I attended my very first Rugby Tournament this past weekend. It was an incredible experience. Ten of our girls made the trip and we were able to recruit 2 mid-mo girls (Kerra and Cooper) to join us. The trip was off to a rough start. The car I rode in was originally supposed to leave first but due to some members not being ready we left 2.5 hours later than we planned. It was a long car ride but we finally made it to Little Rock. The five of us shared a room and split up between the 2 beds. Krista and Terris on one, Wolf, Jackie and I on the other. It was crowded and morning came too early the next day. And thus the weekend began.
First I learned that playing two Rugby games in a day is very intense. Need an example? On average a forward runs about 2.2 miles a game. That alone seems crazy. I don't run that much unless I'm in game or at one of Chrissy's fitness practice. Our first game was against Memphis. These girls definitely eat their Wheaties. They were huge. It wasn't just a few of them but ALL of them were this big. It didn't help that we were 2 people short as well. Their coach didn't want to play down to our numbers and therefore had a monumental advantage. They made many goals the first half. We were able to hold our ground during the 2nd though. We were able to obtain another player, "Canada". She was fantastic. We ended up getting shut out but they were only able to make two tries during the last half.
Our second game went much better though. We dominated the team. Most of them were rookies. I played much better during this game. I wasn't nearly as timid as I had been and I played pretty aggressively. It was awesome. The girls were very cool as well.
We hung around the field for a little after our games and enjoyed some of the men matches. It was quite cold Saturday and we decided to instill a cuddle huddle. It was awesome. We had to make some adjustments though. A few people didn't break sweats despite the fact that they were offered some pregame.....Kerra. Kerra and I ultimately teamed up to fight the cold and held our own cuddle huddle. It worked out better than originally planned until she jacked something of mine and then it turned into a wrestling match. Being as Kerra used to be in wrestling it is unwise to wrestle her. She pulled a slick move that made me think she was going to break my ankle but eventually gave up fighting and I ended up pinning her. It was quite the scene. Our little shenanigan had nothing on Tweaker though.
Tweak... well she is probably the craziest of the group. Her little escapade ended up in her being grounded that night and had to remain behind while we all went to the social. Basically she blacked out and did very crazy things like attacked a KC Rouges player, biting Kerra, and showing up in Hooters in her sports bra. Needless to say she wasn't allowed to go out that night.
The social was a blast. We all wore our ugly dresses and I was forced to wear my Olive Oyl Dress. I made it look dashing with a pleather dollhouse jacket. Picture are to come. I met many people that night courtesy of my rookie hat. I enjoyed myself along with the rest of the team. We all had our fair share of dancing before I was sent home in the first car. It was a good time for me to go and resulted in me getting a little more sleep than some of the other players.
There was a slight controversy for our last game. The previous day we were asked to play a different team because some people didn't think we would be enough competition for the St. Louis team. We declined and decided to play them and were able to recruit another person so we had a full team. We were tied at the half with one try each. The second half they ended up scoring 2 tries and ultimately won the game. We played extremely well and held our ground the entire time.
The ride how was an event in itself. I switched cars for convenience. I rode in Brenna's car since she lives only 15-20 minutes away from me. Our ride consisted of stopping at Cock of the Walk restaurant and taking a picture at the sign. The place was too expensive and we instead went to a Mexican restaurant with the people in Chrissy's car. Our car played never have I evers and shared stories via text with Chrissy's. It was awesome and quite comical. I finally have pictures from the trip and will post them soon
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