Rugby League in the NW usa?

[sjrugby]

hello everyone, I just recently moved to Corvallis Oregon from California. I have played, coach union rugby. this town already has a union team playing in a lower division. I want to explore or at lest try and set up a rugby league team but I want to know where to closes team is.

[kiwis 13 6]

im not from the states but as far i know not sure if theres any rugby league on the west coast at the moment, although there should be there must be a reasonable amount of ex pat kiwis, aussies, english, pacific islanders and interested americans to set up a competition?

 

in the past ive read on sites like this about league being played in utah, west coast of canada & hawaii, also game recently started in mexico... think rugby league in states at moment is north of east coast, florida down south & a few social sides in chicago... try contacting USARL they would have few contacts for you... all the best  

[Evil Homer]

There are no teams anywhere near Oregon. Your nearest teams would be in Vancouver if you're looking north of the border, other than that it would probably be Iowa. There have been people talking about setting up teams in Seattle, Utah and Orange County (California) in the past, but I don't think they have ever got off the ground. Like the poster above says, contact the USARL.

[sjrugby]

thanks guys, I thought Seattle had one called the force? I know BC has a rugby league but I am in no way financially set to have a team travel every few weeks across the border or travel to SoCal to play a few games. I was hoping to schedule a couple matches during the late spring and summer while giving some union guys a chance to keep playing during the off season. there is no reason why union and league can not coexist in america

[bbfaz]

Get some nines going. It has proved a decent starter here in Spain and now provides a winter game that doesn't exist even in place with 13s leagues.

Hold a nines tournament at the end of the summer and PR the hell out of it between now and then.

[Futtocks]

thanks guys, I thought Seattle had one called the force? I know BC has a rugby league but I am in no way financially set to have a team travel every few weeks across the border or travel to SoCal to play a few games. I was hoping to schedule a couple matches during the late spring and summer while giving some union guys a chance to keep playing during the off season. there is no reason why union and league can not coexist in america

It seems there is/was such a team in Seattle, but I don't know what the current situation is.

 

There appear to be some links and contacts here: https://www.facebook.com/SeattleRLFC

 

Also on the USARL development regions page: http://www.usarl.com/about/developing-regions/

[Evil Homer]

The Seattle team has been dead for years, if it was ever alive.

[sjrugby]

good idea about the 9s. could be something to discuss with the mens clubs in the area, some play 7s but not all clubs do.

[bbfaz]

Plus you need one venue to say yes. If the clubs are anything like they are in the UK, they'll jump at the chance to make a little profit.

[frombanginfront]

Whilst there was once a small Oregon based league in the 1980's (three clubs), well before the AMNRL were founded, there hasn't been anything in the area since. I would wonder if any of the people who had a hand in that first league would be still interested in supporting a new club or league.

[sjrugby]

does anyone know if the folks in seattle are still interested in playing, plan would be to play a 3-4 series of matches the first year with hopes to generate interest for other clubs to form and create a NW league with the winner playing a match with BC league.