Rucktacular 2025

What began as a day of friendly scrimmages amongst California’s three inclusive rugby clubs has grown into the premier rugby festival of the western United States! Rucktacular is a celebration of Community and Sport championing inclusion, attracting over 300 LGBTQIA+ and Allied ruggers. Rucktacular 2025 was held in Agua Caliente tribal territory, colonially known as Palm Springs!

HOST TEAM SITE

TOURNAMENT SITE

tournament logo

solid & distressed

Every year, monarchs migrate south from Canada and the northern United States to winter in Mexico & SoCal. For the first time, Rucktacular will include teams across the western United States, Mexico, and Canada.

This year’s Rucktacular logo is a tribute to our colorful airborne neighbors and the reclamation of mariposa(e/x) – a Spanish word meaning butterfly, previously used as a pejorative to denigrate men suspected Gay or queer.

Symbolism flows through this dynamic logo, some nods more subtle than others. Rucktacular’s inclusivity and gender diversity are represented through bilateral gynandromorphic traits. Enveloping the final ‘R’ in ‘Rucktacular’ is a heart, representing the love in Gay + Inclusive rugby. Abstracted along the top corners are palms trees indigenous to SoCal, scientific name washingtonia filifera. Lastly, a rugby ball fills the counter of 2025’s ‘0’.

Save the Date

Stylized after monarch butterfly wings, this rugby ball conceptualizes aspects of Monarch butterfly characteristics. This beauty never made it to the production line, unfortunately!

brandbook

A comprehensive breakdown

This book is the culmination of hours of work, diving deep into the sexual characteristics of Monarch butterflies, custom letterforms,

Digital Banners

Facebook & Mailchimp

UX Backgrounds

mobile & Desktop

UX Background – Mobile

UX Background – Mobile

UX Background – Desktop

UX Background – Desktop

Merch

Commemorative Jersey

Retro meets modern in this vibrant design! Wavy, swooping stripes and palmera filifera – indigenous to Agua Caliente

Clothing + design

A simple 'n' sweet design, with a familiar flair! Inspired by the iconic Palm Springs sign, this monochromatic design showcases the modern terrain of Agua Caliente (AKA Palm Springs).

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