“Cracking start for the Amateurs, ran across some Americans, Dorruks as they called themselves, brute of a team, put Smokin' Joe out early, and the doc said it's no good, he can still hit but he'd be too easy to hurt from here on out. Seemed he was key to us taking on the big boys, but, after drawing them toward a loose ball, Gary was quick on the takedown, and a keen eyed pass in the sun and the Dorruks couldn't dodge so we ran in an early one. Not bad, but looked a bit grim shorthanded for the rest.

They pulled a Wizard when we pressed the ball, but most of the lads ducked, and we held up OK pushing them around until they scored at the half time buzzer. Looked to be a long second half coming up, but we fielded a full team, and held them up a bit in the scrum, dinged a couple of their boys good, and their runner got a bit loose and good old Buck forced the ball over the sideline. A quick throw, handoff from Va'aiga, who was away with it but the lock! Go Gary, and they were too busy fighting and being foul in backplay to force the pace. Then we just tied them up, and smashed them, made a mess too, their big boys not up to the standard of the Amateurs.

Classic stuff, hitting harder than the big boys, but still far more focused on the ball.”