Personal Narrative Analysis: The Women's Rugby Team
After coming off a record-breaking win against Mohawk College, the women’s rugby team dropped their home opener against Conestoga College on Friday.
The Lady Bruins started off strong scoring the first try of the game. But as the injuries continued rolling in, their game plan fell apart.
“The injuries started and I had to look to my bench. I had players playing out of position,” said Head Coach Tamara Dixon. “It wasn’t something we were prepared for, and it didn’t work for us.”
The Bruins were able to keep the score pretty even through the first half; they were only down by two points. However as more injuries ensued in the second half, the team started falling apart.
“The biggest difference between the halves were our attitudes,” said second-year player Taylor Quigley. “We …show more content…
“If the girls look back and watch the video they’d see we were delayed. We were delayed on offence. When the other team was making mistakes, we needed to be up flat line and monopolize on their mistakes,” said Dixon.
Half way through the game a third of the Bruin’s starting line up was injured.
“The thing with rugby is that after a game everybody feels hurt,” said Dixon. “The key thing is if they’re just hurt or if they’re injured – that’s the deciding factor in whether or not they can play in the next game.”
However considering the Bruins history of losing when playing the Condors, the first half of the game showed great improvement in the strength of this year’s team.
“This year is the strongest in the four years Sheridan has had women’s rugby,” said Co-Captain Natalie Nelawhi. “As a fourth year player, I’ve been on the team since Sheridan had women’s rugby. Watching this team grow to what it is now – makes me excited for the future.”
In order for the Lady Bruins to make the playoffs this year they have to win their game against Seneca
The Lady Bruins started off strong scoring the first try of the game. But as the injuries continued rolling in, their game plan fell apart.
“The injuries started and I had to look to my bench. I had players playing out of position,” said Head Coach Tamara Dixon. “It wasn’t something we were prepared for, and it didn’t work for us.”
The Bruins were able to keep the score pretty even through the first half; they were only down by two points. However as more injuries ensued in the second half, the team started falling apart.
“The biggest difference between the halves were our attitudes,” said second-year player Taylor Quigley. “We …show more content…
“If the girls look back and watch the video they’d see we were delayed. We were delayed on offence. When the other team was making mistakes, we needed to be up flat line and monopolize on their mistakes,” said Dixon.
Half way through the game a third of the Bruin’s starting line up was injured.
“The thing with rugby is that after a game everybody feels hurt,” said Dixon. “The key thing is if they’re just hurt or if they’re injured – that’s the deciding factor in whether or not they can play in the next game.”
However considering the Bruins history of losing when playing the Condors, the first half of the game showed great improvement in the strength of this year’s team.
“This year is the strongest in the four years Sheridan has had women’s rugby,” said Co-Captain Natalie Nelawhi. “As a fourth year player, I’ve been on the team since Sheridan had women’s rugby. Watching this team grow to what it is now – makes me excited for the future.”
In order for the Lady Bruins to make the playoffs this year they have to win their game against Seneca