It has been an interesting and enjoyable three weeks since my last update.
On the first weekend of November we travelled down to Fort William to play the Lochaber team. The game was played in front of some great scenery - with the UK’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis, in the background. We were also told this area was also used in the filming of the Braveheart movie. We played very well and won 42-0 in a good 80 minute performance. I also managed to get my UKCC Level 1 in Rugby done this weekend, even though I missed one of the three days due to rugby. The club put both Peter and I through the course, and I think I will be a better coach after completing my Level 1.
On the first weekend of November we travelled down to Fort William to play the Lochaber team. The game was played in front of some great scenery - with the UK’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis, in the background. We were also told this area was also used in the filming of the Braveheart movie. We played very well and won 42-0 in a good 80 minute performance. I also managed to get my UKCC Level 1 in Rugby done this weekend, even though I missed one of the three days due to rugby. The club put both Peter and I through the course, and I think I will be a better coach after completing my Level 1.
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| Lochaber Rugby Club with Ben Nevis (UK's highest mountain) in the background. |
The next weekend was a busy one. We had a cup
game on Saturday against the Kinloss Eagles, followed by a trip down to
Edinburgh to watch the All Blacks play Scotland on Sunday. The cup game
on Saturday was a chance to give a few of the fringe players some game
time for the 1st team. There were a few boys injured and we gave some of
the regulars a rest as the cup is not our main focus for the season. We
were up against a tough army team who realistically should be in the
Caledonia 1 League, and lost 35-10. It would have been a different story
if we had our strongest team playing.
We got up early on Sunday and headed down to Edinburgh, arriving at 12pm. We stayed in the Murrayfield Hotel which was the perfect place to stay for the night of the rugby. After arriving, we had a few drinks at the Murrayfield before heading to the game (a 5 minute walk). It was good to see a few NZ mates and randomly ran into one of my old Wellsford teammates (Jockey) with a group in their All Black kilts. Walking into a full Murrayfield Stadium was an awesome experience, we have seen nothing like it. The Scots are very passionate supporters and this showed in the national anthem. After a slow start it was good to see the All Blacks carve it up in the second half.
Haylee and I stayed an extra couple of days in Edinburgh to do a bit
of sightseeing around the city. We managed to catch the All Blacks
leaving their hotel on Monday morning and it was good to see all the
kiwis waiting outside to support them.
Edinburgh is quite a cool city, split into the old town (which is built up high along the Royal Mile) and the new town. The castle is built up on the highest point and can be seen from most parts of the city. The old buildings and layout of the city make it very unique, and it was interesting to find out that the old town itself was built on top of a bridge. We had a good look around the impressive castle and learned a lot about the citys history from this. At night we did an underground tour which went down into the vaults of the bridge & apparently these vaults have a few ghosts hanging about that luckily we didn't run into. On the Tuesday we checked out Carlton Hill and the National Museum which were well also well worth the visit.
We got up early on Sunday and headed down to Edinburgh, arriving at 12pm. We stayed in the Murrayfield Hotel which was the perfect place to stay for the night of the rugby. After arriving, we had a few drinks at the Murrayfield before heading to the game (a 5 minute walk). It was good to see a few NZ mates and randomly ran into one of my old Wellsford teammates (Jockey) with a group in their All Black kilts. Walking into a full Murrayfield Stadium was an awesome experience, we have seen nothing like it. The Scots are very passionate supporters and this showed in the national anthem. After a slow start it was good to see the All Blacks carve it up in the second half.
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| At Murrayfield watching the All Blacks carve up Scotland. |
Edinburgh is quite a cool city, split into the old town (which is built up high along the Royal Mile) and the new town. The castle is built up on the highest point and can be seen from most parts of the city. The old buildings and layout of the city make it very unique, and it was interesting to find out that the old town itself was built on top of a bridge. We had a good look around the impressive castle and learned a lot about the citys history from this. At night we did an underground tour which went down into the vaults of the bridge & apparently these vaults have a few ghosts hanging about that luckily we didn't run into. On the Tuesday we checked out Carlton Hill and the National Museum which were well also well worth the visit.
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