Supporting Scotland was a labour of love on Saturday. They were always underdogs to beat Wales in Cardiff. But when Stuart Hogg was sent off in the first half for a high late tackle, the underdog status took on heroic proportions. Scotland duly shipped 7 tries to lose 51-3. Ouch.
On the plus side, YC and Emma enjoyed a very convivial beer with John Rees and Hugh Morris before the game at the Cardiff Athletic Club - remember: only Cardiff gives you Brains. And there was a highly entertaining train ride home with an English fan who was following the France v Ireland game on his iphone, and vainly cheering on France ( quote: "I can't believe I'm supporting France - don't tell anybody!")
YC worked off the beer from the weekend and some of the disappointment by climbing Cheviot today. Readers will no doubt be rushing to identify the hills in the photo below (hint: it was taken on the Chevy Chase route).
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| with Hugh and John |
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| pre-match hype |
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| Wales start (still hope for Scotland!) |
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| name those hills |