American Raptors
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The American Raptors are a professional rugby union team based in the municipality of Glendale in Colorado. The team plays in the transcontinental Super Rugby Americas competition. Established as the amateur "Glendale Raptors" in 2006, the team became a professional club upon joining Major League Rugby as a founding member in 2017,[1] but they played there only three years, competing as the "Colorado Raptors" in their final shortened season of 2020 before withdrawing from the league.[2]
Founded | 2006; 18 years ago (2006) | |
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Location | Glendale, Colorado, U.S. | |
Ground(s) | Infinity Park | |
Coach(es) | Mose Timoteo | |
Captain(s) | TBA | |
League(s) | Super Rugby Americas | |
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Official website | ||
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Following withdrawal from Major League Rugby, the team renamed themselves the "Colorado XOs" turning their attention to player development of players originally playing other sports, before becoming the "American Raptors" in 2021.[3]