Totally hooked,
I was totally hooked.
Sitting there on a Saturday afternoon
Watching rugby on the tele,
Leigh Leopards against St Helens.
What a match it was!
I just could not move,
Every second was thrilling,
The underdogs fought well
And they beat St Helens
To win their way to the final,
The final of the challenge cup
The most prestigious win to be had,
To be had in Rugby League.
Th following afternoon
I watched the second semi final,
Hull Kingston Rovers against Wigan Warriors.
There was no way it could be as good,
Be as good as the one I had seen
But it was, another fantastic match.
Once more I was hooked
And once more I could not move.
It ended and it was a draw
So the golden point had to be played,
The first one to get a point,
Get a point in any way would win.
And then it happened,
A drop goal was kicked
And Hull won the match.
There I sat in wonder,
The wonder of seeing two matches,
Two matches so wonderfully played,
No animosity
Just the hard hitting within the rules,
That is the beauty of rugby,
And in these two matches
I had seen it at its best.