Word: balling
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Sione provides a source of brute strength for the scrum, but frequently carries the ball as well, and his 250-pound frame often takes three tacklers to bring down...
...many observers, rugby looks like disorganized football, but any Harvard rugger will vehemently protest that it is merely unencumbered. The game is played on a 100-yard field, wider than a football gridiron, and has goalposts at either end. Crossing the goal and touching the ball down, called a "try," is worth three points, and a conversion kick immediately afterwards counts for two. In addition, penalty kicks, which also count for three points, are awarded for certain infractions...
...substitutions for any reason are allowed, and there are no time-outs or huddles. The game combines the continuous action of soccer and the crunching contact of football. Players wear a minimum of padding, the tackling is brutal, and pile-ons are tolerated until the runner gives up the ball and the chase resumes...
During half-time of all three games, Sione acts as coach, demonstrating proper passing techniques and pointing out errors in ball-handling or the scrum. Then, at 10 o'clock. Sione leads the "A" team onto the field in his final role, team captain...
...second half Greg Sandormirsky, moved up from the B squad this week, broke free from the Dartmouth defenders and passed to Pat Cashman, Who ran the ball across for the score, Joe Daly completed the conversion to make the final score...