Spring Fling

Chaparral competed in a very well organized Spring Fling in North Denver over the weekend. The A side won both their games with a convincing win over an improving Littleton side and then a solid second half performance to pull away from a Tigers team to win 39-12.
The B-Side played well and gained a lot of valuable experience losing two close games to East B side and Ridgeview A side.

Colorado Rugby Examiner

Chaparral mentioned in the Colorado Rugby Examiner including some pictures of our 27-7 win over Regis.
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DICK’S SPORTING GOODS PARK TO HOST STADIUM’S FIRST-EVER RUGBY EVENT ON APRIL 4

Denver Barbarians to Headline Rugby Tripleheader Including Rugby Super League, College and High School Teams

COMMERCE CITY, COLO. (Friday, February 6, 2009) – Dick’s Sporting Goods Park and the Denver Barbarians announced today that the stadium will host its first-ever rugby event on Saturday, April 4, 2009, with a full day of matches set to take place.

The tripleheader event will culminate with the Barbarians taking on the Chicago Lions in a Rugby Super League match, with kickoff scheduled for 4 p.m. The Barbarians-Lions game at Dick's Sporting Goods Park will mark the largest venue any RSL match has ever been played in.

The other two matches on the day feature different levels of the sport as well, with two of the top high school programs in Colorado, Denver East and Chaparral High Schools, starting the action at 12:30 p.m.

The next game will have the University of Colorado Rugby Club facing the Denver Barbarians Division II side at 2 p.m.

General admission tickets (good for all three matches) go on sale Saturday, February 7 at 10 a.m. and are priced at $10. Tickets are available at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Box Office from Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., via phone by calling 1-866-461-6556, at the kiosks inside all Colorado Dick’s Sporting Goods locations, or online at TicketHorse.com.

The Barbarians and the Lions, both charter members of the Rugby Super League founded in 1996, were semi-finalists in the 2008 RSL championships. The Barbarians have been U.S. National Club Champions on two occasions and were established in 1967. The Lions, founded in 1964, won the last outing between the clubs in overtime in the 2006 RSL Quarter-finals in Chicago.

About Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
Dick’s Sporting Goods Park comprises the 18,086-seat home stadium of the Colorado Rapids and its surrounding 24-field, fully lit professional soccer complex. Dick’s Sporting Goods Park is considered the biggest and most state-of-the-art professional stadium and field complex in the world, and is located nine miles northeast of downtown Denver and only fifteen miles from Denver International Airport, just north of the intersection of I-70 and Quebec Street. Stadium amenities include a total of 20 loge-style luxury suites, a unique open concourse design that allows 360-degree sightlines to the field, and a world-class grass field with an underground heating and draining system. The stadium also features cutting edge technology, featuring the largest video scoreboard and the most LED boards for a stadium its size anywhere, as well as the only fully integrated digital signboard system in the world. The stadium opened its doors for the first time to the public on April 7, 2007 when it hosted Major League Soccer’s season opener as the Colorado Rapids defeated DC United 2-1.

About the Denver Barbarians Rugby Club
The Denver Barbarians Rugby Club was founded in 1967. “The Barbos” have supplied many players to all levels of select side play including the Eagles, the United States National Rugby Team. In addition, many referees, coaches, and administrators at all levels have emerged from the Barbos’ ranks. The club has won championships at the national, territorial, and local level in both 15’s and seven-a-side play. The Denver Barbarians Rugby Club is the only Colorado member of the Rugby Super League, the top rugby club competition in the United States. David Hodges, the Director of Rugby and Head Coach of the Denver Barbarians, boasts a sports career that includes being named Collegiate Rugby All-American, Collegiate Football All-American, Kodak All-American, US Eagle (captain and member of the United States rugby team), assistant coach with the US Eagles, playing professional rugby for nine years, and a staff member with the Llanelli Scarlets. For more information on The Barbarians, visit www.DenverBarbarians.com.

www.DicksSportingGoodsPark.com

Mention in Denver Post

Our scheduled game with East at the Dicks Sporting Goods Park was mentioned in the Denver Post

http://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_11654713

Barbarians to play at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City will transform from a soccer stadium to a rugby pitch when the Denver Barbarians play the Chicago Lions on April 4 in the first rugby game at the $131 million facility.

Dick's, with a capacity of 18,086 seats, will be the largest venue to host a Rugby Super League match. Two matches will precede the Barbarians-Lions match at 4 p.m. Denver East meets Chaparral at 12:30 p.m., followed by the University of Colorado Rugby Club vs. the Barbarians Division II side at 2 p.m.

Practice times

Regular practice has now started.

Monday 4:30 - 6:00pm

Tuesday 4:30 - 6:00pm

Wednesday 4:30 - 6:00pm

Friday fun run with Travis - 4:00pm

Rugby Training venue change

We will now be having preseason training on Sundays @ 1:00pm weather permitting on the Chaparral Turf.

Adams State

More Chaparral Alums.
Tyler Roark playing at Adams State

2009 Rugby Player and Parent Meeting

2009 Rugby Player and Parent Meeting will be held at 11:00am Saturday January 17th in the Team Room at Chaparral.

Pre season training

We will be holding pre season training on Sundays for those that are interested at 1:00pm at the park in Stonegate south (corner of Stonegate Parkway and Keystone Blvd). Sessions will be approximately one hour in length so please be there stretched and ready to go at the start time.

Please look at this web site for any changes.

2009 Schedule

CSU Game

Chet taking lineout ball for CSU.

If anyone has any other pictures of Chap rugby graduates (playing rugby) please send them in to jakeadman@comcast.net

2008 Summary

Great season which unfortunately finished with a loss to a very good Regis team in the quarter finals of the state championship.

Many of our senior players have now gone on to play a college season at CU, CSU, UNC and other colleges around the US.