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The San Diego Legion are an American professional rugby union team based in San Diego, California, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team plays its home games at Torero Stadium . [ 1 ] The Legion began play in the league's inaugural 2018 season .
PRO Rugby announced on January 22, 2016 the addition of San Diego as the league's third team. [1] Irishman Ray Egan was announced on February 11, 2016 as the team's head coach in the competition's inaugural 2016 season. [2] San Diego played their inaugural season home opener in April 2016 against Sacramento before a crowd of 2,500. [3]
The San Diego Breakers, who played in the only season of PRO Rugby before the league folded, likewise played at Torero Stadium. The USA Sevens , a major international rugby event, was also held at the same stadium from 2007 through 2009.
After another exciting week, PRO Rugby will continue on to Week 3 as San Diego and Denver put their undefeated records on the line Sunday night.
On January 22, 2016, PRO Rugby announced San Diego as the league's third team, and media sources started speculating that the league may have only five teams in 2016 instead of the planned six teams. [14] PRO Rugby announced on February 9, 2016 that the league's fourth team would be based in Columbus, Ohio.
Michael Paseka Te'o (born July 23, 1993) is an American professional rugby player who plays for the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby (MLR). He also represents the America as a member of the United States national rugby union team. He previously played for London Scottish in the RFU Championship England's second tier competition.
PRO Rugby -- the first team-sport professional league to launch in the U.S. since Major League Lacrosse in 2001 -- has two exciting games during Week 2.
In that sense the game was a success. A crowd of 30,000 packed Snapdragon Stadium, the largest crowd for a game of rugby in San Diego. When the All Blacks last played in the city in 1980, beating ...