The Milwaukee Barbarians — tournament hosts and playing under the ‘BAR-barian’ moniker — swept the Men’s Open “A” bracket at the 2018 Lakefront 7s.
Despite having 5 teams entered in the event across all the Men’s brackets, the Barbarians cruised through pool play with a 3-0 record and an impressive point differential of 96: more than enough to capture the first seed!
In the first semi-final, the Barbarians met 4th-seeded Scorpions (Cape Girardeau, MO) who were making their Lakefront 7s debut and also went 3-0 in pool play. The match would be the closest contest for each team all day with just a conversion kick separating the two. At the final whistle, the Barbarians won 21-19 to advance to the championship.
The other semi-final saw Krakens — a Michigan-based touring side who have won the Men’s Open bracket 4 of the last 10 years — meet Lake County. The superior defense of the Krakens carried the team to a confident 19-7 victory.
The final was a close-contest with neither side willing to give much on defense. But in the end, the Barbarians out-scored Krakens two-tries to one seal the championship.
Championship Match Video
The championship match video is also available.
Match Results - Pool Stage
| Team (Pool) | Score | Score | Team (Pool) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black and Blue (A1) | 0 | 24 | Lake County (A2) |
| Mighty Pigs (A3) | 36 | 7 | Winona State (A4) |
| Clydesdales (B1) | 7 | 26 | Condors (B2) |
| Racing Sausages (B3) | 5 | 26 | Scorpions (B4) |
| Krakens (C1) | 38 | 0 | MRFC2 (C2) |
| Riot (C3) | 17 | 0 | THOSE GUYS (C4) |
| BAR-barians (D1) | 28 | 7 | Fox Valley Maoris (D2) |
| Rogues (D3) | 29 | 12 | UW-Milwaukee (D4) |
| Black and Blue (A1) | 29 | 7 | Mighty Pigs (A3) |
| Lake County (A2) | 26 | 22 | Winona State (A4) |
| Clydesdales (B1) | 0 | 15 | Racing Sausages (B3) |
| Condors (B2) | 12 | 21 | Scorpions (B4) |
| Krakens (C1) | 31 | 5 | Riot (C3) |
| MRFC2 (C2) | 10 | 7 | THOSE GUYS (C4) |
| BAR-barians (D1) | 47 | 14 | Rogues (D3) |
| Fox Valley Maoris (D2) | 40 | 0 | UW-Milwaukee (D4) |
| Black and Blue (A1) | 21 | 7 | Winona State (A4) |
| Lake County (A2) | 31 | 7 | Mighty Pigs (A3) |
| Clydesdales (B1) | 5 | 20 | Scorpions (B4) |
| Condors (B2) | 26 | 7 | Racing Sausages (B3) |
| Krakens (C1) | 27 | 5 | THOSE GUYS (C4) |
| MRFC2 (C2) | 13 | 28 | Riot (C3) |
| BAR-barians (D1) | 42 | 0 | UW-Milwaukee (D4) |
| Fox Valley Maoris (D2) | 40 | 17 | Rogues (D3) |
Standings - Pool Stage
| Team | W | L | D | WP | PTS | TPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAR-barians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 117 |
| Krakens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 96 |
| Lake County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 81 |
| Scorpions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 67 |
| Fox Valley Maoris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 6 | 87 |
| Condors | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 6 | 64 |
| Black and Blue | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 6 | 50 |
| Riot | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 6 | 50 |
| Rogues | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 3 | 60 |
| Mighty Pigs | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 3 | 50 |
| Racing Sausages | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 3 | 27 |
| MRFC2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 3 | 23 |
| Winona State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 36 |
| THOSE GUYS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 12 |
| Clydesdales | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 12 |
| UW-Milwaukee | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 12 |
Match Results — Knock-out Stage
| Team (Pool) | Score | Score | Team (Pool) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAR-barians (D1) | 21 | 19 | Scorpions (B4) |
| Krakens (C1) | 19 | 7 | Lake County (A2) |
| BAR-barians (D1) | 12 | 5 | Krakens (C1) |
Playoff Bracket(s)
