"Cos it's FUN. Besides, I'm not one of the ones who usually gets tackled. I am a forward, and I tackle," Brian said proudly. "Only there's not enough people to teach you that, so I'm teaching you how to pass."
Despite what he'd told Wens, he had pure motivations for playing rugby. Really, when you were in the midst of the scrum, you weren't worrying about touching other men, you were worrying about Pushing Those Bastards Off The Ball, Men! If he'd only been about it for the men in the short shorts, he'd just watch.
"It's wonderful, Adam. Really great stuff. Works off so much energy, and when you've been butting shoulders with a bunch of other big bastards for eighty minutes you really feel at peace with the world. Keeps me in shape, too, eh?"
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Date: 2006-08-25 05:41 pm (UTC)Despite what he'd told Wens, he had pure motivations for playing rugby. Really, when you were in the midst of the scrum, you weren't worrying about touching other men, you were worrying about Pushing Those Bastards Off The Ball, Men! If he'd only been about it for the men in the short shorts, he'd just watch.
"It's wonderful, Adam. Really great stuff. Works off so much energy, and when you've been butting shoulders with a bunch of other big bastards for eighty minutes you really feel at peace with the world. Keeps me in shape, too, eh?"