Playing Rugby in a Mud Bath in 1960.

Playing rugby in 1960 was literally like playing in a mud bath.  I remember a game against Old Boy's on Rugby Park there was rain and hail and this resulted in everyone scrambling to hold on to the ball.  The team that managed to do this was the team that was going to win.  That week we beat Old Boys and Pirates beat Star to put Pirates and us at the top of the Galbraith Shield table.

It was only the forwards that got us across the line that day because the weather actually suited us, but in saying that we did not take full advantage of this and let Old Boy's get back into the game.  We could only score once.  Pirates had beaten Star 5-3 in much the same way.
P. Knight our first five eight kicked well considering the heaviness of the ball.