Half-Pinoy, Half-Aussie, All Sports, All The Time
Outtakes from my column (ran out of space).
In rugby the team in possession of the ball moves it towards the opponent’s goal line by kicking it. They can pass it with their hands but never forwards, only sideways (if the ball is moving slightly backwards). To stop the ball carrier, the opposing team tackles him.
Points are scored by kicking the ball on the ground over the goal’s crossbar (3 points), or by bodily carrying the ball over the goal line and planting it on the ground (a ‘try’, 5 points). After a successful try, the attacking team gets a free kick at the goal. If it goes in, it’s a ‘conversion’ (2 points).
Photo: The Asian Division 2 championship match in New Delhi in June. The Philippines beat Thailand and India to win promotion to Division 1 in 2011. Photo by Nigel Saunders.
This is a scrum. After a minor rules violation, the eight forwards on each team bind together in three rows and interlock heads. The opposing pack approaches and everybody crouches. Then the two packs engage and push each other as hard they can. The ball is thrown into the gap between the two front rows, whereupon the two guys in the middle of the front row try to hook the ball backwards with their feet. The ball is kicked backwards, number 9 (the ‘scrum-half’) picks it up, and the ball is in play. Photo by Nigel Saunders.
Half-Pinoy, Half-Aussie, All Sports, All The Time in Emotional Report, today in the Star.
The Rugby World Cup is next year. Let’s go to New Zealand!
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July 16th, 2010 at 09:19
my pupils dilate, my knees weaken whenever i see thighs like those. on men, of course.