Try Me || Erling Haaland

Chapter Seven

The picture is Lottie's teams kit! Also, why is it so hard to find women's rugby pictures?!

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My alarm started ringing at 8am, waking me up from a deep sleep. I squinted, opening my eyes slowly to get used to the daylight. 

Today was the day.

Today's game was a home game, we were playing Nottingham Uni's 1st team and kick off was 12pm. We would have to get there roughly an hour and a half before to get ready and run through a warm up and some quick game tactics. 

I felt the nerves starting to kick in already even though I wasn't fully awake yet. I climbed out of bed and went for a quick shower, without washing my hair, to wake myself up. There was no point in washing my hair, it would end up getting muddy during the game. 

I had already packed my game bag, which meant that all I had to do was get ready and eat. 

I changed into my kit. Our team was lucky as our kit was neutral colours, black and white. I made sure to wear a black undershirt and undershorts, the last thing I needed was to flash someone today. I paired my kit with my black knee high rugby socks and my black and white striped Canterbury boots. 

My phone pinged several times whilst I was changing.

From: Rugby Girls - Ella

Today's the day!!!! 🥳 Reminders: gum shields, tape, kit and food/drinks!!! See you all at 10:30 x 09:00am

From: Rugby Girls - Mia

Let's gooo!!!!! 09:02am 

From: Rugby Girls - Amelia 

💪💪💪 we've got this 09:05am 

From: Rugby Girls - Imogen

What time is kick off again? 09:07am

From: Rugby Girls - Ella

😳 09:07am

From: Rugby Girls - Imogen 

OMG I'm joking xxxx (no seriously what time?)09:08am

I chuckled to myself at Imogen's messages, she was asking for a death sentence. 

To: Rugby Girls

@Imogen, be there for 5pm xxx 09:15am

I sent the message and within a few seconds Imogen had laugh reacted to my message. 

After I finished eating I double checked the contents of my bag and decided that I was ready to leave. I started my car and began driving to my uni campus, blasting my pregame playlist to get me in the mood for the game. 

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I sat on the changing room floor as Emma plaited my hair in two French braids. It was a ritual that the girls who could plait hair would plait the teams hair, to make sure that it was out of the players faces. 

We had music playing on the speaker as we got ready, several cans of Red Bull were placed on the floor, alongside some pre workout sachets for those who wanted them. 

I opened my can of Red Bull and gulped it down, preparing myself for the warm up. I pulled out my phone and put it on the camera, taking some pictures of me and Emma as she braided my hair. 

I quickly covered my nose rings with jewellery tape. I had a nose ring on one side and a stud on the other and I didn't want them ripped out again. 

"I'm so nervous," Emma said to me as she finished braiding my hair.