• Source: San Francisco Golden Gate RFC

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 Varsity, Junior Varsity, Frosh-Soph teams as well as U-12, U-10 and U-8 (non-contact) youth teams. 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. 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.




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
USA Rugby Elite Cup
Champions: 2013
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

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Players with international caps in bold.




= Former players

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Internationally capped players are in bold.




Sponsorship


Notable primary sponsors include CallidusCloud and Canterbury of New Zealand. The club also has several secondary sponsorships from local and regional businesses.




References






External links


Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• San Francisco Golden Gate RFC
• Grant Charles Wells
• Northern California Rugby Football Union
• Jake Turnbull
• Nathan Sylvia
• Brendan Daly (rugby union)
• Daniel La Prevotte
• Paul Keeler
• Samu Manoa
• Thretton Palamo