England Versus The World!

By Claire Hadland

Ok, here's the deal... I used to be a bit of a girl when it came to Rugby...I was never really a great follower of the game but that was all to change.

I have never really followed Football either but I have always preferred Rugby to Football and no it wasn't just because of the men in shorts! I found it far more exciting than football so I started to read up about the game and the rules and how the teams score and started to watch the odd game on television if I was around.

Then the World cup came on a few years back and I was amazed how much I got behind England, I never knew I could be so patriotic, sure I support England in the football but I was actually enjoying watching the Rugby and I wasn't watching it because I thought I had to... it was great.

Game after game we were winning and I found myself yelling at the television at the referee (like he could hear me) and holding my breath whilst Johnny lined up his shot and not releasing it until the rugby ball was safely over.. needless to say me, along with millions celebrated the World Cup win, truly amazing.

Now I try to watch as many games as I can, but nothing can compare to actually being there, at a game, watching the England rugby team right there in front of you, the atmosphere is electric and far better than at the pub or at home watching.

There are so many games to look forward to this year - England V Barbarians in June, England V Australia in November & England V New Zealand to name just a few!