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My Old Rugby Team

By Fernando Serrano

In Argentina, my country, we have two national games. The first game is futbol (soccer).

It’s a tradition that when you have a game, your family attends because if you do not go, you do

not respect your country and your sport. The second sport

is rugby. It’s similar to American football, but in rugby,

you don’t have protection. We only have a mouthpiece

and cleats. I played for six years. I tried looking for a

different sport that suited me, but I wasn’t good at any of

them. I wasn’t good at soccer and I didn't know

basketball. I was a boy and rugby was what went well

for me. My mom said I could play, so I started practicing. At first, I didn't understand the

movements well, but I learned and my mom was happy because she saw me do something that I

liked. My mom attended all my games, and my dad almost didn't because he worked, but he

wanted to see me play. Every time he went to see me, he was happy because I was doing well.

From then until six years later, I kept playing. They changed me three years later to another team

and it went well for me. It has been twelve years

since I played rugby and when we won the

championship and received a trophy, we went to

the campus to celebrate like crazy with games,

food, music, and dance. I retired two years later

and now I miss playing and being with my team.