I played several years in a UK Public School and later in US college and some military teams (an excuse to travel to Scotland and England). Gave the game up at the sprightly age of 39 when an Australian ship needed to practice on whomever was in Kuwait in the mid summer. Instead of a grass pitch, the local club poured water over the mud -- made for an mud fest. I always liked the Third Half ... singing and practical jokes. Since I was in it for the "Third Half" I have now taken up with the Hash House Harriers (the "Drinking Club with a Running Problem"). The Hash is low-impact and is a great means of finding folk music venues by the way -- Harrogate and Beverly spring to mind!

Cheers/Tschuess,

Brian