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USA Touch Nationals 2021

12/11/2021

USA Touch Nationals 2021 was a three day event held in Austin, Texas on October 11-13th. This Nationals was a tremendous cap to the year for the Portland Hunters.⁣ We are so fortunate to have a vibrant club that continues to grow each year even through a pandemic.⁣ Our growth shows the resilience of our players and their determination to move touch in the US forward. ⁣
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So many people to thank, we'd love to give a shout out to Hunters' Kaitlin, Karen, & Hannah for their crucial planning. Wendy & Sandy, our team moms that were instrumental in our success. The coaching staff: Craig, Nate Dawg, Brendan, & Jesse, the club is so grateful for your leadership. As well as the team managers: Brad & Lizard, your help was essential to the club.⁣

Big love to the referees that traveled and made their own impact on the growth of USA Touch: Mark, Jeff, Alan, & Chris.⁣
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Congratulations to the Hunters Women's Open side for completing their mission of becoming National Champions once again. ⁣
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Big ups to the Hunters' Mens Open side for completing in 4th place. Not the result we hoped for but we are so proud of all the new players for choosing to be apart of the family and the vets who continue to advance themselves and the club as a whole.⁣
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We are also proud of the Hunters that have transitioned to bigger roles in the game; much love to Adrian Witte who continues to move the women's game forward as the Director of USA Touch's Women's Program and congratulations on your appointment as referee of the Men's Open Final.⁣

Hunters Trainings Return to Reed College

12/11/2021

We are pleased to announce we are moving Sunday trainings back to Reed College rugby & soccer fields starting October 2021. Face masks are required on the campus.

Sundays 10am - 12pm at 3100 SE Steele St. Portland, Oregon

Please continue to log attendance via this Form

Autumn San Diego Invite

12/11/2021

Hunters Women Win Invite, Men Place Second

Brought to you by the same folks who created the NYC Invite, Hunters were invited to bring a men's and women's squads to the Del Mar Polo Fields on September 25, 2021. The one day tournament was packed with drama. The women were able to secure the win 6-3 over NY Touch. The men made it to the final in a dramatic win over NY but eventually fell to a strong Austin Huns side. Thank you to the coaches and leadership who made this tour possible and congratulations to the following Hunters for representing:

USA Touch ID Camp; Aug 7 & 8th in Seattle

7/26/2021

USA Touch Scouting Camps are taking place all over the US. The closest to us will be in Seattle, Washington the weekend of August 7 & 8. Find the full details on USA Touch or RSVP at this link here.

Saturday August 7th : Referee & Coach Education Courses from 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Sunday August 8th: USA Touch Player ID Camp and Games from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Hunter, Juanita Fetuuaho, selected by Team Mexico for Olympic 7s Repechage

6/16/2021

Huge round of applause for one of our all-time favorite Hunters, Juanita Fetuuaho 👏

Juanita has been selected to compete for Team Mexico in the Olympic 7s Repechage on June 19 & 20 in Monaco, as the Serpientes vie for the final spot in the Tokyo Games.

We are beyond proud of Juanita for her hard work and dedication, we can’t wait to watch her smash at such a large stage.

Join us in cheering her on all the way, catch the schedule over at @rugby_mexico on Instagram and we’ll be sure to share the link to the stream as well!

Hunters Find Success in NY

6/14/2021

What a time to be a Portland Hunter!!

We pay gratitude to EVERY member who has contributed to our club - Hunters of the past, the present and the future. This weekend, the touring squad came away as champions of the NYC Touch Tournament because of you all.

There were many lessons learned on this tour during the lead up, on the day, and on the pitch.

The final was thrilling. Hunters and NYC Touch played hard up to the very last second. They’d score, we’d score. They’d get a stop, we’d get a stop. When the hooter rang, Erik Mendoza edged one more in to tie the game up. We went to drop off!

In drop off, both teams are given an opportunity to score. In a true dramatic fashion, BOTH teams had opportunities to win with convertible attempts at the line. We stayed the course and flowed out of the box, stretching them wide with enough space to burn them on the edge. Defense wins games and with a Craig Martin interception we won. Final score: 10-9

Big shoutouts to the Austin Axes, San Diego and New York for a great tournament.

We look forward to the continued growth of touch in the US.

Head over to our Youtube channel to watch the matches for yourself!

NY Travel Side

5/27/2021

We're excited to announce a select side of Portland Hunters traveling to the East Coast to play at the elite Red Bull Arena June 12th. We're taking this unique opportunity to grow our club not only with players, but through investing in the development of staff, referees, and youth.

Find out more on the Tournament's Website

Partnership with Rugby Oregon

4/5/2021

We are beyond excited to be partnering up with Rugby Oregon for their high school spring season this year. Student athletes will be competing in a Super 6 Touch format. Rugby Oregon Coaches have spent the last few weeks diving into strategies of the game. We're excited to be able to provide coaches, players, and referees with resources throughout the season. Check out the new tab, Resources.

Hunters Return to Play

4/3/2021

Finally the Hunters are returning to play! Please review our RTP document below.

Masks will be required at all times as well as filling out a virtual waiver for each training session.

Thank you all for your patience as we roll out this plan. Safety is our number one priority. Please join our player's Facebook group or email list for details on time and location.

2021 AGM

1/29/2021

Mark your calendars for the Annual General Meeting to be held via Zoom.

Topic: Portland Touch Rugby AGM 2021
Time: Feb 4, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

How to Join:
Those on the PDX Touch email server received an email on Jan 28 with the link to join.
If you did not receive an email message us here or on our FB page or Instagram.