Scrum

For once a lovely day for watching a rugby match - just when it gets pleasant the season ends! A comprehensive victory for the home team and a really spirited effort from the opposition was a great way to end the school season. Not the best photo ever but the easiest make anonymous.

[Richard Tyson]

love this, great action shot!

[Jennie Louise]

i took similar shot of my son playing football last weekend, always nice to capture fun on a Satureday.

[Diana Moss]

Wow well done winning team , great action shot

[Janna E.]

I really like this shot - it's an interesting composition, a great motion shot and I love purple :)

[Juliette Packham]

great action shot - hurrah for the home team winning!

[Barbara Paquette]

What a tremendous picture - love the camera focus and the focus of the players!! Nicely done.

[Peggy Sirk]

Excellent shot, Judith! That's an enthusiastic group of players. Glad the home team ended the season on a winning note. :)

[Helen Moss]

I love the way you've got the focus so sharp on the scrum - and the colour of the purple shirts really pops - rugby in the sunshine is a rare treat!

[vinomama]

This shot IS the best, Judith! It captures the activity & emotion perfectly!!! Hooray for the home team and hooray for sunshine!
I have a terminology question again.....what is SCRUM?

[Judith Greenwood]

@janellemc You're so kind!!! A scrum is what they're doing here - the biggest 8 (I think) out of the team of 15 get down in formation and shove up against the opposition while the boy on the right (the scrum half) put the ball into the middle. Then they try and kick the ball out of the back of their legs where the scrum half collects it and the game carries on. It's a way of redrafting play after a foul - the team that puts the ball in has an advantage - but not much if their boys are too small!

[Judith Greenwood]

@janellemc 'restarting play' - I'm being driven mad having to use iPhone!

[vinomama]

Thanks for responding - especially thru iPhone! I appreciate the explanation, it sounds fun.