Saturday Day 5

Day 5 Saturday

After their first lie-in since leaving home, some members of the group enjoyed taking full advantage of the huge selection of breakfast choices freely available in the restaurant, while others were a little more selective.

Following a short meeting sat around the very cold swimming pool the girls were put through their paces in a fitness circuit designed by; Mrs Dunn while the boys took part in a technical training session revisiting important aspects of the game plan following feedback and a review of the game against CBC Boksburg.

 Many of the group were strong minded enough to brave the cold water of the less than inviting swimming pool, while others decided that discretion being the better part of valour retired to their rooms for a shower. A light alfresco lunch was then taken prior to a “House” rounders competition. Newman & Fisher sharing the trophy.

At 4.30 in preparation for the visit to the Apartheid Museum on Sunday the group gathered in a conference room to listen to a powerpoint presentation prepared and delivered by 3 choice students (the 3 Head Prefects – outgoing Head Boy George Pearson and new Head Boy & Girl – Ben Harvey and Hannah Smith) 

At 5.00 the group boarded the coach for the 45 minute journey to Loftus Versfeld  in Pretoria, the famous home of the Blue Bulls for their “Super 15” encounter with the Lions.

The whole occasion in this world famous sporting venue was highly entertaining; there was quality rugby with some massive hits (particularly the one under the posts on Morne Steyn, South Africa’s seasoned fly half - when he failed to pass with a clear 2 man overlap) and some real quality running from the Lions Anthonie Volmink. There were other distractions to the main event, throughout, with dancing girls (The Vodacom Blue Babes), the kicking tee being brought to the on by a remote controlled blue truck and numerous musical interludes whenever there was a score or a stoppage in play.

At the end of the game the St Edward’s tour party “invaded the field” along with hundreds of others and proceeded not only to collect autographs from some of the Bulls players; but to cheer on very young boys practicing their goal kicking, the “pitch invasion” finished with a group photograph under the posts.

 

  

A great day to be on tour!