Pro Rugby USA
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<p>Livestream for Sacramento v San Francisco game should appear here: <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.aol.com/article/2016/04/14/watch-live-pro-rugby-makes-debut-in-the-united-states/21344397/'>http://www.aol.com/article/2016/04/14/watch-live-pro-rugby-makes-debut-in-the-united-states/21344397/</a></p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Hooroo" data-cid="573154" data-time="1460939953">
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<p>French import?</p>
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<p>Haha, I have no idea where Nickolas Grass is from, but his name doesn't sound french.</p>
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<p>San Fran playing with 2 men in the bin for the last few minutes.</p>
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<p>Sacramento 20 - San Francisco 22 after 67 minutes.</p> -
<p>Sacramento win the game 37 - 25.</p>
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<p>Maybe my expectations were too high, and I only watched the 2nd half, but it wasn't pretty. Of course, it was their first game and they haven't had a long pre-season (I think), but with several (past & present) American test players in these teams, you'd expect a certain level of rugby. The breakdown, particularly, was very, very messy. From Pro rugby players you should also be able to expect a certain fitness level. I'm exaggerating a bit, but they'd struggle in the Mitre 10 Cup.</p>
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<p>Having said that, the drop goal by Sacramento's Harry Bennett was a beauty.</p>
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<p>Crowd attendance in Denver (in the cold, with snow) was 2,312. There were more people in Sacramento (I think the commentator mentioned a number > 3,000).</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Stargazer" data-cid="573171" data-time="1460941731">
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<p>Don't think so. It's Bonney Field in Sacramento. </p>
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<p>I meant the one in Denver all covered in snow.</p>
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<p>As for the fitness and team cohesion - they've got to start somewhere. A lot of these guys didn't have a high school program on par with NZ Schools First XV etc.</p>
