Ray Sheeran-Wells Field is a
rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby union: 15 players per side
*** American flag rugby
*** Beach rugby
*** Mini rugby
*** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side
*** Rugby tens, 10 players per side
*** Snow rugby
*** Tou ...
facility on
Treasure Island
''Treasure Island'' (originally titled ''The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys''Hammond, J. R. 1984. "Treasure Island." In ''A Robert Louis Stevenson Companion'', Palgrave Macmillan Literary Companions. London: Palgrave Macmillan. .) is an adventure a ...
in
San Francisco, California
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
that opened in 2005.
History
The
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 Premiershi ...
leased land and a former PX building from the city of for the purpose of building a field and clubhouse. 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 Emirates Airline
USA Rugby
USA Rugby (formally the United States of America Rugby Football Union, Ltd.) is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States. Its role is to achieve and maintain “high levels of quality in all aspects of rugby ...
National Rugby Sevens Club Sevens Championships.
rugby union side
Harlequins also used the facility as a training ground during their San Francisco tour as part of their pre-season preparations ahead of the
2016-17 season
References
External links
Treasure Island Development Authority
{{Gaelic games venues
2005 establishments in California
Gaelic games grounds
Netball venues
Rugby union stadiums in San Francisco
Sports venues completed in 2005
Sports venues in San Francisco
Treasure Island, San Francisco