The 2025/26 End of Season Report: Sixty Years of Showing Up
Every year we put the whole season in one place: the results, the people, the money, and the work nobody sees. This year's report has more in it than most. A national final. A sixtieth birthday. A new way to give. And a club that kept choosing to show up.
Here are the highlights. The full 26-page report is one click away.
Read the full 2025/26 End of Season Report
A note from the President
Club President Kevin Flynn opens the report with the line that frames everything after it: "We've built something rare in American rugby: not just a team, but a community that happens to play."
This season the focus was simple. Reconnect today's players with the heritage they inherited, welcome our alumni home, and rebuild the community engagement that defined the club before the pandemic. In his words: "We compete, yes. But more fundamentally, we show up."
On the field
Men's XV — USA Club Rugby Division 1. Pacific Regional Champions, then National Runner-Up at the 2026 USA Club Rugby D1 Men's National Championship.
Women's XV — USA Club Rugby Division 1/2 and the BC Rugby Premier League. Pacific Regional qualifiers and BC Rugby Premier League competitors.
Sixty years, one night
On May 30, 2026, we filled the Washington Athletic Club with the thing that has defined this club for six decades: people who showed up. Three generations and three clubs told one story.
- 238 guests
- $150,000 raised to make the next sixty years stronger
- $3,500 provided to our community partners
The night also looked back at what those sixty years built, including nine 7s national championships and two 15s national championships. Relive 60 Years of Rugby in Seattle.
The Heritage Club is born
We launched the Heritage Club at the 60th. It's our new major-giving program, a way for our biggest believers to invest directly in what comes next. It isn't about funding a team. It's about the coaches who show up every week, the players finding their footing for the first time, and the community that forms around this game.
Six founding names made history, with decades of support to SRC, OPSB and the Breakers behind them:
- Benefactors — David Bruck; Chris & Julie Prentice; Dick Smith
- Stewards — Jerry & Vic Penington; the Martyn Foundation
- Patron — Peter Buckley
Beyond the pitch
We call it TSPDS: The Stuff People Don't See. The report puts a lot of it on the page.
- Rugby for Remembrance. For a second year, SRC anchored the USA Military Rugby team's tour of the United Kingdom, capped by a match against the British Army Senior Men's XV. Eight club members served on the field and in support.
- Seattle Slam Wheelchair Rugby. We backed their road to Nationals with volunteer support and fundraising: heart, hits and unity.
- Youth rugby. Players joined youth touch rugby in the region, and we teamed up with Rugby Works at youth events to show young players, coaches and parents what the game can open up.
- The Dash. On July 18, 2026 we paused the competitive calendar for a community check-in with the Valley Kangaroos and Seattle Touch Rugby, built around presence, not points. If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 by call or text at 988.
- Unfiltered and See's Candy. Kevin Flynn's Unfiltered podcast kept telling the stories of people who played here, and our holiday See's Candy fundraiser helped us reach our $1,000 goal.
With you, Dave
The report also makes room for Dave Enright, our men's team manager, a backbone of the Orcas and assistant manager for the Seattle Seawolves. Dave is fighting stage 4 cancer with the same toughness he has brought to this club for years. If you would like to help in any way, please reach out to Kevin Flynn.
Growing the game across the Pacific Northwest
We announced the Rugby Growth + Sustainability Program, a club-funded, PNW-focused effort. We're seeking funds to hire a Head of Rugby who will work with the Board and local unions to:
- increase youth and adult participation
- strengthen PNW rugby infrastructure
- generate sustainable revenue
- build strategic partnerships for long-term growth
We're looking for funding partners, sponsors and community advocates to launch the role. See the Growth & Sustainability Program.
The numbers, in the open
Seattle Rugby Club is a 501(c)(3), and we publish our finances every year.
- $134,091 cash balance at May 31, 2026
- $219,201 income, led by $180,431 in charitable donations
- $224,727 expenses. The largest were travel ($56,112), fields ($41,762) and medical ($33,727).
- ($5,526) net for the year
One timing note: about $90,000 of the $150,000 raised at the 60th, and roughly half of its $50,000 in expenses, falls in the 2026/27 budget. The event was on May 30 and our fiscal year ends May 31.
How you can help
Costs keep rising, and fundraising and donations are what keep this club going. There are a few ways in:
- Become a Clubhouse Member: help cover travel, fields, coaching and medical support
- Make a tax-deductible donation
- Partner with the club
- Volunteer on match days or at community events, or join the board or a committee
Thank you to our sponsors, our community partners, our board and operations team, and everyone who showed up this season. Never above you. Never below you. Always by your side.
Read the full 2025/26 End of Season Report
About the Seattle Rugby Club
Established in 1966, Seattle Rugby Club (formerly known as Seattle OPSB and Seattle Saracens) is an adult rugby union club focused on the fifteens code of the global game. Seattle Rugby proudly promotes the sport of rugby in North America both on and off the pitch through community-focused efforts as well as performing on game day. The club provides opportunities for men, women, and young people to engage with rugby at all levels.
