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BARBO 7S FACE ‘WIN OR GO HOME’ TOURNAMENT IN KANSAS CITY
Your Denver Barbarians 7s squad will face a “win or go home” proposition when they travel to Kansas City to compete in the Fountain City 7s. After taking 1st place in our home qualifier Denver 7’s, the squad fell to the Kansas City Blues in the final of Omaha 7s and now sit among a three team race for Nationals Qualification. The Denver Barbarians, Kansas City Blues & Kansas City Reds, will all battle it out on Saturday July 26th at the Raytown Soccer Complex. Winning the tournament outright would see the Denver Barbarians advance to the Club 7s Nationals in Madison Wisconsin.
BARBOS LOOK TO TOP A COMPETITIVE DENVER 7S LINEUP
Denver Barbarians A
Arnaud Agasse
Julian DeRaffele
Ben Haapapuro
David Hightower
Campbell Johnstone
Tadiwanashe Kainga
Logan Lair
Marcel LeFevre
Jack Miller
Takudzwa Musingwini
Luke Neely
Alex Wormer (C)
Ian Wormer
Denver Barbarians B
Kai Arye
Lane Gahagan
Steve Karas (C)
Brad Kissinger
Conor O’Brien
Todd Oswald
Adam Otto
Elian Robles-Revuelto
Vinny Sikorsky
Dillon Stander
Zach Thies
Jacob Valdez
Logan White
BARBOS OLD AND YOUNG TO REPRESENT AT “MINGO 7S”
Mingo 7’s Roster:
Kai Arye
Andre Bass
Mason Butler
Micah Duffield
Lane Gahagan
Steve Karas
Marcel LeFevre
Garrett Murphy
Conor O’Brien
Todd Oswald
Ben Pinkelman (C)
Elian Robles-Revuelto
Vince Sikorsky
Dillon Stander
Zach Thies
Jacob Valdez
Logan White
BARBOS NAME TWO STRONG TEAMS MIXED WITH YOUTH AND WISDOM
Denver Barbarians 7’s A:
Mickey Bateman
Alex Wormer
David Hightower
Jack Miller
Nick Johnson
Campbell Johnstone
Cody Melphy
Marco LaPierre
Luke Neely
Iosefo Salavasio
Andrew Wulf*
Cian Barry*
BARBO SUMMER 7’S - TOURNAMENT DATES AND NEW SPONSORSHIP
The summer of 2025 is primed for success thanks to a strong schedule of tournaments and two key sponsors. Head coach Jason Kelly’s Koru Movement and assistant coach Steve LaPorta’s Perfect Denver Homes have generously sponsored the Barbo 7’s efforts to perform at the highest level.
The team will open up the summer on June 15th, travelling to Austin Texas to compete in the premier bracket of Bloodfest 7’s. They will follow that up by hosting the 56th annual Denver 7’s, with a final qualifying tournament in Kansas City. The summer campaign will end with the club national 7’s tournament hosted for a 3rd straight year in Madison Wisconsin.
June 14th - Bloodfest - Austin, Texas
June 28th - Denver 7’s - Denver, Colorado
July 12th - Kansas City 7’s - Kansas City, Missouri
August 9-10th - Club 7’s National Championships - Madison, Wisconsin
SUMMER 7’S HAVE ARRIVED
The Barbos opened up their 2024 summer 7’s with a strong showing in the Gateway 7’s in St. Louis, Saturday June 15th. The men in Green & White played sharp throughout the day, winning 4 straight pool games before a tantalizing final against the St. Louis Bombers. The cup final went into sudden death, and the home side won 26-21 after 5 minutes of extra time. The Barbos played with strong cohesion throughout the day, and the lessons from the first tournament in the summer will be valuable.
The Barbos lineup for Gateway 7’s:
Nick Johnson
Eric Sykes
Campbell Johnstone
Alex Wormer
Mickey Bateman
Rufus McLean
Ian Wormer
Arnaud Agasse
David Hightower
Jack Miller
John Ryberg
Kobe Millar
Logan Lair
BARBO 7S UNDEFEATED THROUGH TWO TOURNAMENTS, SHIFTING FOCUS TO SUNPLASH 7S
The Denver Barbo 7’s program is renowned for producing home grown talent and continually competing at the highest level. Saturday June, 24th at Prospect Park was no exception. The Barbos finished 1,2 and went undefeated in pool play throughout the day. The Barbo A side was led by Mickey Bateman & Malik Bryant who both scored early and often throughout the day. The Barbo B side had multiple standouts including Nick Johnson, Thomas LaMuraglia & USA 7’s Eagle Ben Pinkelman.
MEET DEVARIUS “BEANIE” MILLER
When Devarius, better know as “Beanie” first showed up on the scene in 2018 competing for the Denver Selects. As a NMHU Vato, he continued the legacy of playing for the Green & White when he joined the summer 7’s squad in 2019. When I first saw him play that summer, I was definitely impressed. Here’s someone who punches well above his weight, and has a game changing step. He returned home during the pandemic and began shining with the Palm Beach Panthers. He was instrumental in their D3 National Championship this past may. But now, he’s ready to show the world he can play at the next level.
MEET LIAM WYNNE
Liam Wynne (at all costs) has cemented himself in the Colorado rugby community ever since his days down in Colorado Springs. He then took his game up North to Fort Collins where he led the Colorado State Rugby team (Ram for life) for 4 years. Word on the street is Liam actually tackled and poached the great Ben Pinkelman at a chilly evening training back in the FoCo days.
BARBOS PREPARE FOR LINCOLN SEVENS
The Barbos travel to Fleming Fields, Lincoln, NE for their final opportunity on Saturday, July 22, to qualify for the 2017 USA Rugby Emirates Airline Club National Championships. Barbos must finish the tournament ahead of the Kansas City Blues to take the Frontier Division #2 seed to the nationals. Two sides are making the journey to Lincoln, NE. Rugby Utah Selects have already qualified in the Men's Division by virtue of their wins at the Denver 7s and Heartlands 7s tournaments.