Date Set for International Rugby Match at Dell Diamond
Published on December 21, 2015 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release
ROUND ROCK, Texas - The match is set. On Saturday, February 13, the USA men's national rugby team will take on Canada's national team as part of the inaugural Americas Rugby Cup. The game is set to start at 6 p.m.
Tickets for the match start at just $15 and are on-sale now. Discounted group rates are available for 20 tickets or more. Special VIP Field Seats are available in a limited quantity and provide fans the closest seat in the house to the action. Party areas and suites are also available for rent during the game. (Stadium seating chart)
The Express will host one of only three games played in the United States. The five-week tournament will feature six of North and South America's top-ranked international rugby union teams: USA, Canada, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina. Houston and Fort Lauderdale will host the other two matches in the US.
It'll be a game of firsts as it's the first time Dell Diamond will host a rugby match and the first time the USA men's national team will play a game in Central Texas. The game has local ties, however, as Chris Baumann of the USA Rugby Eagles currently plays with the Austin Blacks Men's Rugby Club, known as one of the top men's clubs in the country. Additionally, Austin is the only major city in the US where two clubs own rugby facilities: the Blacks and the Huns.
Rugby is the fastest growing sport in the United States with the number of rugby players doubling between 2008 and 2013 to almost 1.2 million, according to data from the Sports & Fitness Industry Association. In the state of Texas alone, the sport has seen a 17% increase in registered USA Rugby members in the last four years.
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