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Tacoma Rugby Club - Practices

Admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:00:52 +0000

The Tacoma Rugby Club men’s team is currently practicing every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 till 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

Women’s Rugby in Tacoma

Admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:00:47 +0000

Need something new in your life? The Tacoma Rugby Club is currently seeking women of all shapes and sizes to form a women’s rugby team in the Pierce County area (Tacoma). No experience is needed.

Currently the Tacoma Women are getting ready for their Spring Season. Practice will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 till 8:30 PM at the Portland Ave Play Fields.

For more information contact Meg at: tacomawomensrugby@hotmail.com

Sirens Practice Times

Admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:00:50 +0000

The Tacoma Women have just finished there Fall Season and are currently off for the winter. The Tacoma Women will start practice for the Spriing Season in February, stay tuned for details.

Rugby Gear - Tacoma Rugby Store

Admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:00:09 +0000

The Tacoma Rugby Club now has apparel for all our programs. Check out all the items for the Tacoma Nomads, the Tacoma Tsunamis and the Harbour Rugby Program.

The Tacoma Rugby Club Store - Tees, sweats, hoodies, polos, micro-fiber performance shirts, hats and kids’ wear.

20 % of all proceeds from the sale of all apparel goes
to the our Youth Programs & Building Fund.

Click on the link below - for all you gear.
http://scrumbot.com/shop?c=69473

Dues for Tacoma Rugby Club

Admin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:00:05 +0000

Dues for the 2011 Fall Season and 2012 Spring Season are now due. All players must be in Good Standings as a minimum for Selection Consideration. Fall Dues are due now for player eligibility.

Dues Structure:
$500.00 Founding membership
$200.00 Club Membership
$100.00 Half Season
$75.00 Social Membership
$70.00 Summer Membership

2011 Tacoma Aroma 7’s

Admin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the 34th Annual Tacoma Aroma Summers 7’s Tournament. This years Tacoma Aroma 7’s Tournament will feature a 12 team men’s open bracket, 4 team women’s bracket, 4 team old boy bracket and the Washington State U19 Finals. This year’s Aroma 7’s Tournament will be held on Saturday, July 30th 2011 at the Portland Ave Play Fields in East Tacoma. The Tacoma Aroma 7’s Tournament is the biggest, best and longest running 7’s tournament in the Northwest. Register early as slots have aready started to fill up.

Cost:
$250.00 per team for the Tacoma Aroma 7’s (delinguents will be charged $50.00 late fee)
entry fee deadline is July 15th 2011.

Send Payment To:
Tacoma Rugby Club
1545 Tacoma Ave South
Tacoma, Wash. 98402

When:
Saturday July 30th 2011 - 9:00 AM till 5:00 PM

Where:
Portland Ave Play Fields
3513 East Portland Ave
Tacoma, WA. 98404

Take Exit 134 off of I-5 Northbound and turn right onto Portland Ave, or
Take Exit 135 off of I-5 Southbound and turn left onto Portland Ave
Proceed approximately 7 blocks and Portland Ave Playfield will be located
on your left.

Questions ?
Email - Jason Shelton at jasonrugby@aol.com

Thank you for supporting rugby in the Pacific Northwest and the Tacoma Rugby Club.
We look forward to seeing you on the pitch.

Cheers ~
Jason Shelton
Tournament Director

2010 Tacoma Aroma 7’s

Admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:00:42 +0000

Welcome to the 33rd Annual Tacoma Aroma Summers 7’s Tournament, and this years Pacific Coast 7’s Qualifier. This years tournament will feature 16 of the best men’s teams and 6 of the top women’s teams in the Northwest. We will also have the top teams in the Pacific Coast battle it out for 2 seeds to Nationals. This year’s Aroma 7’s Tournament will be held on Saturday, July 31st 2010 at the Portland Ave Play Fields in East Tacoma. The Tacoma Aroma 7’s Tournament is the biggest, best and longest running 7’s tournament in the Northwest ! ! !

At this years 7’s Tournament will have the following:
1. Three fully lined fields, with retention ropes up.
2. Warm up area for all teams
3. All teams are guaranteed at least three games
4. Concessions and Tournament Shirts
5. The top 7’s teams from the Pacific Coast

Cost:
$250.00 per team for the Tacoma Aroma 7’s (delinguents will be charged $50.00 late fee)
$500.00 per team for the Pacific Coast 7’s Qualifier
entry fee deadline is July 15th 2010.

Send Payment To:
Tacoma Rugby Club
1545 Tacoma Ave South
Tacoma, Wash. 98402

When:
Saturday July 31st 2010 - 9:00 AM till 5:00 PM

Where:
Portland Ave Play Fields
3513 Portland Ave
Tacoma, WA. 98402

Take Exit 134 off I-5 (NB) and turn right onto Portland Ave, or
Take Exit 135 off I-5 (SB) and turn left onto Portland Ave.
Proceed approximately 7 blocks to 3513 Portland Ave.
The Pitches will be located on your left.

Questions ?
Email - Jason Shelton at jasonrugby@aol.com

Thank you for supporting Pacific Northwest Rugby and the Tacoma Rugby Club.
We look forward to seeing you on the pitch.

Cheers ~
Jason Shelton
Tournament Director

2009 Tacoma Aroma 7’s

Admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:00:40 +0000

The 32nd Annual Tacoma Aroma Summers 7’s Tournament, the longest running 7’s Tournament in the Pacific Northwest, was once again a huge success. This year’s Aroma 7’s Tournament was held on a beautiful sunny Saturday, July 25th 2009 with highs in the low 90’s. The tournament was played at Chambers Creek Fields in University Place, the best fields in this years summer 7’s series.

We had 16 men’s teams and 4 women’s teams competing on the day. With Somoa One vs. Chuckanut in the Cup Final, Libery vs. Valley in the Plate Final, Tacoma vs. Western Washington in the Bowl Final and the Mudhens in the Women’s Final. Somoa took it to Chuckanut winning the Cup Final. The Liberty boys downing the Valley Men in the Plate Final. In the game of the day Tacoma losing by 2 to Western Washington in the Bowl Final with no time left. And the Mudhens winning the Women’s Final.

Next years Tacoma Aroma 7’s Tournament and Pacific Coast Qualifier will be held on Saturday July 31st 2010. Stay tuned for more information.

Cheers,

Future Club House of Tacoma

Admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:00:44 +0000

Clubhouse - Fall Update

Admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:00:15 +0000

Where’s the Clubhouse. . . .
Do You Remember. . . .
Fall 2009

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, such as in August’s Clubhouse Update…. No! You can’t have a Piggy Bank Raffle like that! That would be Internet Gambling! ….. 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.
Hey! That’s Right Now!

Email me at: SBarneyR@Harbornet.com or call me Toll Free at 1-888-391-4232 during business hours.

Step Up!
Barney Rapp
Clubhouse Chairman