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Office and Mailing Address 44 Butler Street Opawa Christchurch 8023 New Zealand !Contact Numbers Telephone +64 3 342 9433 Facsimile +64 3 342 9433 Mobile 021 1404345 Phil Robson Mobile 021 0542587 Louise Smith Email info@totalrugby.co.nz Online www.totalrugby.co.nz

!Itinerary Specially Prepared for

WOLLONGBAR ALSTONVILLE JUNIOR RUGBY CLUB ‘Soak it Up’ 100% Pure New Zealand Rugby Tour July 2014 !!!!!!!!!

WELCOME It is my pleasure, as Managing Director of Total Rugby, to welcome the Wollongbar Alstonville Junior Rugby Club touring group to New Zealand. This is the fourth time we have hosted your club and we are delighted to be able to work with you again. We know it will be another wonderful experience for both of us. !! !!!!INTRODUCTORY NOTES Weather: July is winter weather, which means it can be very cold. Temperatures range from minus degrees in the mornings to 14 degrees during the day (on a good day!) !Grounds: Grounds may be very wet. At times they are closed because of flooding. You should ensure that all players have long studs in their boots. 18mm is recommended. Backs may prefer shorter studs but blades WILL NOT WORK! !Game protocol: Most schools in New Zealand have their own haka and it is common practice for the host school to perform the haka for overseas visiting teams. This is meant as a challenge and it is up to the visiting team to accept it as they wish. Generally, the team facing the challenge will line up on their own 10m line and ‘front up’. This is seen as the most respectful. Three cheers are performed at the end of the match and players shake hands with the opposition. All New Zealand schools will generally perform the haka before playing festival games. !Mouthguards: Mouthguards are compulsory at all levels of rugby in New Zealand. The ref will 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 New Zealand age group rugby.

First Aid: It is not compulsory to have a first aid officer at every game. Initial first aid is generally administered by coaching and/or management staff. Emergency services are available for more

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serious injuries. (Note: There is an ambulance and first aid staff at the festival) The emergency number in New Zealand is 111. There are after-hours medical services available in all main centres. ACC (Accident Compensation Commission) covers most of the cost if it is an accident - there will be a surcharge. Total Rugby will assist with coordinating medical services including physiotherapy. It is expected that tour groups will have their own travel insurance to cover medical expenses. Operators of tourist services have their own policies regarding health and safety and issues arising should be managed directly with them. Ice should be part of your first aid kit. Ice is available from service (fuel) stations, corner stores and supermarkets. !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 ice at matches. !Equipment: Total Rugby has a number of training balls available for rugby teams. Please make an early request for other specific equipment if required as it is possible to source a range of gear. !Training: You may wish to run some trainings within your itinerary that are not scheduled. Please just ask about this before you use any grounds as it is important to ensure we work within the protocols operating within the rugby community. !Laundry: While at Adams House a full laundry service is provided. Please keep an eye on your laundry as clothing has been stolen in the past - rugby jerseys are a popular target. !Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included daily throughout your itinerary. Breakfasts will 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 (main course and dessert) !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 rooms unlocked. Every attempt will be made to assist you with your own security. Staff at Adams House will talk to you about locking your rooms etc. !Liaison: Total Rugby staff will be available 24 hours. Please use the cell phone numbers on this page. Our staff will not always be with you during your activities but we will check in with you each day to discuss the day’s events and go over the next day. !Luggage: Due to coach luggage capacity it is requested that each person is limited to one suitcase and one carry-on bag. If your luggage is going to exceed this please advise Total Rugby prior to your arrival. !Rugby Boots: New Zealand has very strict biosecurity regulations, during your flight please complete the Passenger Arrival Card supplied by the airline with care and ensure rugby boots are clean prior to your departure. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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THURSDAY 03 JULY GOLD COAST/CHRISTCHURCH !2240 Arrive Christchurch on flight JQ189. You will be met and welcomed by Total Rugby staff who will assist with your coach transfer to your accommodation which is confirmed for one night ! Accommodation: The Garden Hotel 110 Marshland Road Shirley, Christchurch Phone: 03 385 3132 ! FRIDAY 04 JULY CHRISTCHURCH !0800 Breakfast at your accommodation, packed lunches will be available to collect after breakfast. Then check out. !0930 Depart by coach for local grounds for this mornings training session to be held at Burwood Park. Your luggage will remain on the coach. !1000 Total Rugby Training Experience - 2 hour season to be conducted by 4 elite Canterbury level coaches. ! John Haggart: Assistant Coach NZ Under 19 1994,1995, 1996 Assistant Coach NZ Under 21 1997, 1998, 1999. Senior Club Coach Dunedin 1998, 1999. Otago Senior B coach 1998, 1999. Head Coach Sannix Japan 2000, 2001, 2002. Otago Provincial assistant coach 2004, 2005. Highlanders defence coach 2004, 2005. Canterbury backs coach 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. !!

Kim Browne Staff coach at Canterbury Rugby Football Union (9 years) Coach Karita Company Japan / SanyoCoached CRFU Metro Under 18Level 4 IRB Qualified

!Dave Perrin

2005 – 2014 COACHING – NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION NZ U17 Selector - Resource CoachNZ Secondary School Selector – Resource CoachNZ Resource Coach – Scrum, Front Row FactoryNZ Resource Coach – All aspects of Rugby 2001 - 2005 CANTERBURY UNDER 19 1996 – 2000 CANTERBURY UNDER 18 1993 – 1995 CANTERBURY UNDER 16 1999 - 2003 TEKYIO UNIVERSITY- JAPAN RUGBY 2010 HAWAI RUGBY

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Coach/Facilitator and Skills advisor - Workshops 2011 SHANGHAI RUGBY Coach/Facilitator and Skills advisor - Workshops 2012 BRAZIL RUGBY Head Coach - U18 2011 – Present LINCOLN UNIVERSITY RUGBY CLUB !IRB / NZ IRB Accredited Trainer, IRB Coach Educator NZRU/IRB Level 3/4 Accredited Coach 2008 – Present New Zealand Rugby Union Regional Coach Development Manager (Sth Island)

Dale McLeod

Rugby Development Officer Sydenham Rugby 2006-2014

Coached at Div 1 level 2002-2010 At Lincoln and Sydenham. Canterbury Colts and U20 player development manager 2010 & 2011. Head Coach Canterbury Colts 2012 & 2013, 2014 Canterbury Resource Coach. NZ U20 Selector 2011,2012 & 2013.

From Burwood Park depart by coach for Spencerville, north of Christchurch. Time for a lunch break and then some team building fun in the trees!! ! ADRENALIN FOREST 1330 Adrenalin Forest is a multi-level aerial obstacle course!! It includes 6 pathways from 1.5 to 20 meters high, 100 challenges and is more than 2km long. Group leader to present voucher !1530 Depart Adrenalin Forest for Adams House !! Check into Adams House where accommodation is confirmed for your next 6 tour nights !

Accommodation: Adams House Boarding Hostel 70 Harakeke Street Christchurch

Phone 03 348 3307

Adams House is the boarding facility for Christchurch Boys High School. It was completely rebuilt in 2001 and is now one of the most modern and effective boarding establishments in the country !

1830 Dinner this evening at Adams House. !!

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SATURDAY 05 JULY CHRISTCHURCH/HANMER SPRINGS/CHRISTCHURCH !0800 Breakfast at your accommodation, packed lunches will be available to collect after breakfast. NOTE: Swim wear and towel will be needed for the thermal pools. !0900 Depart by coach for a full day trip to Hanmer Springs, travelling north from

Christchurch through the wineries region of Waipara, travel time approximately 1.5 hours. !

Arrive into the small alpine village mid morning and visit the world famous hot pools HANMER SPRINGS THERMAL RESERVE

Set in a breathtaking natural landscape, surrounded by forests and mountains, the award-winning Thermal Pools offers visitors a wide range of experiences, from soothing 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 a sauna/steam room. A fresh-water, heated pool and a popular family activity area, complete with water slides and water toys and picnic area, ensure the Thermal Pools & Spa offer something for everyone.

! Some free time for lunch and to explore Hanmer Springs !1400 Depart by coach and stop just south of Hanmer Springs for a New Zealand jetboat

experience. The jet boat was invented here in New Zealand by William Hamilton in 1954 and has opened up many otherwise inaccessible areas of New Zealand - unlike a conventional propeller the jet boat has an impeller above the water line enable it to travel through extremely shallow water (3” or 75mm).

1430 THRILLSEEKERS JETBOATNG Join Thrill Seekers as you jet the entire length of Hanmer’s spectacular Waiau

Gorge. Following the contours of the steep canyon walls where possible, elbows in as we pass within centimetres of rugged rocks and cliff faces. Take in the magnificent scenery, then ….hold on while you experience the famous Hamilton jet spin. Make no mistake this is the best! Narrow gorges, braided shallows, white water rapids… this trip has it all. Over 30km of exciting jetboating… spectacular scenery… a total, unique experience.

Group leader to present voucher including admission and waterslides

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!! ! Depart Thrillseekers and return to Christchurch. 1730 Early dinner at Adams House 1815 Depart by coach for AMI Stadium for tonights Super Rugby match - Crusaders Vs Blues ! !! !! Return to your accommodation by coach at the end of the match. !SUNDAY 06 JULY CHRISTCHURCH !0800 Breakfast at your accommodation, packed lunches will be available to collect after breakfast. !0930 Depart Adams House by coach for Action Karts Raceway for some high octane fun on the race track. You will need to take your rugby kit with you as you will not be returning to Adams House prior to todays matches Note the U15’s will need to kart first and depart on first coach to match venue due to time constraints !1000 ACTION KARTS RACEWAY Action Kart Raceway is New Zealand’s only claybase go kart track. Its awesome fun and something totally different. The track features the drifting experience, tighter more technical corners and long fast sweeping straights. Group leader to present voucher ! !!!!! ! !! Depart Action Karts for Linwood College, venue for your first tour matches !

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MATCH 1 1300 Vs Linwood College U15 1430 Vs Linwood College U16 !! !!! !

Linwood College have been developing their junior rugby for a couple of years now and are entering teams regularly in the local school competitions. They are well supported by the Linwood Rugby Club and have made some good progress with their teams. !Linwood College is the venue for the games and aftermatch function - a genuine authentic maori hangi. Supporters and family are invited to attend. !

1730 Return to Adams House by coach at the conclusion of the aftermath function !2000 Pizza delivery to Adams House MONDAY 07 JULY CHRISTCHURCH/MT HUTT/CHRISTCHURCH 0600 Early breakfast this morning at Adams House, packed lunches will be available to collect after breakfast. !0630 Coach departs for your ski day. You will need to bring the following: hat, gloves, sunglasses, sunblock, waterproof/windproof over pants and jacket, 2 pair of socks, warm thermals, dry clothes for the end of the day, camera, money and a bag for belongings. A Total Rugby staff member will be with the group for the day and will assist you on arrival at the skifield. Your lesson is booked for 9:00am ! MT HUTT SKIFIELD Mt Hutt is described as the “heart of the Southern Alps”. Views from the top are

breathtaking. On a clear day you can see all the way across the patch-worked Canterbury Plains out to the Pacific Ocean in one direction and into the Southern Alps in the other. At 2086m Mt Hutt has one of the largest vertical drops in the South Island and the greatest variety of terrain ranging from long, super wide

groomed runs to double black diamond chutes. Regarded as New Zealand’s true high-country ski area, Mt Hutt has a laid back attitude and hospitality to match. There is a well developed trail network suited to all snow lovers from the total beginner through to the world’s top pro racers and riders. !On arrival at Mt Hutt a staff member will go to the ticket office to collect all lift passes and wires for securing liftpass to clothing. All stay on the bus until you have your lift pass and wire. Then proceed to rental – go to the schools area. Collect ski boots (leave shoes in wooden crate at rental area). Try boots for size. Leave one on then take other boot to collect skis. Now put both boots on. Take skis and collect poles on the way out to the snow. Your instructor will collect you at the exit. Please note it is a requirement of Mt Hutt that an adult call in to the medical room and leave an on mountain contact number and the name of your group. There is a consultation fee of if one of your group is taken to the medical room which requires payment on the day. All bags should be left on the bus until lunch time.

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! !!!!!!!!!!!At the conclusion of your ski day your coach will depart Mt Hutt for Adams House, please confirm departure time direct with your coach driver. !

1830 Dinner at Adams House. !TUESDAY 08 JULY CHRISTCHURCH 0730 This morning you will be joined for breakfast by a celebrity New Zealand rugby player. Learn about the life of a professional rugby player over breakfast, there will be an opportunity for photographs and autographs. Packed lunches will be available to collect after breakfast !

Wyatt Crockett is a loosehead prop and joined the Canterbury side and the Crusaders wider training group in 2005, and the following year was named a member of the Crusaders playing squad. He has become a pivotal part of the team and earned his 100th Crusaders cap in 2012.

He has also represented at all levels nationally, as a member of New Zealand’s 2002 Under 19 World Cup winning squad in Italy and 2004 Under 21 World Cup championship side in Scotland. Wyatt made his All Black debut in 2009. He was called up to the All Blacks 2011 squad as injury cover for Tony Woodcock and has been a member of the All Blacks since then, recently playing in the series whitewash of England.

Canterbury caps 73Crusader caps 135Test caps 27

Ryan Crotty

Ryan earned his first start for the Crusaders in 2009 against the Western Force and scored his first Super Rugby try early in that match..

He was selected for the Junior All Blacks in 2009. He was also a member of the successful New Zealand Under-20 team at the Junior World Championship in Wales in 2011 and captained the team against Ireland.

He made his debut for the All Blacks, in the 47–29 win against Australia in Sydney on 17 August 2013. He scored the match

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winning try against Ireland at the end of the All Blacks Northern Tour to secure a 100% match winning year for the team.

In the 2014 Super Rugby season, Crotty took over as captain for many of the games due to captain Kieran Read being injured.

Canterbury caps 54Crusader caps 76

Test caps 6

!1000 Depart by coach for Rugby Park, training grounds for the Crusaders. ! CRUSADERS TRAINING Spend 60 minutes at Rugby Park, home of the Crusaders. This is the most successful rugby franchise in Super Rugby history. Watch the team go through its paces and gain an understanding of what it takes to be amongst the world’s elite players (Subject to confirmation) !!!!!!!!!!!

1130 Depart Rugby Park and head out to McLeans Island for some paintball warfare! !1200 KAMIKAZE PAINTBALL “If you think you can handle it we can give you the opportunity to enjoy one of the most exciting days of your life” Armed with a Paintball gun that shoots paintballs, you hunt your opponents in the bush and stop them with a squeeze of the trigger and a splatter of paint. This is a brilliant team building activity and is guaranteed to be the talking point for the next few days! Supplied: guns, overalls, mask and 200 paintballs per person. Group leader to present voucher !!!!!! !!!!!1430 Depart Kamikaze Paintball and return to Adams House !!!!

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!!1530 The Ko Tane City coach departs Adams House late afternoon for this evenings cultural experience and hangi dinner. As parts of this evenings experience is outdoors please dress warmly. Please note 50 of your group will travel on a Cityline Coach and 7 will travel by J&L Shuttles ! ! KO TANE

Welcome to Ko Tane Living Maori Village at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve , Christchurch, where maori culture and conservation meet to give a unique glimpse into the way of life of the South Island Ngai Tahu Maori people before the arrival of the Europeans. Experience the thrill of the wero, the traditional challenge to visitors, as you are brought into the sacred precinct of Tane, Maori God of the Forests. Hear the haunting traditional call, the Karanga, performed by a wahine (woman) as the powhiri (ritual of arrival) begins, allowing you to enter our hidden enclave. Listen to a tane (male) explain the customs of the Ngai Tahu tribe as you visit the Living Village and witness an ancient way of life where Maori struggled to survive in the harsh conditions of the most southerly of the Polynesian Pacific Islands. Learn about the coming of the Pakeha (fair-skinned ones), the changes Maori were forced to make from their traditional way of life and how the culture has grown and adapted as a result. Join in the laughter as you take part in a performance of the haka (men) or the poi dance (women), and be entertained by the songs and games performed by the kapa haka (Maori cultural performance) group. Take a guided New Zealand nature tour and get close to kiwi, kea and other native species housed in sensitively purpose-built environments. Enjoy a traditional hangi dinner included in the evening’s activities.

Group leader to present voucher

The coach will return to your accommodation at the conclusion of the evening ! WEDNESDAY 09 JULY CHRISTCHURCH !0800 Breakfast at your accommodation, packed lunches will be available to collect after breakfast. A free morning this morning, then time for match preparation !1145 Walk to Christchurch Boys High School, venue for your final tour matches ! MATCH 2 Wollongbar Alstonville Vs Christchurch Boys’ High School 1300 Match 1 1415 Match 2 ! !!!!

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!!!CBHS is one of the leading rugby schools in New Zealand. This school has produced the second highest number of All Blacks (46) from any school in New Zealand. From the 2011 RWC winning team there were 5 CBHS old boys !

The matches will be followed by an aftermatch function, supporters and family are invited to attend. Then walk back to Adams House !!1830 Depart your accommodation for the Lone Star Riccarton, venue for your farewell tour dinner this evening (set menu) 1900 LONE STAR RICCARTON Lone Star is an iconic New Zealand restaurant chain with a cowboy theme, its

famous for providing quality with quantity using only the best & freshest local produce. Its not only the size of the meals that are memorable - the service too, is legendary!! !!!!!!!! Return by coach to Adams House !! THURSDAY 10 JULY CHRISTCHURCH/GOLD COAST !0800 Breakfast at your accommodation, packed lunches will be available to collect after breakfast. 1000 Check out of Adams House !1130 Depart by coach for Christchurch International Airport. !1455 Depart Christchurch on flight JQ288 !

Your Tour Arrangements Terminate We wish you a safe journey home