Rugby
Rugby. Who's heard of it? I admit I have h eard of it. I knew it was a ball game played in the UK. But I had no idea how it was played - in fact, have never even seen any part of a rugby game before. Not even when I was a wee child in England. Before this weekend, that is. And we had the opportunity to watch a game, right here in Thurso ! In fact, practically in our own back yard. There is a field across the street and down a wee bit where they play rugby and football (soccer, for you Americans). The cover of the program shows an arial view of the field. The weather had been nasty and miserable all week - raining and windy ALL week. Thankfully it cleared up on Saturday just in time for us to walk down the street to the field. There, we found an empty space along the fence and stood. We had borrowed some fold up chairs from our friends and brought them along to sit on. Ha! No sitting! Not even any bleachers. Now we know....