Those associated with OMBAC, Old Aztecs share how game teaches, transforms long after playing days end
for a shot at the Major League Rugby championship Saturday at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Ill., it’s unlikely a huge crowd will choke the stands.the LegionTo most, the whole of it remains stereotypically locked in the realm of college guys crashing into each other for 80 minutes. Blood dripping from noses. Fingers grotesquely out of formation. Keg visits trumping medical ones.And not in San Diego, where the relationship-building roots reach to the 1960s.
Pierre Charmasson, game-day announcer for the Legion, played with the Ancient Aztecs, a group of older players that crisscrossed the globe, connecting with others who understand the sticky relationship glue of the game. Jon Hinkin, a legendary local wing for OMBAC, shared details about the parties and pub crawls. One-time strangers would sleep on the couches of opponents for the weekend. They banged heads, then glassware.
“One time, I got to a ball first with my hand. The guy kicked my finger. It went sideways, very dislocated. You put it back in place, then you’re having a meal with the guy after the game.There’s a sense of community that reaches beyond jersey and colors that too rarely exists in top-shelf American sports.
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