Some of you will remember that one of my sons got into the Oxfordshire county rugby squad last year...
Well, yesterday, after a number of training sessions, he was picked to captain them in their first competitive game... One always wants one's children to do well at something they enjoy, but this was a bit special... They didn't win - it was their first proper match, deliberately against some pretty serious opposition, but he played the whole match, and made some excellent breaks, hammering down the pitch with 3 or 4 people hanging off him.
Tossing the coin at the beginning (he's on the right: that ref is over 6 foot tall - my 13 year old is not a small boy...):
Debriefing his team afterwards:
County Captain at 13!:
I'm beginning to think we may actually have something special here... Next step is some serious strength training. Just wanted to share this one.
Well, yesterday, after a number of training sessions, he was picked to captain them in their first competitive game... One always wants one's children to do well at something they enjoy, but this was a bit special... They didn't win - it was their first proper match, deliberately against some pretty serious opposition, but he played the whole match, and made some excellent breaks, hammering down the pitch with 3 or 4 people hanging off him.
Tossing the coin at the beginning (he's on the right: that ref is over 6 foot tall - my 13 year old is not a small boy...):
Debriefing his team afterwards:
County Captain at 13!:
I'm beginning to think we may actually have something special here... Next step is some serious strength training. Just wanted to share this one.