HAIL PELICUS! Wayne’s World The Wales v France clash last weekend was notable for some good rugby but all anyone could talk about was the ending. It took around 20 minutes to play the last 30 seconds of the match – a statistic you don’t often see...
Mar
2017
HAIL PELICUS! Indoor Rugby The World Sevens Series moved up to Canada last week and, because of the rabid moose infestation, was played indoors. The USA looked even stronger than their 3rd place performance last week as they cruised through the Day 1 pool with comfortable victories...
Mar
2017
HAIL PELICUS! We Won The Lineout But Lost The Ruck This week’s Hail Pelicus is a bit on the tardy side but in my defense, 3 days in Vegas can often last a week. Looking back on the USA 7s all I can say is what a...
Mar
2017
HAIL PELICUS! How Not To Make Friends On The Phone As it happens, like many of us, I do have occasion to travel to the Land of the Griffon every so often. This past weekend I had an event in Pasadena and not wanting to waste a...
Feb
2017
HAIL PELICUS! Dark And Stormies It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in San Jose that our scene lies),...
Feb
2017