Rugby Union - Australia v France

Jess and I went to our first Australian sporting event this weekend...Australia vs. France - a Rugby Union game. There two forms of Rugby played here in Australia, 'Union' and 'League'. The differences between the games are very subtle, so we attended the game with some of my Australian (and non-Australian) co-workers in order to help coach us along. The game was played at ANZ stadium, which has previously hosted such events as the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Jess was not excited only for the game, but also to try 'stadium' food in Australia. All week she has been talking about trying an 'Australian meat pie'. After all the build up however it turns out that Jess is not a fan. Jess thought it tasted a bit like dog food, however I didn't think it was too bad...but then again I have never had dog food.

All food aside, we had fun learning about the game and trying to follow along (apparently they don't believe in announcers at these games). The game is basically like American football but you can only throw the ball behind you. Also the players don't wear any pads and they hit just as hard as the NFL...impressive (or stupid) to say the least. Anyway, by the end we felt we had a better understanding of the game thanks to our Australian seating companions.