slipping between my fingers

how horribly sad it was.... providence women's rugby got HOSED. a season of well played rugby with so much passion and effort, hard work from everyone and seacoast had to ruin it all. we found out today that they contested the final result of us being in the second place in our league using the unreliable pice of crap online referee scoreboard (which we were all told has been semi-dysfunctional) and incompetent new england rugby union accepted it. our plea for challange match was denied, and no questions asked unless the referee who reported the match in question finds his personal score-sheet. B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T. we even had the official invite to the playoffs. we all showed up to the practice tonight geared up, psyched up, ready to make it to the nationals. it was heart-breaking to learn us getting booted off. it was heart-wrenching to see our captain ruth who had been with providence women's rugby since its birth two years ago who is leaving us at the end of this year report such unfortunate outcome, because more than anyone she wanted this, and more than anyone she deserved it.

despite such an unfortunate ending, we closed our season with one loss and four wins, with us winning the SECOND PLACE IN THE NEW ENGLAND DIVISION II, playing fair and clean game with amazing sportsmanship and love for rugby. our beloved player tammy, often referred to as "stumbles" also found out today that she is being deployed to iraq in february. she is the second teammate to go off to the never-ending-meaningless-bush's-toy-war. i wish them both good health and safety, and that they will return to us soon so that we can beat seacoast AGAIN and make it to the playoffs no questions asked.