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Rough & Tumble Announces Ownership of New Women’s Soccer Team in Seattle

Rough & Tumble is thrilled to announce it has joined the ownership team of the first USL W team to come to Seattle.

Part of an ownership group that includes NWSL players, WNBA owners, and former MLS players, this team is a monumental moment for women’s sports in Seattle. Join us on the journey to our first season in May 2025.

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    A Sublime Sports-Themed Getaway in Seattle

    NUVO MAGAZINE

    Ballard’s Rough & Tumble pub is a can’t-miss hot spot. Eighteen screens televise women’s sports from University of Washington Huskies basketball to World Cup snowboarding. The Gold Mamba Nachos with chicken tinga is a shareable plate worth travelling for.

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  • Screenshot of a news article from ADWEEK titled "How Women's Sports Bars Are Bringing Fans and Brands to March Madness" with a red banner labeled "Sports Marketing News."

    Women's Sports Bars Bring Fans and Brands to March Madness

    AD WEEK

    How Women's Sports Bars Are Bringing Fans and Brands to March Madness.

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  • Vogue magazine article titled "The Rise and Rise of Women's Sports Bars" by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, published March 12, 2024. The image shows six women sitting and standing around a pool table in a sports bar interior, with framed sports jerseys hanging on the wall in the background.

    THE RISE AND RISE OF WOMEN’S SPORTS BARS

    VOGUE

    As viewership for women’s sports continues to exceed expectations, now reaching an all-time high, sports bars across America are opening with a mission to promote, amplify, and, most importantly, stream women’s sports.

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  • The Sports Bra and Rough and Tumble Are Just the Beginning

    SEATTLE MET

    The Northwest proved women’s sports bars matter. Now the idea is going national.

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  • Interior of a sports bar with pool tables, multiple TVs displaying sports, and patrons watching and socializing.

    Infatuation Names R&T one of the Best Sports Bars in Seattle

    INFATUATION
    While sports comes first here, the food comes in at a close second.

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  • Megan Rapinoe, one last time in Seattle

    CBS SPORTS
    Inside look at how OL Reign celebrated the final days of her career.

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  • Award badge with Seattle skyline, labeled 'Best in the PNW,' 'Winner 2023,' by The Seattle Times.

    Best In PNW: Best New Restaurant & Best Sports Bar

    SEATTLE TIMES
    Rough & Tumble wins Best New Restaurant & Best Sport Bar

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  • A woman wearing a black T-shirt with red text that reads 'We Are Bold DL Reign' and a crest, smiling in front of a brick wall with a painting or mural of industrial workers and docks.

    Women’s sports fandom: Why brands should care about its growing numbers

    02.16.2023 - PARITY NOW
    Nearly 100 people watched the 2023 NWSL Draft from Rough & Tumble, including OL Reign draftee Shae Holmes and her family. The following week, a sold-out crowd of over 200 watched the USWNT friendlies, with others queuing down the block in hopes of squeezing in.

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  • A woman with short blond hair smiling and standing outdoors in front of a mural depicting workers, ships, and flags, wearing a navy T-shirt with red text.

    Where Everybody Knows Her Name

    11.02.2022 - SEATTLE TIMES
    Rough & Tumble’s name is an homage to the Dick, Kerr Ladies FC, who were banned from playing soccer in the early 1900s in England and called “Rough Girls” as a pejorative for doing so anyway.

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  • Large outdoor wall with multiple posters advertising a pub's opening winter 2022 in Seattle, WA, featuring sports, live music, beer, and cheer.

    Seattle’s First Women’s Sports Bar Takes Over Sawyer’s Space

    10.25.2022 - SEATTLE MET
    We’re nowhere near done mourning this recently departed Ballard restaurant. At least Rough and Tumble will write a cool new chapter for its address.

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  • Group of five people smiling and posing for a photo in a stadium, wearing athletic clothing and scarves supporting a team.

    A Pub Dedicated to Showing Women's Sports Will Open This Year in Seattle

    08.17.2022 - KING 5
    Rough & Tumble Pub will focus on showing the games of Seattle's women's sports teams, like the OL Reign and the Seattle Storm.

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  • Smiling woman with short red hair wearing a blue t-shirt and jeans, leaning on a white railing outdoors with a brick building in the background.

    Seattle Gets Its Very Own Bar for Watching Women’s Sports

    08.10.2022 - SEATTLE MET
    Rough and Tumble will open in Ballard this winter.

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