Among things that have become apparent since my confinement to the sidelines are these:
1 When it’s not essential, I’m not very good at being on time.
2 I’m not a very good reporter of rugby- I only ever remember little snippets, have no idea what order they happened in and mostly don’t notice far away things.
So this won’t be so much a match report as a collection of things that may have happened, at some point after half time, along the left-hand side of the pitch.
The 1st XV off to a flyer for the new season, looking good back in quarters, though some still having trouble picking shorts that fit. It’s all about streamlining guys: too long/ too baggy could be your downfall. Still, the quarters definitely out shone the angry men in pink from Falkirk.
“Orange boots” on the right wing is the chosen one of the week (partly because we didn’t know who he was…). With good chat in defence, top notch cover tackling, some serious pace on the wing, shiny bright orange boots, and good linkage with Dan “the man who can” to score towards the end of the second half, we were mightily impressed. Though “What’s all this about Orange Boots? It didn’t look like he did that much on the video…” was heard from one source. She stands corrected.
Reports that he was to be seen bench-pressing ladies in the bar later in the evening, dressed in an assortment of other people’s clothes, have not, as yet, been confirmed. Similar reports that Orange Boots is not in fact his given name have also been floating around…answers on a post card please.
Also noticed was great tackling from ever present Stuart Ross, rock-steady cover defence from Gus at the back, and good work around the break down from David at scrum half. Pre-season fitness work was on show among the forwards with organised, aggressive defence. Good game to watch, should be an exciting season. Coach Keith was reportedly happy on the inside, and will be saving the angry Keith face for another day. Phew…
Post match, Bernie Mitchell, back on form roping poor innocents into doing work for him, was seen brandishing a tray of sandwiches at a man of advancing years who, under duress we suspect, was later seen circling the bar, struggling under the weight of the tray, forcing sandwiches on all present.
In other news, a heavyweight brawl nearly began in the queue for pasta as David Armstrong valiantly tried to strong arm Cammy “unwaged till Monday” McCulloch into paying proper grown-up subs. News team had to leave before it got messy, but suspect that’s another few pounds on the Hughenden debt…
Good luck to 1st XV at Morgan on Saturday. This week the non-travelling support will attempt to watch bits of 2nd XV and Hughenden entertaining Hamilton and Cowal at fortress Hughenden.
it’s all about the orange boots!!
what has gone unreported is the reaction from the bufties to the orange boots – would it have been acceptable in their day?
Orange? That wasn’t even a colour in their day. And you’d have been shot for not spit-polishing your boots before a game…