San Francisco Golden Gate RFC
Template:Infobox rugby team San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in San Francisco, California. SFGG's first side competes in the Northern California Rugby Football Union's Men's Division I, Women's Division II, and Pacific Rugby Premiership. The SFGG Youth Program includes high school Varsity, Junior Varsity, Frosh-Soph teams as well as U-12, U-10 and U-8 (non-contact) youth teams. SFGG also fields nationally competitive Rugby Sevens squads over the summer. The SFGG Old Boys team, the Señors, feature in occasional matches.
History
SFGG Rugby was formed in 2001 from the merger of the San Francisco Rugby Club and the Golden Gate Rugby Club.[1] The club won the 2009 and 2011 Rugby Super League championships defeating Life University in the final both times, by 23–13 and 20–5 respectively.[2]
Ray Sheeran Field
San Francisco Golden Gate RFC leased land and a former PX building from the city of San Francisco on Treasure Island in the summer of 2005 for the purpose of building a field and clubhouse. The facility was opened in November 2005 with a Grand Banquet/Dedication featuring former All Black captain Reuben Thorne and former US Eagle captain Dan Lyle. The pitch was formerly named for former club President and current Director Greg Rocca. In March 2011, the pitch was renamed to Ray Sheeran Field.
Ray Sheeran Field hosted the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 USA Rugby National Club Sevens Championships.
Club honors
- Pacific Rugby Premiership
- Champions: 2014[3]
- USA Rugby Elite Cup
- Champions: 2013[4]
- Rugby Super League
- Champions: 2009, 2011
- Runner-up: 2004, 2010
- Semifinalists: 2007
- US Men's Division I
- Semifinalists: 1996, 2000, 2010
- Finalists: 1999
Notable players
Current players
Players with international caps in bold.
- Template:Flagicon Daniel La Prevotte
- Template:Flagicon Aaron Latzke
- Template:Flagicon Saimone Laulaupeaalu
- Template:Flagicon Shaun Paga
- Template:Flagicon Danny Barrett — flanker
- Template:Flagicon Patrick Latu — San Francisco Rush captain
- Template:Flagicon Volney Rouse — flyhalf
- Template:Flagicon Mile Pulu — center
- Template:Flagicon Tai Enosa — fullback
Former players
Internationally capped players are in bold.
- Template:Flagicon Brian Barnard
- Template:Flagicon Nathan Couch
- Template:Flagicon Tony Daly
- Template:Flagicon Philippe Farner
- Template:Flagicon Robbie Flynn
- Template:Flagicon Oloseti Fifita
- Template:Flagicon Fred Forster
- Template:Flagicon Jay Hansen
- Template:Flagicon Britt Howard
- Template:Flagicon Seamus Kelly
- Template:Flagicon Mike MacDonald
- Template:Flagicon Samu Manoa
- Template:Flagicon Fifita Mounga
- Template:Flagicon Jone Naqica
- Template:Flagicon Folau Niua
- Template:Flagicon Thretton Palamo — center
- Template:Flagicon Shawn Pittman
- Template:Flagicon Naima Reddick
- Template:Flagicon Mark Scharrenberg
- Template:Flagicon Matt Sherman
- Template:Flagicon Paul Still
- Template:Flagicon Grant Wells
- Template:Flagicon Jay Wilkerson
Sponsorship
Notable primary sponsors include CallidusCloud and Canterbury of New Zealand. The club also has several secondary sponsorships from local and regional businesses.[5]
References
External links
Template:Pacific Rugby Premiership Template:Rugby Super League Template:Bay Area Sports Template:California sports
- ↑ http://www.sfggrugby.com/AboutSFGG/ClubHistory.aspx
- ↑ American Rugby News
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- ↑ Official SFGG Sponsors