DENVER BARBARIANS - 2018 FRONTIER CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
The Barbos defeated the St Louis Royals 56 - 30 on Saturday, May 5 earning the title of 2018 Frontier Conference Champions. The victory sees the team traveling to Harmon Field Park in Fort Worth, TX to face Eastside Tsunami in USA Rugby's National Quarter-Finals. The playoff brackets leading to the National Championship are illustrated on USA Rugby's website.
In the 2nd minute of the match, Charles Ajarrista put Denver on the board with a penalty kick. St Louis would soon respond and at the half the Barbos led 22-13.
Starting the second half, the Barbos produced four unanswered trys, giving them a 39 - 13 advantage, one from which St Louis couldn't recover. All Barbos received playing time and the team effort resulted in the win.
Feels Good to Celebrate Tries (Carmine Hernandez
Rocky Mountain Rugby provided a scoring summary by the minute. See their Twitter posts.
Try scorers included: Eric Meyers, Michael Al-Jiboori, Eric Sykes with 3 trys, Eric Bloedorn, Brendan Shea, Carmine Hernandez, Michael Pisney. Charles Ajarrista provided all conversion kicks.
The Barbos were joined during the National Anthem and in the post-match photo, shown above, by members of Aspire Autism based in Bloomfield, CO. Thanks to Matt Clement, fellow Barbo, for his trumpet performance.
The Lineup
1. Eric Bloedorn
2. Danny Bell
3. Eric Meyers
4. Mike Pisney
5. Logan Collins
6. Brendan Shea
7. Estevan Crispin
8. Evan Geist
9. Carmine Hernandez
10. Charles Ajarrista
11. Eric Sykes
12. Shane Milek
13. Michael Al-Jiboori
14. Devrin Young
15. Gabe Bram
16. Alex Schultz
17. Brian Evans
18. Richard Cotterman
19. Antwun Baker
20. Francisco Rodriguez Fontan
21. Francis Palumbo
22. Soane Leger
23. Ryan Walker
