Football

My older brother played rugby in DC for a number of years. His team did a couple of trips to Europe. Some time before one of the trips he'd connected to family in Ireland (all four of our grandparents came from Ireland) and on this particular trip with his rugby team, he called the cousin he knew there. The cousin said, "Oh, I'm sorry, we can't get together because my son is playing an American rugby team tomorrow." Yes, my brother got to play against his cousin (second or third or whatever) on that trip. I expect the party after was even better than usual.

I had known that rugby is the grandfather of American football, and your explanation is very helpful. I also saw the movie "Invictus" when it came out. The part about the airplane flying over the field seemed made up, so I called my brother to ask him about it and he said, "Oh, yes, that really happened."

Again, thank you for your information. I really appreciate it.