Rugby
by Adam & Lara on 04/11/10
For the uninitiated, Rugby is a combination of football, soccer and slightly homoerotic touching. And boy is it exciting!
In Wellington we saw the Hurricanes play the Canterbury Crusaders at Westpac Stadium on a Friday night. The place was bumpin as we rolled in with our French Canadian friends.
We were able to sneak in 2 ice-cold Tuis in Adam's beard.
Thanks to some helpful fans in our section, we completely understood the game by the 2nd half. Here's how it's played:
First they stand over the ball and have a scrum (or "hug-o-war") until the ball pops out.
Then somebody picks up the ball and runs around for awhile. Everyone else tries to kill him.
Periodically throughout the game they form a pyramid (or "cheer-amid") to remind each other to BE AGRESSIVE, B-E-AGRESSIVE!
If the guy with the ball gets caught he is immediately punished with a big warm bear hug or a head to the crotch.
You know you've scored when this gentleman runs out onto the field and gyrates repeatedly.
The game we saw ended in a tie which was both exciting and annoying. But not as annoying as the gyrating vintage aviator.
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