After traveling to Kansas City, MO and Cincinnati, OH, the Milwaukee Barbarians completed a grueling 3-match series on the road on Saturday in Columbus, OH.
The match got off to a rocky start for Milwaukee as Columbus strung together some barreling charges and elusive running to score three tries in the first 22 minutes to take a 17-0 lead.
Shaking off the early attacks, Milwaukee stepped up the defense and began to respond in kind. At half-time, tries by Drzweicki and Cebe and conversions from the faithful boot of Vigder had narrowed the contest to just three points: 17-14 for Columbus.
The second half was more even throughout with each team trading one or two tries at a time and Milwaukee taking a 28-24 lead at the 62-minute mark though tries by Albert (shown above) and Vigder.
The final quarter of the match would see Columbus regain the advantage and extended their lead to 36-28 following a pair of tries.
Milwaukee continued to press in the final minutes however and a try for Vigder at full time — his second for the day — concluded the match and secured the extra bonus point.
Long road series yields 8 points
Despite dropping 2 of three matches, the Barbarians have some positive takeaways from the 3-match series on the road. Not only are the longest road trips complete for the season, but their high-scoring offense has netted a 5-point win in Kansas City and 3-bonus points from two losses.
The Barbarians are in 5th place with 15 points and a 2-3 record. They are only 1 point behind Kansas City who have a slightly better 3-2 record highlighting the importance of the bonus-point losses.
On Deck
On Saturday, the Milwaukee rugby club begins a 3-match series at home starting with the Chicago Lions in Division 1 action (1PM kickoff).
Saturday is also the first of three home double-headers this season with the Divison 3 side playing the early match at 11AM vs. Oconomowoc.
Match Video
Roster
Roster
- #1 King, Damon
- #2 Abt, Jared
- #3 Schwalbe, Ray
- #4 loots, johannes
- #5 Sims, Anthony
- #6 Gray, David
- #7 Cwiklis, Kyle
- #8 Cebe, Jeffrey
- #9 Vigder, Nick (C)
- #10 Gardener, Joseph
- #11 Weinstein, Michael
- #12 Smith, Eddie
- #13 Drzewiecki, Matt
- #14 Ash, Timothy
- #15 Albert, Michael
- #16 Bell, Conor
- #17 Price, Zach
- #18 Ratzburg, Patrick
- #20 Mross, Alex
- #21 Chini, Todd
- #22 Patterson, Justin
Match Stream
| MIN | EVENT | SIDE | SCORE | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5' | TR score | CLB | 5 - 0 | #13 - Patick, Derek |
| 9' | TR score | CLB | 10 - 0 | #8 - Schroeder, Joseph |
| 22' | TR score | CLB | 15 - 0 | #10 - Howden, Taylor |
| 22' | CV score | CLB | 17 - 0 | #9 - Hickey, Luke |
| 28' | TR score | MIL | 17 - 5 | #13 - Drzewiecki, Matt |
| 28' | CV score | MIL | 17 - 7 | #9 - Vigder, Nick |
| 35' | TR score | MIL | 17 - 12 | #8 - Cebe, Jeffrey |
| 35' | CV score | MIL | 17 - 14 | #9 - Vigder, Nick |
| 50' | TC sub | MIL | 17 - 14 | Off: #12 - #12 - Smith, Eddie On: #22 - #22 - Patterson, Justin |
| 51' | TR score | CLB | 22 - 14 | #18 - Stevens, Justin |
| 51' | CV score | CLB | 24 - 14 | #9 - Hickey, Luke |
| 54' | TR score | MIL | 24 - 19 | #15 - Albert, Michael |
| 54' | CV score | MIL | 24 - 21 | #9 - Vigder, Nick |
| 57' | TC sub | MIL | 24 - 21 | Off: #4 - #4 - loots, johannes On: #18 - #18 - Ratzburg, Patrick |
| 62' | TR score | MIL | 24 - 26 | #9 - Vigder, Nick |
| 62' | CV score | MIL | 24 - 28 | #9 - Vigder, Nick |
| 67' | TR score | CLB | 29 - 28 | #16 - Fessenmeyer, Kevin |
| 67' | CV score | CLB | 31 - 28 | #9 - Hickey, Luke |
| 69' | TC sub | MIL | 31 - 28 | Off: #8 - #8 - Cebe, Jeffrey On: #17 - #17 - Price, Zach |
| 73' | TC sub | MIL | 31 - 28 | Off: #6 - #6 - Gray, David On: #16 - #16 - Bell, Conor |
| 73' | TC sub | MIL | 31 - 28 | Off: #15 - #15 - Albert, Michael On: #20 - #20 - Mross, Alex |
| 75' | TR score | CLB | 36 - 28 | #15 - Maitavuki, Tevita |
| 75' | CV score | CLB | 38 - 28 | #9 - Hickey, Luke |
| 80' | TR score | MIL | 38 - 33 | #9 - Vigder, Nick |
| 80' | CV score | MIL | 38 - 35 | #9 - Vigder, Nick |
The complete and official match report can be found on the USA Rugby website.
