Tag: <span>rugby</span>

Club Rugby

Let me get this out the way first. I have very little knowledge, and even less interest in Rugby. But what I do know about rugby is that:

  1. Along with cricket, it is the national past time of South Africa
  2. It involves a lot of stopping and crashing into each other
  3. If you have the ball in your hand, there is a distinct possibility that you won’t have it in your hand in a few seconds
  4. Everybody (except for me) is an expert
  5. A game or rugby (thankfully) takes a lot shorter than even the shortest game of cricket, and is only marginally more interesting
  6. It is very important in a social environment to have an opinion on rugby
  7. It does make for a good photoshoot

I took these shots at one of the club fields just down the road from us. I can’t tell you much except that everybody was supporting the players in blue, but the players in black seemed to be winning the game. So I guess the home team were not doing too well.

Club Rugby

Here are the rest of the shots.

Cape Town

Here are two photos; the first of Cape Town Stadium (which hosted the recent Germany/Argentina game), and Newlands Rugby Stadium, which has a history as far back as 1890. Look at the difference in the architecture, the round modern look, and the “70’s” square look.

Which do you prefer?

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Cape Town Stadium (above)

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Detail of Cape Town Stadium

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Newlands Rugby Stadium

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And detail of Newlands

Cape Town