Zahlís Plays Against National Champions; Marvin’s

– La Serena Beach Rugby Championship –

This is the third tournament on the national circuit and I continue with my mission of photographing and playing beach rugby. I scored a try during the first tournament of the circuit and I’m looking to score more. However, there weren’t any available openings with any of the teams for this tournament, but then I received an invitation to play with Zahlís; a team from Copiapó. Now, I’m ready to enjoy the tournament as both a player and a photographer. However, I had no idea that I would eventually play against the 2014 national champions.

When I arrived on the beach in La Serena, I didn’t notice anyone around. The court changed more wax from the lighthouse. During the fifteen-minute trail, I found a team of players. Coincidentally, the players were from Zahíls’. We finally located the correct place on the beach, but the clouds seemed a little cloudy. So cloudy that I though it was going to rain. Now, it could be fun to play beach rugby in the rain, but how will I be able to photograph the games without a raincoat for my camera? It turned out to be just a cloudy day avoiding any rain.

– My Games –

Game 01: Zahlís (vs) Goliath “A”

I scored my first try of day and the first try of Zahlís against and the first try of this match! Yee-haw! We lost the match against Goliath “A” 3 – 6. Also, we lost the next three games with the following one in mind:

Game 02: Zahlís (vs) ???

Game 03: Zahlís (vs) Perros

The Perros (Dogs) are another team based out of Copiapó. So, this was was a match amongst friends. The game was an intense battle we lost to the Dogs 06 – 08. So close, but not close enough.

Game 04: Zahlís (vs) Marvin’s

Who would have thought that I would get a chance to play against the national champions? They moved the ball very quickly and tackled with a lot of force. It was very difficult to break their defense, However, I almost scored a try against them, but I was tackled right at the try zone. It would have been awesome to have scored against the national champions. This is a game of inches and that is all it take to score or not score.

Game 05: Zahlís (vs) Goliath “B”

After a long, exhausting day, we had one more game to play. This game was for honor and we won! The final score was 05 – 03. Not only did we win, I also scored my second try of the day! My next goal is to score three tries in the Valdivia Championship.

– Tournament Results –