Hello all again
We are in the build up to the next Test-it being about an hour away. The All Blacks and the nation have had their confidence shaken by last week’s loss in Dunedin. They have a least acknowledged that France deserved to win, though of course there is a frequent chorus that it was the NZ “B” team, giving no recognition for the fact it was the best team they could out on the day. The best team available is not necessarily the best team that may have been available.
So tonight will be interesting to see have far the All Blacks improve with a change of some personnel, and how much France can improve with the availability of some new players. The game is in Welllington, and I can asure you the weather is not pretty. Very cold and wet, and so not a day for throwing the ball around with abandon.
We shall see.
On the rugby theme, we today and on previous weekends, have been asking where in the parents’ manual it mentions standing on the side lines in foul weather, to watch your son play and his team be thrashed on a regular basis.
Today the weather was pants. The pitch had huge puddles, and all were soaked and cold within minutes. However today they played well in losing-about 30-15. It was competitive and they kept going to near the the end. Joe played much better today, giving it some omph at tight head prop and putting in some tackles and getting involved. He did though give away a intercept try when he thought he was the scrum-half when he should have just taken the ball up with some aggression.
The previous two weeks have been heavy loses against good teams, though the attitude was terrible two weeks ago, and has improved since.
Here’s to the hard crew parents for the next few weeks. Looking forward to some dry weather.
