It felt like winter had just begun on Friday the 6th of
October, especially for the 24 girls heading out to Terenure for the highly
anticipated Tag Rugby Blitz. The cold air and cloudy sky worried everyone as
they packed their shorts and short sleeve t-shirts that morning. However the
freezing weather was to dampen nobody’s spirits as we piled onto the bus,
leaving the school by 10am.
Upon reaching St. Mary's College, the team crowded into the changing
rooms to get ready before beginning the chain of matches organised for the day.
The immediate excursion tasks posed to the group allowed us no time to feel the
cold, and by the end of a quick training session, everyone was sweating.
The group of us were divided into two teams, red and blue. Both got
started on the first match of the day, everyone playing with impressive skill
and competitive tactics. For a group of people who have hardly played Tag Rugby
before, the precision and game delivered was greatly admired by the coaches and
opposition teams.
The teams were of course faced with some difficult tasks to overcome but
they did successfully and yet again impressed onlookers. With the combined
speed, accuracy and skill of each team member both of our groups managed to bag
a few wins.
After the two final matches drew to a close, lunch was eaten with some
complementary Maltesers provided by Mr Brennan for our team spirit and hard
work on the field.
We were back on the road and arriving at the school just in time for our
last two classes.
A great day was had and a new love for tag rugby was established as many
of the girls proclaimed they'd love to keep it up.
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