As one of the oldest institutions at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, TARA’s mission is to: promote leadership and professional network, provide financial support for the club, build community locally and globally, grow the Thunderbird brand and represent the club’s interests to the administration and alumni.

TARA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the growth and strength of the Thunderbird Rugby Club through scholarship, athletics, and philanthropy.

Thunderbird Rugby at work in the community:

Members of the Thunderbird Rugby Club put on a rugby skills workshop for refugee children who’ve recently been resettled in Phoenix. Approximately 15 kids from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Bhutan took part in the workshop, where they learned ball passing, kicking and teamwork skills. The day ended with a quick game of touch rugby, pizza and lots of Gatorade.

“The game may only be to move a ball forward on a dirt field, but the task can be accomplished with an unshackled joy and its memories will be a permanent delight. The women and men who play on that rugby field are more alive than too many of us will ever be.”
- Victor Cahn