Milano Rhinos vs Bolzano Giants

Sorry it took so long for the game blog to be posted. Normally it is posted the Sunday after the game, but once we arrived home after 3:00am and woke up the next morning at 6:00am to leave for our trip to Cinque Terre, I figured the game readers would understand my delay.

We rode on the bus to Bolzano with the team; a 4 hour ride. The game started at 8pm so we knew we were in for a long day. On the way there, it was enjoyable for us girls (my sister, the coach's wife and daughter, and of course, me). We laughed at the boys chanting: "Auto Grill, Auto Grill" the place they wanted to stop for food. We napped and before we knew it we were there. The scenery was beyond amazing. Bolzano is at the top of Italy and it is close to Switzerland and Austria, so our view during the game was of the snow capped Swizz Alps. Brock said it was definitely the best view during a game he has ever played.

We were ahead all game but in the last quarter, with only a few minutes left, the Giants pulled ahead with a two point conversion; making the score 22- 21. It was a great match and we were sad to lose by only one point, especially for the game that qualified us for play offs. The boys were heartbroken, disappointed, and even cried. But like the true Italian way, the bus ride back was a party. You would have never of known the boys had lost their game.

The bus ride back was a different story. We left Bolzano after 10pm and we had a 4 hour drive back to Milan. This is when I say: "The girls should not have been on the bus!" The boys were boys; macho and manly. As you recall in a previous blog, Brock’s “baptism” with the team, Jake received the same warming, brotherly welcoming that Brock did. And forever and always Jake will remember his love taps from the team and he is now one of them. It’s funny to look back and laugh now, but all through the night, as we tried to sleep on the bus and ignore the rowdy boys, we were getting more and more annoyed/ upset; especially because we knew we had only a few hours before we had to wake up and catch the morning train to Cinque Terre.





The views of the scenery behind the stadium. Bolzano is close to Switzerland and Austria. We had a view of the snow caped Swiss Alps.







Brocky warming up.



Some photos from the game.