Custer's Last Stand
FOR SOME REASON this photo reminds me of a certain blonde long-haired general leading the 7th Cavalry at the very moment that Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and the rest of the Souix forwards swallowed him alive. This is a moment late in the second half of a rugby match at South Jersey Rugby Club's pitch in Cherry Hill, N.J. Saturday afternoon. South Jersey, in green, is pushed within yards of their goal line in a set scrum they have won but lost against Brandywine (Pa.) Rugby Club.
Note the white ball coming toward the South Jersey scrum half -- toward but not to! Note his body language. Note the ravenous attitude of the red and black Brandywine forwards who are about to lunch on this mistake and score the final try in their 26-10 victory.
I love good rugby. Even when it's bad.
