Bird is STILL the word
If we were to follow scientific norms a bird would require two words in Latin. In the case in point they would be Gallus lumus which translates as Mudchook.
Last year about this time I posted about the Grand Final of the Monaro 2nd Division Rugby Union competition. For those who cannot be bothered to follow links that game was won by the Bungendore Mudchooks. It was also played in absolutely fowl conditions, with pouring rain throughout the game.
This year the guys didn't seem to be going too well, losing a couple of games during the home and away series and not getting much coverage in the Bungendore Mirror. So I was a tad surprised to find that they were Minor Premiers and due to strut their stuff in the Grand Final. As Frances needed the car on the day I rode my MTB over to the game (23km). As will be evident from the images which follow the weather was wonderful for Rugby, although the nasty little nor-easter was a bit unfortunate for me, coming from the SW of Bungendore.
Let us get some rules out of the way. They were specified on a sign:
Several of these are about being nice to the officials. I thought the officials did a fine job today and there was no need to abuse them at all.
As might be expected, the nice weather brought out a bigger crowd including a fair few from Crookwell - home village of the visiting side, known as the Doggies. My guess is that there might have been 1500 to view proceedings.
Not everyone was excited about the game ...
.. while some others took advantage of the cash bar.
I reckon that should preserve his anonymity!
Meanwhile back on the ground, Rugby Union was being done. The 'Chooks won a fair bit of ball in general play ...
... (I'm not sure that the Crookwell players are all looking at the ball in that image) and at lineouts.
Surely the Crookwell jumper is simply applauding the work of the Chooks player in catching the ball (see rules image above). Incidentally, that is the first time I have actually managed to snap a lineout in this way.
The first half ended with no score. Penalties were traded early in the second half resulting in the Dogs taking a 6-3 lead. Here is a view from behind the Chooks defensive zone just after the 2nd Crookwell penalty (the masonry is a war memorial):
The Mudchooks then got down to business and effectively camped in the 'Dogs 22m zone. After a couple of scrums demonstrated the artistic design of the Doggies shorts (Click to get a better view) ...
.. the Chooks rattled in three tries (1 converted) giving them a well deserved 20 - 6 victory. This final image shows some lovely sights. In the background is Mt Gibraltar in the Spring sunshine while the foreground shows the Dogs lining up while a conversion is being taken.
In one of these episodes the 'Dogs Captain exhorted his team to get going, using some language that I am sure would have been against most of the depicted rules if directed towards the Chooks or the officials. Indeed had it been using on politically correct TV he would probably have been fined several thousand $. As it was the folk amongst who I was standing seemed to nod their heads in agreement with his views!
Last year about this time I posted about the Grand Final of the Monaro 2nd Division Rugby Union competition. For those who cannot be bothered to follow links that game was won by the Bungendore Mudchooks. It was also played in absolutely fowl conditions, with pouring rain throughout the game.
This year the guys didn't seem to be going too well, losing a couple of games during the home and away series and not getting much coverage in the Bungendore Mirror. So I was a tad surprised to find that they were Minor Premiers and due to strut their stuff in the Grand Final. As Frances needed the car on the day I rode my MTB over to the game (23km). As will be evident from the images which follow the weather was wonderful for Rugby, although the nasty little nor-easter was a bit unfortunate for me, coming from the SW of Bungendore.
Let us get some rules out of the way. They were specified on a sign:
As might be expected, the nice weather brought out a bigger crowd including a fair few from Crookwell - home village of the visiting side, known as the Doggies. My guess is that there might have been 1500 to view proceedings.
Meanwhile back on the ground, Rugby Union was being done. The 'Chooks won a fair bit of ball in general play ...
The first half ended with no score. Penalties were traded early in the second half resulting in the Dogs taking a 6-3 lead. Here is a view from behind the Chooks defensive zone just after the 2nd Crookwell penalty (the masonry is a war memorial):
In one of these episodes the 'Dogs Captain exhorted his team to get going, using some language that I am sure would have been against most of the depicted rules if directed towards the Chooks or the officials. Indeed had it been using on politically correct TV he would probably have been fined several thousand $. As it was the folk amongst who I was standing seemed to nod their heads in agreement with his views!
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