I'm sure I don't need to remind you that Thursday night is practice night, but what I might need to remind you is that we have just over a week before our first (and only) warm up game before the Fall season begins. Hard to believe, I know, but there you go.
If you have any aspirations to fill your boots with some D3 opposition this season, you're going to have to put in some minutes prior to that to show us what you've got. It'll be no use trying to get on the bandwagon four weeks from now. So, in order to take the field against Old Gold next week, you're going to have to display your credentials at practice. While turn-out to date has been good, a number of you have been conspicuous by your absence. Let's put that straight, shall we?
Bored?
Really bored?
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Squad Practice
Just like the falling of the leaves, the first herald of the Fall is upon us with the resumption of formal training sessions in preparation for the upcoming season. For those of you new to the regime, we're still talking about Fox Street at 6pm this Thursday, and then Tuesday's and Thursday's from here on out until we've won the bloody lot.
Please come properly equiped, and be ready to go at 6. Expect to be challened both physically and mentally. Nowhere does the cliche of getting out what you put in apply more than on the training field. Our Captain first shared this quote with us, and it's an apt time to revisit it: "Training is principally an act of faith. The athlete must believe in its efficacy; he must believe that through training he will become fitter and stronger; that by constant repetition of the same movements he will become more skillfull and his muscles more relaxed...He must be a fanatic for hard work and enthusiastic enough to enjoy it." Franz Stampfl.
To think that you have either nothing to learn or nothing to offer to training is to sell yourself short.
See you there.
Please come properly equiped, and be ready to go at 6. Expect to be challened both physically and mentally. Nowhere does the cliche of getting out what you put in apply more than on the training field. Our Captain first shared this quote with us, and it's an apt time to revisit it: "Training is principally an act of faith. The athlete must believe in its efficacy; he must believe that through training he will become fitter and stronger; that by constant repetition of the same movements he will become more skillfull and his muscles more relaxed...He must be a fanatic for hard work and enthusiastic enough to enjoy it." Franz Stampfl.
To think that you have either nothing to learn or nothing to offer to training is to sell yourself short.
See you there.
Monday, August 01, 2005
Burlington Stream Of Consciousness
Fred was cleary still flying on Monster when he wrote his report of the weekend, but it's entertaining reading nevertheless. All I can figure is that they made it to the final. To figure out how, read on...
"Hello All,
Big hits, Super Try's and even a Cooler of Monster drinks to keep you going at our age, right Jerry? Thankfully we had a few youngsters to round out the side and after a tight game of St Albans Hold em and a breakfast fit for someone who doesn't have to play in 45 we marched out on the field . Move your tent !! sign this !! Play the home Team 1st, mere attempts to divert our focus. Not even the 5 Canadian Fembots with an eye on our shifting canvas and our female standouts would weaken the Resolve of this Group. That's right! we were there to play 7s and after a trip to the dugout with some pre wrap and a Rolaid the whistle blew. Jerry 12 Burlington 10, you had to be there! Next it would be Mad River and If I were on the other end of it I would also be Mad,Portland many Mad river few(2-0). Oh no my nose what shall a Cowboy do? Suck it up Hannas and look like Jerry or myself till you stop playing and get it fixed, damn that coors light was warm! Dartmouth Portland on field 2 , were up again Boyz! They look pretty fit, they have subs, they beat the Nairobi guys. Wait a minute were as good once as we ever were and Deans hit all his kicks, just ask him! we played our game,we won! Portland (3-0) Ok I could really use a sub and Hannas is over at the Clones tent working on a new Nose, work on the traps and we'll fix your nose, oh yea no hat's over here, it ruins the look. Ottawa Green Guys vs. Portland in the semis but we will have to wait till the Women's final is over and look, Patty and Sarah have been stacking tries and tackles next to the Maple leaf flag all day. The Canadian Fembots went through our bags, drank Stuarts Monster and stole our Women, get away from my wife!! and then they won it all. Big props to Sarah and Patty for a great day of rugby and eventhough they are taking the trophy back to the island of girls who Rape and Pillage they could not have done it without you! Green Guys vs. Portland Toad stompers,Let's just say we did nicer things to them when I was a child and knew no better. Portland 50 Green Guys 5, where's my damn sub?? Apparently Burlington got it under control and played themselves in the semis to make it into the final with us. Deja Vous, we beat them already! 4-0 vs. 3-1 for all the marbles. No excuses we lost in the final and finished the day 4-1 just like them. Maybe we should start a 7s tourney in the summer so I can sit for a goddam minute!
Fred
"Hello All,
Big hits, Super Try's and even a Cooler of Monster drinks to keep you going at our age, right Jerry? Thankfully we had a few youngsters to round out the side and after a tight game of St Albans Hold em and a breakfast fit for someone who doesn't have to play in 45 we marched out on the field . Move your tent !! sign this !! Play the home Team 1st, mere attempts to divert our focus. Not even the 5 Canadian Fembots with an eye on our shifting canvas and our female standouts would weaken the Resolve of this Group. That's right! we were there to play 7s and after a trip to the dugout with some pre wrap and a Rolaid the whistle blew. Jerry 12 Burlington 10, you had to be there! Next it would be Mad River and If I were on the other end of it I would also be Mad,Portland many Mad river few(2-0). Oh no my nose what shall a Cowboy do? Suck it up Hannas and look like Jerry or myself till you stop playing and get it fixed, damn that coors light was warm! Dartmouth Portland on field 2 , were up again Boyz! They look pretty fit, they have subs, they beat the Nairobi guys. Wait a minute were as good once as we ever were and Deans hit all his kicks, just ask him! we played our game,we won! Portland (3-0) Ok I could really use a sub and Hannas is over at the Clones tent working on a new Nose, work on the traps and we'll fix your nose, oh yea no hat's over here, it ruins the look. Ottawa Green Guys vs. Portland in the semis but we will have to wait till the Women's final is over and look, Patty and Sarah have been stacking tries and tackles next to the Maple leaf flag all day. The Canadian Fembots went through our bags, drank Stuarts Monster and stole our Women, get away from my wife!! and then they won it all. Big props to Sarah and Patty for a great day of rugby and eventhough they are taking the trophy back to the island of girls who Rape and Pillage they could not have done it without you! Green Guys vs. Portland Toad stompers,Let's just say we did nicer things to them when I was a child and knew no better. Portland 50 Green Guys 5, where's my damn sub?? Apparently Burlington got it under control and played themselves in the semis to make it into the final with us. Deja Vous, we beat them already! 4-0 vs. 3-1 for all the marbles. No excuses we lost in the final and finished the day 4-1 just like them. Maybe we should start a 7s tourney in the summer so I can sit for a goddam minute!
Fred
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Fall Schedule
Gents, the Fall season looms large, and our fixtures have now been released. Make sure your schedules are clear to make all of the games, including the Playoffs. Practice will start in earnest next month, so enjoy youself at sevens now, and get ready to work a little harder.
Burlington 7's
We are in the process of assembling a side to compete in this weekends Burlington 7's tournament. If you're interested in going, make sure you make it out to practice this Thursday to make your presence felt and get all the details. 6pm at the Fox, as usual.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Red Tide hits Acton
In case you missed it, here's Freddy's write up of the Acton tournament, alongside one of many pictures from the day. Click on the image to view the rest of them. Over to you Fred...
"Where do I start? First of all big thanks to everyone that made it down and played 5 or 6 games! Either way it was a huge effort. I also want to thank Monster Drinks for my irregular heartbeat which will not go away.
The story is much the same for the Men's and Women's team. We made it down there and had no trouble getting warm with a 2 mile hike to the pitch. Old Gold had the Vip section at the fields roped off for foreign Dignitaries and Heads of State like Rhino. Oh well, we went down there to play and before long that's what we did. 26-0 Portland over Old Gold.
We then drew the Wolfhounds(what a surprise) after a spirited comeback we fell short but not before gaining the respect of 10 Thompson Gazelles. We were slightly disappointed but after seeing those guys dismantle everyone in there path the rest of the day we will just take the hat's off to a great team. Time to be seeded and plan the rest of our day. We were the # 1 seed in the 2nd division and as it turns out we were a hare away from making the 1st division. We then went on to shut out Boston B's, and Seacoast.
The final was a strange affair with total darkness & lightning. Looked like a scene from The Natural. We ended regulation in a tie and rather than go to kicks we played sudden death and fell short of our expectations. We may have lost tha't one but 20 or so teams were watching and that's how we like it.
The Women's team came out strong and spanked Worcester. They then drew Beantown and though they lost were also confident going into the Metal round. Win after win they were stacking tries and opponents were wincing in pain. Big Hits all day and though they also lost the final it wasn't by much and you will all see that they are going to be around for good!
I don't know about everyone else but my 30 +++ ass is taking the night off due to complications. We will resume practice this Thursday at Payson Park. Fox st Practice will start soon.
Cheers,
Fred"
Nice write up Fred, but who are the Thompson's Gazelles?
"Where do I start? First of all big thanks to everyone that made it down and played 5 or 6 games! Either way it was a huge effort. I also want to thank Monster Drinks for my irregular heartbeat which will not go away.
The story is much the same for the Men's and Women's team. We made it down there and had no trouble getting warm with a 2 mile hike to the pitch. Old Gold had the Vip section at the fields roped off for foreign Dignitaries and Heads of State like Rhino. Oh well, we went down there to play and before long that's what we did. 26-0 Portland over Old Gold.
We then drew the Wolfhounds(what a surprise) after a spirited comeback we fell short but not before gaining the respect of 10 Thompson Gazelles. We were slightly disappointed but after seeing those guys dismantle everyone in there path the rest of the day we will just take the hat's off to a great team. Time to be seeded and plan the rest of our day. We were the # 1 seed in the 2nd division and as it turns out we were a hare away from making the 1st division. We then went on to shut out Boston B's, and Seacoast.
The final was a strange affair with total darkness & lightning. Looked like a scene from The Natural. We ended regulation in a tie and rather than go to kicks we played sudden death and fell short of our expectations. We may have lost tha't one but 20 or so teams were watching and that's how we like it.
The Women's team came out strong and spanked Worcester. They then drew Beantown and though they lost were also confident going into the Metal round. Win after win they were stacking tries and opponents were wincing in pain. Big Hits all day and though they also lost the final it wasn't by much and you will all see that they are going to be around for good!
I don't know about everyone else but my 30 +++ ass is taking the night off due to complications. We will resume practice this Thursday at Payson Park. Fox st Practice will start soon.
Cheers,
Fred"
Nice write up Fred, but who are the Thompson's Gazelles?
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