DENVER 7’S AT COOK PARK FEATURES A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE MIX OF TEAMS
Who’s fired up for some summer 7’s???
Nothing gets me more excited than watching the Barbos compete in a high-stakes 7’s qualifier tournament on home soil. This year’s Denver 7’s Frontier region qualifier will be held at Cook Park, Saturday June 28th, from 8am-5pm. While the men in Green & White have won the past three Denver 7’s tournaments, they will surely be challenged this year by some highly competitive teams from the Midwest. Along with your Denver Barbarians, the Kansas City Blues and Air Force Rugby 7’s will be entering TWO full sides into the tournament. The draw also features surging Midwest power Kansas City RFC (aka the Reds) in addition to the Rocky Mountain flair provided by the Gentleman of Aspen and Vail Rugby.
From start to finish, Saturday will surely be a day filled with electric stepping, powerful ball carrying, crushing tackling and ball movement that will have the fans looking like bobble head dolls.
Here’s a look at the full list of teams …
Pool A: Denver Barbarians A, Air Force Rugby 7’s A, Kansas City Blues B
Pool B: Kansas City RFC, Denver Highlanders, Air Force Rugby 7’s B
Pool C: Kansas City Blues A, Vail Rugby, Colorado Springs Spartans
Pool D: Omaha Goats, Gentleman of Aspen, Denver Barbarians B
Pool Play Schedule
8:00am - Denver Barbarians A vs. Kansas City Blues B
8:20am - Kansas City RFC vs. Air Force Rugby 7’s B
8:40am - Kansas City Blues A vs. Colorado Springs Spartans
9:00am - Omaha Goats vs. Denver Barbarians B
9:20am - Denver Barbarians A vs. Air Force Rugby 7’s A
9:40am - Kansas City RFC vs. Denver Highlanders
10:10am - Kansas City Blues A vs. Vail Rugby
10:30am - Omaha Goats vs. Gentleman of Aspen
10:50am - Air Force Rugby 7’s vs. Kansas City Blues B
11:10am - Denver Highlanders vs. Air Force Rugby 7’s B
11:30am - Vail Rugby vs. Colorado Springs Spartans
11:50am - Gentleman of Aspen vs. Denver Barbarians B
At 12:30pm the knock-out rounds begin! The top eight teams will compete in quarter and semi-finals with the championship match to end the tournament scheduled for 5:30pm. We hope to see all fans, family, old-boys, wives, girlfriends and pets out at Cook Park to cheer on our Barbos. Be sure to bring some sun protection (umbrella, sunscreen, tent), and a comfortable lawn chair to sit in and enjoy all the non-stop 7’s action!
As always, Bleed Green
Mickey Bateman is Hungry for a Denver 7’s Victory!