After two months of top-level club competition, Life and San Francisco Golden Gate will battle at Glendale’s Infinity Park for the inaugural Elite Cup championship this Saturday, May 25.
Forty-eight teams battled through a variety of conditions this weekend, including rain, heat, wind, and humidity, as the 2013 Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s Senior Club Division I, II, and III Playoffs were held in Texas and Virginia Beach.
On a sunny, windy day in front of several hundred hometown fans at Ray Sheeran Field, San Francisco Golden Gate defeated Seattle-Old Puget Sound Beach 22–17 to advance to the Elite Cup Final in Glendale, Colo., May 25.
After another incredible weekend of club rugby in America, the final 48 teams are set for each division of the 2013 Emirates Airline Men’s Senior Club Championships.
A fantastic weekend of club rugby in America saw 22 teams punch their tickets to the 2013 Emirates Airline USA Rugby Men’s Senior Club National Round of 16.
The inaugural Elite Cup competition has moved into the playoff stage after an intense five-week schedule of highly competitive matches between eight of the best club teams across the country.
Capping off a full day of rugby events at Infinity Park this weekend was the much-anticipated Elite Cup match between the Glendale Raptors and Old Puget Sound Beach from Seattle.