Six Years

At this time of the year, winter sports dominate my working life. I do hundreds of team photos, from all parts of the province, and into some other areas as well. I do get to see a game every now and then. I went to this game between St. Kevin's College Second's and South Otago High Second's because one of our sons, Michael Lamont, locks the scrum for St. Kevins. In the above photo, he is just about to get the ball in the line out. Though the boy on the right has his hand in front, Michael was able to take the ball with two hands, so win it. Both players are being lifted, and for me it seems a long way up.
Michael is sixteen, and most of this team are around that age. They enjoy this game, because there is a position in the team for anyone who wants to play. Big tall people, short, slow, fast, heavy, light, it makes no difference, there is a position in the team for you. In my next post, I will explain the title.

Faster.

We are right in the thick of the Rugby season now, and I have been trying to do some action shots from various games. Carrying the ball in this photo is Jared Cook. Jared plays for St. Kevin's College second fifteen, though I would be happy to have him in the Firsts. But the interesting thing about this photo is the body language of the boy from South Otago High School, who Jared has just gone passed. He is so annoyed he has dropped his head to try and get the extra speed required to catch up. Jared proved here that though he does not look that fast, he is in fact very quick, and none of the defenders could get to him. He ran from about the halfway and scored well inside the corner flag. St. Kevin's went on to win this game, as they have done with all their others, but did not have it all their own way. It was a good game to watch, and I had good reason to watch it.