Rugby encounter's report

P's rugby encounter in Valladolid was a great success.
He really enjoyed the trip, the sleepover (although he sort of complained that the kids were chatting until very late, being an only child he's not used to having anybody else in his room). The kids were kind and they didn't mind Winnie-the-phoo at all and they all got on really well.
He also loved the matches, although he said that he totally hated the referees because they didn't know the rules and kept on stopping him. I was very doubtful about this, to say the least, until his coach told me that P's was actually right because he was playing by the rules, the real game rules but the refs were applying a sort of special rules for children which are slightly different. So P had a point there.
The overall idea is that everything was great fun, and he doesn't mind the fact that most of the kids came home with several bumps and scratches and half of their legs covered in black and blue marks!

Also the coach reported, that P behaved very nicely and that he did fought bravely and kept on running (his weakest point as he gets tired very easily). The poor coach lost his voice completelly after a whole weekend of screaming!

Here's a picture of the whole team. P's not, in fact, the tallest of the team, as he appears to be, is just that some guys are pushing forward for the picture.This was a national encounter but there were only 36 teams from the whole country! There may be a few more but not many, as rugby was until now an almost unknown sport (people keep on confusing it with American football) but apparently now the popularity of the game is on the increase.
The teenagers' team from our club (St. Cugat rugby club) won the first place in their category and came back with the big, shiny cup. Some of the kids are already being earmarked for the national team as they're really good and they are an inspiration for the younger players who all want to follow their steps and being the next big team.