Denver Barbarians vs. Chicago Lions - First-ever rugby event in Dick's Sporting Goods Park Stadium April 11, 2009
Commerce City, Colorado 80022
Dick’s Sporting Goods Park stadium will host its first-ever rugby event on Saturday, April 11, 2009, with a full day of matches set to take place.
The triple-header 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, Denver East and Highland Rugby Club, kicking off at 2:00 p.m.
Boulder Rugby Club (Division I) faces the Denver Barbarians (Division II) at 12:30 p.m.
General admission tickets (good for all three matches) are on sale 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. All ages are welcome. Kids less than 10 years old will be admitted free.
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 Rugby Super League quarterfinals in Chicago.
Rugby Super League is the highest level of competitive play in the U.S. and requires a great deal of travel all compressed into a three month period in the spring.
Official Website: http://www.dickssportinggoodspark.com
Added by Denver Barbarians Rugby on February 17, 2009
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Denver Barbarians Rugby
These rugby matches were originally scheduled for April 4, 2009.
However, because of the amount of snow that was forecast, the matches were postponed until April 11, 2009.
All tickets purchased for the April 4 event will be honored on Saturday, April 11.
Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to seeing you at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.