Sunday, 13 September 2026

Forget the Stereotypes.

I was looking down the women's rugby WXV results earlier and saw that there was a game between Hong Kong and Brazil yesterday. Intriguing, eh? I thought so. And tonight YouTube was showing highlights of the match, so I watched them.

It was notable -- to one of my sensibilities -- that none of the Brazil team looked like a beach volleyball player, and few of the Hong Kong side looked Chinese. You just can't trust your expectations, can you?

(And for those Americans of the MAGA persuasion who don't know that the Romans and Arabs used different numerals, 'WXV' is shorthand for Women's 15.)

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