The Denver Barbarians are excited to announce the appointment of David Williams as Head Coach of our 7s program. A native of England, Williams brings extensive experience at both the international and professional levels of rugby. A former USA Eagle in both 7s and 15s, he has held coaching roles across professional rugby in the United States, including the Head Coach of the Glendale Raptors and Assistant Head Coach of the inaugural Denver Stampede.

Williams also served as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the USA Men’s National 7s and 15s programs, contributing across three Rugby World Cups and multiple World Rugby Sevens Series campaigns. We’re excited to welcome his leadership, experience, and passion for the game to the Denver Barbarians 7s program. He’ll be supported by assistant coaches Steve LaPorta and Kelly Meek, both of whom are familiar faces around the Denver Barbarians 7s community.

The club is incredibly grateful for Jason Kelly’s last four summers as head coach where the club continually qualified for the national club tournament and placed in the top 4 (three times in four years). Jason has been a stalwart clubman since his Barbo playing days. He continued to help grow our players on and off the rugby pitch and the club is lucky to have felt his impact each summer.

The first training of the year begins Monday, May 25th at Cook Park 6-8pm.