NOBS WORLD OCTOBER 29TH

Good morning rugby fans in the wide, wild, world of Nobs.  Lots going on this weekend and over the next 2 weeks of our season.  Lets talk first about has happened over the last week.  I know that Halloween is around the corner and it can be frightening; maybe scary is the word I am looking for.  You don’t need it to be Halloween to be scary!  Last Sunday the ugly side of rugby revealed its face.  Mr Dave Burnett; better Gnown as the Super Gnome stomped on one of the Muddy York.  Oh the shame!  Saner heads stepped in to remove Dave from the fray but the deed was done and the referee [rightly so] awarded the penalty.  Must have been bad mushrooms for breakfast.  It was a dark day for all of rugby.  They game itself was full of action, big hits, lots of trys and somehow the referee said we won!?   Wednesday night it was our annual fixture with the Staff College.  The usual stuff; they tell us we before the game that this is their first match of the year, only 8 experienced rugby players and three women officers, who if we didn’t mind could they treated like red shorts players.  I warned our lads it was all a military ruse to get us to let our guard down.  So what happens?  Within a few minutes they were running and tackling all over the pitch scoring the games first try.  Sound familiar?  The Nobs counter attacked, bolstered by young blood from the Cru and Centaurs.  The battle was on!   When the dust had settled and the injured carted off we had won the day.  Our opponents, always the diplomats and good sports were already looking forward to the return match in the spring after they have spent the winter planning their tactics, fine tuning their attack.  Can’t wait till May! 

  This weekend we have no oldboys fixture planned but the Burlington Centaurs have invited us to join them on Sunday for a inter squad game, where the teams will be a combination of senior men and oldboys mixed together.  I have been told this will be a “Friendly”.  Is there any such thing in rugby?  Touch will also be run at the same time at 1pm.  Next Saturday it is Cup Day.  The game will be held in Markham with a 10:30am kickoff, giving everyone a chance to get a game in and then up to the Square for the Cup games.  The week after on November 14^th we have the 3^rd annual East / West game at the Cru; with a 1pm kickoff.  Lot’s do for everyone, see you Sunday, Da Thug