HAIL PELICUS! The Great Awakening “I'm afraid we shall waste an awful lot of time." "Don't worry," answered Snufkin, "we shall have wonderful dreams, and when we wake up it'll be spring.” -Tove Jansson, Finn Family Moomintroll Well, summer, at least. It has been a while since the Centurion has...
Jul
2021
HAIL PELICUS! Year of the Beleaguered Badger Well here it is: a freshly minted year and we can all cheerfully say “good riddance” to 2020. I can say that I earnestly hope that 2021 will be a better year than 2020 but let’s be honest here, that...
Jan
2021
HAIL PELICUS! Rip Van Pelican *YAWN!* The editorial staff took the COVID shutdown of rugby as a sign to go into hibernation for a much needed rest as the great undertaking of publishing Hail Pelicus every week during the rugby season had taken its toll. The winds of...
Nov
2020
HAIL PELICUS! Dixon Landing Yes, dear reader, the editors of Hail Pelicus has awakened from their COVID hibernation because a disturbance interrupted the deep somnolence we were experiencing. Dixon Smith has passed away. Northern California has lost a stalwart of the game, one who played and refereed for decades and was...
Oct
2020
HAIL PELICUS! HP Classic, Bruce Carter Edition When I took over the Hail Pelicus I had some very large shoes to fill. Dr Bruce Carter, Pelicus Scriptoris, Dux Deux, was taking a step back from his many duties within the Flock where he was, at one time, the President, Scheduler...
May
2020