Sunday Meandering

Sunday meandering; - I’ve moved away from the 

TV, too mind-numbing watching a progression of 

overnight ‘friendlies’ - especially where reflective 

breaks between each top level match is a safety 

valve that’s mandatory; there’s too much energy 

and emotion on display, playing for your nation’s 

credibility isn’t a throwaway event, regardless of 

whom you play against or for whatever trophy 

And I don’t need ‘rugby fantasies’ early morning 

to create exhaustion enough to cruel the best of 

this day of rest; so a break between each match 

suggests a relaxed, pedestrian pace enabling a 

better appreciation & that takes a bit of doing for 

me - this feast is a gourmand’s promised land 

© 23 November 2014, I. D. Carswell

For the record, games played 23 Nov 2014:

Brazil 6 Uruguay 25, Scotland 37 Tonga 12, Portugal 29 Namibia 20, 

Ireland 26 Australia 23, Romania 18 Canada 9, Wales 16 New Zealand 34, 

England 28 Samoa 9, France 13 Argentina 18, Italy 6 South Africa 22