Recruiting

Husky Rugby is building a strong, professional style, competitive team to become one of the premier collegiate rugby programs in the nation. If you are a motivated incoming or current University of Washington students join us.

Information regarding admission to the University of Washington can be found at http://admit.washington.edu/Admission.

Practices for 2018-2019 Season:

Mondays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, UW Outdoor Practice Facility
Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, UW Outdoor Practice Facility

Thank you for your interest in Husky Rugby, please fill out the form below to contact our coaches.

Player Profiles

Peter Harrison

2015-16 senior scrumhalf, and club president, Peter Harrison. Peter is original from Port Angeles, WA and is currently studying Chemical Engineering. Peter has played rugby for the past eight years after hearing about it at his high school, St. Michael’s University, a bordering school in Victoria, BC. One of his favorite rugby memories came when he scored the winning try against SMU’s rival team, Oak Bay, in the BC AAA Provincial Quarterfinals. Since Peter’s arrival at UW he has consistently been a positive impact both on and off the pitch. We as a club are sad to be losing Peter next year but are excited to see what the future holds for him. As usual, here are some questions to get to know Peter:

Favorite food: BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches with baked beans
Song for you rugby highlight tape: Power- Kanye West
Favorite Cartoon Movie: The Lion King
Self-Given Nickname: Pistol Pete
Favorite International Rugby Player: Kevin Swiryn/ Quade Cooper
Stuck on an Island what three things would you bring: Satellite Phone, Scuba Gear, and a rugby ball

Kincaid Crile

Kincaid is a business major from Portland, Oregon who has been playing rugby for the past 3 years. He started playing rugby after his father, a Husky RFC Alum, encouraged him to try it in high school. So far his favorite rugby memory came when he won the Oregon State Rugby Championship by 2 points in his senior year, after tackling a "300 pounder like 8 straight time.” Here are some more questions to better get to know our impact freshman Kincaid Crile:

Song for your rugby highlight tape: Blasé – Ty Dolla $ign
Deep Dish or New York Pizza: Yew Nork (His spelling)
Stuck on an Island what three things would you bring?: A beautiful woman, a Wilson Volleyball and

Lunchables
Self-Given Nickname: King Quade, B Rod
Sports Idol: Mark Sanchez
Favorite Cartoon Movie: The Incredibles

Nate Lungstrom

Heading into the championship this weekend we will dive into the life of starting prop Nate “Soggy Bottom” Lungstrom. Soggy was born in Spokane weighing 20 pounds with a bench press of 210 lbs. Nate is studying physiology with a minor in chemistry, when he is not busy lifting weight or eating. He has been playing rugby since he came to UW in 2013. Nate started to play because he yearned for the ability to hit people after playing 4 years of high school football. Lets get to know Soggy on a more personal level:

Favorite Food: Anything with Meat
Favorite Cartoon Movie: The Emperor's New Groove
Favorite International Rugby Player: Kevin Swiryn
Highlight Tape soundtrack: Here Comes the Boom by Nelly
Deep Dish or New York Pizza: Pizza in general is good
If you could have any super power: To fly, so I can get to place with style

Josh Rayburn

2015-16 captain Josh Rayburn. Josh is a senior from Puyallup, WA, majoring in Physiology and minoring in nutritional science, while on the Pre-Med track. He has 10 years of rugby experience. He started playing rugby because his four older brothers played. So far his favorite rugby memory is when he got to play with his older brother, but knows that winning this years NCRC Championship will be a better feeling. Here are some responses that we hope will allow you to get to know Josh better:

Favorite International Rugby Player: Kevin Swiryn
Favorite Cartoon Movie: Hercules
If you were stuck on an island what three things would you bring?: A Helicopter, A helicopter pilot, and some juice boxes
Go to Karaoke Song: Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
Whole Milk, 1% Milk or 2% Milk?: Whole Milk
Sports Idol: Kevin Swiryn

Jack Stimson

Jack is a senior majoring in psychology hoping to find a career in sports psychology. He started playing rugby 7 years ago in his hometown of Chicago, IL. As for the reason for playing, Jack had this to say “My high school Spanish teacher mentioned she played it and suggested that we try it. I thought to myself that it wouldn’t hurt to try it. Then my advisor got me in contact with the team captain of our high school team and the rest is history.” Here are a few more questions to better get to know Jack:

Favorite food: Anything BBQ related
Favorite International Rugby Player: Kevin Swiryn
Go to Karaoke Song: TNT by AC/DC
Whole milk, 1% or 2% Milk?: Chocolate 2%
Sports Idol: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
If you were stuck on an island what three things would you bring?: If Coach Swiryn isn’t an option then I would bring some sunscreen, a beach umbrella, and a nice big yacht.

Nick Gadbaw

Starting center Nick “Kiwi” Gadbaw, but can play fly half when “Jack gets yellow carded”. Nick is originally from Iowa, but grew up in New Zealand where he started playing rugby at the age 4. He is majoring in Industrial Design but we are all pretty sure he just stays home and does arts and crafts. When he is not playing with crayons he can be found at home, in Camas, WA making t-shirts, such as our championship gear. His favorite rugby memory over the past 17 years came last week when we beat WWU to win the NCRC Championship. Here are some questions to better get to know Kiwi:

Favorite Cartoon Movie: Toy Story
If you could have any superpower: The ability to dispense Yeti Yogurt(frozen yogurt) from my hands
Sports Idol: Terrell Owens
Weirdest thing you purchased in the past 6 months: My pet python Jumanji, and his castle
Go-To Karaoke Song: Bubbly by Colbie Caillat
Whole milk, 1% or 2%: Chocolate Milk

Riley Poulson

Riley Poulson is one of our flankers, from Kent, Washington. He is currently studying Math. Riley has 4 years of experience after the captain of his high school team chose to eat an whole orange, peel and all, in order to get Riley out to practice, and he has been hooked ever since. His favorite rugby memory so far has been winning the D1AA Varsity Cup his freshman year. Not only is Riley a very good rugby player, but he is also a amateur competitive eater. Here is some more information to better get to know Riley:

Favorite Cartoon Movie: Frozen
Stuck on an Island, what three things would you bring?: A plane, a pilot and a French Dip Sandwich
Go to Karaoke Song: Shake it Off by Taylor Swift
Favorite Food: Food
Self-Given Nickname: Peaches
Sports Idol: Kevin Swiryn