The school welcomed us onto the grounds with a traditional Maori welcoming ceremony, in which selected pupils of the school sung several Maori songs. In respect to this we replied with a song of our choice to accept the welcome(Wonderwall - Oasis). We then moved towards the changing rooms and began our preparations for our final game of the tour. The pitch itself was situated in a beautiful scenery, with the Southern Alps on the side and on the other the hilly forested plains of New Zealand. The day began with good conditions for a game of rugby; the ground firm, however a strong wind from the south.
Whitgift won the toss and decided to kick against the wind and the game commenced, evenly between the two sides. Whitgift then had a penalty, which was quickly taken and passed out to Luca who stepped multiple players and scored under the posts. After the first try, the game lifted off and many consecutive tries came henceforth and we were dominating the game for the majority of the rest of the first half. Tries scored with strong running from players and great support play by the team. At half time the score stood 40-0 and various substitutions were made, however the main aim of the second half was not to drop our standards and loose our momentum, which unfortunately occurred in the second half of the match against Shirley Boys.
In the ssecond half we were receiving the kick and with a good take from Agim, allowed us to advance onward and break through the oppositions line, once again. Furthermore we managed to control the second half in the forwards and the backs, permitting us to practice new skills and moves, which would help future games against harder oppositions back in England. Fergus was then substituted for no.8, George in the centres, Eliot to prop, Barney to flanker, John to second row and Rory and Greg to wing in the quarter of the game making a large impact and adding some 'fresh legs' to the team. Subsequnetly to this George scored three tries beating various players with his extreme speed and Greg also running in a superb try. Regrettably in the last few minutes of the game we also let in onew try, nonetheless however we successfully defended off the opposition for the final few mintues, with great defence at fullback by Joe Choong, ending the game with the final score as 64-5.
All in all the match was a triumphant result with great work from the forwards in both rucking and keeping the momentum of the game on the front foot with hgih intensity, but also strong running and skills within the backs. All things considered a magnificent way to finish the tour on such a high note.
Final Score: 64-5
Tries
Luca Petrozzi
Harvey Hannifan
Chris Campbell
Fritz Kirchenr (2) - Captain
Charles Gutteridge
George Smith (3)
Greg Westcott
Conversions
Mathew Clark 7/9
Fritz Kirchner
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