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Yes, we support causes and teams just because we believe in them and we don’t expect them to know we exist much less acknowledge the energy we’ve expended. That makes hearing from the people who represent these causes and teams so much more gratifying. Winning a rugby championship final: cool. Being a champion and having good manners: hot.

Ronald Fong who’s back in New York where he’s taking his master’s at Columbia, posted a comment to thank all of us for rooting for the team.

Ronald Fong, photo by J. Sutcliffe

Michael Letts who lives in Sydney emailed his thanks

Michael Letts

and so did his brother Jake Letts, currently in hard study mode because he’s taking his master’s at the University of Technology in Sydney and has to catch up on the two weeks of school he just lost.

Jake Letts, photo by N. Saunders

Oliver Saunders telephoned from Sydney to say Thank you and cheers to everyone who followed the Philippine team’s excellent adventure in India.

Oliver and his mom Marilou Saunders at the Taj Mahal. Everybody: Awww. Photo by N. Saunders

Austin Dacanay a.k.a. Lolo Austy because he’s the oldest member of the team, is back in Texas but left his Thanks in the comments section.

Austin Dacanay, photo by N. Saunders

Marunong mag-Tagalog si Lolo Austy. Chikahin ninyo siya.

So this post is about two things we don’t usually put in the same sentence: rugby and etiquette. I think we’ll stop here because it can get cumbersome. (Thank you for saying thank you for saying thank you for saying thank you endless ellipses.)

We may be new to rugby, but we figure that anyone who trains as hard as he can, then goes out there to play for our country, getting bruised and battered for little more than a Thank you, deserves our enthusiasm. Thank you, readers, for being enthusiastic.