marist ashgrove april 2014 full itinerary.pdf

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Office and Mailing Address

44 Butler Street

Opawa, Christchurch

New Zealand

Contact Numbers

Telephone/Fax +64 3 342 9433

Mobile 021 1404345 Phil Robson

Mobile 021 0542587 Louise Smith

Email [email protected]

Online www.totalrugby.co.nz

Itinerary Specially Prepared forMARIST COLLEGE ASHGROVE

WELCOMEIt is my pleasure, as Managing Director of Total Rugby, to welcome the Marist CollegeAshgrove rugby touring group to New Zealand. It is the game of rugby that has broughtus together and Total Rugby will ensure that you will experience the very best of NewZealands rugby culture. Welcome, Haere Mai, and enjoy your stay.

INTRODUCTORY NOTESWeather: April is autumn weather, which means it can be very changeable. Temperaturescan fluctuate wildly, from high 20s / low 30s to almost single figures. However, theaverage should be about 16 degrees Celsius.

Grounds: Grounds will be in good condition without the winter rains. If weather is warmthey could be very hard. Multi-studded boots should be adequate for backs (noguarantee), but are unlikely to provide adequate traction for tight forwards. Mediumlength studs recommended

Game protocol: Most schools in New Zealand have their own haka and it is commonpractice for the host school to perform the haka for overseas visiting teams. This is meantas a challenge and it is up to the visiting team to accept it as they wish. Generally, theteam facing the challenge will line up on their own 10m line and front up. This is seen asthe most respectful. Three cheers are performed at the end of the match and playersshake hands with the opposition. Some clubs will perform a haka but it is less commonthan with school teams. It pays to ask before the game starts whether there will be a hakaperformed.

Mouthguards: Mouthgurards are compulsory at all levels of rugby in New Zealand. The refwill inspect that you have a mouthguard at the start of the game.

Rugby Rules: Crutch binding in the scrums and lifting in the lineout is permitted in NewZealand age group rugby.
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After match Arrangements: It is customary in New Zealand rugby to have an after matchfunction for special visiting teams. It is a tradition we are keen to maintain. The aftermatch is generally held at the hosts clubrooms or school. Speeches are made by the MCand respective captains. Often the visiting coach or manager is also invited to speak.There is always an exchange of gifts. This can take the form of a plaque/pendant, club orschool ties, players jersey, touring booklet, pins/badges, beanies or something else thathas been prepared. Food is then served.

First Aid: It is not compulsory to have a first aid officer at every game. Initial first aid isgenerally administered by coaching and/or management staff. Emergency services areavailable for more serious injuries. The emergency number in New Zealand is 111. Thereare after-hours medical services available in all main centres. ACC (Accident CompensationCommission) covers most of the cost if it is an accident - there will be surcharge. TotalRugby will assist with coordinating medical services including physiotherapy. It is expectedthat tour groups will have their own travel insurance to cover medical expenses. Operatorsof tourist services have their own policies regarding health and safety and issues arisingshould be managed directly with them. Ice should be part of your first aid kit.

Ice: Ice for sideline treatment of injuries is available from nearly all service stations and

supermarkets. It is recommended that teams bring an insulated container for storing iceat matches.

Equipment: Total Rugby has a number of training balls available. Please make an earlyrequest for other specific equipment if required as it is possible to source a range of gear.

Laundry: Coin operated laundry facilities are available at your accommodation.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included daily throughout your itinerary. Breakfastswill all be at your accommodation and are continental (typically cereal, toast and spreads,tea/coffee), lunches are packed and are provided at your accommodation to be collected

each day as you leave breakfast, dinners at your accommodation are two course (maincourse and dessert)

Itinerary Times: All the times shown on this itinerary have been booked and confirmedwith the accommodation providers and activity operators. For meal time changes pleaseliaise directly with the hotel. If you wish to change timings for any activities or find you arerunning behind schedule please contact Total Rugby so that we can inform the operator

Security/valuables: This is your own responsibility. Valuables have been stolen before.Please never assume that it will be okay to leave valuables unattended or gear roomsunlocked. Every attempt will be made to assist you with your own security.

Liaison: Total Rugby staff will be available 24 hours. Please use the cell phone numbers onthis page. Our staff will not always be with you during your activities but we will check inwith you each day, either in the evening to discuss the days events and go over the nextday, or in the morning. There are other people who are also available to assist in mostcentres you will visit. They will either be the local Total Rugby Coordinator or someoneappointed by Total Rugby.

Luggage: Due to coach luggage capacity it is requested that each person is limited to onesuitcaseand one carry-on bag. If your luggage is going to exceed this please advise Total Rugbyprior to your arrival.

Rugby Boots: New Zealand has very strict biosecurity regulations, during your flight pleasecomplete the Passenger Arrival Card supplied by the airline with care and ensure rugbyboots are clean prior to your departure.


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THURSDAY 03 APRILBRISBANE/CHRISTCHURCH

0845 Flight VA 124 departs Brisbane

1515 Arrive VA 124 (Virgin Australia) Christchurch. On arrival you will be met andwelcomed by Total Rugby staff who will assist with your coach transfer to your

accommodation.

Your coach driver is John Taylor Ph. 021 645 827

Check in to Christchurch City Park Motel where accommodation is confirmedfor 6 nights.

Accommodation: Christchurch City Park Motel22 Riccarton RoadChristchurchPh: (03) 348 0909

1930Dinner at your accommodation

FRIDAY 04 APRILCHRISTCHURCH

0800Breakfast at your accommodation, please collect your packed lunches as you leavebreakfast

0930A short walk this morning to Hagley Park for a training session with your owncoaching staff

1330Depart your accommodation by coach early afternoon for Laser Strike and Clip andClimb

Laser Strike is an exciting, futuristic laser combat gamefor people of all ages.Imagine . . . dimmed lights, eerie fog, you have beentransported to an off-world city.

The music starts, lights flash and you're immediately jumped into the action ofLaser Strike

Clip and Climb is a fun and challenging climbingactivity that is much more than your standard wallclimb. Using an auto-belay system the opportunity tolaunch yourself onto or off a number of clever andexciting climbing frames will leave you wanting more.

There will be two groups due to space restrictions. One group is booked for 4pm andone for 5pm. Therefore there will be a wait time for both groups. There is cafe therebut you will need to consider some activities while you wait.

1815Return to Christchurch City Park Motel late afternoon by coach



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SATURDAY 05 APRILCHRISTCHURCH


Time for match preparation this morning

1130Depart for Saint Bedes

1300 MATCH 1 for 2nd team1430MATCH 1 for 1st team

Your first tour matches will be played this afternoon and will be followed by anaftermatch function. Supporters and family are invited to attend

Marist Ashgrove Vs Saint Bedes

Saint Bedes College is renowned as a rugby school that punches far above itsweight. In recent time it has won 4 out of the last 5 Crusader Franchise Press Cupcompetitions, also making Top 4 in New Zealand on two occasions during that time.Rugby is core to the culture of the school and they will be very competitive.

1630Depart for CPL

1915 Depart CPL for Lone Star restaurantDinner this evening at the Lone Star Restaurant Riccarton. Here you will enjoy a setmenu dinner in a private function room and watch the Super Rugby clash betweenThe Reds and the Force. Return coach transfer will be provided

LONE STAR RICCARTONLone Star is an iconic New Zealand restaurant chain with a cowboy theme, itsfamous for providing quality with quantity using only the best & freshest localproduce. Its not only the size of the meals that are memorable - the service too, islegendary!!


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SUNDAY 06 APRILCHRISTCHURCH/HANMER SPRINGS/CHRISTCHURCH


0900Depart Christchurch City Park Motel by coach, head north out of Christchurch

through the vineyards and wineries of North Canterbury.

1030Stop just south of Hanmer Springs for a New Zealand jetboat experience. Thejetboat was invented here in New Zealand by William Hamilton in 1954 and hasopened up many otherwise inaccessible areas of New Zealand - unlike aconventional propeller the jet boat has an impeller above the water line enable it totravel through extremely shallow water (3 or 75mm).

THRILLSEEKERS JETBOATNGJoin Thrill Seekers as you jet the entire length of Hanmers spectacular WaiauGorge. Following the contours of the steep canyon walls where possible, elbows inas we pass within centimetres of rugged rocks and cliff faces. Take in the

magnificent scenery, then .hold on while you experience the famous Hamilton jetspin. Make no mistake this is the best! Narrow gorges, braided shallows, whitewater rapids this trip has it all. Over 30km of exciting jetboating spectacularscenery a total, unique experience.

Continue on to the small alpine village of Hanmer Springs where its time for a visitto the world famous hot pools complex.

HANMER SPRINGS THERMAL RESERVESet in a breathtaking natural landscape, surrounded by forests and mountains, theaward-winning Thermal Pools offers visitors a wide range of experiences, fromsoothing indulgence to exciting family fun. The Thermal Pools & Spa has nine open-air thermal pools, three sulphur pools and four private thermal pools, as well as asauna/steam room. A fresh-water, heated pool and a popular family activity area,complete with water slides and water toys and picnic area, ensure theThermal Pools & Spa offer something for everyone.


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Free time this afternoon to explore Hanmer Springs, or an optional light training runat Hanmer Domain

1530Depart Hanmer Springs late afternoon to return to your Christchurch

accommodation


1930A video analysis session of your first tour matches will be heldthis evening.

MONDAY 07 APRILCHRISTCHURCH

0800Breakfast at your accommodation, please collect your packed lunches as you leave

breakfast

0900Depart CPL for a short walk to Hagley Park

0930Total Rugby Training Experience - 2 hour season at Hagley Park to beconducted by elite Canterbury level coaches.

Jason Holland: Jason was appointed the backs coach for theCanterbury team in 2013 where they won the national competitionfor the 6th consecutive year. He is again backs coach for theCanterbury team and also coaches the Crusader Knights

development team. Jason hails from Taranaki in the North Islandand was a rugby and Cricket representative. He left for the UK in1999. He played 102 caps for Munster and followed on with the clubas the video analyst and backs coach. He has a huge amount ofplaying experience and his coaching experience is such that he hassecured a position with the most successful rugby union in the country.

John Haggart: Assistant Coach NZ Under 19 1994,1995, 1996Assistant Coach NZ Under 21 1997, 1998, 1999. Senior Club CoachDunedin 1998, 1999. Otago Senior B coach 1998, 1999. Head Coach

Sannix Japan 2000, 2001, 2002. Otago Provincial assistant coach2004, 2005. Highlanders defence coach 2004, 2005. Canterbury backscoach 2006, 2007, 2008. Position: No 10 Played Otago 119 caps 1983 1991.

Coach Lincoln University Seniors 2010-2014

Current: Director of Crusader International High Performance Unit.

Hugh GalvanSenior Lecturer of Sport Coaching and Physical Education at

University of Canterbury College of Education. Massey RugbyPracticum top graduate 2001. Canterbury Under 19 Head Coach2006, 2007, 2008. Coached Div 3 National Provincial Championship2003, 2004 International Rugby Board (IRB) Coach Trainer for the


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Pacific/Asia 2006 - 2014 (2 in NZ)New Zealand Rugby Union Resource Coach 2006, - 2014. NZRU Massey Rugby Practicum Course Facilitator. PresentedDeveloping Decision-Makers paper at Netherlands Olympic Committee 50th Coaching Conference 2002. Presented Empowerment in Coaching toQueensland Rugby Football Union Coaching Conference 2002. Current: Canterbury B Provincial (forward Coach). 2010 - 2014.

Hugh has recently been working with the Samoan side where they played theSpringboks in the International Quadrangular final in 2013 Specialises in coach development, establishing culture - visions and values, longterm planning

1530 Depart your accommodation by City Line coach early evening for this eveningscultural experience and hangi dinner. As parts of this evenings experience is

outdoors please dress warmly.

KO TANEWelcome to Ko Tane Living Maori Village at WillowbankWildlife Reserve , Christchurch, where maori culture andconservation meet to give a unique glimpse into the way oflife of the SouthIsland Ngai Tahu Maori people before thearrival of theEuropeans. Experience the thrill of the wero, thetraditional challenge to visitors, as you are brought into thesacred precinct of Tane, Maori God of the Forests. Hear thehaunting traditional call, the Karanga, performed by a wahine(woman) as the (ritual of arrival) begins, allowing you toenter our hidden enclave. Listen to a tane (male) explain the

customs of the Ngai Tahu tribe as you visit the Living Villageand witness an ancient way of life where Maori struggled tosurvive in the harsh conditions of the most southerly of thePolynesian Pacific Islands. Learn about the coming of thePakeha (fair-skinned ones), the changes Maori were forced tomake from their traditional way of life and how the culturehas grown and adapted as a result. Join in thelaughter as you take part in a performance of the haka (men)or the poi dance (women), and be entertained by the songs and games performedby the kapa haka (Maori cultural performance) group. Take a guided NewZealand nature tour and get close to kiwi, kea and other native species housed insensitively purpose-built environments. Enjoy a traditional hangi dinner included in

the evenings activities.

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TUESDAY 08 APRILCHRISTCHURCH

0730 This morning you will be joined for breakfast by a celebrity New Zealandrugby player. Learn about the life of a professional rugby player over breakfast,there will be an opportunity for photographs and autographs. Please collect yourpacked lunches as you leave breakfast

Reuben Thorne

The 2nd most capped Crusader, Reuben Thorne has also playedthe most games by any player for one New Zealand franchise -surpassing the previous record of 127 held by Highlander AntonOliver, during the 2008 semi-final. Such is his longevity, Thornemissed just five matches in 10 years prior to being sidelined forthe first six games during the All Blacks conditioning window in2007. Thorne led the Crusaders to an unbeaten season in 2002,and captained the side for three seasons before handing overthe captaincy reins to Richard McCaw in 2005. The long serving

forward has now attended three World Cups, leading the AllBlacks when finishing third in 2003. He also led his country toconsecutive Tri-Nations titles in 2002 and 2003, as well as winning the Bledisloe Cupfor the first time in five years in 2003. New Zealand has won 20 of the 23 Tests ithas played under Thornes charge, with the veteran Crusader returning to thecaptaincy against Canada in 2007. Thorne became the 30th All Black, and the 17thforward, to appear for his country in 50 Tests, when he featured against Romania atthe World Cup. In Super rugby, Thorne boasts the unrivalled record of havingappeared in nine finals, finishing on the winning side seven times. He is the onlyCrusader to have featured on the playing staff of every title-winning side from thefranchise.

Reuben was a rarity among All Blacks, especially captains, in that he never made aninternational appearance at any age-group level. He earned his first All Black cap in1999, playing a single test against the Springboks before the 1999 Rugby UnionWorld Cup. Taking over as captain from an injured Anton Oliver, he led the All Blacksthroughout 2002 and 2003, apart from a brief tour of the UK and France inNovember 2002 which he missed due to a chronic ankle problem, causing formercaptain Taine Randell to be briefly recalled to the skipper's role.

Reuben was called into the Crusaders squad following numerous injuries for matchesin South Africa in the 2011 Super 15. Thorne made his return on the bench againstthe Cheetahs.

He has recently been involved in coaching High School Old Boys Club Premier side

Test caps 50Test Points 25Provincial Caps 71Provincial Debut 1996 v South CanterburySuper Rugby Caps 128Super 14 Points 25 (5t)Super 14 Debut 1997 v Reds


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Codie Taylor

Codie is part of the full 2013 Crusader squad having been a memberof the wider training squad in 2012. 2012 was also Codies firstseason with the Canterbury provincial team, where he really showedhis worth and gained further beneficial experience packing downbetween players of the calibre of All Blacks props Ben Franks and

Wyatt Crockett.

New Zealand school boys 2009Crusader wider squad 2011-2012New Zealand under 20s world champions 2011Canterbury ITM 2012 - Provincial ChampionCrusaders full squad 2013

Luke RomanoLuke is an old boy of Christchurch Boys High School where hemade the schools 1st XI for cricket but only the 3rd XV for rugby.

He played for Colts, Div 2 & then Div 1 for local club Old Boys. Abuilder by trade, Luke was a promising cricketer until he wasovercome by injury and made the switch to rugby.

His professional rugby career started with the Canterburyprovincial team in 2009. 2012 was a breakthrough year for Luke,impressing for both the Crusaders and for the All Blacks in hisdebut season. 2014 is his fourth season for the Crusaders and heseems to be going from strength to strength as he gains inexperience & confidence. Provincial Caps 26 Super Caps 51Super Points 20 (4t)Test Caps 11Test Debut 2012 v Ireland

Match preparation time this morning prior to your final tour matches

1400Depart CPL. A short walk to Christchurch Boys High School early afternoon and theopportunity to view the schools rugby memorabilia.


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1545 GAME 11645 GAME 2

Your final tour matches will be played this afternoon and will be followed by anaftermatch function. Supporters and family are invited to attend

Marist Ashgrove Vs Christchurch Boys High School

Christchurch Boys High School is one of the leading rugby schools in New Zealand.Second only to Auckland Grammar in the number of All Blacks produced with thetally now at 49. There are approximately 500 boys who play for the school. Recent

All Blacks include: Ben and Owen Franks, Dan Carter, Luke Romano, Matt Todd,Colin Slade, Brodie Retallic.

Walk back to Christchurch City Park Motel

2000Dinner at your accommodation. Please complete check out formalities this eveningdue to your early departure in the morning.

WEDNESDAY 09 APRILCHRISTCHURCH/BRISBANE

0400 Depart CPL for airport transfer

0645 Depart Christchurch on board flight VA127

0845 Arrive Brisbane

Your Tour Arrangements TerminateWe wish you a safe journey home

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