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VaDazzled!
Back in black and Magnificent U7s mid-season report.
“Back in black
I hit the sack
I've been too long I'm glad to be back
Yes I'm, let loose
From the noose
That's kept me hanging about
I keep looking at the sky
'Cause it's gettin' me high
Forget the herse 'cause I'll never die
I got nine lives
Cat's eyes
Usin' every one of them and running wild”
Yes I’m back! Back in the new black and red polo shirt of Medway Dragons – available at all good clubhouses near to you.
Captured and tortured – tail sewn high up my back by some Frankenstein to cause my zip to come apart, and cause me to suffer every mascot’s nightmare! Locked up. Forgotten. Left for dead.
But escaped and after many months found my weary way to Mrs Bannister. Re-zipped, fed, watered and loved. I’m back! Ms Rowling there’s a book series and film franchise in there somewhere. Please contact my agent.
Anyway mid-term is here: time to reflect and look forward.
The Magnificent ones travelled to the Stoop for the London Broncos Minis Matchday Competition at the end of March for their first competitive games of the season and came back as trophy winners, winning the final in the stadium before thousands, at half-time in the Super League match.
The Magnificent ones made history at the Elmbridge festival at the end of April, when these nearly 6, 6.25, 6.5 or even 7, played the first ever game of contact RL at U7s in the history of southern civilization. They won the festival and tackled like the little devils that they are.
And last Sunday at the Dragons Festival? They could’ve won, again. 15 little people may not have won, but all took part, and at this age, that's what it's all about. Once again the Dragons lead the way: fielding two teams – we were the only club willing to or able to (true to the club ethos of enabling young people to play the greatest game) and playing the game in the right spirit. We alternated between the Super 6s (aged from 4 to 6 years and two making their match debuts) playing tag and the Magnificent 7s playing contact, against the other festival teams, of whom there were three – at the last Dragons festival there was only one team for the Dragons to play against. The game continues to grow from the right end: from the bottom up: an U7s squad of approx 25 (approx ‘cos the little angles never stand still enough to be counted); new opposition such as Southend Spartans; parents/carers continue to step forward and continue supporting the players and the club.
Looking forward? The Eurovision Song Contest is upon us, so ‘welcome’, or as they say at the Dragons:
• Albanian - Mirë se vini
• Bosnian - Dobro dosli
• Bulgarian (to one person) - Dobre doshal
• Croatian (to group) - Dobro došli
• Dutch - Welkom
• Egyptian – Iiwy
• Esperanto - Bonvenon
• Estonian - Tere tulemast
• Finnish - Tervetuloa
• French - Bienvenue
• German - Willkommen
• Greek - Kalos orisate
• Hawaiian - Aloha mai
• Hindi - Swaagatam
• Hungarian - Isten hozta
• Indonesian - Selamat datang
• Italian - Benvenuto
• Japanese - Irashaimasu
• Spanish (to group) - Bienvenidos
• Vietnamese - Chào mung
I hit the sack
I've been too long I'm glad to be back
Yes I'm, let loose
From the noose
That's kept me hanging about
I keep looking at the sky
'Cause it's gettin' me high
Forget the herse 'cause I'll never die
I got nine lives
Cat's eyes
Usin' every one of them and running wild”
Yes I’m back! Back in the new black and red polo shirt of Medway Dragons – available at all good clubhouses near to you.
Captured and tortured – tail sewn high up my back by some Frankenstein to cause my zip to come apart, and cause me to suffer every mascot’s nightmare! Locked up. Forgotten. Left for dead.
But escaped and after many months found my weary way to Mrs Bannister. Re-zipped, fed, watered and loved. I’m back! Ms Rowling there’s a book series and film franchise in there somewhere. Please contact my agent.
Anyway mid-term is here: time to reflect and look forward.
The Magnificent ones travelled to the Stoop for the London Broncos Minis Matchday Competition at the end of March for their first competitive games of the season and came back as trophy winners, winning the final in the stadium before thousands, at half-time in the Super League match.
The Magnificent ones made history at the Elmbridge festival at the end of April, when these nearly 6, 6.25, 6.5 or even 7, played the first ever game of contact RL at U7s in the history of southern civilization. They won the festival and tackled like the little devils that they are.
And last Sunday at the Dragons Festival? They could’ve won, again. 15 little people may not have won, but all took part, and at this age, that's what it's all about. Once again the Dragons lead the way: fielding two teams – we were the only club willing to or able to (true to the club ethos of enabling young people to play the greatest game) and playing the game in the right spirit. We alternated between the Super 6s (aged from 4 to 6 years and two making their match debuts) playing tag and the Magnificent 7s playing contact, against the other festival teams, of whom there were three – at the last Dragons festival there was only one team for the Dragons to play against. The game continues to grow from the right end: from the bottom up: an U7s squad of approx 25 (approx ‘cos the little angles never stand still enough to be counted); new opposition such as Southend Spartans; parents/carers continue to step forward and continue supporting the players and the club.
Looking forward? The Eurovision Song Contest is upon us, so ‘welcome’, or as they say at the Dragons:
• Albanian - Mirë se vini
• Bosnian - Dobro dosli
• Bulgarian (to one person) - Dobre doshal
• Croatian (to group) - Dobro došli
• Dutch - Welkom
• Egyptian – Iiwy
• Esperanto - Bonvenon
• Estonian - Tere tulemast
• Finnish - Tervetuloa
• French - Bienvenue
• German - Willkommen
• Greek - Kalos orisate
• Hawaiian - Aloha mai
• Hindi - Swaagatam
• Hungarian - Isten hozta
• Indonesian - Selamat datang
• Italian - Benvenuto
• Japanese - Irashaimasu
• Spanish (to group) - Bienvenidos
• Vietnamese - Chào mung
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