San Diego Legion
The San Diego Legion is an American professional rugby union team based in San Diego, California. The team was founded in 2017 and competes in Major League Rugby.Home field
The team plays at Torero Stadium, which is located on the campus of the University of San Diego and has a seating capacity of 6,000. The stadium was also the home field of the former PRO Rugby team the San Diego Breakers in 2016.Broadcasts
Select Legion 2019 home and away Major League Rugby games not already broadcast nationally on the CBS Sports Network are televised locally on FOX 5 San Diego and also streamed live on ESPN+ and archived on Legion's YouTube channel. YurView Channel 4 San Diego was the local broadcast partner for Legion games during its inaugural 2018 season, which concluded in June. Marc Stcherbina and Pete Steinberg were the on air talent.Sponsorship
Players and personnel
Current squad
San Diego's announced roster for the 2021 season is:
- Senior 15's and senior 7's internationally capped players in bold
- MLR teams are allowed to field up to five overseas players per match
- *Members of the USA Sevens residency program who have been named as associate players for the Legion
Head coaches
- Rob Hoadley
Captains
- Nate Augspurger
Records
Season standings
Honors
- Major League Rugby
- *Runner-up: 2019
- *Playoff appearances: 2018, 2019
2018 season
° = Exhibition game
°° = Playoff semifinals at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado.2019 season
Exhibition
Regular season
Post season
2020 season
On March 12, 2020, MLR announced the season would go on hiatus immediately for 30 days due to fears surrounding the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic. It was cancelled the following weekRegular season