Well, it's official...this past weekend, I finally went to my first rugby match and it was definitely an experience I recommend anyone who has never been to one to try to once. Clermont-Ferrand played Bayonne. It was pretty amazing seeing everyone in Stade Michelin sporting jaune et bleu (yellow and blue) and for those of you that don't know, Clermont is home to Michelin thus the colors. Next time, I will need to go buy some gear so I can be a part of it. Clermont is the second best team, in France, after Toulouse. We only payed 11 euros for the standing room only section...but honestly, for that price, I think that was the best section...pretty much on the sidelines so you can't beat it!! Oh, so the food/drink stands follow a strange system...you have to go order and pay at one stand and then go join the mobs of people at the other one to get your 3 euros small beer!! No lines of course...feels just like you are at a bar trying to fight your way to the front.
I still do not understand all the rules of scoring because it varies depending on how the goal is scored. One type of goal is called a try which means grounding the ball over the goal line. The other type of goal occurs by kicking the ball between the goal posts which can happen in a few different ways. Another rugby term I learned is, scrum which is when the players of both teams push against each other, in a circle, as they fight for who gets possession. So, rugby is to Europe as American football is to the U.S.A. You could hear everyone in the stadium chanting, allons-y let's go!)...Final score: Clermont 27 - Bayonne 3!!
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Beta...looks like you're having an awesome time over there across the Sea. Very niiiiice!
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