Post your rugby photos

[Jan1977]

Great shots, Jan. As always lots to see and enjoy. I was wondering if that is frost on the field in this pic or just markings? Looks like frost. Sun doesn't seem to have reached that part of the field yet? I'm asking as I think frost would most likely cause abrasions when sliding into it where mere grass wouldn't?

Thanks.

The white in that photo is indeed frost. It was a small part of the pitch that is in the shade a long part of the day, so the cold night still showed in the afternoon. You are correct that a frozen pitch should not be played on. Several matches were cancelled last weekend due to pitches being frozen. I sat in that half of the pitch part of the match, but the underground was not really hard. It was more the grasses that still showed some frost. I guess it was not cold enough for the frost to really enter the ground. Some dew on grasses was an easier target for the frost

 

[tacphotog]

So crisp and clear you can even see the dirt fly. These are wonderful.

 

[Jan1977]

So crisp and clear you can even see the dirt fly. These are wonderful.

The flying dirt also contributes to the photos indeed

 

[Jan1977]

Working through my photos of last weekend, one match down, one to go. Here are some photos from the match I culled and edited.

 

[Jan1977]

(For people wondering,yes there is a little bit of blood on the nose of the ball carrier in the first photo in this post)

 

[PhotoNut]

(For people wondering,yes there is a little bit of blood on the nose of the ball carrier in the first photo in this post)

I was just about to ask! Brutal! But great shots.

 

[Jack Dawe]

(For people wondering,yes there is a little bit of blood on the nose of the ball carrier in the first photo in this post)

His own or someone else's?

 

[Jan1977]

His own or someone else's?

His own to the best of my knowlegde, I believe he had a small cut on the side of his nose, but nothing that needed stitches .

 

[tacphotog]

these pictures are great and having me believe that the whole game is an injury in progress. I think I'll stick to a safer game like football.

 

[RichardB]

these pictures are great and having me believe that the whole game is an injury in progress. I think I'll stick to a safer game like football.

Looking at the pictures, you're not wrong!