2016 Denver season

Denver

Location	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Ground(s)	Infinity Park (Capacity: 5,000)
Coach(es)	Sean O'Leary
Captain(s)	Pedrie Wannenburg
Top scorer	William Magie (13)
League(s)	PRO Rugby
2016	–
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The 2016 Denver season was the 1st in the club's history. Coached by Sean O'Leary and captained by Pedrie Wannenburg, Denver competed in the United States Rugby League's 2016 PRO Rugby.

Jersey and sponsors

In 2016 Denver jerseys were made by Champion System.

Fixtures

All home matches were played at Infinity Park in Denver.

Date	Week	Opponent	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Report
17 April	1	Ohio	Infinity Park, Denver	Win	16–13	Al-Jiboori, Wallace	Kruger, Magie	2,312	[1]
24 April	2	San Francisco	Boxer Stadium, San Francisco	Win	18-35	Wannenburg,Collins(2),Malifa,Fenoglio	Magie(4)	1,700
1 May	3	San Diego	Torero Stadium, San Diego	Win	16-22
	4	Bye
15 May	5	Sacramento	Bonney Field, Sacramento
20 May	6	San Francisco	Infinity Park, Denver
	7	Bye
5 June	8	San Diego	Torero Stadium, San Diego
	9	Bye
19 June	10	Ohio	Infinity Park, Denver
26 June	11	Sacramento	Infinity Park, Denver
	12	Bye
10 July	13	San Diego	Infinity Park, Denver
17 July	14	Sacramento	Infinity Park, Denver
24 July	15	San Francisco	Boxer Stadium, San Francisco
31 July	16	Ohio	Memorial Park, Obetz

Ladder

2016 PRO Rugby season
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	Denver	2	2	0	0	51	31	+20	1	9
2	San Diego	1	1	0	0	37	24	+13	1	5
3	Sacramento	2	1	0	1	61	62	-1	1	5
4	Ohio	1	0	0	1	13	16	-3	1	1
5	San Francisco	2	0	0	2	43	72	–29	0	0

Ladder progression

2016 PRO Rugby season
Team	W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16
Denver	4 (2nd)	9 (1st)	13 (1st)
The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Denver Debut	App	T	C	P	DG	Pts
1	Luke White		PR	17 April 2016	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	Zach Fenoglio		HK	17 April 2016	3	2	0	0	0	10
3	Ben Tarr		PR	17 April 2016	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	Brodie Orth		LK	17 April 2016	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	Christian Wiessing		LK	17 April 2016	3	0	0	0	0	0
6	Logan Collins		FL	17 April 2016	3	2	0	0	0	10
7	Peter Dahl		FL	17 April 2016	3	0	0	0	0	0
8	Pedrie Wannenburg		N8	17 April 2016	3	1	0	0	0	5
9	Niku Kruger		SH	17 April 2016	3	1	0	1	0	8
10	Ata Malifa		FH	17 April 2016	3	0	0	0	0	0
11	Michael Al-Jiboori		WG	17 April 2016	2	1	0	0	0	5
12	Michael Garrity		CE	17 April 2016	3	0	0	0	0	0
13	Chad London		CE	17 April 2016	3	1	0	0	0	5
14	Martin Knoetze		WG	17 April 2016	2	0	0	0	0	0
15	William Magie		FH	17 April 2016	3	0	4	4	0	20
16	Nicholas Wallace		PR	17 April 2016	3	1	0	0	0	5
17	Jake Turnbull		PR	17 April 2016	3	0	0	0	0	0
18	Soane Leger		PR	17 April 2016	2	0	0	0	0	0
19	Gannon Moore		FL	17 April 2016	3	0	0	0	0	0
20	Zac Pauga		N8	17 April 2016	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	Bobby Impson		SH	17 April 2016	3	0	0	0	0	0
22	Maximo de Achaval		FB	17 April 2016	3	0	0	0	0	0
23	Dustin Croy		FB	17 April 2016	2	0	0	0	0	0
26	Chris Baumann		HK	1st May 2016	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Hanco Germishuys		FL		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ben Landry		LK		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Justin Pauga		CE		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Armandt Peens		FH		0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Timana Tahu		WG	24th April 2016	2	0	0	0	0	0
25	Mose Timoteo		SH	24th April 2016	2	0	0	0	0	0

Staff

• Head coach: Sean O'Leary
• Assistant coach: Peter Borlase
• Assistant coach: David Williams
• Technical advisor: Andre Snyman

Transfers

Joined
Player	Position	Former team	Ref
Baumann, ChrisChris Baumann	Hooker	Austin Blacks	[2]
Fenoglio, ZachZach Fenoglio	Hooker	Glendale Raptors	[2]
Leger, SoaneSoane Leger	Prop	Denver Barbarians	[2]
Tarr, BenBen Tarr	Prop	Souths	[2]
Turnbull, JakeJake Turnbull	Prop	Eastern Suburbs	[2]
Wallace, NicholasNicholas Wallace	Prop	Glendale Raptors	[3]
Luke White	Prop	Glendale Raptors	[2]
Landry, BenBen Landry	Lock	Seattle Saracens	[2]
Orth, BrodieBrodie Orth	Lock	Kansas City Blues	[4]
Wiessing, ChristianChristian Wiessing	Lock	Glendale Raptors	[5]
Logan Collins	Flanker	Denver Barbarians	[5]
Peter Dahl	Flanker	Belmont Shore	[5]
Germishuys, HancoHanco Germishuys	Flanker	Glendale Raptors	[2]
Moore, GannonGannon Moore	Flanker	Kansas City Blues	[2]
Pauga, ZacZac Pauga	Number 8	Glendale Raptors	[2]
Wannenburg, PedriePedrie Wannenburg	Number 8	Oyonnax	[6]
Impson, BobbyBobby Impson	Scrum-half	Denver Barbarians	[2]
Kruger, NikuNiku Kruger	Scrum-half	Glendale Raptors	[2]
Timoteo, MoseMose Timoteo	Scrum-half	SFGG	[5]
Magie, WilliamWilliam Magie	Fly-half	Barnes	[2]
Malifa, AtaAta Malifa	Fly-half	Denver Barbarians	[2]
Peens, ArmandtArmandt Peens	Fly-half	Glendale Raptors	[5]
Al-Jiboori, MichaelMichael Al-Jiboori	Centre	Denver Barbarians	[2]
Garrity, MichaelMichael Garrity	Centre	Seattle Saracens	[2]
London, ChadChad London	Centre	Glendale Raptors	[2]
Pauga, JustinJustin Pauga	Centre	Denver Barbarians	[2]
Knoetze, MartinMartin Knoetze	Wing	Glendale Raptors	[5]
Tahu, TimanaTimana Tahu	Wing	Newcastle Knights (RL)	[7]
Croy, DustinDustin Croy	Fullback	Glendale Raptors	[2]
de Achaval, MaximoMaximo de Achaval	Fullback	Denver Barbarians	[5]
Sean O'Leary	Head coach	Notre Dame	[8]

References

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