Hi to all and any rugby fans. After 20 years on the sidelines I have just taken up playing again for the 'Allupins' based in Prato. OK it is quite a distance to training from Lucca but well worth it. Our team do play touch but I prefer the full contact version, even though recovery time is a little longer than I remember. We have just finished 2 tournaments, one in Rovigo and the other in Mugello. At Rovigo there were 20 teams, the games were 20 mins long and the oldest players were still striding out at 68 years old. A number of rules are obviously changed such as uncontested scrums and special dispensation for the less young team members. The over sixties wear different coloured trousers and depending on what is agreed by captains before the game can only be held, be blocked without touching or must be left alone. They can only cover a max of 10m if they are untouched. The whole reason for going through the pain is for the '3° tempo'. A great bunch of people and growing all the time. Nick
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Hi to all and any rugby fans. After 20 years on the sidelines I have just taken up playing again for the 'Allupins' based in Prato. OK it is quite a distance to training from Lucca but well worth it. Our team do play touch but I prefer the full contact version, even though recovery time is a little longer than I remember. We have just finished 2 tournaments, one in Rovigo and the other in Mugello. At Rovigo there were 20 teams, the games were 20 mins long and the oldest players were still striding out at 68 years old. A number of rules are obviously changed such as uncontested scrums and special dispensation for the less young team members. The over sixties wear different coloured trousers and depending on what is agreed by captains before the game can only be held, be blocked without touching or must be left alone. They can only cover a max of 10m if they are untouched. The whole reason for going through the pain is for the '3° tempo'. A great bunch of people and growing all the time. Nick