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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731   
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No, not the scores last night
My 16 year-old son came back from London last night after a 3 day international Rugby tournament. As a very young team, we already knew they'd lost all six games (though not embarrassingly) so we were a little worried about his morale. When we picked him up from the airport near midnight, he had a broken finger, bloody (dried) nose and lip, was covered in cuts and bruises... and was grinning from ear to ear. When we asked him how it went, he just replied "bloody brilliant". If ever a game built character, Rugby is it  Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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10th Mar 2013 8:01am |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015  
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Rugby is a very 'marmite' sport- you wither love it or hate it. When you first play rugby it either breaks you or you keep going back for more.....,.. Good to hear your son loves it
My rugby days are limited- whenever I play I need a few days off afterwards for the aches and pains to go away..... Don't normally feel it for the first 12hrs as the adrenalin and post game alcohol will normally numb it. I am guessing your household will be glued to the box next Saturday? Glyn   |
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10th Mar 2013 9:37am |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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My wife shouts louder than me
I know what you mean about aches and pains. I badly tore my right quadriceps playing at university after stupidly ignoring a lesser injury a few days before. With no treatment or physio in those days it took ages to heal and I didn't play much again. It still aches sometimes... but gives me great memories, and an excuse to regularly lecture my son about warming up  Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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10th Mar 2013 9:48am |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189  
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I loved rugby at school. One of my son's is now a prop for a very good local club and he takes training very seriously, he now about 19st of polite gentleman-ness
 you should see his game face  . BM52 |
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10th Mar 2013 10:32am |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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The trouble round here is that there's hardly any choice of decent clubs.
Should have sent him to boarding school in England - make us all happy Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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10th Mar 2013 12:18pm |
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| WarPig Member Since: 05 Dec 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1748  
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My 6 yr old lad loves his Sunday morning rugby lessons, but it does mean we have to be up early in the morning
Hes the one holding the ball...  Click image to enlarge And the one thats not paying attention.. Click image to enlarge Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  |
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19th Mar 2013 10:05pm |
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| tatra805 Member Since: 16 Aug 2011 Location: Dolany Posts: 436  
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yeah but seeing the size of his mates it looks as if he's the one that doesn't really "needs" to pay attention to survive  |
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19th Mar 2013 11:19pm |
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| Romadog Member Since: 07 Jul 2011 Location: Powys Posts: 1750 |
back when I were a lad we didnt wear tights with rugby shorts .... in fact we didnt wear tights ever !! But fair play for getting him started early in a proper sport with a ball. I didnt get the oppurtunity till a couple of years later. Then stopped at 17. Suffering from 2nd Row back syndrome now 23 years later.
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20th Mar 2013 8:26pm |
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