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DENVER BARBARIANS VS BOULDER RUGBY
Denver Barbarians travel to Boulder, CO for their first away game of the season. Two matches will take place at Pleasant View Fields Sports Complex located at 3805 47th St, Boulder, CO 80301. The first side kicks off at 1:00 p.m. while the second side begins their match at 3:00 p.m.
Make the short drive to Boulder and support the Barbos!
BARBOS HEAD TO ASPEN
Barbos begin their Aspen Ruggerfest schedule with a match against Utah Misfits on Saturday, Sept 15 at 12:10 pm on the Rio Grande Park Pitch located at the corner of N Mill Street and Rio Grande Place.
The Barbos second match of the day kicks off at 1:50 pm against Jackson Hole at Wagner Park - 419 S Mill St, Aspen, CO 81611.
We look forward to seeing you at the pitches.
Bleed Green!
BARBOS DEFEAT THE HIGHLANDERS AT JACOBS PARK
The first side won their Rocky Mountain Rugby Premiership League opener 49 -21 against the Denver Highlanders.
The second side finished the day strong with a 29-19 victory in a Rocky Mountain Rugby Challenge League contest.
BARBOS FINISH 4TH AT CLUB NATIONAL 7S
Denver Barbarians finish 4th at club national 7s in NYC, 2018.
DENVER BARBARIANS HEAD TO NYC FOR CLUB 7’S NATIONALS
The Denver Barbarians win the Denver 7s Rugby Tournament and advance to the 2018 USA RUGBY CLUB SEVENS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP in New York City as the #1 seed.
DENVER BARBARIANS WIN 2018 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Denver Barbarians defeated the Detroit Tradesman in a nail biter, final score 39-38.
DENVER BARBARIANS VIE FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Denver Barbarians take on the Detroit Tradesmen to decide the 2018 USA Rugby Emirates Airline Club National Championship.
Kickoff takes place at 2:00 pm on Sunday, June 3 at Infinity Park Stadium.
Tickets are available online or at the gate.
Adult: $10.00 13 years or older.
Youth: $5.00 - 4 - 12 years of age.
Children: 3 Years and younger are free.
BARBOS WIN CLUB WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS - DEFEAT EASTSIDE TSUNAMI & SAN DIEGO OLD AZTECS
Final Score:Denver Barbarians - 48Eastside Tsunami - 12Trys:Denver: Michael Al-Jiboori, Eric Meyers, Brendan Shea, Evan Geist, Estevan Crispin, Shane Milek and Eric Sykes Jr (x2)
BARBOS DEFEAT PARK CITY HAGGIS 71 - 7, ADVANCE TO FRONTIER CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
The Denver Barbarians, undefeated in league play, took on Park City Haggis, Saturday, April 28, 2018 to determine the Rocky Mountain Rugby Champion. Solid defense and an explosive offense saw the Barbos win the match 71 - 7.
BARBOS DEFEAT PARK CITY HAGGIS
The Barbos, continuing their winning ways in the Rocky Mountain Rugby Union, won two this past weekend, April 7, 2018, with the first side winning, 45 - 15, against an always tough Park City Haggis. The second side offense ran away from the Colorado Rush, 102 - 15.
DENVER BARBARIANS WIN THE DAY AGAINST DENVER HARLEQUINS
The Denver Barbarians were in overdrive as the first side and second side teams put up 88 and 122 points, respectively, against the Denver Harlequins in two matches on October 28, 2017 at Cook Park in Denver, Colorado. The first side scored 14 tries and had nine conversions while the second side scored 20 tries and had 11 conversions.
DENVER BARBARIANS DEFEAT PARK CITY HAGGIS
The Barbos, leading their Rocky Mountain Rugby division, go to four wins and no losses following a close match with Park City Haggis Rugby. Trailing at the 72nd minute, Charles Ajarrista, with one minute left on the clock, scored and converted his try to seal the match for the Barbarians, 26 - 24.
DENVER BARBARIANS WIN AT JACOBS PARK
ry scorers were Charles Ajarrista - 1, Michael Al-Jiboori - 3, Landon Peterson - 1, Gabe Bram - 1, Antwun Baker - 2, Bt Shea - 1 and Crispin Estevan with 1 try.
Charles Ajarrista had 7 conversions and 1 penalty kick while Lance Eberhard completed the day's scoring with a conversion kick.
BARBOS WIN IN BOULDER
Barbos who scored included: Landon Petersen – 1, Antwun Baker – 2, Eric Sykes, Sr. – 2, Michael Al-Jiboori – 3, Charles Ajarrista – 2, Mike Pisney – 1, Jason Christensen – 1, Eric - 1, and Ryan Walker - 1. Charles Ajarrista had nine conversions and Devin Martling contributed one.
DENVER BARBARIANS AND THE 50TH ANNUAL RUGGERFEST TOURNAMENT
Ruggerfest begins on Thursday, September 14 with Old Boys matches. Please see the Ruggerfest website for a complete listing of games that take place on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
8:00 a.m. Wagner Park Rugby Stadium - Denver Barbarians vs. Heart of America
11:00 a.m. Rio Grande Park - Denver Barbarians vs. Goslings Gold
Are you driving to the tournament? Please read this travel advisory. For those driving from Denver and the front range, Ruggerfest suggests entering Aspen via Independence Pass.
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.