Alright ladies, Saturday kicks it all off again with a home fixture against Amoskeag. KO is at 1:00 pm, and all those hoping to play should be at Fox Street somewhere in the neighborhood of 11:30 so we can see what we're working with.
A reminder that this is an flexible-format game, with "three halves", so there's ample room for substitutions, and extra players will be welcome on what promises to be a hot day. So, if you've been hiding yourself away, now's the time to get out of your hole and surrender yourself to the joys of rugby again. That offer also extends to Stripers or Leviathan-ers with time on their hands and looking for a run around - you are more than welcome to join in the fun.
See you Saturday.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Monday, August 14, 2006
Into Thin Air
Those of you who know anything about mountaineering know that it's a dangerous business. This season saw 11 deaths on Everest, the worst season since that fateful year, 1996, when 15 people failed to return from their attempt to summit. The slightest misstep in the "Death Zone" above 26,000 ft. and chances of becoming a permanent popsicle fixture on the world's highest peak are greatly increased.
Well, it looks as though our own mountaineer, Dom Tracey, has taken a little misstep of his own if the attached pictures are anything to go by. Operating at probably a little less than 26,000 ft., Dom in his own words, "Had a few pieces pull and decked" which seems to be mountaineering speak for f'ing up and landing on your head. In his typical understated manner Dom says he, "somehow managed to come out of it with a cut on my foot and a bump on my head."
Well, I've had a few bumps on my head in my time, and that sir, does not look like any bump on the head that I can recall. Neither have any of my "bumps on the head" required me to be carried away on a stretcher.
But, since Dom seems to be alive and e-mailing, it doesn't appear to be beyond the realms of good taste to have a chuckle at his expense, and thank our lucky stars that we enjoy the much safer sport of rugby.
In order for you to avoid any of these nasty non-rugby type accidents, you should spend as much time as possible at training, starting tomorrow. 6pm at Fox Street.
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