#DCvATL
31-29 to the Good Guys. Pulsating. Nerve-jangling. Swashbuckling rugby.
What a game to watch. What a game to call. The final installment of the OGs inaugural season went right down to the wire. Again. The boys have an utter disregard for my hairline, heart, and keyboard. The end-to-end action kept the tweets flying faster than a Roberts Te-Nana break down the wing.
🚨 Ohh Geez. Ohh Geez. Ohh Geez. 🚨@USMLR professional rugby is back in the nation’s capital! Come watch your mighty OGs take on @RugbyATL AKA The Peachtree Boys 🍑 at 6pm. pic.twitter.com/M8eFJX7c4W
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
🎙ALRIGHT. WE NEED MORE NONSENSE.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
Attention fat props, fast backs, and Glory Supporters.
THE MONUMENT MAN is coming to you live and loose from the Bird’s Nest at Cardinal Stadium. It’s an Old Glory-ous evening in The District. Bring on The Peachtree Boys 🍑 #DCvATL pic.twitter.com/AOS3gODgxp
Follow along for an afternoon of ruck-raiding, high-flying, bone-jangling rugby union from The Magnificent Mungo Mason, @Jase_Robbo17, and the rest of the OGs as they battle @RugbyATL (AKA The Peachtree Boys 🍑) at 6pm. #DCvATL pic.twitter.com/Wu5aX2Ot2b
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
📣 ATTENTION ALL BEER DRINKERS, SPORTS FANS, AND GLORY SUPPORTERS: TODAY IS A RUGBY DAY. AND YOU'RE INVITED.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
🏉 OGs vs. @RugbyATL
🏟 Cardinal Stadium
🎟 Went faster than @Dougfraser15
⏰ 6pm
📺 CBS Sports Network
🍔 @SousVideCuisine
🍺 OHHHH YES!
🏟 OGs IN THE HOUSE 🏟
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
Check out your lineup!
🏋️♂️ Jake Turnbull at the top of the team sheet
🚀 Mungo Mason strapped to the chariot
🐂 @Dougfraser15 rampaging up the wing
🎼 @Jase_Robbo17 conducts the symphony #DCvATL pic.twitter.com/fmxQZyfvnz
🏟😿❌ Not at the stadium?
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
🥳👍✅ Not to worry
Use this painstakingly crafted flowchart to beam the rugby into your eyeballs at 6pm EST. #DCvATL
(❤️+🏉+🎥)
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(🇺🇸 CBS Sports Network + 👀)
(🌎 @usmlr fbook live + 👀)
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🏟Kickoff is T-30mins at Cardinal Stadium🏟 #DCvATL pic.twitter.com/JdIfHNtk2o
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
THE MONUMENT MAN'S Intel on the bad guys:
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
🍑 Team: @RugbyATL
🍑 Alias: The Peachtree Boys
🍑 Style: Chicken fried
🍑 Style of play: Belligerent
🍑 Best Named Player: Harley Davidson#DCvATL pic.twitter.com/Selx5uvok2
4. The Most Sought After Trophy in all of Sport: the Cuisine Solutions Cup
— Old Glory DC Supporters Club (@OGDCSupporters) March 8, 2020
Go OG! pic.twitter.com/9YssEZhLwm
— Nick Saacks (@nhsaacks) March 8, 2020
When you don't have any hands, but still get asked how excited you are for the rugby? #imrpovisization #legspread pic.twitter.com/6lrqIPTOJU
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
The chap in the graphic can't catch it, but you can! That's Right. The OG's are coming to a telly near you at 6pm! #DCvATL pic.twitter.com/E7T22VT1mk
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
OUR TRADITIONS DEFINE US! So remember, as long as there’s time on the clock there’s 🍻 in the tent. #DCvATL pic.twitter.com/ZlgmDkwAea
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
GUM SHIELDS IN GLORY SUPPORTERS
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
🇺🇸 Anthems are go!
💥 Tackles are imminent!
🏉 #Gloryawaits!#DCvATL pic.twitter.com/2I7wQUyEtQ
🚨Enough faffing around. To the rugby🚨
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
1’ The rugby gods want a good view. Not a cloud in the sky for kick-off. Travis Larsen about to clobber anyone and everyone wearing white.
HERE. WE. GO. 🏉👊💥💪
2' Halfway. Scrum to The Peachtree Boys🍑
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
Then they push us well past halfway. Win a penalty. And THUMP it down into our 22... GULP
3' TRY TIME PEACHTREE BOYS.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
Lineout to the bad guys. They maul. We stop it. But stop it illegally. Danny Boy cops yellow card, too.
0-7 pic.twitter.com/Ru3E0ObETq
6' The Good Guys playing with verve.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
Robertson moves to 9. And Fa’anana Schultz moves into overdrive with a bullocking carry up the guts. AND WE WIN A PENALTY LIKE A BUNCH OF VICTORY BOYS! #DCvATL
0-7
8' Robertson calls sticks. And splits the posts like a muscle-bound woodsman with an ax to grind! #DCvATL
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
🎯3-7
9' TRY TIME PEACHTREE BOYS 🍑
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
Well poop. They kicked off. We screwed up. And they very much did not. Extra sail through, too. Umm... oh dear.
3-14
11' Alright, settle down fella.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
We're back on the front foot. A delightful inside ball to Doug Fraser who slices through the line like a hot Canadian through syrup. Something's on...
13' OGs win a penalty for being men of guile and wonder. Roberton and his magic boot closes the gap.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
Danny Boy returns from the naughty step. #DCvATL
6-14
15' Scrum to the bad guys. Middle of the paddock.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
They sweep it wide. But cough it up. Palamo and Hearn had menace in their eyes, and the Peachtree Boys 🍑 didn't want any of it!
6-14
17' O'Donnell with a searing break down the right.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
It's stop-start stuff from the OGs. When we start we look good. But we're far too much stop right now.
6-14
19' Last attack before the gentlemen's water break.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
OGs with a scrum. 25 out from try town. Fa’anana Schultz launches the attack off the back of the chariot down the short side. Great hands by the good guys 🏉👐👐 🏉
20' OGs win a penalty for outstanding rugby.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
Bad Guys couldn't hang. Jason 'The Toe' Robertson calls sticks. AND. LETS. IT. FLY!
🎯9-14
21' Naqali leaps like a salmon to gather the restart. WHAT A FISH MAN!
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
Danny Boy with the box kick exit. O'Donnell with the cover tackle. OG's with the lineout. It's like we're trying to be awesome at rugby. Top stuff by us!
24' Scrum to the Good Guys. Penalty to the Bad Guys. pic.twitter.com/2ToCmmJrJT
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
We need an app that'll vocalize these tweets, while watching the match....
— CONSUL Ins (@ConSulInsurance) March 8, 2020
27' The OGs are men of swashbuckling genius 🤺
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
Playing fast and lose through the hands. Sweeping the ball wide. Then getting called for a knock-on. 'cause that's how it be sometimes. #DCvATL pic.twitter.com/IwRNlAGhgN
29' Line out OGs in a rubbish part of the field.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
And... it's stolen. @RugbyAtl spring into life
But Mungo Mason summons the blood! 🐂
All 7's are Mungo! 🥳🎉
Penalty OG!#DCvATL
9-17
32' Scrum OGs. Please boys. Please win it.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
WE DO! And Hearn thunders into the midfield.
This is a game for re-enforced cement men.
And the Bad Guys crumble.
Up steps The Toe to close the gap! And....ohhh just wide.
35' Taikato-Simpson and O'Donnell could sidestep a sumo wrestler in a phone box.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
Incredible footwork on the wing sets up the gap in the middle. Tavis Larsen's carry is much more agricultural. But equally effective!
We're on the front foot
36' TRY OGs.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
We sweep the ball wide to Taikato-Simpson who dots down in the corner like AN. ABSOLUTE. G! #DCvATL
Kick fades wide.
14-17 pic.twitter.com/E6DPP89lc3
39' OGs back at it. Taikato-Simpson goes full crab man again 🦀
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
He beats one dude. Beats another fool. Steps back and beats the first dude for the second time. OGs are their dancing best!
14-17
That was good
— Sydney NRC and OGDC Matt (@NrcSydney) March 8, 2020
Well worth playing those extra minutes 😉
— Ian Hill 🔶️ (@ianmhill) March 8, 2020
40' The second stanza of this glorious musical is underway. Day turns to night. The temperature drops. But the heat of the game keeps rising! #DCvATL
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
HERE. WE. GO. 🏉👊💥💪
44' Line out bad guys.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
The OGs steal it. Get the wind up them and start to bristle with excitement.
O'Donnell gallops into the teeth of the defense.
Fa’anana Schultz with a rampage.
This is madness!
47' TRY TIME PEACHTREE BOYS 🍑
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
Urgh. That sucked. They just played a bunch of big boy stuff. It was like an older brother running over their sibling in the backyard. OUCH. #DCvATL
21-24 pic.twitter.com/nI3v1zxVeG
50' Bad Guys have a scrum.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
And, let's be honest, Danny Boy might be lucky to stay on the field. He tried to high kick the ball out the sky. Ya just can't do that, m'man. #DCvATL pic.twitter.com/Qn9TOX3Lrs
53' Bad Guys playing the phases on halfway.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
OGs tackling their hearts out. And tackling too high. It's just a warning this time. But me thinks we'll have to calm down a smidge or the ref's will be handing out business cards. #DCvATL pic.twitter.com/i3Q2Zpww8E
55' Scrum Good Guys under the shadow of the posts.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
We win a free-kick from an early engage and breathe a sigh of relief. The Toe bangs it up the halfway!
21-24
55' Scrum Good Guys under the shadow of the posts.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
We win a free-kick from an early engage and breathe a sigh of relief. The Toe bangs it up the halfway!
21-24
58' TRY TIME OGs!!
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
Magnificent wheels. A searing half field break by the crab man Taikato-Simpson 🦀 and it's Danny Boy busting a gut to stay with him for the score!
The Kick's good. Becuase we're good!
28-24 pic.twitter.com/wQZUiZNXbi
60' It's gentleman's water break time. And I need it. Because holy smokes this is breathless stuff. #DCvATL pic.twitter.com/CJAcjUyAVq
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
62' Darkness gathers in the District.@RugbyAtl and their mightly impressive scrum gathers 40yrds out from home. The bad guys launch their attack. AND BREAK UP THE LEFT!
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
KEEP. THEM. OUT!
64' GOAL LINE STAND BY THE OGs!
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
Powerful stuff by the bad guys get's them oh so close. It's only a chestful of courage by the OGs that keeps them out. This one is gonna go to the wire! #DCvATL
28-24 pic.twitter.com/1Ujref7q0w
66' Like an over-eager first date, the Bad Guys engage too early.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
OG's take the chance to clear their lines. My nerves are jangling with every decision. What a game!
28-24 pic.twitter.com/uXqoVFXW7Y
68' Bad guys thwart our lineout.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
Make haste to halfway. And then get pinged for cheating. A double wriggle on the floor. We'll be having none of that.
🎯The Toe call sticks... HE'S DONE IT!
31-24
70' @RugbyAtl forced to play from deep.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
We're doing our best to help them. Falling off tackles like the meat on a perfectly cooked lamb shank.
WHAT ARE WE DOING? pic.twitter.com/7kjJn5BWEj
73' TRY PEACHTREE BOYS 🍑
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 8, 2020
They rip-snorted their way over the line after we went all spongy defense for a while. BUT THE KICK WENT WIDE.
THERE'S STILL HOPE
32-29
76' YES BOYS! OG's win a penalty.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 9, 2020
And one of the Bad Guys is off the naughty step, too. The ref shows a business card. Good grief this game is mental.
31-29 pic.twitter.com/AEkSkF0e68
79' Penalty to the Bad Guys.
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 9, 2020
This isn't over yet. They kick long. Really long. ROBERTSON KEEPS IT IN. AAAAARRRRRGGHHHHH.
31-29 pic.twitter.com/EZcYlo9aHD
OGs WIN! OGs WIN! OGs WIN!
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 9, 2020
Pulsating. Nerve-jangling. Swashbuckling rugby till the death. What a game! #DCvATL
- THE MONUMENT MAN. OUT pic.twitter.com/sUz807Ye1t
“We’re 🔥 We’re 🌩” pic.twitter.com/tSxEfT2u8P
— Old Glory DC (@OldGloryDC) March 9, 2020