San Francisco Rush (rugby)

San Francisco Rush
Full name San Francisco Rush
Union USA Rugby
Founded 2016
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
1st kit
2nd kit

The San Francisco Rush are a professional American rugby union team that plays in the newly formed PRO Rugby competition. They are based in San Francisco, California, and play their home games at Boxer Stadium.

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]

Venue

San Francisco
Boxer Stadium
Capacity: 3,500

Current players and staff

Current roster

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

The squad for the 2016 PRO Rugby season:[3]

San Francisco roster

Props

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

Hookers

Locks

  • United States Rich Knight
  • United States John Colvill
  • United States Brendan Daly
  • United States Nick Grass
  • United States Siaosi Mahoni
  • United States Alex Bowman
  • Belgium Jeremy Lenaerts

Loose Forwards

  • Tonga Sam Finau
  • United States Alec Gletzer
  • Australia Isaac Helu
  • United States Siupeli Sakalia
  • United States David Tameilau
  • Tonga Bill Fukofuka
  • Fiji Naibuka Tawake

Scrum-halves

  • New Zealand Devereaux Ferris
  • South Africa Michael Reid

Fly-halves

Centers

Wingers

Fullbacks

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

Current coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach United States Paul Keeler
Assistant coach United States Adriaan Ferris
Assistant coach New Zealand Simon Fathers[4]

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 Details
2016 PRO Rugby season
12 4 0 8 4 / 5
Paul Keeler
2016 San Francisco Rush season

Leading players

Season Captain Most tries Most points
2016 Patrick Latu David Tameilau (5) Volney Rouse (119)

Coaches

Coach Tenure Matches Won Drawn Lost Winning Percentage
Paul Keeler 2016–present 12 4 0 8 27.27%

See also

References

  1. "PRO Rugby Officially Announces San Francisco", This Is American Rugby, November 19, 2015.
  2. "Keeler Named PRO Rugby San Francisco Coach", This Is American Rugby, December 3, 2015
  3. "PRO Rugby Preview – San Francisco". Americas Rugby News. Americas Rugby News. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  4. "Bergamasco To Sacramento, Fathers Assistant in SF"
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