2016 Denver Stampede season

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Denver Stampede
Location Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Ground(s) CIBER Field (Capacity: 1,915)
Coach(es) Sean O'Leary
Captain(s) Pedrie Wannenburg
Top scorer Will Magie (53)
League(s) PRO Rugby
2016 1st
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1st kit
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The 2016 Denver Stampede season was the first and only season in the club's history. Coached by Sean O'Leary and captained by Pedrie Wannenburg, Denver competed in the United States' 2016 PRO Rugby competition which they won.

Contents

Jersey and sponsors

In 2016 Denver jerseys were made by Champion System.

Fixtures

All home matches were played at Infinity Park in Denver through May and then at the University of Denver's CIBER Field.

DateWeekOpponentVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
17 April1 Ohio Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado Win16–13 Al-Jiboori, Wallace Kruger, Magie 2,312 [1]
24 April2 San Francisco Boxer Stadium, San Francisco Win18-35 Wannenburg,Collins(2),Malifa,Fenoglio Magie(4)1,700 2
1 May3 San Diego Breakers Torero Stadium, San Diego Win16-22 Fenoglio, Wannenburg,London Magie(3)2,000
4Bye
15 May5 Sacramento Bonney Field, Sacramento Win13-35De Achaval(2),Germishuys(2), Kruger Magie(4)2,000
20 May6 San Francisco Rush Infinity Park, Glendale, ColoradoWin41-37 Fenoglio,White,Rock,London(2),Wiessing Magie(5)2,346
7Bye
5 June8 San Diego Torero Stadium, San DiegoWin2423
9Bye
19 June10Ohio CIBER Field, Denver Loss2748
26 June11SacramentoCIBER Field, DenverWin2913
12Bye
10 July13 San Diego CIBER Field, Denver
17 July14SacramentoCIBER Field, Denver
24 July15San FranciscoBoxer Stadium, San Francisco
31 July16Ohio Memorial Park, Obetz

Ladder

2016 PRO Rugby season
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDBPts
1 Denver Stampede 121002403273+130848
2 Ohio Aviators 12903476273+2031147
3 San Diego Breakers 1240833541378925
4 San Francisco Rush 12408339454115824
5 Sacramento Express 12309294434140618
Source: [ citation needed ]

Ladder progression

2016 PRO Rugby season
TeamW1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10W11W12W13W14W15W16
Denver Stampede 4
(2nd)
9
(1st)
13
(1st)
13
(1st)
18
(1st)
23
(1st)
23
(1st)
27
(1st)
27
(1st)
27
(2nd)
31
(2nd)
31
(2nd)
36
(2nd)
41
(2nd)
46
(1st)
48
(1st)
Ohio Aviators 1
(3rd)
1
(4th)
6
(2nd)
11
(2nd)
12
(3rd)
17
(2nd)
17
(3rd)
17
(3rd)
22
(2nd)
27
(1st)
32
(1st)
37
(1st)
42
(1st)
42
(1st)
42
(2nd)
47
(2nd)
Sacramento Express 5
(1st)
5
(3rd)
5
(4th)
5
(4th)
5
(4th)
5
(4th)
5
(5th)
5
(5th)
5
(5th)
5
(5th)
5
(5th)
10
(5th)
11
(5th)
11
(5th)
16
(5th)
18
(5th)
San Diego Breakers 0
(4th)
5
(2nd)
6
(3rd)
11
(3rd)
15
(2nd)
15
(3rd)
20
(2nd)
21
(2nd)
22
(3rd)
23
(3rd)
23
(3rd)
23
(3rd)
23
(3rd)
24
(3rd)
25
(3rd)
25
(3rd)
San Francisco Rush 0
(5th)
0
(5th)
0
(5th)
1
(5th)
1
(5th)
3
(5th)
8
(4th)
8
(4th)
8
(4th)
12
(4th)
12
(4th)
12
(4th)
12
(4th)
17
(4th)
19
(4th)
24
(4th)

The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season.
For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key:winlossdrawbye

Squad

No.NameNationalityPositionDenver Debut App TCPDGPts
1 Luke White Flag of Australia (converted).svg PR 17 April 2016400000
2 Zach Fenoglio Flag of the United States.svg HK 17 April 20163200010
3 Ben Tarr Flag of the United States.svg PR 17 April 2016400000
4 Brodie Orth Flag of the United States.svg LK 17 April 2016200000
5 Christian Wiessing Flag of the United States.svg LK 17 April 2016400000
6 Logan Collins Flag of the United States.svg FL 17 April 20164200010
7 Peter Dahl Flag of the United States.svg FL 17 April 2016300000
8 Pedrie Wannenburg Flag of South Africa.svg N8 17 April 2016410005
9 Niku Kruger Flag of the United States.svg SH 17 April 20164201013
10 Ata Malifa Flag of the United States.svg FH 17 April 2016400000
11 Michael Al-Jiboori Flag of the United States.svg WG 17 April 2016310005
12 Michael Garrity Flag of the United States.svg CE 17 April 2016400000
13 Chad London Flag of the United States.svg CE 17 April 2016410005
14 Martin Knoetze Flag of South Africa.svg WG 17 April 2016200000
15 Will Magie Flag of the United States.svg FH 17 April 20164066030
16 Nicholas Wallace Flag of the United States.svg PR 17 April 2016410005
17Jake Turnbull Flag of Australia (converted).svg PR 17 April 2016400000
18 Soane Leger Flag of Tonga.svg PR 17 April 2016300000
19 Gannon Moore Flag of the United States.svg FL 17 April 2016400000
20 Zac Pauga Flag of the United States.svg N8 17 April 2016100000
21 Bobby Impson Flag of the United States.svg SH 17 April 2016400000
22Maximo de Achaval Flag of Argentina.svg FB 17 April 20164200010
23 Dustin Croy Flag of the United States.svg FB 17 April 2016200000
26 Chris Baumann Flag of the United States.svg HK 1 May 2016200000
27 Hanco Germishuys Flag of the United States.svg FL 15 May 20161200010
Ben Landry Flag of the United States.svg LK 000000
Justin Pauga Flag of the United States.svg CE 000000
Armandt Peens Flag of South Africa.svg FH 000000
24 Timana Tahu Flag of Australia (converted).svg WG 24 April 2016300000
25 Mose Timoteo Flag of the United States.svg SH 24 April 2016200000

Staff

Transfers

Joined
PlayerPositionFormer teamRef
Chris Baumann Hooker Flag of the United States.svg Austin Blacks [2]
Zach Fenoglio Hooker Flag of the United States.svg Glendale Raptors [2]
Soane Leger Prop Flag of the United States.svg Denver Barbarians [2]
Ben Tarr Prop Flag of Australia (converted).svg Souths [2]
Jake Turnbull Prop Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eastern Suburbs [2]
Nicholas Wallace Prop Flag of the United States.svg Glendale Raptors [3]
Luke White Prop Flag of the United States.svg Glendale Raptors [2]
Ben Landry Lock Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Saracens [2]
Brodie Orth Lock Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Blues [4]
Christian Wiessing Lock Flag of the United States.svg Glendale Raptors [5]
Logan Collins Flanker Flag of the United States.svg Denver Barbarians [5]
Peter Dahl Flanker Flag of the United States.svg Belmont Shore [5]
Hanco Germishuys Flanker Flag of the United States.svg Glendale Raptors [2]
Gannon Moore Flanker Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Blues [2]
Zac Pauga Number 8 Flag of the United States.svg Glendale Raptors [2]
Pedrie Wannenburg Number 8 Flag of France.svg Oyonnax [6]
Bobby Impson Scrum-half Flag of the United States.svg Denver Barbarians [2]
Niku Kruger Scrum-half Flag of the United States.svg Glendale Raptors [2]
Mose Timoteo Scrum-half Flag of the United States.svg SFGG [5]
Will Magie Fly-half Flag of England.svg Barnes [2]
Ata Malifa Fly-half Flag of the United States.svg Denver Barbarians [2]
Armandt Peens Fly-half Flag of the United States.svg Glendale Raptors [5]
Michael Al-Jiboori Centre Flag of the United States.svg Denver Barbarians [2]
Michael Garrity Centre Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Saracens [2]
Chad London Centre Flag of the United States.svg Glendale Raptors [2]
Justin Pauga Centre Flag of the United States.svg Denver Barbarians [2]
Martin Knoetze Wing Flag of the United States.svg Glendale Raptors [5]
Timana Tahu Wing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Newcastle Knights (RL) [7]
Dustin Croy Fullback Flag of the United States.svg Glendale Raptors [2]
Maximo de Achaval Fullback Flag of the United States.svg Denver Barbarians [5]
Sean O'Leary Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Notre Dame [8]

References

  1. "Dramatic finish sees Denver drop Ohio". americasrugbynews.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Ngwenya in PRO Rugby roster reveal". Americas Rugby News. March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  3. "Nick Wallace Joins PRO Rugby Denver Team". djcoilrugby. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  4. "Denver PRO Side Adds Orth to Roster". Americas Rugby News. April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "PRO Rugby Preview – Denver". Americas Rugby News. April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  6. "Former Bulls Bok to play pro rugby in America". Sport 24. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  7. "Former Wallaby signs for PRO Denver". Americas Rugby News. March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  8. "O'Leary named Denver PRO head coach". Americas Rugby News. February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.