For Immediate Release
April 7, 2014
April 7, 2014
BOULDER,
Colo. – USA Rugby announced Monday
StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., will host the Men’s Eagles’ IRB
Pacific Nations Cup match against Japan Saturday, June 14, at 7:30 P.M.
ET.
The premier facility in
southern California, StubHub Center is the home of the Los Angeles Galaxy and
Chivas USA of Major League Soccer and was the site of the Eagles’ PNC clash with Tonga last June.
“StubHub Center is a first-class venue and we are excited to be going
back to Carson this year with an important test for our Eagles,” USA Rugby Events Director Jen Gray said. “The support we’ve
received from the local market is indicative of the area’s thirst for international rugby.”
The
Eagles qualified for IRB Rugby World Cup England 2015 with an
aggregate,
59-40, victory against Uruguay last month. The match at StubHub Center
in June will serve as a RWC warm up, as the opposition could be in the
Eagles’ pool in England with Samoa, Scotland and South Africa. The Eagles have a 12-1-7 all-time record against Japan, with last year's PNC match at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo the 20th meeting between the two nations. The Eagles last defeated Japan in the IRB Rugby World Cup 2003.
Pre-sale tickets for local rugby clubs will be available April 7-11, with tickets on sale for the general public beginning April 14.
Alongside last year’s match against Tonga,
the 30,000-seat stadium also saw the Women’s Eagles complete their
three-match series with France in front of a record crowd for women’s
test rugby.
Tickets for the
Eagles’ first match of the summer against Scotland – June 7 at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas
–
are still on sale. The Eagles will play two PNC matches on U.S. soil
against Japan and Canada, with the date and venue for the second match
set to be
announced in the next week.