Q-Seattle Events: Tacky Tourist Clubs

This is the big weekend for the Seattle Quake Rugby Team, as they host their annual tournament, Magnatude 15.07. The games take place on the fields of Marymoore Park in Redmond [get directions] all day Saturday. Look for the large tents pitched near the "pitch" (we figured out that that's what they call a field).

If you head over to the large eastside park, you'll be able to see plenty of games. Seattle Quake competes with teams from seven other cities -- Minneapolis Mayhem, Dallas Diablos, Portland Avalanche, San Francisco Fog, Pheonix Storm, Los Angeles Rebellion, and Vancouver Rogues. (Great names all, eh?)

Saturday's preliminary-round games feature 15-minute halves with games starting at 10 am, 10:45, 11:30, 12:15 pm, 1:30, and 2 pm. The winning teams then face off with 20-minute halves at 2:45 pm, 3:05, 3:30 and 4 pm.

But hey, it's a tournament of gay rugby teams, so there's more than just scrums on the pitch [or something like that]. There are plenty of parties, too, with the official ones happening at sponsor bars C.C. Attles, R Place, and The Cuff. [see bar map]

It starts tonight (Thursday) with a pre-festival informal get-together at CC's from 7 until 10 pm.

Registration is Friday at R-Place from 7 to 9 pm. Quake will set up a merchandise table to sell their sexy Quake gear.

The Cuff hosts the big post-match party Saturday from 7 to 10 pm. Tickets for the public (that's all the rest of us who aren't black-and-blue from the day's scrums [or whatever they call them]) are $10. There will be a kangaroo court, announcement and awards, and a closing ceremony.

It's still not over, though, because Quake will host a fundraiser Sunday at The Cuff from 4 to 8 pm featuring $3 burgers, brats, and brews, along with raffle tickets and Jello shots.

And just in case you're not familiar with Quake, here's the official boilerplate:

The Seattle Quake Rugby Football Club is a non-profit, community-based, amateur athletic organization.

The mission of the Seattle Quake RFC is to foster local, regional, national and international participation and competition in the game of Rugby Union Football and to create an environment where members of the community can learn the laws and practice of Rugby Union Football thereby improving their capabilities as players.

The Seattle Quake RFC is especially focused on providing opportunities for learning and playing competitive Rugby Union Football to communities traditionally under-represented in the sport, including gay men and men of color.

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