swee'pea99
Legendary Member
It's long bugged me that there's no thread for, simply, the rugby, in the way that there is for, say, football or cricket. So apologies for the presumption in mooting one, but I honestly couldn't find anywhere to post.
And I can't believe I'm the only one who saw Ireland v All Blacks yesterday.
I was brooding about this in a back-of-mind sort of way when I came across a post by somone called Unionfan who said so exactly what I felt, and it was so honest and so heartfelt that I wanted to share it. But I couldn't find a place. So I made one.
The only thing I would add, as other posters on the Guardian site had, was recognition for the dignified behaviour of the ABs in defeat. The ability to lose with grace is a value we should cherish in a world sliding toward America's sneering 'show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser' mindset.
As I said to my daughter, who poked her head round the door just after the final whistle, "It was everything rugby can be!"
And I'm half kiwi.
'way the lads.
And I can't believe I'm the only one who saw Ireland v All Blacks yesterday.
I was brooding about this in a back-of-mind sort of way when I came across a post by somone called Unionfan who said so exactly what I felt, and it was so honest and so heartfelt that I wanted to share it. But I couldn't find a place. So I made one.
The only thing I would add, as other posters on the Guardian site had, was recognition for the dignified behaviour of the ABs in defeat. The ability to lose with grace is a value we should cherish in a world sliding toward America's sneering 'show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser' mindset.
As I said to my daughter, who poked her head round the door just after the final whistle, "It was everything rugby can be!"
And I'm half kiwi.
'way the lads.