a night at the rugby
March 18th 2006 Today I went to my first rugby match: the Auckland Blues v. the Australia Brumbies. Luck was on our side (apparently this is unusual) and Auckland defeated Australia, 26-15. Nevertheless, this outing led to several questions and observations about the sport and New Zealand culture in general...
- Sporting venues in the U.S. are much better funded, and U.S. fans are louder, rowdier, and in gen
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