Pulling on the Boots in Banff

So, whilst having heaps of fun at drinks after training last thursday night the Banff Rugby women convinced me to play in the last game of the regular season. So once again i scrambled together some boots, a pair of shorts, and a mouthgard and got amongst it.



I only got to play the second half but managed a try and had a few strong runs. (And made the team photo?)



Turns out that the Banff fullback played for Moorabbin in the reserve grade 2005 VRU Grand Final. (against me when playing for Melbourne) We probably marked up on each other!

FACT: The black gravel which forms the circuit around the field is
known by the club as;"the black death" It does not wash out. (Ironically the Banff Jersey is White) It causes grazes which take an age to heal. It is known to leave hideous burn like scars, which Kelly and i were witness to.

I was suprised that there is a stronger team spirit with the womens side here. This maybe simply that its the end of the season and the Mens team has no chance of making the play-offs? The Womens side certainly has some characters. Bloody good fun. They play in an elimination semi tomorrow, so I'll probably go along and provide support with some of the other core social members from the mens team. (One of whom is a New Zealander who's a spitting image of Shane Warne - seems like a good bloke too.)