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.
History PRO Rugby announced its second team, San Francisco, on November 19, 2015."PRO Rugby Officially Announces San Francisco", This Is American Rugby, November 19, 2015. Paul Keeler was announced in December 2015 as San Francisco's head coach."Keeler Named PRO Rugby San Francisco Coach", This Is American Rugby, December 3, 2015.
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.
Venue San Francisco Boxer Stadium Capacity: 3,500
Players and staff
2016 roster
The squad for the 2016 PRO Rugby season: San Francisco rosterProps Patrick Latu (c) Dominic Lolohea Fancy Namulau'ulu Maka Tameilau Saimone Laulaupea'ulu
Hookers Tom Coolican Jacob Finau Codi Jones Neil Barrett
Locks Rich Knight John Colvill Brendan Daly Nick Grass Siaosi Mahoni Alex Bowman Jérémy LenaertsLoose forwards Sam Finau Alec Gletzer Isaac Helu Siupeli Sakalia David Tameilau Bill Fukofuka Naibuka Tawake
Scrum-halves Devereaux Ferris Michael Reid
Fly-halves Orene Ai'i Volney RouseCenters
Nick Blevins Michael Haley Junior Helu Martini Talapusi
Wingers Charles Mateo Pila Iongi Jack O'Hara Pila Huihui
Fullbacks Jake Anderson Mils Muliaina (c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped.
2016 coaching staff Position Name Head coach Paul Keeler Assistant coach Adriaan Ferris Assistant coach Simon Fathers"Bergamasco To Sacramento, Fathers Assistant in SF"
Season summaries + C=Champions, R=Runners-up, W=Wooden Spoons Competition GamesPlayed GamesWon GamesDrawn GamesLost LadderPosition C R W Coach Details 12 4 0 8 4 / 5
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 percentagePaul Keeler 2016 12 4 0 8 27.27%
See also Sports in the San Francisco Bay Area
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