Touch

This summer on a Thursday we play touch rugby. Our team name is the "Easy Beats". We don't know how we came up with the name, it's a little cringe but oh well. I play touch to keep me fit over summer, it also makes my rugby skills better.

West Coast vs South Canterbury Lochore Cup Final

South Canterbury with the Lochore Cup

Last Sunday West Coast played South Canterbury for the Lochore cup. Unfortunately West Coast lost. We lost 23-19. West Coast has never won the Lochore cup. We played for it 2 years ago vs Mid Canterbury and West Coast lost. The last time South Canterbury had the cup was 2013. The rain kept away in the first half and then it absolutely poured down in second half. I got soaked because I was one of the Ball Boy's, we collect all the balls that go out. We had an extra responsibility as we could not get in the way of the Sky Sport's camera's. We also held up the orange board you can see in the picture. Overall it was disappointing but there is always next year.

RWC 2019

This year is the Rugby World Cup. It is being held in Japan. I think that it shouldn't have held in Japan because they could have detected the bad weather, one minute its 40 degrees, next minute people are dying from storms! I will be interested in how the All Blacks go! I don't know who I'll go for in the semi's cause obviously I like the All Blacks, but I like England too. 

West Coast Under 12 rugby

My Under 52kg rugby team this year. It is a different group of people

This weekend my West Coast under 12 rugby team travel to Westport to play Buller. I am the oldest in the team. I play lock and it really hurts my ears when I am in the scrum. I have been in this team twice as you may have found out on my all about me section on my blog. 

This Weekend

This weekend for rugby we are playing Hokitika at our home ground, Blaketown. Lots of people are injured so our positions are mixed up. I might be starting at Number 8 which is at the back of the scrum. I like Number 8 because I can get to rucks fast and I can run off the back of the scrum. This week we will hope to get a win because this is our season stats. Just because we haven't won doesn't mean we have a bad team it's just that we have had a tough start with tough teams.

Won- 0 Drew- 1 Lost- 1

Rugby This Year

Can you believe that last week I talked about touch rugby. That is a summer sport. Then a week later we are starting rugby training. I am playing for the Blaketown Under 14's this year. We start rugby in 6 weeks. We have a 7's tournament the end of this terms school holidays. I am really excited.

W6T4

Yesterday we had our first game of touch. We bet K Main 6-0. I scored the opening try. Then I had to ref another game, they drew 3-3. I got a bit of sunburn, again. I play for Blaketown Rugby. Touch isn't rugby or league, it is it's own, competitive game. We are a good team. All of our team go to our school, so we can practise together. All up we are going to have a great season. Hopefully no more sunburn!

National Rippa Rugby Championship 2017- Wellington

National Rippa Rugby Championships- Wellington.

The National Rippa Rugby Championships are held once a year in Wellington. Were champions of their provinces come together to play 7 minute halves, which all round is 14 Minutes to play 1 game. The Rules were.

• After you get ripped you get 3 steps until you have to pass.
• You are not aloud to stick the Rippa Ribbons on to the attacking player how has passed the ball. You have to hand it back to them.
• You are also not aloud to drop the Rippa Ribbons onto the ground.
• You have to stay 1 metre away from he passing player to intercept the ball.

When we flew out from Hokitika, were we met Olympian Ruby Tui. Then we flew out to Christchurch. At Christchurch Airport we met Aaron Smith & Liam Squire who are both current All Blacks & Highlanders. Then we had to fly out to the capital, Wellington. At Wellington airport we met the main organiser Nua Finau, you may know him from Small Blacks TV.

The next day.

At the Competition we were stunned to see Kendra Kocksedge & Keven Mealamu, who we both gave us signatures on our tops.