Your People
On Friday afternoon I was asked to fill in for a touch team that night at 6.30pm. I’d never played for this team before. Didn’t really know who was in it. Playing meant delaying Friday drinks. I say that like it’s an ‘occasion’ …
Rugby
Things I’ve learned about Saturday Sport
Our 5th season as rugby parents has just come to a close, and with that our washing machine, gumboots, weekday evenings and Saturday mornings breathe a collective sigh of relief! Don’t get me wrong, we LOVE rugby, but it’s a big commitment at J1 level …
Parenting Fail #611 | The Fake Injury
E has been limping around the house, limping around the rugby field and walking on his tip-toes for about 6 weeks now. As he has some pretty brilliant melodramatic tendencies we just assumed his complaints were to be taken with a grain of salt. That …
Play | Rugby Barbarians Day
After an amazing game against Helensville on Saturday {Ethan’s team won 120-10!}, he had to don his mouthguard again on Sunday {I had to get up at 6am!!!!} for the Barbarians tournament in Devonport. I was quite unprepared for the size of the tournament, there …
Roll on Rugby Season
Autumn begins {officially} tomorrow, though some would argue it actually began in December! All hope of summer is lost so we might as well look forward to the winter sports season hooray! Kumeu Rugby Club held its first junior registration evening tonight and the …