Forget the Lions, forget Scotland's triumph in Sydney, forget England in Argentina, forget the Under 20s World Championship, forget England's women in New Zealand, I'm sure what you are all actually waiting for is an update on the progress of Dave's Dad's Dog's Dead in the 2017 Chesham Touch Premiership.
Well, you've come to the right place 😀.
DDDD have now played 6 out of 10 fixtures and, after a slow start in which we lost our first 2 games, are beginning to get into a rhythm, having won our last 4 encounters (albeit 3 of them by a single try), in the process defeating the league leaders last week.
What's more we're doing it properly, that is to say we remain a mixed team, a few of us in our 50s, a few in their 20s, 3 women (although admittedly one of them is an England Under 20s international) and a couple of teenagers, although each week we face teams of fit young men in their 20s. By rights we really shouldn't win a game but we've largely been together as a team since 2010 and, in our 8th season, there's a structure and cohesion that generally pulls us through.
The likelihood of us winning the league this year remains pretty slim but the important thing is that Touch remains hugely enjoyable and, as the weeks have gone by, I feel my performances are definitely becoming a tad less embarrassing.
Such is my enjoyment I am seriously considering, once the 'season' concludes in a few weeks, trying to find somewhere where Touch is played all year round. So watch this space...
Well, you've come to the right place 😀.
DDDD have now played 6 out of 10 fixtures and, after a slow start in which we lost our first 2 games, are beginning to get into a rhythm, having won our last 4 encounters (albeit 3 of them by a single try), in the process defeating the league leaders last week.
What's more we're doing it properly, that is to say we remain a mixed team, a few of us in our 50s, a few in their 20s, 3 women (although admittedly one of them is an England Under 20s international) and a couple of teenagers, although each week we face teams of fit young men in their 20s. By rights we really shouldn't win a game but we've largely been together as a team since 2010 and, in our 8th season, there's a structure and cohesion that generally pulls us through.
The likelihood of us winning the league this year remains pretty slim but the important thing is that Touch remains hugely enjoyable and, as the weeks have gone by, I feel my performances are definitely becoming a tad less embarrassing.
Such is my enjoyment I am seriously considering, once the 'season' concludes in a few weeks, trying to find somewhere where Touch is played all year round. So watch this space...
