Infinity Park

Infinity Park
View of the field in 2010
Map
Address4500 E. Kentucky Ave.
Glendale, CO
United States
Coordinates39°41′57″N 104°56′06″W / 39.6992°N 104.9349°W / 39.6992; -104.9349
OwnerCity of Glendale
Capacity5,000 (rugby)
Field size100 x 68 m
SurfaceGrass
Opened2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Tenants
American Raptors (SRA) (2023–present)
Glendale Merlins (2007–present)
Denver Barbarians (PRP) (2014–present)
Denver Stampede (PRO) (April – May 2016)
Website
infinityparkatglendale.com/stadium

Infinity Park is a stadium in the Denver enclave of Glendale, Colorado, and was formerly the unofficial home venue of the United States national rugby union team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 5,000 people. It opened in 2007, at a cost of $22.5 million.[1] It is the first rugby-specific, municipally-owned stadium in the United States.[2][3]

Infinity Park is the venue for several domestic rugby union teams. The field is home to the Glendale Merlins, a Division I men's rugby team that have won the national championship,[4] and of the Denver Barbarians. The stadium also hosts the Women's Premier League's Glendale Lady Merlins.[5] The defunct Denver Stampede of the defunct PRO Rugby played at the stadium between April and May 2016 as did the Merlins' professional offshoot Colorado Raptors who played in Major League Rugby between 2018 and 2020.

Infinity Park also hosts various tournaments. The stadium regularly hosts USA Rugby national men's club semifinals and finals championships. Infinity Park is the home of the Serevi Rugbytown Sevens Tournament which takes place in August each year and attracts teams from around the world to compete for a winner-take-all $10,000 cash prize. Most notably, it became the new home of the USA Women's Sevens, the country's stop in the annual World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, starting with the 2018–19 season.[6]

College rugby

Infinity Park has also hosted various college rugby championships and other matches. Infinity Park hosted the men's collegiate all-stars (2008-2011). The stadium has also hosted Division I college rugby matches played by the University of Colorado and Colorado State University.[7] The venue has also hosted the Champions Cup of the National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO).[8]

International rugby

Infinity Park has hosted international rugby test matches. It hosted the 2009 and 2010 Churchill Cup, a now-defunct international rugby tournament involving the United States, Canada, England, France, Argentina and other countries. Other international test matches staged at Infinity Park include the August 2011 sellout between the United States as Canada match and the June 2012 United States versus Georgia match.

On April 26, 2019, it hosted the USA women taking on the invitational Barbarians Women, the first-ever match against international competition for the Barbarians.[9]

In 2021, Infinity Park hosted home matches for the United States as part of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers.[10][11]

Date Home Score Away Event Attendance Ref.
July 29, 2008 Canada West Canada 30–26 Canada Canada East 2008 North America 4
USA Falcons United States 30–12 United States USA Hawks 2008 North America 4 [12]
August 2, 2008 USA Hawks United States 17–17 Canada Canada East 2008 North America 4
USA Falcons United States 11–16 Canada Canada West 2008 North America 4
June 6, 2009 Argentina XV Argentina 20–28 England England Saxons 2009 Churchill Cup [13]
Canada  42–10  Georgia 2009 Churchill Cup [14]
June 10, 2009 Canada  19–30  Ireland A 2009 Churchill Cup [15][16]
United States  14–35 Argentina Argentina XV 2009 Churchill Cup 1,800 [17][18]
June 14, 2009 United States  17–56 EnglandEngland Saxons 2009 Churchill Cup [19][20]
Georgia  5–40  Ireland A 2009 Churchill Cup [21][22]
October 10, 2009 USA Select XV United States 10–57 Argentina Argentina XV 2009 Americas Rugby Championship [23]
June 5, 2010 Canada  48–6  Uruguay 2010 Churchill Cup [24]
United States  39–22  Russia 2010 Churchill Cup [25]
June 9, 2010 France A  43–10  Uruguay 2010 Churchill Cup [26]
England Saxons  49–17  Russia 2010 Churchill Cup [27]
June 13, 2010 Canada  33–27  France A 2010 Churchill Cup [28]
United States  9–32  England Saxons 2010 Churchill Cup [29]
13 August 2011 United States  27–7  Canada 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 5,000 [30][31][32]
16 June 2012 United States  36–20  Georgia 2012 June rugby union tests 3,800 [33][34]
July 29, 2019 United States  47–19  Canada 2019 Pacific Nations Cup 5,000 [35][36][37]
September 11, 2021 United States  38–16  Canada 2023 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers [38][39]
October 3, 2021 United States  19–16  Uruguay 2023 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers [40]
July 16, 2022 United States  29–31  Chile 2023 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers 5,000 [41]
USA Record at the Infinity Park
Competition Played Won Drawn Lost % Won
Churchill Cup 4 1 0 3 25%
Pacific Nations Cup 1 1 0 0 100%
Rugby World Cup qualification 3 2 0 1 66.67%
Test Match 2 2 0 0 100%
Total 10 6 0 4 60%

Updated 13 September 2024

References

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  3. ^ Denver Post, "Glendale's ambition soars on raucous rugby", September 27, 2007.
  4. ^ Glendale Raptors End Season Unbeaten, Reuters.
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  28. ^ "Canada (10) 33 - 27 (16) France A (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  29. ^ "United States of America (6) 9 - 32 (18) England Saxons (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  30. ^ "Canada make it two from two". espnscrum. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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  33. ^ "Eagles swoop past Georgia". Planet Rugby. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
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  40. ^ "USA and Canada victorious in Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifiers". World Rugby. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  41. ^ "Chile shock USA to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2023". americas rugby news. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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