Ray Sheeran-Wells Field is a
rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
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 no ...
in
San Francisco, California
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
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 Premiersh ...
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 (officially 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 rugb ...
National Rugby Sevens Club Sevens Championships.
English Premiership
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
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