Rugby

Cambrie is fond of telling me that she wishes he had found rugby earlier. It is the perfect game for her. To be fair, none of us knew how much she would love this sport. At Purdue it has been one of the rocks that has held her together when things get tough out there. The girls, the team, the workouts, the games, everything about it just fills her cup. We only go out to watch one game a year, but we do what we can to watch other games or get the recaps from somewhere. This year National Collegiate Rugby televised the game against Notre Dam and I was shocked by how good Cambrie has gotten in just one year. She is now a starter on the A team and has definitely earned her place. She tackles without fear. She can read the defense well. And she is such an aggressive player that she is a force to be reckoned with. The commentator during the Notre Dam game gave her a shout out for at least five different plays. The fact that he was paying attention tells you something about her level of play. And while they may have lost that game, they still have a very strong squad. These pictures were taken by one of the photographers at that Notre Dam game, and while they are supposed to highlight the Fighting Irish, Cambrie is right there in the mix looking fierce.

It is not an easy sport and every couple of weeks we get a call letting us know that something else has been bruised or sprained. Mostly her legs end up bruised, but one particularly rough game her face got beat up pretty badly. I can't say I'm surprised when she has plays like this!