Milwaukee Barbarians Rugby travelled to Davenport, IA on Saturday to take on the Palmer Dragons in week 3 of the USA Rugby Divison 1 league.
In the first quarter, play was even on both sides of the ball with the Dragons scoring a clever chip-over try. Milwaukee responded with a well-weighted kick behind the hosts defensive line that was collected and dotted-down by center Matt Drzewiecki.
After 20 minutes, fly-half Nick Vigder slotted a penalty to bring the Barbarians ahead 10-8.
But the Dragons put in two converted tries at the 32- and 43-minute marks, bringing the score to 25-10.
Undaunted, the Milwaukee defense kicked back into gear and gave the offense the time and possession needed to narrow the score. With a try by flanker Joe Grams and a conversion and penalty kick by Vigder, the match was up-for-grabs with the Dragons ahead by just 25-20.
With 10 minutes remaining, Palmer screened a short pass to an inside runner just 10 meters from the try line and barreled over to score. The Palmer defense held on for the win: final score 30-20.
Roster
- # 1 King, Damon
- # 2 Smolensky, Eric
- # 3 Holstine, Benjamin
- # 4 Bastian, Benjamin
- # 5 Schwalbe, Ray
- # 6 Grams, Joseph
- # 7 Gray, David
- # 8 Smith, Benjamin
- # 9 Patterson, Justin
- # 10 Vigder, Nick
- # 11 Bartlett, Robert
- # 12 Bell, Dustin
- # 13 Drzewiecki, Matt
- # 14 Ash, Timothy
- # 15 Albert, Michael
- # 16 Castillo, Paul
- # 17 Martel, Alexander
- # 18 Fendryk, Randy
- # 20 Petfalski, Jeremy
- # 21 Albert, Zachary
- # 22 Mross, Alex
Match Stream
| MIN | EVENT | SIDE | SCORE | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3′ | TR score | PALM | 5 – 0 | #11 – Tela, Takura |
| 7′ | PK score | PALM | 8 – 0 | #10 – Clarke, Austin |
| 12′ | TR score | MIL | 8 – 5 | #13 – Drzewiecki, Matt |
| 13′ | CV score | MIL | 8 – 7 | #10 – Vigder, Nick |
| 20′ | PK score | MIL | 8 – 10 | #10 – Vigder, Nick |
| 32′ | TR score | PALM | 13 – 10 | #12 – Wend, Shane |
| 33′ | CV score | PALM | 15 – 10 | #15 – Lourens, Gareth |
| 39′ | PK score | PALM | 18 – 10 | #15 – Lourens, Gareth |
| 41′ | TC sub | PALM | 18 – 10 | Off: #13 – #13 – Gallagher, Jack On: #18 – #18 – King, Austin |
| 43′ | TR score | PALM | 23 – 10 | #8 – Maricelli, Glen |
| 44′ | CV score | PALM | 25 – 10 | #10 – Clarke, Austin |
| 46′ | TC sub | PALM | 25 – 10 | Off: #3 – #3 – Tenpas, Benjamin On: #19 – #19 – Giachetti, Ian |
| 47′ | TC sub | MIL | 25 – 10 | Off: #15 – #15 – Albert, Michael On: #20 – #20 – Petfalski, Jeremy |
| 53′ | TR score | MIL | 25 – 15 | #6 – Grams, Joseph |
| 54′ | CV score | MIL | 25 – 17 | #10 – Vigder, Nick |
| 55′ | TC sub | MIL | 25 – 17 | Off: #13 – #13 – Drzewiecki, Matt On: #21 – #21 – Albert, Zachary |
| 60′ | PK score | MIL | 25 – 20 | #10 – Vigder, Nick |
| 60′ | TC sub | PALM | 25 – 20 | Off: #1 – #1 – Schultz, Dominic On: #17 – #17 – Bronson, Gavin |
| 65′ | TC sub | PALM | 25 – 20 | Off: #14 – #14 – Bartlett, Jason On: #20 – #20 – Holtschlag, Clarence |
| 65′ | TC sub | PALM | 25 – 20 | Off: #10 – #10 – Clarke, Austin On: #21 – #21 – Hampton, Colton |
| 66′ | TC sub | MIL | 25 – 20 | Off: #3 – #3 – Holstine, Benjamin On: #17 – #17 – Martel, Alexander |
| 67′ | Y card | PALM | 25 – 20 | #2 – Ford, Stephen |
| 69′ | TR score | PALM | 30 – 20 | #12 – Wend, Shane |
| 70′ | TC sub | MIL | 30 – 20 | Off: #7 – #7 – Gray, David On: #18 – #18 – Fendryk, Randy |
| 72′ | TC sub | PALM | 30 – 20 | Off: #11 – #11 – Tela, Takura On: #22 – #22 – McGowan, Braden |
| 77′ | TC sub | PALM | 30 – 20 | Off: #12 – #12 – Wend, Shane On: #23 – #23 – Deig, Benjamin |
| 77′ | TC sub | PALM | 30 – 20 | Off: #8 – #8 – Maricelli, Glen On: #16 – #16 – Cioraru, Meir |
