Home Richmond Roughriders host Arena Pro Football Championship Saturday at Richmond Coliseum
Sports

Richmond Roughriders host Arena Pro Football Championship Saturday at Richmond Coliseum

The undefeated Richmond Roughriders will host the 2017 Arena Pro Football Championship at 7 p.m. Saturday at Richmond Coliseum against the Florida Tarpons.

Tickets start at $12 plus applicable fees and are on sale now at the sweetFrog Box Office at Richmond Coliseum, by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com.

Leading up to Saturday’s game, the Roughriders will also host Media Day at 5:30 p.m. Thursday and the Arena Pro Football Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, both at Richmond Coliseum.

Championship Saturday will be full of fun festivities for fans, including a pre-game fair starting at 3 p.m. outside the sweetFrog Box Office at Richmond Coliseum and a halftime show featuring hip hop recording artist Jim Jones. The first 1,000 fans at the game will receive a free set of Roughriders Thunder Sticks.

 

Arena Pro Football Championship

  • Florida Tarpons (5-1) at Richmond Roughriders (7-0)
  • Date: June 10
  • Pre Game Announcements: 6:45 p.m.
  • Game time: 7 p.m.
  • Location: Richmond Coliseum
  • Address: 601 E Leigh Street
  • Promotion: First 1,000 fans get a FREE set of Roughriders “Thunder Sticks”
  • Halftime Show: Featuring hip hop recording artist Jim Jones singing hit song “We Fly High”
  • Coin Toss: Hip hop recording artist Jim Jones
  • Also in attendance: Flying Squirrels Mascot “Nutzy” and 2 Members of the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders.
  • Post-Game Ceremony: Will take place immediately after game. Will present winning team with Championship Trophy and various individual awards including the Championship game MVP.

Contributors

Contributors

Have a guest column, letter to the editor, story idea or a news tip? Email editor Chris Graham at [email protected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandora and YouTube.