Saturday 2nd July, day 5
Match day!
good Kangeroo court except i got caught (no hat to brekkie) and have to sleep on the pool table in the common room tonight. Richard Bach suffers 100 lashes from pillow as punishment for almost burning hotel down.
Saddle up ready for test. Am quite nervous as i play today. I asked Gappa if I could have a run for a NZ team and today I will turn out for Marist St. Patricks Presidents side. We go for a site seeing spin down the coast 1st wich was very beautiful. Once in town we drop the teeam off at the hospitality tent (2 pints and a bit of food) before gappa and Marsh take me out to the pitch. It was right next to where Athletic Park used to be but is now all housing. Marist St Pats Presidents turn out to be a veterans side. A friendly bunch and I'm about the youngest there. The game went ok, won a lineout or two, rucked someone, won a maul, but never really got into the game. It was a good experience though playing alongside some Islanders and Moari. Apart form being bigger than your average Welsh side there was little difference. There was no big team talk 1st and many of the players turned up changed and them disappeared straight afterwards. We were expected to lose but managed a 12 all draw and the game was in a competition, not a friendly. we had a couple of beers on the side of the pitch before dispersing. I am sad to report that crap cold showers are not confined to Wales.
Caught bus into town and settled in arranged meeting spot but didn't see the boys til we got into the stadium. not bad seats and quite a good game although Shane and Henson had poor nights. Our kiwis were suprised at how busy it was in town afterwards but it was just like any international in cardiff. proper drinking laws meant we could bump about all night without having to go to a poxy disco. Most of the boys went back on the bus as 12 midnight but again I managed to stay out for what was a good night of bars and beer. Was even forced into a strip joint at some point. Marshy was determined to follow in the steps of his father and get on board the biog ship they had for Lions fans. There was a two pronged attack with gappa and Deano beating the 1st security gaud but unfortunatley room 6109 didn't exist whilat Marshy, Rob Sheep, Lee and myseld did slightly better by jumping a fence, avoiding the 1st two security points and the metal detector before getting up the gangplank. I thought the guy dressed up as the Captain was going to welcome us aboard but he asked for our passes and that was the end of our piracy adventure. We did get on the boat though!
Got back very late agian. filmed everyone snoring, made myself comfy on the pool table (under the little shelter the boys had built) and had an hour or so before waking and going back to my room.
good Kangeroo court except i got caught (no hat to brekkie) and have to sleep on the pool table in the common room tonight. Richard Bach suffers 100 lashes from pillow as punishment for almost burning hotel down.
Saddle up ready for test. Am quite nervous as i play today. I asked Gappa if I could have a run for a NZ team and today I will turn out for Marist St. Patricks Presidents side. We go for a site seeing spin down the coast 1st wich was very beautiful. Once in town we drop the teeam off at the hospitality tent (2 pints and a bit of food) before gappa and Marsh take me out to the pitch. It was right next to where Athletic Park used to be but is now all housing. Marist St Pats Presidents turn out to be a veterans side. A friendly bunch and I'm about the youngest there. The game went ok, won a lineout or two, rucked someone, won a maul, but never really got into the game. It was a good experience though playing alongside some Islanders and Moari. Apart form being bigger than your average Welsh side there was little difference. There was no big team talk 1st and many of the players turned up changed and them disappeared straight afterwards. We were expected to lose but managed a 12 all draw and the game was in a competition, not a friendly. we had a couple of beers on the side of the pitch before dispersing. I am sad to report that crap cold showers are not confined to Wales.
Caught bus into town and settled in arranged meeting spot but didn't see the boys til we got into the stadium. not bad seats and quite a good game although Shane and Henson had poor nights. Our kiwis were suprised at how busy it was in town afterwards but it was just like any international in cardiff. proper drinking laws meant we could bump about all night without having to go to a poxy disco. Most of the boys went back on the bus as 12 midnight but again I managed to stay out for what was a good night of bars and beer. Was even forced into a strip joint at some point. Marshy was determined to follow in the steps of his father and get on board the biog ship they had for Lions fans. There was a two pronged attack with gappa and Deano beating the 1st security gaud but unfortunatley room 6109 didn't exist whilat Marshy, Rob Sheep, Lee and myseld did slightly better by jumping a fence, avoiding the 1st two security points and the metal detector before getting up the gangplank. I thought the guy dressed up as the Captain was going to welcome us aboard but he asked for our passes and that was the end of our piracy adventure. We did get on the boat though!
Got back very late agian. filmed everyone snoring, made myself comfy on the pool table (under the little shelter the boys had built) and had an hour or so before waking and going back to my room.
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