Håckes Cup 2012

So a couple of Uppsala ladies went down to Växjö and Håckes Cup. Big deal.

But hang on a minute... Why are they dressed in black and white? And how the hell did they manage to pick up a southern accent in just two days!? Ok, it goes like this:

When Uppsala tried to sign up for this tournament they realised they were too late (by months). It was jam-packed with quicker thinking teams and those of us who'd hoped to play in blue stripes had to let that idea go. When we found out there was a window of opportunity to participate as guest players for the Trelleborg team some of us were tempted. As we're not holding a grudge against any penguins whatsoever we decided to go black and white for the weekend - and it turned out to be a good choice!

Apart from meeting a bunch of new gals and quickly getting relaxed around eachother (sorry I didn't lift you in the lineout, had to improvise because I was dying for a shit...) we experienced several memorable moments.

1) Realising that you can still have a try denied by the ref for unsportsmanlike conduct. Gothenburg, what were you thinking?

2) Being put in the scrum together, because the props in the first half claimed we needed some "bigger and stronger" girls in there. (None of us can boast more weight than 65 kg, incidentally only half the size of Scotlands no 4 Richie Gray)

3) Hearing yourself unintentionally scream in the worst imitation of a Skåne accent ever!

I expect we would also have heard a lot more screaming and swearing from the stands if this wasn't the case from time to time:

Lunchtime, sunday