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| Tom Davies takes on Coach Keith Burke |
Besides the occasional hardy dog walker, there was hardly a soul in Newbridge Fields on this arctic boxing day morning, but it is a tribute to the spirit and atmosphere at Bridgend Sports RFC that players from the 1sts, 2nds, Youth, and Youngstars all turned up to play this friendly game of touch rugby. It was great to see experienced senior players like Ian and Roddy Boobyer playing alongside up and coming players like District U11s star Tom Davies and Youth Team Fly-Half Nathan Collins. They may be at very different points in their rugby careers, but on this day they were all the same, they were just boys playing in the snow!
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| Roddy and Ian Boobyer in action |
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| Mitch John |
The game itself was played in a friendly and relaxed manner. The teams played two 20 minute halves with factors such as “the score” and “rules” proving of very little importance, although referee John Brewer did take the opportunity to do what many referees up and down the land have come close to doing, he gave seasoned campaigner Ian Boobyer a red card!
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| Referee John Brewer shows an early red card |
This game was a great display of the brotherhood of rugby, would any other sport invoke such a passion amongst it’s players? I’m sure the promise of free beer in the clubhouse afterwards helped!
Published in the Glamorgan Gazette 30/12/10
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