Infinity Park
| Location |
4500 E. Kentucky Ave. Glendale, CO 80246 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°41′57″N 104°56′06″W / 39.6992°N 104.9349°WCoordinates: 39°41′57″N 104°56′06″W / 39.6992°N 104.9349°W |
| Capacity | 5,000 (rugby) |
| Field size | 100m x 68m |
| Opened | 2007 |
| Tenants | |
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U.S. national rugby team (2008–2012) Glendale Raptors (PRP) (2007–present) Denver Barbarians RFC (PRP) (2014-Present) Denver team (PRO Rugby) (2016–present) | |
Infinity Park is a sports stadium in the Denver suburb of Glendale, Colorado, and was formerly the unofficial home stadium of the United States national rugby union team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 5,000 people. The stadium opened in 2007, at a cost of $22.5 million.[1] It is the first rugby-specific, municipally-owned stadium in the United States.[2][3]
Infinity Park is the venue for several annual domestic rugby teams. The Denver team of PRO Rugby plays at Infinity Park beginning in 2016. The rugby stadium is home to the Glendale Raptors, a Division I men's rugby team that have won the national championship.[4] The stadium also hosts the Women's Premier League's Glendale Lady Raptors.[5]
Infinity Park also hosts various tournaments. The stadium regularly hosts USA Rugby national men's club semifinals and finals championships. Infinity Park is the home of the Serevi Rugbytown Sevens Tournament which takes place in August each year and attracts teams from around the world to compete for a winner-take-all $10,000 cash prize.
International rugby
Infinity Park has hosted international rugby test matches. It hosted the 2009 and 2010 Churchill Cup, an international rugby tournament involving the United States, Canada, England, France, Argentina and other countries. It has also been the venue for various international test matches, such as the August 2011 United States v. Canada match, which sold out; and the June 2012 United States v. Georgia match.
College rugby
Infinity Park has also hosted various college rugby championships and other matches. Infinity Park has hosted the men's collegiate all-stars (2008-2011). The stadium has also hosted Division I college rugby matches played by the University of Colorado and Colorado State University.[6] The venue has also hosted the championship of the National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO).[7]
See also
- Denver PRO Rugby team
- Glendale Raptors
- Denver Barbarians RFC
- United States national rugby union team
References
- ↑ Article on Infinity Park, Denver Post.
- ↑ Rainbird, "Site Report Infinity Park and Infinity Park South"
- ↑ Denver Post, "Glendale's ambition soars on raucous rugby", September 27, 2007.
- ↑ Glendale Raptors End Season Unbeaten, Reuters.
- ↑ "raptors-replace-valks-in-12", Rugby Mag.
- ↑ RugbyRugby, Feb. 28, 2012, "CSU vs CU Sat Infinity Park 4pm"
- ↑ RugbyRugby, March 27, 2012, "Time to Ruck'n'Roll on the Road to Infinity Park"