Players from both teams are packing the sunscreen and shorts for this year's Quaich matches. The weather forecast for Austin for next week looks to be warm and sunny. By way of contrast, the same forecast for Edinburgh during this stretch calls for wind, rain and high temperatures of 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
The weather will be ideal for the aging Quaich participants. James "Sheets" Moreland has on-going lower back issues, but the warm weather should keep his thoracolumbar fascia muscle relatively loose. USA's Brian "Goombay" Farley has a "material" right wrist injury. He is counting on Advil, cortisone injections, and the warm Texas sunshine to keep him going. Ian "Big Man" MacCallum is once again listed only as "probable" to start for Scotland because of his chronic "dodgy hip". The eighty degree temps will surely help him rotate through the ball when the teams tee it up on Friday. Finally, the warm weather will be a relief for Ray "Mundo" Bonilla of Team USA. After double hip replacement surgery earlier this year, Mundo is rumored to require help getting out of a parked car because of his lack of flexibility.
Quaich 2016 starts one week from today in Austin, Texas.
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