Denver Stampede
{{Short description|Defunct US rugby union club, based in Denver, Colorado}}
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| founded = 2016
| disbanded = 2017
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| ground = CIBER Field
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| captain = Pedrie Wannenburg
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| coach = Sean O'Leary
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The Denver Stampede were an American rugby union team that played in the short lived PRO Rugby competition. The Stampede was one of the five teams that began play in PRO Rugby's 2016 inaugural season. The team played its home matches at the University of Denver's CIBER Field. The team was led by head coach Sean O'Leary and captain Pedrie Wannenburg.
History
Reports began circulating as early as November 2015 that Denver would host a PRO Rugby team when the competition's inaugural season kicked off in April 2016.[http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2015/11/18/professional-rugby-team-planned-for-denver.html "Professional rugby team planned for Denver"], Denver Business Journal, Monica Mendoza, November 18, 2015. PRO Rugby officially announced on February 26, 2016 that Denver would be the competition's fifth team.[http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2016/02/denver-lands-final-pro-rugby-team.html "Denver Lands Final PRO Rugby Team"], This Is American Rugby, February 26, 2016. Denver's first officially announced player signing was South African international Pedrie Wannenburg.[http://www.sarugbymag.co.za/blog/details/Pedrie-set-for-American-stint "Pedrie set for American stint"], SA Rugby Mag, March 6, 2016.
Denver hosted Ohio in the first ever PRO Rugby match on April 17, 2016, winning 16–13 at Infinity Park on a late penalty kick from flyhalf Will Magie.[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/apr/18/pro-rugby-sacramento-san-francisco-denver-ohio "Sacramento and Denver win as PRO Rugby opens in snow and sunshine"], Guardian, April 18, 2016. PRO Rugby revealed the team's nickname — the Denver Stampede — on June 6, 2016, a reference to Colorado's western theme; this name beat two other final candidates: the Peak (also a mountain western theme) and the Vipers.[http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2016/06/pro-rugby-unveils-team-names.html "PRO Rugby Unveils Team Names"], This Is American Rugby, June 6, 2016.
On December 20, 2016 all PRO Rugby players received notice their contracts will be terminated in 30 days if progress is not made towards resolving disputes between the league and USA Rugby.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rugbytoday.com/elite/down-goes-pro |title=Down Goes PRO |access-date=2016-12-20 |archive-date=2019-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620032921/https://www.rugbytoday.com/elite/down-goes-pro |url-status=dead }}
File:Infinity Park 4 by 3 ver 2.jpg until May 2016.]]
Stadia
- Infinity Park (April – May 2016)
- CIBER Field (June – July 2016)
Denver began its inaugural 2016 season playing at Infinity Park. Denver moved to CIBER Field, however, during the 2016 season; this move allowed PRO Rugby to live steam all matches on prorugby.org, and had superior financial considerations.[http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2016/05/24/pro-rugby-leaves-aol-infinity-park/ "PRO Rugby leaves AOL and Infinity Park"], Americas Rugby News, May 24, 2016.
Current players and staff
=Current roster=
{{for|player movements before and during the 2016 season|2016 PRO Rugby season#Denver}}
The squad for the 2016 PRO Rugby season:{{cite web | url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2016/04/13/pro-rugby-denver-preview/ | title=PRO Rugby Preview – Denver | work= | publisher=Americas Rugby News | date=April 13, 2016 | accessdate=April 13, 2016}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:70%" | ||
| colspan="100%" | Denver roster | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Props
Hookers
Locks
| Loose forwards
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
| Centers
Wingers
Fullbacks
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| colspan="100%" style="height: 10px;" | | ||
| colspan="100%" style="text-align:center;" | (c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped. |
=Current coaches=
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| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Sean O'Leary |
| Assistant coach | {{flagicon|NZL}} Peter Borlase |
| Assistant coach | {{flagicon|USA}} David Williams[http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2016/03/09/david-williams-named-denver-assistant-coach/ "David Williams Named as Denver Assistant Coach"], Americas Rugby News, March 9, 2016. |
| Technical advisor | {{flagicon|RSA}} André Snyman |
| General manager | Kieran Browner[http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/story/_/id/15189005/us-professional-rugby-lift-olympic-stars "U.S. professional rugby to lift off without Olympic stars"], ESPN, April 15, 2016. |
Season summaries
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|+ Season-by-season results | |||||||||||
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! Season !! Played !! width=55 | Won !! Drawn !! width=55 | Lost !! Points | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 403 | 273 | +130 | 8 | 48 | 1 / 5 | 2016 Denver Stampede season |
=Leading players=
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! Season !! Captain !! Most tries !! Most points | |||
| align=center | 2016 | Pedrie Wannenburg | Zach Fenoglio (6) | Will Magie (88) |
=Head coaches=
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! Coach !! Tenure !! Matches !! Won !! Drawn !! Lost !! Winning | ||||||
| Sean O'Leary | 2016 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 83.3% |
See also
References
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{{PRO Rugby}}
{{Colorado Sports}}
Category:Rugby union teams in Colorado
Category:Defunct sports clubs and teams in Colorado
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Denver
Category:Rugby clubs established in 2016
Category:2016 establishments in Colorado
Category:Rugby union clubs disestablished in 2017