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Alaska Rugby

The Dream

Justin Green

Rugby has always been in my blood, but I never knew it. Tough tackling and wild characters  – that was just the Green family, and growing up in Alaska.

school-boysAs a kid my parents sent me to one of England best schools, St Lawrence College, to learn good manners, the Queen’s English and rugby. I learned from a Welshman, Ian Gollop, and Mr Jones our English rugby coach, starting first at prop and then moving to flanker. I learned the meaning of driving hard, getting low, and producing results. Together with Nidal Ramini, Giles Taylor and Engin Tan Narin, our Turkish hooker, and then with a school exchange program that added South Africans Greg Turner, Grant Morris, and Eddie Woods, I fell in love with the international melting pot and realized that rugby was indeed a beautiful game.

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Growing up (my friends could question whether I have done that) only deepened the love of rugby and my ability to start dreaming. But first a brief stop in Washington on my way back to Alaska, to attend the Washington State University for 5 years. You guessed it – to play rugby and get a first class degree in something or other. Together with Coach James McDonnell and Captain John Sjolund, we took WSU to the West Coast NCAA championship and many a story along with it.

justin iphone 211 (2)Back in Alaska I knew I had to bring this home with me. I wanted to give something back. Playing for the Spenard Green Dragons under captain John Bodick with Jon, Norm, Doug and Tony in my spare time – I begged, borrowed and stole to build a successful business in Alaska Demolition using my rugby team as employees . All for one purpose. To build Alaska’s first and only rugby facility at the Alaska Mountain Rugby Grounds, and host international sides from around the world.

Justin's Iphone 3964Hiking the hillside back then along with Cam Vivian and founder of the Alaska Rugby Union in 1973 William Tucker, I asked them if they could imagine the likes of Richie McCaw,  Joe Rokocoko and Jonny Wilkinson practicing here one day. Their stunned silence said it all. They knew it would happen too. Just like I did. They just didn’t say it at the time.

Its taken a while, but there’s still plenty of rugby in this old rugger yet. Now its time to give back. I invite you to experience Alaska, the great outdoors, and the Great Northern rugby Mecca that is the Mountain Rugby Grounds.

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Rugby’s field of dreams

Building The Alaskan Rugby Mountain Grounds

World Rugby’s Visit to Alaska

Video coming soon… Sam Tongue of World Rugby was just here to document and capture the Alaska rugby story which includes Alev Kelter, Alaska Youth Rugby and Alaska Mountain Rugby Grounds. We’re looking forward to the release of the documentary videos. We’ll post here as soon as available.

USA Women’s Sevens Rugby team visits Alaska

The Alaska Mountain Rugby Grounds hosts the US women’s Olympic rugby team for a training cam and retreat before the Olympics.

Lorrie Clifford Try Dive Benefit

Try Dive at the Alaska Mountain Rugby Grounds~ A Benefit for Lorrie Clifford JOIN US on and Do a Try Dive into the Pond at the Alaska Mountain Rugby Grounds in Support of Former USA Women’s Sevens Eagle – Lorrie Clifford. There are 2 opportunities to Try Dive this year: – Saturday, June 17th, 2017 After the Midnight Sun Sevens Championship… Read More

International Open Registration – Still Open

21st Annual Midnight Sevens Rugby Tournament, June (Friday) 16 & (Saturday) 17, 2017, featuring over 19 hours of daylight, why not play until the sun sets? Read more

USA Women’s Olympic Rugby Team – Anchorage Tour

The Women’s Team will run an exhibition match of sevens rugby for the community after the youth rugby camp. Read more

Anchorage rugby enthusiast builds field of his dreams

Promoting rugby in Alaska, Justin Green talks about his new rugby pitch. Read more

That Beautiful Rugby Pitch in the Sky

No, You haven’t died and gone to heaven. But here’s hoping the final resting place looks like Justin Green’s Alaska Mountain Rugby Grounds. Click Here to view the full article featured in RugbyMag.com

All Blacks are coming to Alaska?

It looks that way, after meeting with the team recently it looks like it could happen. If you haven’t seen the news clip of Justin in New Zealand introducing his dream to the rugby world click here now.  

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