Barbarians top points table in ASRU McDonnell Dowell Rugby Sevens
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Barbarian Brothers came agonizingly close to a clean sweep of the three-leg ASRU McDonnell Dowell Rugby Sevens Tournament last Saturday against the Islander

![The victorious Barbarian Brothers coaching and management staff , the champions of the ASRU McConnell Dowell Sevens Tournament. While not able to do a clean sweep of the tourney, by losing this past Saturday to the Islanders, they topped the overall points table at the conclusion of the 3-leg tourney last Saturday and qualifying for the the 5th Coca Cola Marist Pago International Sevens 2024 Tournament slated for April 26- 27. Th e Barbarian Brothers are seen here posing proudly with the Cup. [photo: Asi A. Fa’asau] Th e victorious Barbarian Brothers](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/victorious_barbarian_brothers.jpg?itok=2Q7Enke3)
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