:
3513 Portland Ave
Tacoma, Washington 98404

Nomad Summer Events

Admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:11 +0000

Here is a list of some of the Summer Events that the Nomads will be taking part in. If you have any questions, please contact us.

May 26th 2012
Eastside 10’s Tournament
Hosted by Eastside Axemen
Marymoor Park - Redmond, WA

June 2nd 2012
Open Weekend

June 9th 2012
Tatunka 7’s Tournament
Hosted by Budd Bay Rugby Club
The Evergreen State College - Olympia, WA

June 16th 2012
Roy Lucas 7’s Tournament
Hosted by ORSU
The Farm - Portland, OR

June 23rd & 24th 2012
Best of the West 7’s Tournament
Hosted by Ft.Lewis & PNRFU
Cowich Stadium - Ft. Lewis, WA

June 30th 2012
Open Weekend

July 7th 2012
Open Weekend

July 14th 2012
Can Am’s 7’s
Hosted by Chuckanut Rugby Club
The Polo Fields - Ferndale, WA

July 21st 2012
Open Weekend

July 28th, 2012
35th Annual Tacoma Aroma 7’s Tournament
Hosted by Tacoma Rugby Club
Portland Ave Play Fields - Tacoma, WA

August 3rd 2012
Open Weekend

August 11th 2012
Tacoma’s AGM
McHugh Beach House - Fox Island, WA

Summer 7’s Schedule

Admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:00:25 +0000

The schedule below is a list of events that the Tacoma Nomads will be playing in this Summer.

May 26th 2012
Eastside 10’s Tournament
Hosted by Eastside Axemen
Marymoor Park - Redmond, WA

June 2nd 2012
Open Weekend

June 9th 2012
Tatunka 7’s Tournament
Hosted by Budd Bay Rugby Club
The Evergreen State College - Olympia, WA

June 16th 2012
Roy Lucas 7’s Tournament
Hosted by ORSU
The Farm - Portland, OR

June 23rd & 24th 2012
Best of the West 7’s Tournament
Hosted by Ft.Lewis & PNRFU
Cowich Stadium - Ft. Lewis, WA

June 30th 2012
Open Weekend

July 7th 2012
Open Weekend

July 14th 2012
Can Am’s 7’s
Hosted by Chuckanut Rugby Club
The Polo Fields - Ferndale, WA

July 21st 2012
Open Weekend

July 28th, 2012
35th Annual Tacoma Aroma 7’s Tournament
Hosted by Tacoma Rugby Club
Portland Ave Play Fields - Tacoma, WA

August 3rd 2012
Open Weekend

August 11th 2012
Tacoma’s AGM
McHugh Beach House - Fox Island, WA

Clubhouse Update

Admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:00:15 +0000

Do you remember when we started all the Clubhouse discussion? 1982, to be exact, when Aroma Associates purchased the little house on East 34th, where the 4 car garage served as our clubhouse. What a great time we had there, hosting everyone from our brothers at Valley to the Japanese National Team to New Zealand’s Combined Services. I still have a bottle of “Cote du Nomad” in my wine rack, made by BamBam from the grape arbor. (Can you guess what I have been saving it for??)

Do you remember why we wanted a Clubhouse back then? For the same reasons we want one today- To promote and perpetuate the Sport and Spirit of Rugby Football in Tacoma. The game we all love so much teaches us life lessons, like commitment, consistency, dedication and teamwork; helping your mate stay out of trouble; doing the right thing when others kowtow; and giving your all for the game / for the cause, for the full clock.

Do you remember when we bought the Clubhouse property? I do May 11th 1999. Do you remember all the barriers to development we were up against? City Parking Ordinances. The property was too small. Wetlands and Buffers. Neighbors. Gulches. On August 11th 2009, when the City Council vacated the streets around us, and gifted the property to us, we cleared virtually every hurdle there has been between our dream and our reality. Except one. Now we need the money!

Do you remember promising, as you drank one of Steve Page’s beers he bought you, to help build the Clubhouse? Do you remember your enthusiasm and commitment to helping? I hope you do, because now is the time to remember! Now is the time to Step Up!

We are looking for people, Nomads, with talent, time, and determination to make this Club Goal a reality. We need 100 people to step up now and buy a Clubhouse Brick for $1,000. Your donation will be saved in our dedicated Clubhouse Fund, strictly for the purpose of building the Clubhouse. We need 25 Naddies to buy a Block for $10,000. Your name too, will be placed on the Wall of Honor in our lobby, thanking donors for your tax deductible gift to the Club and the future of Rugby in Tacoma.

We need somebody to really step up and gift the Club $100,000 for a Beam, serving as the catalyst to our grant writers’ matches for the foundations and organizations we will approach. We need talented, committed grant writers and researchers too. We need fund raisers to help us solicit contributions from the public, from raffles and solicitations. We need Can-Do, Will-Do people to step up and join our efforts to build our Clubhouse. We need your talents, your time, and your determination, serving on one of our committees:

Construction Committee:
Finalizing building design, “costing” development phase options, integrating “green” approaches, coordinating club labor efforts with Interwest Construction and Development, Inc.

Fund Raising Committee:
Generating capital funds for building construction through donation solicitations, grant writing, raffles, and other creative fund raising approaches like approaching local businesses for in-kind contributions.

Oversight Committee:
Oversee efforts to construct and operate a Clubhouse at Portland Ave., including legal, financial, reporting, compliance, future operations; assistance to other committees.

There are lots of little details that must be attended to. We need lots of sharp minds and hard workers to help us have a place to watch games from, when we are old and gray.

Email me at: scottr@tahomaassociates.org or call me Toll Free at 1-888-391-4232 during business hours.

Step Up!
Barney Rapp
Clubhouse Chairman