New sport... new bruises

New sport... New brusies

I honestly didn't know what to make this next post about. However I decided to type about Rugby. Rugby is the newest sport I have taken up. If you didn't already figure this out or already know I am a absolute sports nut! I have played sports my entire life and haven't gone a year without playing one or two. So I decided why not doing something different. 

Rugby, lets just say, is a extremely intense sport. The easiest, but worst way to describe it is that it is a mix of football and soccer, without the protection. That is totally inaccurate. I can't even explain it in words. If someone asks me what rugby is I start going into specifics. Then that just makes them even more confused! Mainly you just tackle the person with the ball. 

Any who, it has its dangerous points. We had our first game of the season on Friday (August 31) we player extremely well. especially since for about half the team it was their first game or rugby ever. (Me included) It showed me that it is easier for me to learn a sport by playing it rather than watching. I was in the starting line up for the game and was unbelievably confused! I had no idea what I was supposed to do. Yet having the older girls with me helped so much. They were able to tell me where on the field to go, where to run when I had the ball, and also relied on me to tackle the girl with the ball on penalty plays. Sadly I was taken out of the game early at the last 15 minutes because I got my head rammed into the ground a few to many times. They wanted to make sure I was concussion free and that they could keep me for the rest of the season. 

I was also blessed with the most glorious black eye. I take so much pride in this black eye. The older girls actually are jealous because a rookie at her first game isnt supposed to get a black eye, when they have been playing for a few years and hadn't gotten one yet! 

My Lovely Black eye :D

 If you ever get the chance to play rugby, and feel you are up to the challenge I strongly encourage it! It is a ton of fun! :D 

Thanks again! I'm out!
Go Huskers! :D