so close, yet so far

Two close games yesterday, disappointing results, going down to Bootius and then Leeds. Both games were reasonably similar, where we started very slow, giving the opposition a lead and half. We fired up in the second halves and came back. Not early enough against Bootius, going down 14-11 in an at least 2 hour 10 minute game. Thanks to the extended game and the food hall closing between 3 and 4pm, we missed out on a proper lunch, which probably didn't help matters for the next game. Against Leeds we came back pretty strongly, Leeds were in the lead 14-12 at time cap: game to 16. We got three in a row to just needing to score to win; they scored without turning over to make it 15-all. A bad turnover by us let them have an easy score to win. Again, a very long game, over 2 hours.
Today we move into the round of 8 for placings 17-24, with one game today and 2 tomorrow.
I have a nasty chesty cold, so I probably won't play today.