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.
Knockout Round
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 - 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) |
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) |
