Pacific Rugby Premiership

Pacific Rugby Premiership
SportRugby union
First season2014; 10 years ago (2014)
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)		Life West Gladiators
(2019)
Most titlesGlendale Raptors (2 titles)

The Pacific Rugby Premiership (officially called the Samurai Sportswear Pacific Rugby Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was a club rugby competition in the USA. It served as the Division I league for the Pacific North Conference, but also included one team from the Frontier Conference. It involved six teams from cities across the Western region and represented over 100 years of rugby history and heritage.[1]

The PRP had a short hiatus in 2017, but returned in 2018.[2] The last full season played was 2019, with 4 games played in 2020.

Teams

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2019 Teams

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Club Location Stadium Joined Coach
Life West Gladiators Hayward, California N/A
Belmont Shore Long Beach, California CSU Long Beach Rugby Field N/A Ray Egan
Glendale Merlins Glendale, Colorado Infinity Park N/A Luke Gross
Old Mission Beach Athletic Club San Diego, California San Diego Stadium N/A Jason Wood
Santa Monica Santa Monica, California Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets N/A Steve Stagg
San Francisco Golden Gate San Francisco, California Ray Sheeran Field N/A Neil Foote

Former Teams

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Club Location Stadium Joined Left
Denver Barbarians Denver, Colorado Infinity Park N/A N/A
Olympic Club RFC San Francisco, California

Champions

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By Year

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Year Teams Champion Score Runner-up
2014 7 San Francisco Golden Gate 39–38 Glendale Raptors
2015 7 Glendale Raptors 25–11 San Francisco Golden Gate
2016 7 Glendale Raptors 44–20 San Francisco Golden Gate
2017 Went on hiatus
2018 6 Belmont Shore 54–29 Old Mission Beach Athletic Club
2019 6 Life West Gladiators 36–27 Belmont Shore
2020 4 Suspended and Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 0

By Team

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Team Titles Runner-up
Glendale Raptors 2 1
San Francisco Golden Gate 1 2
Belmont Shore 1 1
Life West Gladiators 1 0
Old Mission Beach Athletic Club 0 1

References

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  1. ^ "About". Pacific Rugby Premiership. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Bishop, Angus (January 24, 2019). "Pacific Rugby Premiership 2019 Preview". USA Rugby. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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