Infinity Park

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Infinity Park
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View of the field in 2010
Infinity Park
Address4500 E. Kentucky Ave.
Glendale, CO
United States
Coordinates 39°41′57″N104°56′06″W / 39.6992°N 104.9349°W / 39.6992; -104.9349
Owner City of Glendale
Capacity 5,000 (rugby)
Field size100 x 68 m
Surface Grass
Opened2007;17 years ago (2007)
Tenants
American Raptors (SRA) (2023–present)
Glendale Merlins (2007–present)
Denver Barbarians (PRP) (2014–present)
Denver Stampede (PRO) (April – May 2016)
Website
infinityparkatglendale.com/stadium

Infinity Park is a stadium in the Denver enclave of Glendale, Colorado, and was formerly the unofficial home venue of the United States national rugby union team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 5,000 people. It opened in 2007, at a cost of $22.5 million. [1] It is the first rugby-specific, municipally-owned stadium in the United States. [2] [3]

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Infinity Park is the venue for several domestic rugby union teams. The field is home to the Glendale Merlins, a Division I men's rugby team that have won the national championship, [4] and of the Denver Barbarians. The stadium also hosts the Women's Premier League's Glendale Lady Merlins. [5] The defunct Denver Stampede of the defunct PRO Rugby played at the stadium between April and May 2016 as did the Merlins' professional offshoot Colorado Raptors who played in Major League Rugby between 2018 and 2020.

Infinity Park also hosts various tournaments. The stadium regularly hosts USA Rugby national men's club semifinals and finals championships. Infinity Park is the home of the Serevi Rugbytown Sevens Tournament which takes place in August each year and attracts teams from around the world to compete for a winner-take-all $10,000 cash prize. Most notably, it became the new home of the USA Women's Sevens, the country's stop in the annual World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, starting with the 2018–19 season. [6]

College rugby

Infinity Park has also hosted various college rugby championships and other matches. Infinity Park hosted the men's collegiate all-stars (2008-2011). The stadium has also hosted Division I college rugby matches played by the University of Colorado and Colorado State University. [7] The venue has also hosted the Champions Cup of the National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO). [8]

International rugby

Infinity Park has hosted international rugby test matches. It hosted the 2009 and 2010 Churchill Cup, a now-defunct international rugby tournament involving the United States, Canada, England, France, Argentina and other countries. Other international test matches staged at Infinity Park include the August 2011 sellout between the United States as Canada match and the June 2012 United States versus Georgia match.

On April 26, 2019, it hosted the USA women taking on the invitational Barbarians Women, the first-ever match against international competition for the Barbarians. [9]

In 2021, Infinity Park hosted home matches for the United States as part of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers. [10] [11]

DateHomeScoreAwayEventAttendanceRef.
July 29, 2008 Canada West Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 30–26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada East 2008 North America 4
USA Falcons Flag of the United States.svg 30–12 Flag of the United States.svg USA Hawks 2008 North America 4 [12]
August 2, 2008 USA Hawks Flag of the United States.svg 17–17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada East 2008 North America 4
USA Falcons Flag of the United States.svg 11–16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada West 2008 North America 4
June 6, 2009 Argentina XV Flag of Argentina.svg 20–28 Flag of England.svg England Saxons 2009 Churchill Cup [13]
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg42–10Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 2009 Churchill Cup [14]
June 10, 2009 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg19–30IRFU flag.svg  Ireland A 2009 Churchill Cup [15] [16]
United States  Flag of the United States.svg14–35 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina XV 2009 Churchill Cup1,800 [17] [18]
June 14, 2009 United States  Flag of the United States.svg17–56 Flag of England.svg England Saxons 2009 Churchill Cup [19] [20]
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg5–40IRFU flag.svg  Ireland A 2009 Churchill Cup [21] [22]
October 10, 2009 USA Select XV Flag of the United States.svg 10–57 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina XV 2009 Americas Rugby Championship [23]
June 5, 2010 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg48–6Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2010 Churchill Cup [24]
United States  Flag of the United States.svg39–22Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2010 Churchill Cup [25]
June 9, 2010 France A  Flag of France.svg43–10Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2010 Churchill Cup [26]
England Saxons  Flag of England.svg49–17Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2010 Churchill Cup [27]
June 13, 2010 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg33–27Flag of France.svg  France A 2010 Churchill Cup [28]
United States  Flag of the United States.svg9–32Flag of England.svg  England Saxons 2010 Churchill Cup [29]
13 August 2011 United States  Flag of the United States.svg27–7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 5,000 [30] [31] [32]
16 June 2012 United States  Flag of the United States.svg36–20Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 2012 June rugby union tests 3,800 [33] [34]
July 29, 2019 United States  Flag of the United States.svg47–19Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2019 Pacific Nations Cup 5,000 [35] [36] [37]
September 11, 2021 United States  Flag of the United States.svg38–16Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2023 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers [38] [39]
October 3, 2021 United States  Flag of the United States.svg19–16Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 2023 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers [40]
July 16, 2022 United States  Flag of the United States.svg29–31Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2023 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers 5,000 [41]
USA Record at the Infinity Park
CompetitionPlayedWonDrawnLost % Won
Churchill Cup 410325%
Pacific Nations Cup 1100100%
Rugby World Cup qualification 320166.67%
Test Match 2200100%
Total1060460%

Updated 13 September 2024

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