After the intensity of World's it was fun to go and play with a mixed team at our first American tournament. We played with 'The Rainmakers' our friend Kirby's team (based in Tacoma, WA). They welcomed us with open arms and we soon got into our stride. Even though we had only had a few weeks away from training it was difficult to play 4 back to back games, 90mins long! The team were such good craic and so welcoming to us. A dip in the icey river and pitch side beers before we retired to our new home/tent ended the day perfectly.The next morning we weren't firing on all cyclinders and a tough wind with no warm-up did us no favours. In our next game we narrowly lost to their local rivals in our last game of the tournament. It was a pleasure to pick-up with such a spirited team who included us so much on and off the field - thanks Rainmakers, the offer of a place to stay in Dublin still stands! Please note, the dog in the corner of the photo is wearing a raincoat!
