Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Posted by James Saunders on May 10th, 2007
I am currently traveling in a mini bus, along with my work team to Nottingham to play in the Virgin Media Touch Rugby tournament, we were all up at crazy early time this morning, it is now 7:56 (according to Chris Moyles, Radio 1) and we are half way up the M1 (You can work out what time we had to leave Basingstoke this morning!).
For the past few weeks we have all been training after work on Wednesdays, now each with finely tuned bodies we (the ‘Data Dawgs’) are ready to win the Touch Rugby trophy!
Touch Rugby is basically a softer breed of rugby, each game is 7 mins long, to tackle you just have to touch the opponent with two hands, it is mixed gender and the pitch is half the size. Never the less it is still a very energetic and fast game, and, after a day of playing we will all really enjoy the relief of a cool pint of beer at the award ceremony tonight in the pub courtesy of the company 
.
I am a little apprehensive at what is in store in only a few hours, all I need to do is wake up and simply enjoy the sun, remembering to drink lots of water and pace myself. Should be a great day, the team spirit is already high singing rugby songs in the bus.
“If you get there before I do; Comin’ for to carry me home; Tell all my friends I’m comin’ too; Comin’ for to carry me home.” –Song: Sweet Chariot
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May 10th, 2007 at 7:56 am
good luck with the game dude! hope u remembered ur brolly, forcast is for rain
May 10th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Won two games, lost two games but we are through to the semi-finals!
Team battered and bruised but still in great spirit.
It has just started to rain so it is going to get slippery!
Mmmm shower!
May 10th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
We lost the semi-final but are all still really chuffed and wet.
Glad to be back at hotel, had a well deserved hot shower to ease the muscle pain.
Mmmm beer!
May 11th, 2007 at 10:46 am
Had a good night, some pro rugby dudes presented the awards, we got nothing
Woke up this morning as stiff as a plank, a nice fry-up sorted me out, presently traveling back to Hook in our now rather smelly mini-bus.
Mmmm bed!
May 11th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Now back at the office, sitting at my desk in pain. We have been told we have just got to pick off a few emails today before we can go home.
Mmmm wife!
May 18th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
i can’t believe u get paid to do that! its almost like my job.
January 28th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
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