Hello again,
I've managed to get my hands on some regular internet access so the keeping you guys up to speed shouldn't be too much hassle. Today the remainder of the two playing squads arrived, all be it over two hours later than expected due to some problems leaving Dublin airport. But they're all here now, decked out in their Irish zippies and in great spirits.
I decided to have an inter-squad game with the girls today. This perhaps didnt run as smoothly as I'd hoped, as finding a pitch which we didnt have to pay for was more difficult than I had expected. When we did eventually get sorted, the rain came down and the insects attacked but we soldiered through it and played an hour long game. Stopping at intervals to tweak a few things. The green's came out on top, surviving a late white come back to win 7-6. Overall I was pretty happy.There was good intensity despite the rain and insect bites.
After some nice warm showers it was time for food. Unfortunately it had gotten quite late so we had to resort to a pizza delivery. 12 large pizzas of miscellaneous flavours were ordered and delivered after a lengthy wait, largely thanks to the Germans who ordered 25 just minutes before us - The pizza place thought it was some sort of prank.
Speaking of the Germans, they have hung up possibly the biggest flag I have ever seen in my life on the stairs of the dorms. The lads have responded with numerous smaller Irish flags and a 5 foot cardboard cut out of the unfortunately absent Killian from the open team.
Caoimhe and Hogie are arriving tomorrow in time for the opening ceremony at 6pm. I hope to run through some tactics with the girls in the morning and let them loose to enjoy some shopping for the afternoon. News of time designated for shopping was met with mass approval from the entire team. I'm hoping my generosity will be rewarded with a big performance against Sweden on Tuesday morning.
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