Barbarians drop close contest to Griffins.

The Milwaukee Barbarians division 1 side hosted the Griffins (Chicago, IL) this past Saturday in Milwaukee.

The visitors went out to an early lead with a try at the 5-minute mark.

The 5-0 score would remain until the Griffins dotted down again at 39 minutes to head into half-time with a 10-0 lead.

The Barbarians hit back 10 minutes into the second half with a pair of tries from Drzewiecki, each converted by Vigder. With 25 minutes remaining, the Barbarians led 14-0.

The final 12 minutes of the match saw lots of action with the Griffins converting a try to take the lead, then the Barbos landing a penalty to draw the match at 17 with 7 minutes remaining. 

After a lot pressure, the Griffins sealed the win with a 78-minute try.

Despite the loss, the Barbarians take home a bonus-point for the narrow loss.

At 6th place in the division, the Barbarians hit the road tomorrow to take on the 8th-ranked Dragon (Davenport, IA).

Game Stream

MIN	EVENT	SIDE	SCORE	DETAILS
4′	TR score	CHIG	0 – 5	#8 – Peterson, Scott
32′	Y card	CHIG	0 – 5	#9 – Stringer, Luke
39′	TR score	CHIG	0 – 10	#8 – Peterson, Scott
50′	TR score	MIL	5 – 10	#14 – Drzewiecki, Matt
51′	CV score	MIL	7 – 10	#10 – Vigder, Nick
55′	TR score	MIL	12 – 10	#14 – Drzewiecki, Matt
56′	CV score	MIL	14 – 10	#10 – Vigder, Nick
67′	TC sub	MIL	14 – 10	Off: #7 – #7 – Sims, Anthony On: #16 – #16 – Nowak, Robert
68′	TR score	CHIG	14 – 15	#8 – Peterson, Scott
69′	CV score	CHIG	14 – 17	#9 – Stringer, Luke
72′	TC sub	MIL	14 – 17	Off: #12 – #12 – Talbot, Jason On: #21 – #21 – Mross, Alex
72′	TC sub	MIL	14 – 17	Off: #8 – #8 – Walczak, Ryan On: #18 – #18 – loots, johannes
73′	PK score	MIL	17 – 17	#10 – Vigder, Nick
78′	TR score	CHIG	17 – 22	#6 – Najor, Matthew