San Francisco Rush (rugby union)

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San Francisco Rush
Full nameSan Francisco Rush
Union USA Rugby
Founded2016
Disbanded2016
Location San Francisco, California, U.S.
Ground(s) Boxer Stadium (Capacity: 3,500)
Coach(es) Paul Keeler
Captain(s) Patrick Latu
Top scorer Volney Rouse (131)
Most tries David Tameilau (5)
League(s) PRO Rugby
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The San Francisco Rush was a professional American rugby union team that played one season in the short-lived PRO Rugby competition. They were based in San Francisco, California, and played their home games at Boxer Stadium.

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History

PRO Rugby announced its second team, San Francisco, on November 19, 2015. [1] Paul Keeler was announced in December 2015 as San Francisco's head coach. [2]

On December 15, 2016, PRO Rugby announced the immediate termination of the franchise due to a wide variety of issues, but mostly in regards to an unsuitable home venue and the inability to use Kezar Stadium. [3]

Venue

San Francisco
Boxer Stadium
Capacity: 3,500
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Players and staff

2016 roster

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

San Francisco roster

Props

  • Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Latu (c)
  • Flag of the United States.svg Dominic Lolohea
  • Flag of American Samoa.svg Fancy Namulau'ulu
  • Flag of the United States.svg Maka Tameilau
  • Flag of the United States.svg Saimone Laulaupea'ulu

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centers

Wingers

Fullbacks

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped.

2016 coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Paul Keeler
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Adriaan Ferris
Assistant coach Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Fathers [5]

Season summaries

C=Champions, R=Runners-up, W=Wooden Spoons
CompetitionGames
Played		Games
Won		Games
Drawn		Games
Lost		Ladder
Position		CRWCoachDetails
124084 / 5

Leading players

SeasonCaptainMost triesMost points
2016 Patrick Latu David Tameilau (5) Volney Rouse (119)

Coaches

CoachTenureMatchesWonDrawnLostWinning percentage
Paul Keeler 20161240827.27%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PRO Rugby Officially Announces San Francisco", This Is American Rugby, November 19, 2015. Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Keeler Named PRO Rugby San Francisco Coach", This Is American Rugby, December 3, 2015. Archived March 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Pro Rugby Nixes San Francisco Rush". Rugby Today. December 15, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "PRO Rugby Preview – San Francisco". Americas Rugby News. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bergamasco To Sacramento, Fathers Assistant in SF"
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