Today we took the train fifteen minutes to a nearby town to see Colorno v. Florence in a professional rugby match. I know absolutely nothing about the sport except for the parts I picked up from the movie Invictus. Nevertheless it was a strange feeling going to a sporting event actually clueless to what was going on. A couple things I learned from my rugby experience...
"Die Colorna" does not actually mean that the fans want them to die. In fact these are Colorna fans supporting their team because "die" means "come on" in Italian.
Italian rugby is not like American baseball. When the ball is punted into the stands, the person must throw it back. I learned this when I caught the ball in the stands, held onto it and looked at it for a little then got yelled at by everyone to give the ball back because I was holding up the game...
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You should've taken the ball and ran and see who's faster!
ReplyDeleteThat's the first ball you've caught in years....maybe you can bring some of that skill back to the softball diamond this summer :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to read you have having fun...