A Field and a Ball

1) The rugby field is a place that's become important to me. It's a place where my friends come together. A place of freedom from school, classes, professor, homework where you can hit someone to get anger and frustration out yet it's a place of fun. A game that I've grown to love and teammates, some once high school rivals, that have become a family here at Ball State.
It is also a place of temptation, where drinking socials and fighting can take place. For personal reasons I don't drink but I've also learned to just avoid drinking situations because of what usually happens.

2) Objects: outdoor: uprights and their pads, scrum sled, rugby balls, kicking tees, drill cones, cleats (rugby and soccer), rugby shorts, spandex, REC Services clipboard, mouthguards (more in games), a few scrumcaps; indoor: tennis shoes, benches, curtain (separating men/women) regular work out clothes

3) (see map below of a typical rugby field)

4a) I simply focused on the layout; a rugby field looks like any other outdoor field such as football and soccer but with some key differences.
b) I focused on what we use in practices and games because other than that there' s really not many objects used, not like in football.
c) Some people view rugby as a bunch of drunks getting to hit each other, or like one ignorant guy told me, a chance for lesbians to touch other girls but it's a sport like any other. I believe it's a pretty intense sport, some people have begged to differ with that idea so it makes me bias. But it's a sport nonetheless that leaves you tired, bruised, and sweaty when it's all said and done.

5) Focal point: Blucas' house, or the new rugby house, is a very important for the rugby teams, men and women. There are 6 people who live there, 4 girls and 2 guys. 2 of the girls, affectionately called Blucas and Q and the 2 guys Juggs and Ginger, play rugby and on of the other girls use to play rugby. This is where Wendy's takes place or WNDC's (Wednesday Night Drinking Clubs) where the rugby teams get together to drink, play games, and be merry. There's always people there who don't play and people who do and we all have a good time together. Questions I have for this place is how it became "the spot" to come to and party. There have been some conflicts that have taken place there before but nothing too bad.

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