San Diego Breakers

San Diego Breakers

Full name	San Diego Breakers
Union	USA Rugby
Founded	2016
Location	San Diego, California, U.S.
Ground(s)	Torero Stadium (Capacity: 6,000)
Coach(es)	Ray Egan
Captain(s)	Phil Mackenzie
Top scorer	Kurt Morath(120)
Most tries	Mike Te'o(5)
League(s)	PRO Rugby
2016	3rd
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
www.prorugbysd.com

The San Diego Breakers are an American professional rugby union team that play in the newly formed PRO Rugby competition. They are based in San Diego, California, and play their home games at Torero Stadium.

History

PRO Rugby announced on January 22, 2016 the addition of San Diego as the league's third team.^[1] Irishman Ray Egan was announced on February 11, 2016 as the team's head coach in the competition's inaugural 2016 season.^[2] San Diego played their inaugural season home opener in April 2016 against Sacramento before a crowd of 2,500.^[3]

Venue

San Diego
Torero Stadium
Capacity: 6,000

Current players and staff

Current roster

San Diego roster
Props Hubert Buydens Jake Ilnicki Jeffrey Kalemani Mason Pederson Sam Taungakava Kakalia Pule Brice Schilling Hookers Mike Sosene-Feagai Joe Taufete'e Locks Derrick Broussard Ian Carpenter David Dolinar Brian Doyle Tai Tuisamoa	Loose Forwards Tim Barford Nikola Bursic Cecil Garber Bruce Thomas Sione Tuihalamaka Chris Turori Jabari Zuberi Scrum-halves Tom Bliss Charlie Purdon Fly-halves Kalei Konrad Kurt Morath	Centers Ben Leatigaga Phil Mackenzie (c) Ryan Matyas Arnold Meredith Andrew Suniula Wingers Jean-Baptiste Gobelet Pono Haitsuka Takudzwa Ngwenya Sebastian Sharpe Tim Stanfill Fullbacks Zachary Pangelinan Mike Te'o
(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped.

Current coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ray Egan
Assistant coach	Matt Hawkins
Assistant coach	Rob Hoadley

Season summaries

C=Champions, R=Runners-up, W=Wooden Spoons

Competition	Games Played	Games Won	Games Drawn	Games Lost	Ladder Position	C	R	W	Coach	Details
2016 PRO Rugby season	12	4	0	8	3 / 5				Ray Egan	2016 San Diego Breakers season

Leading players

Season	Captain	Most tries	Most points
2016	Phil Mackenzie	Mike Te'o (3)	Kurt Morath (113)

Head coaches

Coach	Tenure	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	Winning Percentage
Ray Egan	2016–present	4	3	0	1	75.00%

References

1. "PRO Rugby Announces San Diego Team", This Is American Rugby, January 22, 2016.
2. "Egan to Helm San Diego PRO Side", Americas Rugby News, February 11, 2016.
3. "Pro rugby finds a home in San Diego", San Diego Union-Tribune, Tod Leonard, May 14, 2016.