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2016 Denver Stampede season

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Denver Stampede
LocationDenver, Colorado, U.S.
Ground(s)CIBER Field (Capacity: 1,915)
Coach(es)Sean O'Leary
Captain(s)Pedrie Wannenburg
Top scorerWill Magie (53)
League(s)PRO Rugby
20161st
1st kit
2nd kit

The 2016 Denver Stampede season was the first and only season in the club's history. Coached by Sean O'Leary and captained by Pedrie Wannenburg, Denver competed in the United States' 2016 PRO Rugby competition which they won.

Jersey and sponsors

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In 2016 Denver jerseys were made by Champion System.

Fixtures

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All home matches were played at Infinity Park in Denver through May and then at the University of Denver's CIBER Field.

Date Week Opponent Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
17 April 1 Ohio Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado 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 2
1 May 3 San Diego Breakers Torero Stadium, San Diego Win 16-22 Fenoglio, Wannenburg,London Magie(3) 2,000
4 Bye
15 May 5 Sacramento Bonney Field, Sacramento Win 13-35 De Achaval(2),Germishuys(2), Kruger Magie(4) 2,000
20 May 6 San Francisco Rush Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado Win 41-37 Fenoglio,White,Rock,London(2),Wiessing Magie(5) 2,346
7 Bye
5 June 8 San Diego Torero Stadium, San Diego Win 24–23
9 Bye
19 June 10 Ohio CIBER Field, Denver Loss 27–48
26 June 11 Sacramento CIBER Field, Denver Win 29–13
12 Bye
10 July 13 San Diego CIBER Field, Denver
17 July 14 Sacramento CIBER Field, Denver
24 July 15 San Francisco Boxer Stadium, San Francisco
31 July 16 Ohio Memorial Park, Obetz

Ladder

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2016 PRO Rugby season
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD B Pts
1 Denver Stampede 12 10 0 2 403 273 +130 8 48
2 Ohio Aviators 12 9 0 3 476 273 +203 11 47
3 San Diego Breakers 12 4 0 8 335 413 −78 9 25
4 San Francisco Rush 12 4 0 8 339 454 −115 8 24
5 Sacramento Express 12 3 0 9 294 434 −140 6 18
Source: [citation needed]

Ladder progression

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2016 PRO Rugby season
Team W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16
Denver Stampede 4
(2nd)
9
(1st)
13
(1st)
13
(1st)
18
(1st)
23
(1st)
23
(1st)
27
(1st)
27
(1st)
27
(2nd)
31
(2nd)
31
(2nd)
36
(2nd)
41
(2nd)
46
(1st)
48
(1st)
Ohio Aviators 1
(3rd)
1
(4th)
6
(2nd)
11
(2nd)
12
(3rd)
17
(2nd)
17
(3rd)
17
(3rd)
22
(2nd)
27
(1st)
32
(1st)
37
(1st)
42
(1st)
42
(1st)
42
(2nd)
47
(2nd)
Sacramento Express 5
(1st)
5
(3rd)
5
(4th)
5
(4th)
5
(4th)
5
(4th)
5
(5th)
5
(5th)
5
(5th)
5
(5th)
5
(5th)
10
(5th)
11
(5th)
11
(5th)
16
(5th)
18
(5th)
San Diego Breakers 0
(4th)
5
(2nd)
6
(3rd)
11
(3rd)
15
(2nd)
15
(3rd)
20
(2nd)
21
(2nd)
22
(3rd)
23
(3rd)
23
(3rd)
23
(3rd)
23
(3rd)
24
(3rd)
25
(3rd)
25
(3rd)
San Francisco Rush 0
(5th)
0
(5th)
0
(5th)
1
(5th)
1
(5th)
3
(5th)
8
(4th)
8
(4th)
8
(4th)
12
(4th)
12
(4th)
12
(4th)
12
(4th)
17
(4th)
19
(4th)
24
(4th)

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 loss draw bye

Squad

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No. Name Nationality Position Denver Debut App T C P DG Pts
1 Luke White Australia PR 17 April 2016 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 Zach Fenoglio United States HK 17 April 2016 3 2 0 0 0 10
3 Ben Tarr United States PR 17 April 2016 4 0 0 0 0 0
4 Brodie Orth United States LK 17 April 2016 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 Christian Wiessing United States LK 17 April 2016 4 0 0 0 0 0
6 Logan Collins United States FL 17 April 2016 4 2 0 0 0 10
7 Peter Dahl United States FL 17 April 2016 3 0 0 0 0 0
8 Pedrie Wannenburg South Africa N8 17 April 2016 4 1 0 0 0 5
9 Niku Kruger United States SH 17 April 2016 4 2 0 1 0 13
10 Ata Malifa United States FH 17 April 2016 4 0 0 0 0 0
11 Michael Al-Jiboori United States WG 17 April 2016 3 1 0 0 0 5
12 Michael Garrity United States CE 17 April 2016 4 0 0 0 0 0
13 Chad London United States CE 17 April 2016 4 1 0 0 0 5
14 Martin Knoetze South Africa WG 17 April 2016 2 0 0 0 0 0
15 Will Magie United States FH 17 April 2016 4 0 6 6 0 30
16 Nicholas Wallace United States PR 17 April 2016 4 1 0 0 0 5
17 Jake Turnbull Australia PR 17 April 2016 4 0 0 0 0 0
18 Soane Leger Tonga PR 17 April 2016 3 0 0 0 0 0
19 Gannon Moore United States FL 17 April 2016 4 0 0 0 0 0
20 Zac Pauga United States N8 17 April 2016 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 Bobby Impson United States SH 17 April 2016 4 0 0 0 0 0
22 Maximo de Achaval Argentina FB 17 April 2016 4 2 0 0 0 10
23 Dustin Croy United States FB 17 April 2016 2 0 0 0 0 0
26 Chris Baumann United States HK 1 May 2016 2 0 0 0 0 0
27 Hanco Germishuys United States FL 15 May 2016 1 2 0 0 0 10
Ben Landry United States LK 0 0 0 0 0 0
Justin Pauga United States CE 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armandt Peens South Africa FH 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Timana Tahu Australia WG 24 April 2016 3 0 0 0 0 0
25 Mose Timoteo United States SH 24 April 2016 2 0 0 0 0 0

Staff

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Transfers

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Joined
Player Position Former team Ref
Chris Baumann Hooker United States Austin Blacks [2]
Zach Fenoglio Hooker United States Glendale Raptors [2]
Soane Leger Prop United States Denver Barbarians [2]
Ben Tarr Prop Australia Souths [2]
Jake Turnbull Prop Australia Eastern Suburbs [2]
Nicholas Wallace Prop United States Glendale Raptors [3]
Luke White Prop United States Glendale Raptors [2]
Ben Landry Lock United States Seattle Saracens [2]
Brodie Orth Lock United States Kansas City Blues [4]
Christian Wiessing Lock United States Glendale Raptors [5]
Logan Collins Flanker United States Denver Barbarians [5]
Peter Dahl Flanker United States Belmont Shore [5]
Hanco Germishuys Flanker United States Glendale Raptors [2]
Gannon Moore Flanker United States Kansas City Blues [2]
Zac Pauga Number 8 United States Glendale Raptors [2]
Pedrie Wannenburg Number 8 France Oyonnax [6]
Bobby Impson Scrum-half United States Denver Barbarians [2]
Niku Kruger Scrum-half United States Glendale Raptors [2]
Mose Timoteo Scrum-half United States SFGG [5]
Will Magie Fly-half England Barnes [2]
Ata Malifa Fly-half United States Denver Barbarians [2]
Armandt Peens Fly-half United States Glendale Raptors [5]
Michael Al-Jiboori Centre United States Denver Barbarians [2]
Michael Garrity Centre United States Seattle Saracens [2]
Chad London Centre United States Glendale Raptors [2]
Justin Pauga Centre United States Denver Barbarians [2]
Martin Knoetze Wing United States Glendale Raptors [5]
Timana Tahu Wing Australia Newcastle Knights (RL) [7]
Dustin Croy Fullback United States Glendale Raptors [2]
Maximo de Achaval Fullback United States Denver Barbarians [5]
Sean O'Leary Head coach United States Notre Dame [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Dramatic finish sees Denver drop Ohio". americasrugbynews.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Ngwenya in PRO Rugby roster reveal". Americas Rugby News. March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "Nick Wallace Joins PRO Rugby Denver Team". djcoilrugby. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Denver PRO Side Adds Orth to Roster". Americas Rugby News. April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "PRO Rugby Preview – Denver". Americas Rugby News. April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "Former Bulls Bok to play pro rugby in America". Sport 24. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "Former Wallaby signs for PRO Denver". Americas Rugby News. March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  8. ^ "O'Leary named Denver PRO head coach". Americas Rugby News. February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.