Thursday, March 18, 2010

Jake--Forever Strong

Jake and Friends--after their first rugby game
An example of how random this sport is.

Jake getting tackled illegally--that guy got a penalty for an upper body tackle.

Jake catching the ball

Jake and a few friends have joined the local Rugby team. They have been practicing since February and even went to a tournament in St. George. It is the most random sport. John andI still have not figured out all of the rules and terms of the game. To me it looks like they all make it up as they play. One minute they are passing the ball and kicking it and the next they tackling, scrumming, and jumping on top of each other. Jake absolutely loves it. I am still undecided how I feel about it because it looks so dangerous when the boys play and someone usually is scraped up or badly bruised each game. Jake position is wing.

3 comments:

Cathy said...

Looks like fun! ha! I guess I won't be saying that when Phillip is trying out sports. Has he seen the movie about the South African Rugby team?

Mommymita said...

Isn't it a British game? Maybe he's got some Rugby skills running through his blood

I like the uniforms

Weizhong said...

that looks like fun. i think Grant will be good at rugby- he is fast like John!

kaley