Weekend Wrap: 10.7.24
Men’s Division 2
EXCELSIOR
Results:
at Infinity: Barbarians 28 – 57 Aspen
Temperatures were in the mid-80s with a breeze for the early afternoon kickoff of Denver Barbarians and Aspen Gents on the StoveTop. After 80 minutes of heated exchange, the Gentlemen are the new leader in the extremely contentious MD2 after well-earned victory over Barbarians on the RugbyDay. Home side were always catching up in the first forty as their guests led 7-0 early, and tallies went to 7-7, then 14-7, 14-14, 19-14, and finally hosts took the lead with a try at time in the 41st and its conversion to take a 21-19 lead to the sheds. Aspen were clinical in the second stanza, spreading the Denver defense wide for ground gain, then finishing off battering phases of p-n-gs for groundings and an impressive, five-point, away win at 5728.
at PleasantView: Boulder 19 – 59 WaterDogs
9-try Denver Waterdogs, who began the season with a pair of losses (albeit 2-point losses), are now in second place after an effective 5-point win over Boulder trotting at PleasantView on the Day.
Upcoming
Saturday October 12
Denver Barbarians (11) v (1) Boulder RFC, 1pm at: home boys to regroup, pull a Brubeck, and Take Five? Aspen Gents (15) v (10) Park City Haggis, 1pm at: look for an Aspen payback this time on home grounds;
Sunday October 13
Denver WaterDogs (14) v (10) Park City Haggis, 1pm at: Doggies be hungry for Haggis!
of note: 6 new faces on Aspen’s starting XV what were smarted at Park City last weekend.
Bill
Baer and Sam Golla (the pair standing at podium) were in front of a packed house at Denver East High School for induction into the East Sports Hall of Fame, the first rugby from the rich Denver East program thus honored at a ceremony Saturday that included the induction of 30 individuals across 13 separate sports
Men’s D3
And Division 3 now has only a brace of undefeateds after Queen City Rams topped Denver Barbarians on the StoveTop at Infinity, 50 – 12. Denver Highlanders maintained their unblemished record with 50 – 29 defeat of Littleton Scots at Sheridan Rugby Grounds, and Denver Harlequins sent the Northern Colorado Flamingos packing at Cook Park, 40 – 15
Upcoming Saturday, October 12:
Northern Colorado Flamingos (0) v (5) Colorado Springs Grizzlies, 1pm at Greenbrier Park: can Birds come good?
Queen City Rams (20) v (15) Denver Highlanders, 1pm at Infinity: for the group lead most likely; Littleton Scots (2) v (5) Denver Harlequins, 1pm at Sheridan Rec Center: should be high-scoring;
Pacific Sharks
‘Quins v Flamingos at Cook Park Rugby Grounds
Next up for USA Eagles Women’s XV v Ireland –
Tuesday, October 11 at 1:30pm MST on RugbyPass
TV
Next up for USA Eagles Men’s XV v Portugal –Friday, November 8: USA Men have never beaten Portugal.