Days 1 and 2

3 games down, and a bunch to go.

Yesterday we played Flippers from Japan. We were excited, and started strong in the windy conditions. 7-0 is strong, yes?

Our zone was confident, and our quick counterattacks were rewarding. The Japanese were accurate with their hucks, but I don't know why they were aiming at our deepest defender instead of their own players :) Nice catches Matty.

We traded from there, including some simple turns after half to give them 3 in a row.

Today we got up at 6am to get here for our 8:30 game. Glover wasn't even the last to arrive at our rendezvous point :)

Doublewide, from Texas, were our opponents. The score reached 6-6. And it was littered with turnovers. The wind played a factor, but not hugely, just uncharacteristic errors.

We continued in this vein to let them pull ahead 16-10. 4 late points weren't enough: 17-15 them. Sam rolled his ankle and is a maybe. Disappointing play from us really.

Colombia next. Dave had an emphatic start to the game, skying their tallest player as revenge for him skying Dave moments before. We prevailed 17-6. Revenge for Liam and Tex who played some of these guys at Junior Worlds back in August, and lost a nailbiter. Colombia like to fly. And give out wristbands.

All 3 games have been good spirited, which is really fun. We have seen a couple of fiery other matches.

Ken is storytelling in the post game cheer. His meandering deadpan tales first bemuse, then entertain our opponents.

By popular demand, I was a cameo commentator of the showcase game between Mephisto (Canada) and Clapham (UK). Hundreds of other players relaxing on the hill and in the beer garden were enjoying the match. And heckling :) And just maybe some of the commentating.

So far I have caught up with mates from Singapore, Vancouver, Germany, Italy, New Zealand. And Leeds.

Ahead: games vs Chilly, Mephisto, Thong and Fire of London, to determine who makes the quarterfinals, and in what order.