My American readers (all two of them?) may be interested in today's blog. I am writing this on 1st November, New Zealand time. This weekend, the New Zealand national rugby team, the All Blacks (since 1902 or thereabouts the team have been wearing 'all black') will be in Chicago playing the American Eagles, the United States rugby team. The stadium is apparently sold out. It is a big thing for us. Not so much, perhaps, for America. We hope that this weekend's game will be a giant springboard for the growth of rugby in the USA.
When the Eagles were in New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup a few years' back, they showed great promise. At the time, I was sure that given a few more years they would become a team to be reckoned with. I was a World Cup volunteer and met the Eagles. Such nice guys....
9 swims in October. One swim today, first for November.
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