26: Fifteen Days in December-3

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CHRISTMAS CAME. Belle found out that the Camerons had no gift-giving tradition. ‘Not into that commercial stuff,’ said Barry. Instead, their family tradition was made up of music, sports, barbies (as in barbeque) and beer guzzling. It was a fine day until the men decided it was time to play footy. Their choice of game wasn’t for the faint-hearted. It’s called Rugby, which was essentially gridiron without helmet and padding. It was barbaric, brutal and in her mind, downright suicidal. There were three men on each opposing side. Billy was the referee. Mid-game, rain bucketed down, but they carried on. No-one gave any quarters so bloodied and muddied, they wrestled, tackled, and beat each other up for...she shook her head in disbelief, a Pineapple: The Winner’s Trophy. On the last day o

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