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| Full name | Denver Barbarians Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | USA Rugby | |
| Nickname(s) | Barbos | |
| Founded | 1967 | |
| Ground(s) | Infinity Park | |
| President | Logan Collins | |
| Coach(es) | Brian Erichsen, Tyson Meek | |
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The Denver Barbarians Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team based in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Barbarians have won 4 national championships dating back to their first DI title in 1990.[1] The club's second title came in 1999, during the height of the Rugby Super League, defeating Belmont Shore RFC 22-18. The Barbarians third title came in the 2018 DII National Championship, defeating the Detroit Tradesmen in an all-time thriller at Infinity Park, 39-38.[2] The Barbarians added a fourth title with a 49-34 victory over a strong Boise United side in the 2023 DII National Championship in St Charles, Missouri. [3]
The Denver Barbarians are currently being represented on the USA 7s Eagles by Ben Pinkelman and Ke'Von Williams who have anchored the USA 7s team during the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series.[4]
Ben Pinkelman had an outstanding 2018-2019 year with the USA Eagles and was selected for the HSBC 7's Dream Team. Pinkelman was also selected into the USA Eagles' 2019 Rugby World Cup squad. Pinkelman played in 3 of the 4 pool matches, coming off the bench as an openside flanker. [citation needed]
- ^ "Club". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Jubilation for the Denver Barbarians, Heartbreak for the Detroit Tradesmen". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Five champions crowned as 2023 USA Club XVs season comes to a close in St. Charles | Latest Rugby News | USA Rugby". usa.rugby. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Men's Eagles Sevens | USA Rugby National Teams". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2018-06-18.