Llandaff North RFC

Updated 24/09/07

"Dafydd" Scoble Does The States

30th August 2007

Helo i chi gyd!!!

Hey evry1 scoble here from batavia,state of new york! bn here a week now and lovin evry minute! Its so laid back out here and hot too since i was expecting cold weather? Am staying with Zs rents but havnt kip'd ova their house once since arriving, jst bn on the lash evry day with Z, Mangino and a guy called Terry whos really cool! Terry was the guy who took me down the Polish Falcons 4 the 1st time and introduced me 2 evry1! The falcons is where all the boys hang out after training and game days! they also hang out at a bar called O'laceys which I was happy about since they do Guinness in actual pint glasses(d.i.o.).
Was given the phone that Danny T had whilst he was out here and set up a new number and minutes on it, but then lost it on the same day! Was in O'laceys talking to these 2 nurses minding my own business when suddenly off the bar 2 the side of me with no warning sum little guy jst does this spiderman jump in my direction? Only noticed him when I turned and his stomach was in my face, but then managed to turn him in the air so he hit the floor first! He got up and ran out the bar then and we were all jst gobsmacked as in what jst happened? Apparently the barman later found the phone and gave it to the guy who jumped me thinking it was his, great!
Out here like house is different and is spaced about 50m apart, their back gardens are huge! Since being here I've bn hitting the gym with Z a lot, its cool cos its like a key club and theres hardly any1 there when u train! Zs neighbor has also taken me out on his quad bike round leroy on the open rds and some back trails, dirt trails! Was awesome on the roads at top speeds trying 2 keep my eyes open! Only thing was that the helmet I was wearing belonged to Zs mam and had the female symbol on it and was covered in flowers,Yes!
Have met about a third of the team I'll b playing rugby with out here in training last thursday which was ok. They're a good bunch! Also met them in a welcome bbq we held yesterday at Zs house formally known as "Zs cockfest 07", weren't many women there as u can imagine so we jst drank all day and went 2 a bar called shooters afterwards 4 a few black russians! Hell of a mess, will send pics of it in nxt message! Pizzas ready now and am about 2 go water skiing with Terry on the lake so will catch u later!

Up the ******* north!!!

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07/08/07

Hey yall!

Jst come back from Saranac, Cam am rugby tournament! 1st taste of rugby in the states! Sully and Macsen hve also arrived and another welsh guy who's staying here for the duration of the season too, Mathew! We set off to Saranac on thursday morning to Rookie (coach)'s cabin out in the woods. As soon as we arrived we were chilling out in a near by stream with a nice can of Cream Ale! Later that night the whole team met at a bar called the wig wam where we dominated the KAREOKE! As per usual I kicked off the night with gwd old Ben.E.King!
Friday was a quiet day of drinking and more traveling till reaching the cabins we were staying at! But then came game day. 1st game was against Mikey Mangino Man's other team, the Cats. Team stuck together, forwards dominated and we beat them by about 7 trys to 1! Worst thing about the game was that I ripped the whole front of my number 7 shirt, had to take it off and wear number 20!!!! 2nd game was harder, won by 3 trys to 2 and I gave a guy concussion! Nxt came the semi final where it was even stevens up until the last 5 when the ball came to the back of the lineout outside their 22, I caught the ball and ran in through past the line for 5. We won 7-0.
Final was the nxt day, furthest the creamers hve ever bn in the competition! We got thrashed by sum canadians bout 5 trys to 1(I scored the 1). Got player of the tournament for the creamers so was pretty chuffed!

Yall come bak now! x

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27/08/07

Hey Peeps!

Jst got back from a long weekend in Chicago with Mike (coach) and his lovely wife Linda! We drove there from Batavia and it took us about 7 hours to get there and 10 to get back, a long time! As soon as we got there we found some Irish bar and jst drank Geniuss all nite wid random american rugby players and Uk rejects,was fun! Saturday was a chillin day where we did a bit of sightseeing and some shopping during the day! That night we went for a fillin meal at Carsons steak house, rack of ribs, starters, bowl of potato and cheese stuff and sweet coleslaw!! Then 2 the best fireworks display I've ever seen off the pier on Michigan lake!
Nxt morn went to Ed Debevics for Breakfast, a diner where all the staff jst shout abuse at you, was hilarious! Then off to Toyota Park stadium to watch the U.S.A. Eagles v Munster! Was a good game, Munster won 10-6 because the eagles had a winger with hands like Face 3 times!(Love u Face)! It was their last warm up game before they beat England in the world cup!!!!
About a week a go I played my 1st game of golf. Best thing about it was driving round drunk on the caddys! Almost ran over my host Terry in one + dragged him round on the back of one when he held on!! Later we went to Teddys house for sum grub and beers! Teddy is 66 and built like an ox! Played his 1st game of rugby at 35 years old and his last at 63!! Him and his dog Dreamer are Leg-ends! Over the last 2 years Teddy built his own club house, 2 storys high from scratch on his own outside his back!!!
Also had our 1st and only pre season friendly that weekend against a team in our league called The Colonials where we stuffed them bout 47-18! Me and the valley commando scored 3 each but then I got a con(drop goal) as well!! Hope u killed off penarth!

Hwyl am y dro!

21/09/07

2 games in to the season now with the 3rd one tomorrow! We beat Binghamton Barbarians 31-14 in our 1st league game and Cortland-Homer Thundering Heroes 39-17 in our second! Some of the names out here are great! We're joint top with 2 other teams with 2 wins and 2 bonus points! Didn't score in the 1st game but got 2 trys against Cortland (taped the game)! Lovin the after match showers, a dip in the creek with shower gel! Home team buys all the aftermatch beer over here and plenty of it1!!!
Bn keeping busy during the week throu working on Rookies fence on his land, repair and repaint which is finally finished and also helping Marc Cabbassa an ex Creamers player with some of his coaching sessions with Brockport ladies 18+ team which is pretty cool! The girls invited us to one of there partys and trust me they know how to drink and have fun, cant wait for the next one! Bn partying up in Rochester with Socks, our number 10 too! Dont like number 10s but this ones alright! Went up for his 21st! So many happenings, so little words!
Also bn working as a volunteer at the Ralph Wilson stadium (home of the Buffalo Bills football team) in the kitchens on sundays! Not gonna lie but its not my favorite time of the week but its to raise money for the Creamers so its a must do! Wont have to work it next sundays because I'm actually goin to the game with the Polish Falcons!

Adios Amigos! x

25/10/07

Bore da Llandaff North!

1 week now until I get back home! Have not contacted you in a while and I apologize for that! Since the last time I wrote we've played 5 games, heres the scores,
Genesee Creamers 25-10 Lockport Gangreen
7-17 South Buffalo
31-5 Buffalo Old Boys
10-29 Syracuse Chargers
37-5 Rochester Colonials
The season has ended now and we managed to win third place. We have a possible 2 rugby games left now in the play-offs this weekend! 1 definitely against 2nd place South Buffalo where we'll be looking for revenge! Me especially since I injured myself in the league game against them and then missed the Buffalo old boys game! Not to worry I was step in coach against the old boys instead seen as Rookie was over there with you guys that weekend!

The next game was against top of the league Syracuse at home! Played the whole game with eight stitches in my left hand from a drunken night the week previous and a injured quad muscle from 2 weeks previous! Last saturday we played the Colonials again but this time in a league game! Scored 2 trys and one of them was a 60 meter dash from a lineout. Their nine threw the ball at ten who was juggling it with the inside centre, so I just burst throu the middle of them catching the ball and ran! Wierdest thing about the game was that it was ref'd by a women, was 1st for me!

Been keeping really busy in between games and training too, went to my first American football game with Terry and the Falcons, Buffalo Bills v New York Jets. Had to wake up at 7 on a sunday where bloody marys and Labbatts blue was a must straight away before breakfast! Then we just tail-gated by the bus in the car park outside the stadium with like thousands of other people before the game! Food and drink was free all day! The Bills won then we headed back for some more drinking at the falcons untill leaving for the green wolf!

Found the best place for kareoke in Batavia! Went there a couple of times with Carol the singing scott! Loved it there until I picked up a stalker! Bn working a lot with Coach putting up some more signs. Last week I went to my 1st Nhl Hockey game, Buffalo Sabres v Toronto Maple Leafs! Me and Matt to the HSBC Arena with Mike and Terry, Kelli, Whiteside, Todd and his daughter! Mike got us seats about three rows from the ice! Was a slow game in the first 2 periods where the Sabres were down 2-0! But then in 3rd period the scores went 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, and so had to go to extra time! Sabres scored the winning goal 3 seconds from time! Also that day we went to The Anchor bar and grill, home of the first ever Buffalo Wings!

Speaking about hockey we also went to the hockey hall of fame in Toronto a few days previous! Where we saw all the national and club shirts plus got our picture taken with the most famous cup of all, The Stanley League Cup! Also had my 1st pint of strongbow in months!!!!

Yesterday we went up Rookies house to fire some guns in his back field! Was me, Matt, Rookie, Tony the leg end, Ted Holly and treasurer Dom Lovria! To start we fired pistols (colts and automatics) at old wooden furniture! Then we went on to shotguns with a clay pidgeon shooting comp! 1st time I ever shot a shotgun and I got all three clay pidgeons in a row! In the end I got 16 out of 30! Then I had a go at Teds sniper, ell of a gun! Later on after the shooting was over Terry and Stroker arrived and we all went in to Mikes trophy room to watch the videoed game against Syracuse and for some grub! We had the best wrack of ribs u'd have tasted in your life!!, and some beetroot eggs, veneson and potatoes!

Catch you soon! x