{"id":21577,"date":"2018-09-13T11:41:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T15:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=21577"},"modified":"2018-09-13T11:54:30","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T15:54:30","slug":"barbarians-bow-out-of-mccormick-cup-championship-bracket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/barbarians-bow-out-of-mccormick-cup-championship-bracket\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbarians bow out of McCormick Cup championship bracket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A tough first round draw was the thorn in the side of the Aurora Barbarian men at Fletcher\u2019s Field on Saturday, who were eliminated from McCormick Cup contention after an 83 \u2013 12 loss to the Markham Irish.<br \/>\nThe Barbarians drew the toughest round one matchup in facing the third-seeded Irish, with Aurora ranking the lowest of the fourteen-team bracket. Both the Brantford Harlequins and Toronto Scottish, the first and second seeds in the bracket, earned byes to the division quarterfinals.<br \/>\nMarkham\u2019s nine tries overwhelmed an Aurora defense that allowed just over thirty points-per-game in the regular season, while the Barbs managed just two tries of their own.<br \/>\nThe season rolls on for the Barbs in their second year in a row in the consolation bracket after the first round, facing Barrie RFC this Saturday.<br \/>\nBarrie fell 32 \u2013 10 to the Crusaders Rugby Club in the tournament\u2019s opening round.<br \/>\nKickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Fletcher\u2019s Field in Markham.<br \/>\nThe Barbs second squad completed their season atop the East Championship bracket among second Premiership clubs, boasting a final record of 7-2-0.<br \/>\nThe seconds squad finished as runners-up for the Gee Gage Cup in 2017, falling to the Toronto Scottish 37 \u2013 17 in the championship.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button 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