We had our first scrimmage this past weekend against the U of Idaho men's team, and we beat the brakes off of them. Final score was 60something to 30something in our favor. I went on in the 65th minute as our replacement blindside flanker, and was greeted with the Vandals working the blindside over and over and over, which meant tackle after tackle after tackle. Absolutely loved it, pretty bummed that our next game isn't until January.
I'll be 24 for the start of actual 15s season, which means I will be 25% older than our other 18 year old incoming freshman. Odd shit.
Aside from a couple bruised eye and a sore wrist, I escaped unscathed, and I guarantee the UofI boys are more sore than our squad, even though we had substantially fewer replacements.
In other news, I attended the study abroad fair today and after learning that the GI Bill will cover my costs of studying abroad, I am quite fixated on attending a New Zealand university for a semester. It would be an incredible opportunity to learn the game of rugby in the place where it is best played, and also an opportunity to experience a very different culture. University of Otago is currently my top pick, though I will need to talk with my counselor and the affiliate programs about studying abroad before anything is final.
Wish me luck. I'm in a good spot.
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