Good afternoon rugby fans where ever you are on this last day of summer, or for our friends in the southern hemisphere; the last day of winter! We held our 10’s last Sunday at the Cru, more on that in a bit but first let’s deal with what’s going on this week and next. Touch continues on Tuesday and Thursdays, come out early to take advantage of what light we have. This Sunday we are at home in Burlington as we welcome the Markham/Lions squad with a fixture kicking off at 1pm. Next Sunday, October 3rd, we head east on the 401 for a game with Peterborough. Car pooling will be organizing so stay tuned for further updates. Touch will be run in Burlington on both days. Speaking of touch we here at Nobs World have received word from the Dome Ranger himself, the Super Gnome that we will soon be going inside the dome for touch. Tentative date is October 14th. If your one of the lucky ones who played last season you’ll have already been contacted by the law firm of Burnett & Morrison that if you want to play this season pay up! For those of you who did not play in the dome last year a waiting list is being formed as we speak. If you would like to be added to the list you can either speak directly to Dave or Jack, or contact them at deburnett@sympatico.ca or s.j.morrison@sympatico.ca. Please remember that you must be a least a fully paid social member to participate.
So how did the 10’s go? First off I have to thank the Crusaders for looking after us on short notice. The post game food was top drawer. Thank you ladies. We had 48 players participate, divided into four teams. There was spirited competition with the Peter Allan Greens winning out with a record of 2 wins and a tie. Protests as to the final results were entered but after official review; too bad, the final scores stand! The referees, Hadis Fetic and Scott Fleming handled the games with unquestionable ability and authority. Each team selected a man or in the case of one squad, a lady of the tournament. For the Peter Allan Greens it was Welsh Phil of the Muddy York. The Leek’s of Jason selected Carrie Ciancone. Keith McIntyre was the representative of The Mighty Bloska’s and Frank Tombo was selected by the Men of Mant’s. Our man of the tournament was not on hand after the games to receive his award so I would like to do it now. This player came out Sunday ready to go but never got to play. He made the ultimate sacrifice for team mates but finished in the hospital. This year’s winner is Dick Sharman! [What you thought it was Neal who hurt his shoulder again!?] Dick came out to take in the day’s festivities, but when Neil went down early in his first game with another shoulder injury, [he had just returned from one in early May] Dick did what any good team mate would do and stepped in to drive Neil to the hospital and fore go his post game beverage and grub. Well done and thank you Dick. “Ask not what your team can do for you; ask what you can do for your team!’ We close today with a flash from the past and a photo from Kurt Tamowski and a past fall visit to Buffalo in or around 1997 or 98. See if you can spot Mel C. See you on the pitch, Da Thug
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