Training Starts January 13th, 2026
Kitsap Youth Rugby (dba Olympic Peninsula Sports Union -OPSU) built a reputation for toughness, integrity, and community. More importantly, it produced young men and women who went on to become committed members of their communities
Deane Shephard
Brandon Cast
Ryan Walker
Katherine Mckenzie
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Nickie Cavazos Crumb
The Background
Nearly 35 years ago, Kitsap Youth Rugby was formed at the request of a few South Kitsap High School players. From the beginning, the program was unique. For many years, until the International Rugby
Board banned the practice, we were one of the very few fully contact high school rugby programs in the United States.
Kitsap Youth Rugby built a reputation for toughness, integrity, and community. More importantly, it produced young men and women who went on to become committed members of their communities, serving professionally in the armed forces, emergency services, law enforcement, education, and beyond, as well as leading through volunteerism and nonprofit work.
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