RUGBY!!

Since I missed Freshers Week, I've been out of the loop for club meetings and intramural sports. But, thanks to my own willpower and Maria's prodding, I finally made it to a rugby practice.

The University Girls' Rugby Team holds open practice on Tuesday and Friday evenings at Peffermill Playing Fields. The fields are university-owned and phenomenal: well-lit, easy access and huge. Chris and I headed down to the fields as he is going to be coaching on Fridays. However, we followed my amazing directions which meant getting off at the wrong bus stop. We had to walk 20 minutes back the way we came...

The practice itself was trial by fire. A quick warm-up and run (which I missed because we were late) then a game of touch rugby. I hadn't run that in a long time.
There were several new players including myself getting yelled at, constructively of course, to hold defensive lines, fall back, go left, go right. The girls are really helpful and not all high-and-mighty. Eventually, we separated into forwards and backs. Forwards are the players who defend the ball while the backs are the passers and offensive. Don't quote me on that. I think I did pretty well considering my minuscule rugby knowledge.

All the players are awesome! I'm not sure I'll play in the game on Sunday but I'll be there to watch and learn. Maria and I walked back to her dorm stopping for the most delicious Chinese take-out in Edinburgh.

I'm looking forward to continuing practice. And more on this in the future.