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A Hooligans Game

It's a hooligans 's game, played by gentlemen, 15 take the field, all charged with adrenaline 80 minutes on the grass, with their hearts on their sleeve hoping for that victory, only they can achieve The ref's whistle blows and the fly-half kicks, and the other team collect and start with their tricks chip kicks, dummies and brilliant line breaks bone crunching tackles, which result in body aches Quick taps and penalties, drop-outs and rolling mauls, set moves with second rows jumping for the ball three-quarters run through gaps hoping to score a scrum down engages, the crowd begins to roar The scoreboard keeps ticking, they congratulate the scorer both teams playing with and pride, until it's all over bad calls from the ref, the touch judges fumble one team at a disadvantage, the crowd starts to grumble The final whistle blows and whatever the result the teams come together, no foul nor insult and then it's off to the pub for their holy co