Early 31-0 lead for the Barbarians too much for visiting Palmer.

2014 10 04 Score D1 Palmer At Milwaukee Rugby

In cold and wet conditions, the Milwaukee Barbarians executed an impressive 51-19 drubbing of the visiting Palmer Dragons (Davenport, IA) on Saturday. 

The bonus-point win extends their winning record to 4-1-0 for the season and gives them a good grasp of second place in the Men’s Midwest Division 1 championship with 18 points.  

The Barbarians came out of the gates hard with early tries by Kloiber, Walzak, Smith, and Olsen who crossed the whitewash twice. 

After 25 minutes, the hosts were up 31-0 and it looked as if a rout was imminent. 

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But in the last 15 minutes of the first half, the Barbarians appeared to take their foot off the gas, allowing 3 tries to narrow the score at halftime to 31-19.

The second half saw the hosts return to ruthless efficiency both on attack and in defense.

The Milwaukee rugby team proceeded to score up 3 unanswered tries — by Zack Albert, Wagner and Vigder — as well as a penalty (Vigder) to end the day with at 51-19.

Barbarians Roster and Scoring

  1. JP Kloiber (1T)
  2. Kyle
  3. Aaron Young
  4. Ben Bastian
  5. Ben Landry
  6. Ben Smith (1T)
  7. Ryan Walzak (1T)
  8. Charlie Wagner (1T)
  9. Jerry Petfalski
  10. Nick Vigder (1T, 4C, 1P)
  11. Rob Bartlett
  12. Kevin Smyth
  13. Mark Fine (Captain)
  14. Nate Olsen (2T)
  15. Zack Albert (1T)
  16. Johannes Loots
  17. RJ Nowak
  18. Ryan Hawken
  19. Tony Sims
  20. Paul Castillo
  21. Jordan Brown
  22. Alex Kovisto
  23. Justin Patterson
Vic Drover
Vic Drover

Vic has a long history in and around the sport of rugby both in Canada and the US. He has played for and started numerous clubs (Vandal's RFC, Strathcona Druids, Suffolk Bull Moose, Westside Harlequins, Milwaukee Barbarians, Hamilton Girls Rugby), and served many roles over the years at all administrative levels. Vic joined the Harlequins in 2007 and remained an active club member through the transition to the Barbarians. These days, he spends his rugby time playing tag rugby and touring with the Old Boys, keeping the club website updated, helping organize the Lakefront 7s, and fundraising.

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