Saturday, February 03, 2007

Gaines' Invade the SoCal Rugby Scene

On this hot and sunny Saturday afternoon, the Gaines' crew crammed in the Pontiac and headed west to catch our first rugby match starring #14, Andrew Gaines, back in the familiar orange and black of years gone by. I wish I could say we saw the LA Rebellion came out on top, but alas that was not the case as they sadly met defeat at the hands of the team from Pasadena. We all got familiar with the game of rugby, which was quite fascinating to watch in person. Andrew played well on the left wing and after the match we all met Assistant Coach Will, who was intrigued by the amount of mud Andrew's jersey had collected, and said, "That was one helluva game Andrew!" Below are some pixs of the game and aftermath. Anyone visiting SoCal should take in a match, as the LA Rebellion embody what right in the world of rubgy. Way to go Drew....keep defending that left flank!
After a nice tackle Andrew takes a spill off the pile

Andrew makes a diving attempt at a Pasadena forward

Andrew with what was called the largest cheering section of the day

3 comments:

Ben and Becky said...

I happened to overhear the coach, stating that Andrew played great and had some great tackles! (followed by a round of applause) We really enjoyed seeing Andrew in action, quite proud to call that rugby player my bro. Way to go Andrew...Hit Hit never Quit!

wes gaines said...

did you hear the sound of air leaving a man's lungs? looks rough, can we get a Gaines jersey?

sarahjane said...

bummer we couldn't be there too. better luck next time, anj.