The Magazine of St Aloysius' College ⢠'Men for Others' ⢠Issue XLVII ...
The Magazine of St Aloysius' College ⢠'Men for Others' ⢠Issue XLVII ...
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senior school sport (cont'd)<br />
and John Tobin (Year 11) made valuable contributions over<br />
the course <strong>of</strong> the season. I would like to thank Coach Alex<br />
To (SAC 2007) who provided strategy and structure <strong>for</strong> the<br />
many individuals playing this sport <strong>for</strong> the first time.<br />
Mr Mark Gair<br />
MIC Volleyball<br />
New Zealand Rugby Tour 2008<br />
On 11 April, the last day <strong>of</strong> Term I <strong>for</strong>ty-six rugby<br />
players, five coaches and one physiotherapist<br />
departed Sydney International Airport <strong>for</strong> the<br />
capital <strong>of</strong> New Zealand, Wellington. Our aim was ten<br />
days <strong>of</strong> intense rugby training and games to prepare<br />
us well <strong>for</strong> the 2008 season. <strong>The</strong> players were touring<br />
as two teams, an Opens Squad <strong>of</strong> senior boys, and a<br />
Development Squad which was a mix <strong>of</strong> 15s, 16s and<br />
some Opens players.<br />
At the NZ Rugby Academy.<br />
Wellington proved to be an ideal destination <strong>for</strong> a short<br />
rugby tour. It is a small, beautiful city, very easy to navigate<br />
and with their schools’ rugby <strong>of</strong> a high standard. <strong>The</strong>re<br />
Benjamin Shorter leads out the First XV at Silverstream.<br />
was also the New Zealand International Rugby Academy,<br />
started by ex-All Black, Murray Mexted, and staffed by an<br />
expert panel <strong>of</strong> New Zealand provincial coaches. We<br />
spent two days at the Academy.<br />
We brought the warm weather with us when we flew<br />
into Wellington on the Friday to begin our Tour. We settled<br />
into our hotel, overlooking the city <strong>of</strong> Wellington. It was a<br />
perfect location <strong>for</strong> either walking into the city or catching<br />
buses to various venues around Wellington.<br />
We began two days <strong>of</strong> a pre-season camp at the<br />
grounds <strong>of</strong> Rongotai <strong>College</strong>; they were kind enough to let<br />
us use their facilities and to provide the big game to end<br />
our tour at the end <strong>of</strong> the week. On Monday we played<br />
our first game against Hutt Valley High, a co-ed high school<br />
<strong>of</strong> eighteen hundred students to the north <strong>of</strong> Wellington. It<br />
proved a great start to the tour with the Development Squad<br />
winning 71 – 0 and the Opens team victorious with a 41<br />
– 5 scoreline.<br />
For the next two days we attended <strong>The</strong> International<br />
Rugby Academy where we underwent a specialised<br />
programme <strong>of</strong> skills development with some <strong>of</strong> the best<br />
provincial coaches in New Zealand. It was a wonderful<br />
opportunity <strong>for</strong> the entire squad, both players and coaches,<br />
Opens face the Rongotai First XV Haka.<br />
<strong>St</strong> Aloysius’ <strong>College</strong><br />
A Jesuit School <strong>for</strong> Boys _ Founded 1879<br />
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