RMR Weekender - 10.21.24

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Weekend Wrap: 10.21.24 Men’s Division 2

WaterDogs v Boulder on the StoveTop at Infinity - h. Richard

Results: at Infinity: WaterDogs 66 - 5 Boulder at Rio Grande: Aspen 39-38 Barbarians Aspen Gents sit yet at the front of the talented Men’s Division 2 table after edging Barbarians, while WaterDogs have replaced the Men in Green at the runnersup slot after bonus-point victory over Boulder. The order at Rocky Mountain Men’s top table, however, is by no means set: Okay, Aspen, currently on 25 table points (tps), are more than likely to add a fiver on the upcomer as their hosts, Boulder, are off-form this season and have yielded the

bonus point in all matches thus far. So, Aspen’ll be at 30 tps (which should be sufficient to them obtaining either a number 1 or 2 seed), but looking to the weekend beyond next, the Gents will finish at Infinity November 2 against WaterDogs, who have not lost a match since falling to Aspen by seven at Wagner mid-September, so one must think that’s a tossup. It is critical for WaterDogs to maintain that win streak if they are to secure a playoff berth as…

Haggis, who’re presently in fourth though with a match in hand the frontrunners, will entertain: Barbarians (10.26) Boulder (11.2) and WaterDogs (11.9) in that order at home on their Park City redoubt, where a loss for the Scots Finest Fare is infrequent.

Barbarians are now in third place and they must win out to make the 1-2 playoffs, ideally with a brace of bonuspoint wins; tough ask as they’re at Haggis’ stronghold on the upcomer, but should they come away in victory from Utah, they could very well manage 27 or 28 points total for the league, and might just slide into a 1-2 spot.

Upcoming Saturday October 26 Haggis (15) v (18) Barbarians, 1pm at Park City Sports Complex: start of a playoff run for one of these XVs, or what?

Boulder (1) v (25) Aspen, 1pm at PleasantView: five for journeymen, Gentlemen?

Daktari’s Cypher last week’s solution:

“The way we defended, we want to be tested like that, we don’t want to be running away with score after score in the first half. ” - England captain Marlie Packer following the Red Roses’ decisive victory against New Zealand today’s Cypher: "CNL VTYLAHLS CTZS OD KV TUUTSCZVOCB MTS ZD CT CLDC TZSDLWYLD KPKOVDC K MTSAOJKHWL CLKA OV CTVPK, QOCN CNLOS MZWW FTVCOVPLVC, KD QLWW KD DUKOV KVJ UTSCZPKW." - LKPWLD NLKJ FTKFN, DFTCC WKQSLVFL, TV ZUFTAOVP CTZS And here is your hint: H = B answer next week

Men’s D3

Scots v Barbarians at Glendale - h. Richard

Highlanders v Harlequins at The Jake - h. Richard

Results: at Infinity: at Infinity: at The Jake:

Scots 46 - 17 Barbarians Rams 57 - 35 Grizzlies Highlanders 66 – 7 Harlequins

Queen City Rams remain at the head of the class after the fivepoint win over Colorado Springs Grizzlies on the RugbyDay, while Denver Highlanders kept pace with those scholars after a bonus-point victory of their own past Denver Harlequins, and Littleton Scots got the best of Denver Barbarians D3 squad. It is looking like the rep from Rocky Mountains Men’s D3 will be either Rams or Highlanders with Queen City currently holding a 2-table points edge though Highlanders have a match in hand and could come into the lead next weekend with a happy ending over guests, Barbos, on that day.

Upcoming Saturday, October 26: Denver Highlanders (25) v (15) Denver Barbarians, 1pm at The Jake: can homeboyz keep their run going?

Colorado Springs Grizzlies (12) v (5) Denver Harlequins, 1pm at Flanagan Park: Bears won’t be hibernating quite yet this season…

Littleton Scots (12) v (0), 1pm Northern Colorado Flamingos, 1pm at Sheridan Rec Center: 5 for homeys?

Queen City Rams, current headboyz, on the bye

Pacific Sharks