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This is all about the amateur art of pick up sports, so you hardcore, shove or be shoved, uber-competitive types out there, take your mad skills to another field or court. The idea is for newbies to the area and you athletically or non-athletically inclined to find a sport out there and more importantly to meet new neighbors and friends in the process. Fortunately, options abound in our fair city to link up and shoot, throw, catch, run, etc.

Denver Highlanders: Rugby seems like an odd intro, and that’s the point. This is a men’s only league, but welcomes all kinds to practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 - 8 p.m. They meet in Jacobs Park in Cherry Creek. Be sure to brush up on your rugby terms, mostly for your own macabre interest: “blood bin,” “group of death,” “maul,” and “scrub” stood out.

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