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Mar. 28, 2007 at 3:24pm
Back in the USSR
It's not a huge secret that I'm a rugby fan. There's a mystique about the rugby culture here in America. It's a lesser known sport in the US, and so when one rugby fan bumps into another fan, as they are prone to do, they usually spend a few moments swooning over the fact that someone else likes their sport. Just last night, I was out at JazzBones in my All Blacks jersey, and someone who I'd never met before started talking about rubgy with me. It was fantastic.
I didn't use to be a rugby fan, but I spent 6 months living in the heart of the New Zealand rugby culture, and that kind of thing changes a person. However, I still think Aussie Rules Football is confusing and silly. (I can't take any sport seriously if it's referred to as "footy" in the vernacular.) I'm eagerly waiting to see the All Blacks play in the upcoming Rugby World Cup in France this year.
Because TV coverage of the non-US sports (baseball, football, basketball, and stock car racing) is quite spotty at best, I hopped online to the Rugby World Cup webpage to get more information about when and where it'll be on TV. I don't care if it's ESPN45, I need to see my Blacks embarrass everyone. They've got a form to submit your email for more information as it becomes available, and under the field to select your country or residence, I found this gem:
Apparently, you can still live in the USSR. Our government better be concerned, because if they don't pay attention they'll get mauled, and then we'll suffer a tri-gap. And no one likes a tri-gap.
Posted in Odds 'n Ends by Dave Poole
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