Glendale Merlins
Full name | Glendale Merlins | ||
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Nickname(s) | Merlins | ||
Location | Glendale, Denver, CO | ||
Ground(s) | Infinity Park (Capacity: 5,000) | ||
President | Scott Smith | ||
Coach(es) | Luke Gross & Kittery Wagner | ||
Captain(s) | Zach Fenoglio & Sarah Chobot | ||
League(s) | Pacific Rugby Premiership & Women's Premier League | ||
2015 (women) | Champions | ||
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The Glendale Merlins are a rugby club based in the Glendale suburb of Denver, Colorado. The teams plays at Infinity Park.
The women's squad advanced from USA Rugby's Division I into the Women's Premier League in 2012. They placed 3rd in 2013, won back-to-back national championships in 2014 and 2015, and placed 2nd in 2016, 2017, and 2018.
The men's squad won the 2011 Division I Championship. The men's squad were 2014 Runners-up in the inaugural season of the Pacific Rugby Premiership losing to the San Francisco Golden Gate RFC 39-38 on the last play. They then were 2015 Pacific Rugby Premiership Champions, defeating the San Francisco Golden Gate 25-11. They repeated the feat in 2016, winning the Pacific Rugby Premiership title 44-20 again against the San Francisco Golden Gate with all Championship matches being played at their home field at Infinity Park.
In 2017, the club changed their mascot from the Raptor to the Merlin, with all teams in the club transitioning to the new brand by the inaugural season of Major League Rugby.
Squad[]
Five of Glendale's women's players - props Jamie Burke, Sarah Chobot, Sarah Wilson, hooker Kittery Wagner, and flyhalf Hannah Stolba - represented the U.S. team for the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Two of Glendale's men's players — hooker Zach Fenoglio and scrum half Niku Kruger — were named to the U.S. team for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Additionally, Iniki Fa'amausili played for the US U-20 national team that won the 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy held in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Three of Glendale's men's players represented the US national team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup: James Paterson, Nese Malifa, and Nic Johnson.
Men's Playing Squad[]
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
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Women's Squad[]
Player | Position |
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Amandine Chatelier | Flanker |
Carmen Farmer | Back row |
Charley Thompson | Flanker, Lock |
Joanna Kitlinski | Flanker, Hooker |
Joanna McElroy | Lock |
Maya Learned | Lock, Prop |
Rachel Ehrecke | Flanker |
Samantha Luther | Lock, Prop, Back row |
Carly Waters | Scrum-half |
Danielle Ordway | Wing, Center |
Gabriella Cantorna | Center, Fly-half |
Hannah Tennant | Fly-half |
Jeanna Beard | Wing, Lock, Hooker |
Juliann Tordonato | Center |
Justine Wypych | Fullback, Wing |
Kaitlyn Broughton | Wing, Fullback |
Kelsie O’Brien | Scrum-half |
Leann Lam | Fly-half, Scrum-half |
Madison Slaught | Fullback |
McKenzie Hawkins | Center |
Nichole Wanamaker | Fullback, Wing |
Rachel Ryan | |
Paige Stathapoulos | |
Jenny Kronish | |
Deanna Nash | |
Allison Schrenker | |
Caitlyn Weigel |
Notable former players[]
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
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See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Glendale Merlins official site
- Infinity Park website
- Rugby union teams in Colorado
- Sports teams in Colorado
- Women's Premier League Rugby teams
- Women in Colorado