San Francisco Golden Gate RFC

SFGG Rugby

Full name

San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby Football Club

Union

USA Rugby

Nickname(s)

SFGG

Founded

2001

Ground(s)

Ray Sheeran Field

President

Tony Wells

Coach(es)

Mark Giacheri

League(s)

Pacific Rugby Premiership

1st kit

2nd kit

Official website

www.sfggrugby.com

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 age Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Frosh-Soph teams through to non contact U8's. 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.

Daniel La Prevotte
Aaron Latzke
Saimone Laulaupeaalu
Shaun Paga
Danny Barrett — flanker
Patrick Latu — San Francisco PRO Rugby team captain

Mose Timoteo — scrumhalf
Volney Rouse — flyhalf
Mile Pulu — center
Tai Enosa — fullback

Former players

Internationally capped players are in bold.

Brian Barnard
Nathan Couch
Tony Daly
Philippe Farner
Robbie Flynn
Oloseti Fifita
Fred Forster
Jay Hansen
Britt Howard
Mike MacDonald
Samu Manoa
Fifita Mounga
Jone Naqica
Folau Niua
Thretton Palamo — center
Shawn Pittman
Naima Reddick
Mark Scharrenberg
Matt Sherman
Paul Still
Grant Wells
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

↑ http://www.sfggrugby.com/AboutSFGG/ClubHistory.aspx<scvbcccvbbv bcvzbmnnmm
↑ American Rugby News
↑ "Raptors Edged In Title Thriller, 39-38". Glendale Cherry Creek Chronicle. May 27, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
↑ "SFGG Take Elite Cup". Rugbymag. May 25, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
↑ Official SFGG Sponsors

External links

USA Rugby Elite Cup

formerly the Rugby Super League

East	Boston Life University New York Athletic Club Old Blue

West	Denver Barbarians Glendale Raptors Old Puget Sound Beach San Francisco Golden Gate

Seasons	2011 2012 2013

Former teams	Belmont Shore RFC Boston Irish Wolfhounds Chicago Griffins Chicago Lions Dallas Harlequins Gentlemen of Aspen Kansas City Blues Old Mission Beach Athletic Club RFC Philadelphia Whitemarsh Potomac Athletic Club Santa Monica St. Louis Bombers Old Blues Rugby Club (CA) Utah Warriors Washington

Rugby union in the United States

Governing body

USA Rugby

Geographical Unions

National teams

Men's	Eagles USA Selects All Americans U-20 U-19 U-17 7s

Women's	Women's U-19 7s

Competitions

College	College rugby Varsity Cup Division 1-A Rugby Collegiate Rugby Championship

Domestic	PRO Rugby USA Rugby Club 7s Men's DI Club Championship Men's DII Club Championship

International	U.S. at the Rugby World Cup Pacific Nations Cup Americas Rugby Cup Americas Rugby Championship

Defunct	Churchill Cup North America 4 Pacific Rim Championship USA Rugby Elite Cup Rugby Super League

International players
Comparison of American football and rugby union
Rugby union in American Samoa
Rugby union in Guam
Rugby union in Puerto Rico
Rugby union in the United States Virgin Islands
USA Rugby South

Sports teams based in the San Francisco Bay Area

Baseball	MLB Oakland Athletics San Francisco Giants CL San Jose Giants PA Pittsburg Diamonds San Rafael Pacifics Sonoma Stompers Vallejo Admirals

Basketball	NBA Golden State Warriors ABA Bay Area Matrix San Francisco Rumble

Football	NFL Oakland Raiders San Francisco 49ers

Hockey	NHL San Jose Sharks AHL San Jose Barracuda

Roller derby	WFTDA B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls Silicon Valley Roller Girls Sonoma County Roller Derby

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Rugby	PRP Golden Gate RFC Old Mission Beach Athletic Club Santa Monica Rugby Club Belmont Shore RFC Olympic Club Southern California Rugby Football Union Finlander Rugby Club

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