Denver PRO Rugby team

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Denver
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Full name TBD
Union USA Rugby
Founded 2016
Location Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Ground(s) CIBER Field (Capacity: 1,915)
Coach(es) Sean O'Leary
League(s) PRO Rugby
1st kit
2nd kit

Denver PRO Rugby team is an American rugby union team that plays in the PRO Rugby competition. They played their home games at Infinity Park in the Denver suburbs until May 2016, after which they moved to the University of Denver's CIBER Field.

History

Reports began circulating as early as November 2015 that Denver would host a PRO Rugby team when the competition's inaugural season kicked off in April 2016.[1] PRO Rugby officially announced on February 26, 2016 that Denver would be the competition's fifth team.[2] Denver's first officially announced player signing was South African international Pedrie Wannenburg.[3]

Stadiums

  • Infinity Park (April – May 2016)
  • CIBER Field (June 2016 – present)

Season summaries

C=Champions, R=Runners-up, W=Wooden Spoons
Competition Games
Played		 Games
Won		 Games
Drawn		 Games
Lost		 Ladder
Position		 C R W Coach Captain Details
2016 PRO Rugby season
 5 5 0 0 1 / 5
Sean O'Leary
Pedrie Wannenburg
2016 Denver season

Players and staff

Current roster

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For player movements before and during the 2016 season, see 2016 PRO Rugby season § Denver.

The squad for the 2016 PRO Rugby season:[4]

Denver roster

Props

Hookers

Locks

  • United States Ben Landry
  • United States Brodie Orth
  • United States Casey Rock
  • United States Christian Wiessing

Loose Forwards

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

  • United States Will Magie
  • United States Ata Malifa
  • South Africa Armandt Peens

Centers

  • United States Michael Garrity
  • United States Chad London
  • United States Justin Pauga

Wingers

Fullbacks

  • United States Dustin Croy
  • Argentina Maximo de Achaval
(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped.

Current coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Ireland Sean O'Leary
Assistant coach New Zealand Peter Borlase
Assistant coach United States David Williams[5]
Technical advisor South Africa Andre Snyman
General manager Kieran Browner[6]

Captains

Years Captain
2016–present Pedrie Wannenburg

Coaches

Coach Tenure Matches Won Drawn Lost Winning Percentage
Sean O'Leary 2016–present 5 5 0 0 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Professional rugby team planned for Denver", Denver Business Journal, Monica Mendoza, November 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Denver Lands Final PRO Rugby Team", This Is American Rugby, February 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Pedrie set for American stint", SA Rugby Mag, March 6, 2016.
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  5. ↑ "David Williams Named as Denver Assistant Coach", Americas Rugby News, March 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ "U.S. professional rugby to lift off without Olympic stars", ESPN, April 15, 2016.
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