A good friend of mine (my old agent in fact) sorted me some tickets out for todays game. It was 2p.m and we had just returned from Branscombe, which by the way was excellent, a really picturesque village and a great beach - also very bizarre to see some pieces of metal still strewn in rock pools in amongst the starfish.
Anyway the game in question? Exeter Chiefs against, against a team from my old neck of the woods, Northampton Saints. Wrong shaped ball yes, but I have to say it was excellent stuff. I took the children and they loved it. Massive hits from massive players in tight shirts. That is a very basic outline of what is a really exciting game. We were obviously not as well versed in the rules and regulations as a lot of people in the crowd, but you tend to get the gist after a while. The fact that the crowd are friendly towards each other, you can batter the opposition and get away with it, and the refreshments are massively superior to that of a football match, and I reckon football has a bit to learn from 'rugga'. I obviously still love the beautiful game but with the professionalism on show from the rugby teams,including the subs warm ups which are a show in themselves, the half time entertainment, and the variety of food and drink on offer, and you can definitely see the attraction.
The only downside, if you want to sit, and you can't get tickets from your old agent!, is the admission cost, around forty pounds a ticket. If you take a family of five, have three hot chocolates, two coffee's, and some sweets, your maths will soon tell you that it is............a lot!
Well done teams and friends alike for this weekends results.
CH
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