Set within the historic DeWilde Rugby and Polo Fields, the project creates a new gathering space for Chuckanut Bay Rugby Club that reflects the culture, stewardship, and enduring legacy of Pacific Northwest rugby.

Established in 1963, the Chuckanut Bay Rugby club serves Whatcom county and surrounding communities, competing from U6 mini rugby through Senior Women’s and Men’s teams. Many players from the club have gone on to represent the United States, the Seattle Seawolves, and have played professionally abroad.

The DeWilde Rugby and Polo Fields have been home to Chuckanut Bay Rugby since 1973, and was gifted to the club by the DeWilde Family Foundation in 2018. The grounds have become known as a pillar of PNW rugby and have been a common meeting place for American and Canadian Rugby teams. Recognizing the importance of developing the site to meet the needs of a growing club and sport in the U.S., volunteers and club members pulled together and regraded, irrigated, and actively maintain the most immaculate natural rugby grounds in the PNW in preparation for further development of a new structure.