CONNECTICUT
GREY
RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
~ est. 1979 ~
Mountain Mist Outdoor Center
Meriden, Connecticut
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~ est. 1979 ~
Mountain Mist Outdoor Center
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The Hourglass September 7, 1999 A Publication of the Connecticut Grey Rugby Football Club "Numb the body and the mind will follow. Numb the mind and you're a prop!" FALL SCHEDULE As you have probably already heard - especially for those with e-mail, the 1999 Fall Schedule is pretty much set at this time. The schedule includes most of our usual opponents such as Berkshire and Les Vieux but there are a few new additions such as Montclair and, of course, the 20th Anniversary round robin weekend. So, the schedule is as follows:
Our deepest thanks to Dean (wanker) Jorgensen for setting up the relatively sane schedule compared to this past spring's slate of 14 games - many against nationally ranked club sides. Once again, my team-mates thank you, my mother thanks you and most of my remaining (functional) internal organs thank you. Another schedule like last spring and I'll have to tear up my donor card. GREYS HOST ROCKLAND THIS SATURDAY The Greys open the fall season with a game against Rockland to be held at the PNA field in Wallingford at 1:00 pm. Field crew should be there around 11:00 to set up the field and get the posts together. This is a young team and the Greys need to be there in force which shouldn't be much of a concern since this is a home game. Anyone needing directions should visit the web site or call Tom Flynn. Also, preliminary information has it that we may be moving the location of the after-party from Kenny G's to the Trout Brook Brewery (the old Britannia Spoon) in Wallingford. At least the beer will be fresh and the rest-rooms are clean. No, seriously, if we do go to the Brewery, let us know what you think. This may be a good move for us in the long run and if the accommodations and refreshments are good, we might just turn this into a long relationship. Finally, as I have said many times in the past, LET THE CAPTAIN (Ed Carr) KNOW OF YOUR AVAILABILITY FOR THIS WEEK'S GAME. 20TH GREY RFC ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND Once again, this year is the 20th anniversary of the formation of the Grey RFC. The club has selected the weekend of October 23rd to host a three team festival complete with pre and post game day activities. Thom Ward-McKinlay has volunteered to chair the anniversary committee (so this is obviously a "home" event). He has planned a nice weekend of events. A golf outing is scheduled for Friday the 22nd for Greys and opponents (location to be determined) followed by a drink up and reception at Kenny G's or the Ramada Inn in Meriden. All those wishing to play golf must notify Tony Johnson (860-225-1637) if you want to be in the golf outing. The outing will only take place if there is enough interest in such an event. Conversely, we don't need to ask if there is any interest in a Friday evening drink up. Saturday, October 23rd, will be the playing day as the Greys will host two teams in a round-robin festival like event. The teams will be comprised of a combined Massachusetts team (Boston, Mystic and others) and a combined Canadian team (Toronto, Quebec Combined and others) at the PNA field in Wallingford. There will be three games followed by a Canadian over 50's vs. a U.S. over 50's - or something like that. I'm not sure what purpose that game is suppose to have but I hope it takes place as it will give us younger players a chance to kick back and have a few beers watching that game. Also planned are games and rides for the children as well as food and refreshments throughout the day at the field for all participants and fans. After the games, there will be a reception dinner/party at the PNA clubhouse (not the one by the field). There is a need for volunteers to help with the days activities and set up. All Grey members are requested to assist in some fashion. Please contact Thom Ward-McKinlay (McKinlay5@aol.com) for more information. Sunday, October 24th, there is a scheduled cocktail brunch at the Meriden Ramada. The time is yet to be determined but it will probably last into the late afternoon (Penn State plays Ohio State that day?). GREYS COMBINE FORCES FOR BOCEPHUS TENS In July, a team comprised of many Greys and former Hartford Wanderers took part in the annual UConn Bocephus Tens tournament in Mansfield. Ed Carr, John Kerr, Dave Berube, Chris McGrath, Steve Carr and Tony Johnson were somewhat successful in going 1 - 1 on the day. The team, Bocephus (really original choice of names), initially won the first game 4 tries to 2 against Hartford B, then lost a close one later that day (like much later) to Central (Hartford A) 3 tries to 2. SARANAC LAKE LAMENTATION This year the Greys and friends of the Grey didn't fair too well in the trip to upstate New York. The details are really sketchy once again as no one contacted who went to the games had a clear idea of what went on, who they played or what the scores were - so these are the problems once we moved up to the over-40 bracket. I guess once we reach the over-50 bracket we will forget how to get there and probably even what weekend the games are on. However, it was deciphered from numerous individual reports that the Grey lost big time to Brockport (possibly triple digits) and then lost a close one, 3 - 0 to Syracuse. Doesn't sound like a lot of fun to me, guys, so count me out again next year. HARTFORD AUGUST TOURNAMENT Again, Greys and Wanderers combined to play in the recent rugby tournament in Colt Park on August 28th. Ed and Steve Carr, John Kerr and Jim Facey participated on the team that went 1 - 1 on the day. The group won against Seacoast but lost to a very strong Portland (Maine) team. DID YOU KNOW???? There is no Betty Rubble in a jar of Flintstones Chewable Vitamins. Polar Bears are left handed. More people are killed by donkeys than are killed in plane crashes. Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't have any pants on. The venom in a common daddy long-legs spider is more poisonous than a black widow's or brown recluse, but they cannot bite humans because their jaws can't open wide enough. When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the US, with the smiling baby on the label but couldn't understand why the products weren't selling. Later they learned that in Africa, companies routinely put pictures on the labels of what's inside, since many people can't read. [Arkansas Democrat Gazette] Two local men were seriously injured when their pick-up truck left the road and struck a tree near Cotton Patch on State Highway 38 early Monday morning. Woodruff County deputy Dovey Snyder reported the accident shortly after midnight Monday. Thurston Poole, 33, of Des Arc, and Billy Ray Wallis, 38, of Little Rock, are listed in serious condition at Baptist Medical Center. The accident occurred as the two men were returning to Des Arc after a frog gigging trip. On an overcast Sunday night, Poole's pick-up truck headlights malfunctioned. The two men concluded that the headlight fuse on the older model truck had burned out. As a replacement fuse was not available, Wallis noticed that the bullet from his pistol fit perfectly into the fuse box next to the steering wheel column. Upon inserting the bullet, the headlights again began to operate properly, and the two men proceeded on east-bound toward the White River bridge. After traveling approximately twenty miles and just before crossing the river, the bullet apparently overheated, discharged and struck Poole in the right testicle. The vehicle swerved sharply to the right exiting the pavement and striking a tree. Poole suffered only minor cuts and abrasions from the accident, but will require surgery to repair the other wound. Wallis sustained a broken clavicle and was treated and released. "Thank God we weren't on that bridge when Thurston shot his balls off or we might both be dead" stated Wallis. "I've been a trooper for ten years in this part of the world, but this is a first for me. I can't believe that those two would admit how this accident happened," said Snyder. Upon being notified of the wreck, Lavinia, Poole's wife asked how many frogs the boys had caught and did anyone get them from the truck.
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