I thought I would draw attention to a little-known and underappreciated sport in my new country – French Mole Rugby League. I took a few photographs of a match currently being played on a pitch local to me today, in order to show people what they are missing.
As you can see in the first photograph the home team – Jasper’s Jets – are playing fantastically well. Their prop-forward – Bob ‘The Burrower’ Brown – is just about to make a pass and has achieved a remarkable distance in what is a new record time for the sport of mole rugby-league (7 weeks).
On the other end of the pitch it’s a different story altogether. The visitors – The Taupe Terrors – are looking distinctly disorganised as they have yet to even get started, and some may argue that they appear to be moving backwards.
Further adding to their embarrassment is the fact that their star player – Dave ‘The Digger’ Dawkins – has been sidelined for the second time in as many matches after he was caught smuggling illegal, performance-enhancing equipment under the pitch (a trowel).
Rules are strict on this kind of behaviour and could see him hit with a two-match suspension, meaning he may not see the light of day till 2025, and his sponsors (Moleborough) may put an end to his lucrative advertising deal.
The tension is truly mounting here and for more on this up and coming sport tune back in the same time next year for the half-time update.
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Great blog, as a rugby league fan I enjoyed this, it sounded a better game than some others I watched last season 🙂
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Thanks! This is high praise for me to be honest with you, because the rugby pitch in the photos is one that I use to jog around (helps me work on my times increase my distances etc.) This is the closest I ever get to rugby so I’m glad that it actually made sense to someone who follows the sport, as it was written using my incredibly basic grasp of it.
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