Beauty To Behold

It isn’t often that you get to see the game’s divine 

glory expressed so expansively - and yes it’s still 

Rugby where an oval ball’s held in hand, passed, 

or kicked with élan, for runners dashing at speed 

for the line. There’s this thing about scoring tries; 

crowd-pleasers naturally but the team-lift it gives 

is amazing & no amount of penalty goals milked 

from static engagement pays the same dividend  

Melees haven’t gone away either, & in an instant 

the ball’s possession obtained within the heaving 

pile of tangled bodies to be lofted into space with 

intrepid panache to let the game flow again - and 

where did we see it recently - why the All Blacks 

v France RWC semifinal - a beauty to behold 

© 18 October 2015, I. D. Carswell

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-world-cup-2015-nz-crushes-france-in-record-breaking-win/story-e6frg7mf-1227573055714?sv=4656cc0f1c6f2a0f4fef2086eb71afe6

NZ 62 - France 13