The Try That Made Me

And how I still love sports (and miss my dad)

A rugby scrum. Watch out for your ears. Photo credit: Cathy Gilbert

A rugby try. That’s a score in a rugby game. The ball is carried across the line and punched into the ground. Or at least touched to the ground. The player must be touching the ball. You can’t toss it across the line to land there and expect to score. It doesn’t count. The winning try brought me to life. Well, actually, my mother more likely…