Thursday, 3 October 2013
Rugby Trip
On a misty autumn’s
night on the 30th of September, 16 men from Talbots accompanied by
Mr. Gracie headed to Franklin’s Gardens, the home of Northampton Saints. The
drive was long and arduous in the mini bus, but spirits were held high by a
continuous karaoke to classic tunes such as Robbie Williams and James Morrison
from Tom Crowson’s iTunes library. Once all had clambered out of
the mini bus, the boys headed promptly to our seats. The game was between
Northampton Wanderers and Newcastle Falcon’s 2nds. The game kicked off and Saints
immediately compiled a succession of chances, finally sending big GJ Van Veltze
over the line, which turned out to be one of his 3 tries of the night. The
first half continued with Wanderers controlling possession, however, the boys’
attention was turned due to Charlie Hart’s
snacks. He had kindly brought them along for himself, which then, due to his
generosity, he decided to share. Whilst on the topic of Charlie, it’s worth
noting that he wore his Leicester Tigers shirt throughout the game, for those
of you who don’t follow rugby, Leicester are the arch rivals of Northampton. Back
to the game now, and the two teams entered the shed for half time. The men of
Talbots descended to the food and drinks stands in search of feeding. We then
returned to our seats, for a second half of schoolboy tries. In particular Tom
Collins’ try, which I’m told was amazing as I was only able to catch the end
due the fact that I was constantly watching my sweets in order to stop them
from being eaten. Another interception
try from Tom Collins secured the Wanderers the victory, the match finishing
35-7. The boys now filled with a sudden sense of pride returned back to the ‘banter
bus’. The boys then continued to carry on the onslaught on Mr. Gracie’s ears by
opening up the lungs and blasting up some more classic tunes.
Josh Simmons
(ed. Michael Holroyd)
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