Would our Players dare!

[Demon Stalwart 255]

Running of the Bulls - Do our players and coaches dare to Run with the Bulls this Year

For the past six centuries the Spanish have held the Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona, involving bulls, lots of them.

Festival Name: San Fermin - Running of the Bulls

Festival Dates: 6-14 July, 2011

Where: Pamplona - Navarra, Spain

After the daybreak of July 7th, runners (mainly young men) gather at the bottom of Santo Domingo, which is the starting line. They crowd together and sing to the image of San Fermin which is placed in a niche on a wall. The song goes: "A San Fermín pedimos, por ser nuestro patrón, nos guíe en el encierro dándonos su bendición" ("We ask San Fermín, as our Patron, to guide us through the Bull Run and give us his blessing.")

Then, as a rocket goes off, a number of fighting bulls are let out onto the streets. A second rocket is then let off to make sure everyone knows the bulls are loose in the street. The bulls run along the narrow street 825 metres (half a mile) to a bull ring. The runners dash along in front of the bulls, aiming to feel the breath of the bull on their backs, getting as close as possible - all whilst trying to avoid getting gored by their sharp horns.

I reckon its worth raising some funds to send the whole team including the coaches to take place in this event its better than any rocket we as supporters could give them !

They would certainly all have to perform or suffer the consequences. Especially if they ran in our Jumpers B)

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Mad Monday, Gallipoli post now this....