Who could not love RUGBY?

We had a fantastic day Samuel won the tickets months ago and the day dawned, we travelled up no problem rained all the way there stopped at the warehouse bought a tarpaulin (waterproof plastic sheet), stepped outside SUNSHINE!!!!! Signage and directional arrows to game great parked less than 50m from venue, arrive 12.40 gates opened 1.30pm walked 30m to our seats up 2 flights stairs and BINGO 3 rows back from barrier WHOOP WHOOP and right behind goalposts.

The Samoans warmed up in front of us MAN THEY ARE HUGE the game was good atmosphere good, no dramas, lots of chanting singing and cheering and clapping. Finished 5.30pm took an hour to get to Tamahere just outside of hamilton had dinner with friends Roast Lamb veges and gravy AND PUDDING!!!!!! Got home 10.30pm tired but well worth the day.

We are thoroughly enjoying the rugby the tourists and the hype we are lucky to have 3 teams staying in Taupo, Ireland South Africa Wales Samuel and the Kapa Haka group has been apart of the official Powhiri (welcome) to Wales and had dinner with the Welsh a swanky affair and the kids loved it that was 10 days ago then they Welcomed South Africa Saturday and got to meet Viktor Matfield and Bryan Habana and Smitz and the rest of the team he is loving it next Welcome is Ireland when they arrive.

Due to our lineage Samuel can play for NZ, Wales,Scotland Ireland, England, South Africa, Fiji so he is 7 nations through and through!!!!!! BUT his choice Japan he wants to head there once leaving school and working and playing business rugby in the sports side and do karate over there and there is SOME serious serious money being thrown around for NZ Maori who can speak Japanese and are rugby players so he is ALL THOSE THINGS and he is right into Sports Therapy and Pschology unit at school at the moment and his PE teacher says he will do well.

I have only missed one game so far when in transit home on Sunday!!!!!

ROLL on more RUGBY!!!!!


Ciao Blondie