Robert Benson > Rugby - Peninsula Green Team Photos - 2009 photo
Robert Benson > Frank Merrill's leg bruise - I was tackled while going down for a ball on the floor in our game Saturday.  Big ass kid came up behind me and knocked the shit out of me.  My left leg felt like I had nearly dislocated the hip, and I was partially numb down the leg (sciatic sort of feel, but that isn’t unusual, because of my back).  So my leg was killing me Saturday night (duh, couldn’t sleep, even with 4 Aleve tabs on board), and I asked Clarice Sunday if she could see a bruise, which she said she couldn’t  (then), and I didn’t go to the gym Monday because I couldn’t move my leg, then I finally went Wednesday.  One of my buddies noticed the butt bruise first, said what the hell happened, I told him, but he said nada about the leg part.  Got home, showed Clarice the butt, she reacted in mild horror by asking “have you seen your leg?”  I knew nothing of this, until I finally backed up into the mirror – yeow. 

Beeks – looks to me like I tore some sort of butt or hamstring muscle – how bad is this going to be later on?  Last time, 15 years ago, when I tore my RIGHT hamstring (high up in my ass as well), your response was “ huh huh, you’re f**ked.”  And how true that was.  I can’t bend my left leg into my chest at this point, although it is less painful today than yesterday.  

 

Getting old is the shits.
Robert Benson > Rugby - Peninsula Green Team Photos - 2009 photo
Robert Benson > Dr. Bob Leyen, Bob Benson and Mike Rush in the Bahamas.  After Dr. Bob sewed up Benson's head.
Robert Benson > Rugby - Peninsula Green Team Photos - 2009 photo
Robert Benson > Rugby - Peninsula Green Team Photos - 2009 photo
Robert Benson > Rugby - Peninsula Green Team Photos - 2009 photo
Robert Benson > Travis and Bob Benson
Robert Benson > USA Under 19 Rugby Team at the IRB World Cup after the second game in which the team defeated Romania 16-10. The team finished 4-1 and in 3rd place with wins over Russia, Romania, Zimbabwe and Georgia.  The single loss was to Italy in the semi-finals.

Front row (kneeling) left to right: Salty Thompson (Head Coach), Kyle Toombs, Hoseke Kofe, Stevie Johnston, Travis Benson, Sean Treacy, Bill Wynne, Zach Heath, Nate Ebner, Adam Docoing, Michael Englebrecht (Coach)
Second Row (standing / bending): Eric West, Jimmie Jewison, Austin Cella, Hamish Roberts, Liam Murphy, Jack Tracy, Gareth Jones, Nick Johnson, Ryan Roundy,
Back Row (standing): John Banarhall (Manager), Mark Stephens (Trainer), Eric Test (Doctor), Scott LaValla (captain), Garrett Lambert, Kevin Erskine, Zach Test, Sean Pittman, Simon Kinet, Taylor Mokate, Nick Cook, Gary Lambert (Trainer)
Rugby - Peninsula Green Team Photos - 2009 photo
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