The rugby has been promoted in the city of Seattle after the 1960s. Seattle Rugby Football Club has played a dominant role in popularizing the game of rugby in the city. Both the men and the women are encouraged by the club from the young age to engage in this game. Earlier, rugby in Seattle was practiced in the swamps around the Green Lake. But gradually the rugby players of Seattle have started practicing in the recognized stadiums of Seattle. The Seattle Rugby Football Club has earned fame not only within the country itself, but also in the foreign nations.
The game of rugby has been incorporated as a part of the physical activities in a number of schools and colleges in Seattle. 'The Vikings' is one of the famed rugby youth teams of Seattle to participate in national and international events. Students below the age
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of 19 enroll for these youth teams.
The other Seattle club promoting the game of rugby in the city is the Seattle Quake Rugby Football Club. Mostly the amateur players comprise this club. The laws and the procedures of the game are conveyed to the people of Seattle by this club. The club has taken initiatives to reach this game to different communities like gay men and black men in Seattle.
A number of events are held at regular intervals by these clubs to popularize the game of rugby in Seattle. Few measures have been adopted by organizations like Seattle Wheelchair Rugby Association to promote this game among the physically challenged people of Seattle.
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