I don’t know when I became a rugby fan. Perhaps, it was when most of my friends were from Australia and New Zealand. Perhaps, it was the first time I saw the haka performed. Perhaps, it was just a natural progression from growing up with sports on TV quite a lot to enjoying internationally celebrated ones once outside of the U.S.
In any case, I’m now a major rugby fan! 🏉
The last world cup was held in Japan in 2019 while we were there. They managed to get it in before the pandemic shut things down. We were there to enjoy; and the bonus for M was seeing England 🏴 reach the finals (they sadly lost that one).
So, it was with some excitement when we realized that we would be in (or near) France when the 2023 Rugby World Cup came around.
As with most things these days in trying to get tickets, we attempted and passed on high-priced tickets. But, eventually, we were able to find some reasonably priced ones and in a location 🏟️ that was easy enough for us to get to. On top of that, it was to be a fun match between England 🏴 and Japan 🇯🇵.
The day came this past weekend in Nice. We took the chance to go a few days early to see some friends, get some things we had left from the summer, and then have a night in Nice before driving home the next day.
It was a blast and the experience was well worth everything! Plus, it helped that England won! 😀
~T 🔥🐉♋️
