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DENVER BARBARIANS DEFEAT GLENDALE 36 -24, START FALL SEASON STRONG
The Denver Barbarians were victorious at Infinity Park (the stadium, not the turf) against the Glendale Merlins by a final score of 36- 24. While Glendale kept the game tight, the Barbos did what they needed to do in attack to mount a 4 try effort. Todd Oswald (pictured below) was crucial in defense all day.
DENVER BARBARIANS BEGIN THEIR FALL 2017 SCHEDULE
The Barbos play their first match of the Fall 2017 season against crosstown rivals, the Glendale Merlins, at Infinity Park Stadium beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, 9 September 2018.
Join us at the match as we celebrate this first game of the season and the Barbarians 50th Anniversary!
The Barbos roster for the match has been announced.
1. Marco DeGuire
2. Danny Bell
3. Soane Leger
4. Rugger Piz
5. Brian Evans
6. Evan Geist
7. Bt Shea
8. Jason Christensen
9. Carmine Hernandez
10. Charles Ajarrista
11. Gabe Bram
12. Todd Oswald
13. Michael Al-Jiboori
14. Antwun Baker
15. Ryan Walker
16. Ronald Betham Tufele
17. Landon Peterson
18. Estevan Crispin
19. Jordan Flash Gunderson
20. Lance Eberhard
21. Eric Sykes Jr.
22. Devin Martling
23. Johnny Ecks
Bleed Green!
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.
BARBOS WIN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / OMBAC SEVENS TOURNAMENT
Denver Barbarians unveiled our new sponsor SPYDER in San Diego this past weekend. The Barbos opened the tournament with a 27-0 win over Santa Monica. Ke'Von Williams scored a hat trick in the first half and his Vato Alumni teammates Jeremy Misailegalu and Eric Sykes each dotted down in the second half to make it an all-Vato scoring affair.
Barbos beat OMBAC 19-0 in game #2 on the back of two trys by Michael Al-Jiboori, one from captain Ke'Von Williams and two conversions from Nick Boyer.
The Barbos beat LA Rugby Club 47-0, to win the pool with a point differential of 93-0. Devrin Young had a break out game with a hat trick, while Nick Boyer continued as Mister Consistent.
Barbos beat OC Ravens 24-17 to advance to the final against Belmont Shore. Celester Asuega had a special performance that started with a great effort to chase back 40 meters to retrieve a kick followed by a length of the pitch jinking run to score under the posts. Tim Hanify made a big effort support run to ensure Celester made it to the line.
Barbos beat Belmont Shore 19-5 to win the first tournament of the year. Celester started off the scoring with a nice try, and the Barbos went into the half with a 7-5 lead. Trys by Michael Al-Jiboori and Jeremy ‘Missile’ Misailegalu and solid defense sealed the victory.
The scoring effort on the day was pretty balanced with Ke’Von and Missile each crossing the white wash 4 times, while Michael, Sykes, Devrin and Celester each dotted down 3 times with Nick Boyer adding two trys to his iron man performance.
There were great defensive efforts from the guys throughout the day and some exciting performances all around.
Thanks as always to CrossFit Broadway for the continued support and to Steve Laporta of HomeSmart Cherry Creek for his sponsorship this season. It’s great to have coaches who not only volunteer their time, but also sponsor the team.