(Yes, two blog entries in one day. Do I get a gold star?)
It’s been almost impossible not to get caught up in rugby fever these days. Against great odds, England is playing in the Rugby World Cup final this Saturday against South Africa. They are the underdogs for sure, and even if I don’t actually get around to watching the game itself (although I think I just might…even though I don’t really understand it yet) I will be pulling for them. And if they win, I will be cheering as enthusiastically as if I were actually English. Heck – it’s not like they have any American rivals, so who else would I cheer for? 🙂
Apparently I have achieved the nearly impossible then… I’d totally forgotten the rugby was still going on…
Um… The USA had a team, but they lost all their group games (including one against England) (for details see http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/poolstage.html) (and not forgetting http://www.usarugby.org/)
See, the fact that almost nobody in the US knows that the US had a team in the running says it all. It’s more fun rooting for a team that has a prayer. 😉