A Coach’s Painful Farewell to a Rugby Program He Built and the Players He Loves
The coach of one of the only all-black rugby teams in the nation says goodbye to his team:
“‘Rugby, to me, is life,’ said Cecil, who hopes to play in college and for the U.S. national team. ‘All I dream about is rugby, all I play is rugby, all I think about is rugby, all I watch is rugby.’
“Bayer wasn’t ready to tell Cecil and his teammates that he was leaving. Not yet.
“‘There are moments in this office where it’s a lump in my throat. Kids are talking about next year. I want to tell them,’ he said, ‘but it’s not the right time. I don’t want kids to go, “Screw it, if he’s leaving, I’m done. I’m not coming back to school next year.”‘”
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Washington Post
Published: Jun 22, 2013
Length: 22 minutes (5,613 words)