Sunday, May 16, 2010

The end of an era

How can it be?


Where did all those years go?


Can it really be almost six years ago since she started?
(Can you spot her?)


Friday afternoon in extremely wet Wales


Rain falling in that heavy drizzle that feels like little but soaks you through within seconds


Our girls warmed up outside, soggy in minutes


The opposition decided to warm up inside on the indoor astro - appearing at the very last minute - tactics


Old contests running through everyone's heads


This time it's pay-back time


White shirts turning to grimy grey


Grit and determination shining through the dismal drizzle


An almost immediate lead with a run-away try inside the first minute


Red hands in the ruck - Come on Ref!


Slippery wet ball juggling on the run


Communication - the name of the game

Popping the ball back in the tackle


Eighty minutes of grunt and grind


Flashes of breakaway brilliance

Kicking for territory


A win - we actually beat them!

Sheer exhausted delight at the final winning score of 12 -22

Beating their nemesis in their own back yard

What a fitting conclusion to six years of Junior rugby