rugby tour 2015

Ireland, UK, BelgIUm, France & dUBaI

Wairoa College rugby aCademy

EDUCATIONAL TOURSSPORTS TOURS VOLUNTEER EXPEDITIONS

Challenge. Discover. Achieve. These 3 words describes the guiding principles behind all that we do here at Student Horizons. As specialists in organising international sport and educational tours for schools in Australia and New Zealand, our goal is to provide students with an unforgettable overseas experience that is safe, well coordinated and beneficial for their personal growth.

By challenging students to discover their strengths, our desire is to see them achieve greater self awareness and confidence.

Good luck Wairoa College, on your Rugby Tour of a lifetime!

Thank you to Student Horizons’ Community Partners for their Fundraising support

NEW ZEALAND

Phone: +64 9 555 0439 Email: info@studenthorizons.co.nz

3-5 Auburn Street, Rear Unit, Level 1, Takapuna, 0622

www.student-horizons.com

AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 7 3067 3649Email: info@studenthorizons.com.au

22 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, 4000

ABN 77 167 042 793

EDUCATIONAL TOURSSPORTS TOURS VOLUNTEER EXPEDITIONS

Challenge. Discover. Achieve. These 3 words describes the guiding principles behind all that we do here at Student Horizons. As specialists in organising international sport and educational tours for schools in Australia and New Zealand, our goal is to provide students with an unforgettable overseas experience that is safe, well coordinated and beneficial for their personal growth.

By challenging students to discover their strengths, our desire is to see them achieve greater self awareness and confidence.

Good luck Wairoa College, on your Rugby Tour of a lifetime!

Thank you to Student Horizons’ Community Partners for their Fundraising support

NEW ZEALAND

Phone: +64 9 555 0439 Email: info@studenthorizons.co.nz

3-5 Auburn Street, Rear Unit, Level 1, Takapuna, 0622

www.student-horizons.com

AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 7 3067 3649Email: info@studenthorizons.com.au

22 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, 4000

ABN 77 167 042 793

message fromThe PRINCIPAL

Congratulations to all involved in preparing for this exciting tour of the UK, France and Belgium. It will be a trip of a lifetime.

It is the culmination of so much proactive work in fundraising and coordinating, demonstrating what can be done when we share high expectations. The organising team are to be congratulated for their efficiency and dedication in bringing the tour to fruition.

Thank you to Student Horizons for your input and expertise.

For our young men this is more than just a rugby tour. Of course, the rugby is important and we trust you will enjoy the experience of playing overseas. However, you are also ambassadors for Wairoa and as such; you represent your school and community as well as yourselves.

The impression you create as polite and respectful young men will do much for our community and its reputation.

I again congratulate the organisers and the whanau who have made this possible.

Thank you to all who have supported it financially.

Best wishes for a great sporting and educational experience.

B.J Simpson Principal Wairoa College

Stuart Nash, Naina Buxton, Marge Joe, Fred McCarten, Lil Huata and Meka Whaitiri at the opening of the shared office in Queen Street.

Working together for Wairoa

Wairoa Office of Stuart Nash and Meka Whaitiri68 Queen Street, Wairoa

Ph: 06 838 5090Open: Tuesday - Thursday, 9.00am - 2.00pm

Meka Whaitiri, MP for Ikaroa Rāwhiti and Stuart Nash, MP for Napier: Working together for the people and communities of Wairoa.

Authorised by Stuart Nash MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Please note: Detailed itineraries have been sent to all caregivers/parents. The detailed itineraries are also included in the Tour Manuals given to touring staff and school office. Due to the potential of unforeseen circumstances, some changes may occur from the above itinerary.

itinerary outlineDates DaY tRaVeL OVeRnight Matches sightseeing

1 19/9 Sat Depart Auckland – EK407 1730 IN FLIGHT

2 20/9 Sun Arrive Dubai 0530 Dubai – Dublin EK161 0715–1205

Dublin

3 21/9 Mon Dublin Match Day 1 – 16:00 KO v cistercian college 1st XV Aviva Tour

4 22/9 Tue Dublin – Banbridge Banbridge Dublin Half Day City Tour

5 23/9 Wed Banbridge Match Day 2 – 19:00 KO v Dromore high school U16 Free morning and afternoon in Belfast City

6 24/9 Thu Banbridge Match Day 3 – 16:00 KO v Banbridge U18

7 25/9 Fri Banbridge – Larne, ferry to Carinryan – Carlisle

Carlisle Laggan Outdoor Activity Centre

8 26/9 Sat Carlisle – Newcastle Newcastle Match Day 4 – 14:00 KO v Rgs newcastle U18

9 27/9 Sun Newcastle Free Day

10 28/9 Mon Newcastle – Maidenhead Maidenhead Match Day 5 – 15:00 KO v Burnham grammar school 1st XV

11 29/9 Tue Maidenhead

12 30/9 Wed Maidenhead – Caterham Caterham Match Day 6 – 15:00 KO v caterham school Double header – 1st XV and 2nd XV

13 01/10 Thu Caterham – Bristol Bristol Half day Cardiff City Tour

14 02/10 Fri Bristol Match Day 7 – 13:00 KO v neath Port talbot college 1st XV

RWC: New Zealand v Georgia, Millennium Stadium, 8pm kick off

15 03/10 Sat Bristol – London London Match Day 8 – 14:30 KO v Downside school 1st XV

16 04/10 Sun London Half Day London City Tour

17 05/10 Mon London – Dover, ferry to Calais – Ypres

Ypres Passchendaele Museum and Tyne Cot Cemetery

18 06/10 Tue Ypres – Paris Paris Guided tour of Flanders Fields Museum

19 07/10 Wed Depart Paris – 2150 EK076 IN FLIGHT Paris Sightseeing

20 08/10 Thu Arrive Dubai – 0625 Dubai Dune Safari

21 09/10 Fri Dubai Wild Wadi Water Park and Dubai Mall

22 10/10 Sat Depart Dubai – EK406 1015 IN FLIGHT

23 11/10 Sun Arrive Auckland – 1345

amberFoRResT- soLomoNiwi: Ngati Porou

POsitiOn: Management Team

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Going to Scotland (quarter Scottish), experiencing the cultural exchanges with the boys and all the rugby!

wORDs Of wisDOM: Never Give Up, Be Strong, Know Who You Are, Remember Where Your From, Go Hard, Stand Tall, Be Proud.... LIVE, LOVE AND LAUGH!

thanK YOU: So many people but mainly the Wairoa community and my husband and children for putting up with me throughout the stressful months also the rest of the management team for always soldiering on so our boys can have this once in a lifetime opportunity.

deniseeAgLesome-KAReKAReiwi: Ngati Kahungunu ki te Wairoa

POsitiOn: Wairoa College Rugby Academy Manager, Manager First XV

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: The boys reactions to the places we will be visiting, and how it impacts on them when they return. Being a staff member of Wairoa College I will see that change if any

wORDs Of wisDOM: Represent Wairoa, your iwi, whanau and hapu with pride and mana, make good choices and never forget the hard work to get you all here by all the whanau and community.

thanK YOU: There are so many people, organisations and Trusts to thank for making this trip possible and we will endeavour to do that personally when we return home. But the families of these boys need to be applauded for their courage and determination to help us make this happen, without them it would not have happened. We have been told that this trip was an ambitious one, and yes that’s right. We have succeeded in making this trip a reality and the students will never forget this trip and the knowledge that they can reach and achieve anything they want, just takes hard work.

former student: “PRoUD”

First reactions to hearing the news of Wairoa College sending a rugby team on a UK Tour could easily be that it is over ambitious and a bridge too far. For me it can be summed up in one word; proud.

As a past wearer of the jersey I would like to congratulate the management, coaches, staff, family and community on making this opportunity happen.

From a rugby point of view, this will be a huge challenge but an exciting one. The joys of touring as a group, training, playing and recovering in a short turnaround will give this team a small taste of life as a fulltime rugby player. I hope this experience provides the motivation for some individuals to focus their energy and put the hard yards in on the training fields to ensure this is not their last overseas rugby tour. It takes dedication, sacrifice and commitment to turn your passion, whatever that is, into your career. To the young men of the tour, you have an opportunity here, take it.

The journey these young men are to take through this tour will provide them with real life experiences and challenges that will open their eyes to the big world. They will see the opportunities available to them should they want it, and also should they be willing to do what it takes to grasp it.

Speaking from experience, rugby can provide you with international travel opportunities, friends worldwide and a career that can be very fulfilling. To have a taste of this at a young age is very fortunate and a gift. It is a long way from Lucknow Street to the Eiffel Tower and the streets of London. This will be a life experience like no other they have had before and it will shape young men of the community.

From a past player to current players - Enjoy this opportunity and make the most of it. Represent yourselves with respect

and integrity and make every past wearer of the jersey, your whanau and your community proud.

Aayden Clarke

mike KAReKAReiwi: Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Coach – First XV

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Watching our boys experience the different cultures that we will encounter, and the realisation that we live in a beautiful part of the world (WAIROA) and that what we have, shouldn’t be taken for granted. To see the development of our Rangitahi as another stage in their lives is reached. For our boys to recognise the ultimate sacrifice that our forefathers gave when they travelled from our homeland to foreign shores in protection of our future way of life.

wORDs Of wisDOM: Life is what you make of it, the world owes us nothing, if you do nothing with your life / time on this planet then expect to get exactly the same back. Live life to the fullest.

thanK YOU: Firstly Every single person who has taken the time to awhi our boys in this journey, the parents who have taken the time to help out with any and everything during the year. The Downes family for their unwavering support. The parents that hop on the bus for our journeys down to the bay, our bus driver Mary-Anne for keeping it real.

Secondly the support team Yuanita, Wayne, Amber and Jay for all the hard yards that goes on behind the scenes. Our principal for being there for our team, our bay supporters who have been there to watch this team progress over the years (and who introduced lollies at half time), and our boys who have been working hard to make this happen. But this could not have happened without Staffie Eaglesome, she who has pushed, prodded, threatened and got the goods out of this team of boys and parents, worked tirelessly for nothing more than seeing Wairoa College rugby academy get to its goal. And in doing this realised a dream which I hope our boys recognise and represent. KIA MATAARA.

yuanita hemAiwi: Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Porou and Tainui

POsitiOn: Management

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: I’m most looking forward to going to France – I’m hoping to see The Louvre and if time allows it to even go through it.

wORDs Of wisDOM: Whaia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe me maunga teitei - Pursue that which is precious, and do not be deterred by anything less than a lofty mountain. This proverb says it all for me. I believe this experience alone will show those that they can reach their highest goals through hard work, perseverance, respect and motivation (even for someone from WAIROA) anything is possible!

thanK YOU: Firstly our 2 sons, Cullen and Wyatt, and our whanau – my Nana, our parents and siblings who have endlessly supported us not only with contributions but their time and love leading up to and during this Tour. The Ferry Hotel and Tapuae Sports Club. To Amber, JJ, Denise and Mike – this tour would not have been possible without you and to my Husband my part in this tour has been because of your sacrifice and commitment so thank you for allowing me to apart of this once in a lifetime experience!

JJ soLomoNiwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Coach

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Embracing all the different places we will encounter. Being able to pay tribute to all the fallen soldiers who never made it home will definitely be a moment to look forward to. Watching our young men play fast and exciting Maori Rugby and showcasing their talents.

wORDs Of wisDOM: Acknowledge everything this Trip has put you through and the sacrifices everyone has made to make this Once in a Lifetime Dream become a reality.

“Hardwork will always beat Talent, when Talent fails to Work Hard” (Craig Philpott -Hawkes Bay Magpies Head Coach)

thanK YOU: To Jamie and the Team at Student Horizons. This wouldn’t be possible without your guidance and expertise and all of the things behind the scenes. Wairoa College Rugby Academy Coaches and Management. The unselfish attitude you all bring together is priceless. UKTOUR Players, Families, people of Wairoa and those that have helped abroad. To my Wife Amber, my children and Whanau. Thank you for believing the entire way through, nothing is impossible. We’ve proved it!

Wayne hemAiwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Coach

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: The trip its self is what I’m looking forward to the most really. This is a trip of a life time; we will never get to do this again as a group, let alone by our self’s. Site seeing around the UK is going to be buzzy cant wait.

wORDs Of wisDOM: take it all in, make the most of every single moment that comes at you. Play your heart out in every game played; you never know who could be watching.

thanK YOU: I would like thank my 2 lovely sons Cullen and Wyatt, My Mum and Dad who are at home watching my boys, my Mother in-law who is also helping out with the boys. Big thank you to the Wairoa Community for helping making this trip come true.

staff profiles

ferry hoteltapuae sports club

https://www.facebook.com/wairoadistrictcouncil www.wairoadc.govt.nz www.visitwairoa.co.nz

Wairoa district, the ‘Outdoors Capital of Aotearoa’, is home to Te Urewera and the legendary Lake Waikaremoana, as well as the magnificent Mahia Peninsula - famed for its beaches and surfing. Positioned alongside the beautiful river which the town takes its name from, Te Wairoa boasts a lifestyle absorbed in activity and a society rich in culture and heritage. Te Wairoa attracts visitors from far and wide. Come and experience the culture, the atmosphere, and the renowned splendour of this region. Wairoa District Council is proud to represent this district and provide local services within it.

Te Wairoa Adventure awaits

player profiles

morganBesTFoRDage: 16

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Hooker

attRiBUtes: Defense

faVOURite PLaYeR: Richie McCaw

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Visiting different places in the world and playing rugby there

thanK YOU: Mum and Dad. All coaches and management

kelvinBLAKeage: 15

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Half Back

attRiBUtes: Quick off the mark, accurate

faVOURite PLaYeR: Aaron Smith

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: The whole experience

thanK YOU: Whanau

shamroCkBRowNage: 15

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Fullback

attRiBUtes: Running

faVOURite PLaYeR: Israel Dagg

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Fun

thanK YOU: Nan, my family and management

deanCAmeRoNage: 15

iwi: Ngati Tamatoa

POsitiOn: Blindside Flanker

attRiBUtes: Attacking Rugby

faVOURite PLaYeR: SBW

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Spending time with my friends overseas

thanK YOU: People of Wairoa

JarrodCAmeRoNage: 18

iwi: Ngati Tamatoa

POsitiOn: No8

attRiBUtes: Fitness

faVOURite PLaYeR: Richie McCaw

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Travelling

thanK YOU: Everyone that helped

yvarneCARRoLLage: 16

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Utility back

attRiBUtes: Vision and Power

faVOURite PLaYeR: Charlie Ngatai, Tim Nanae-Williams and SBW

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Having fun and the experience

thanK YOU: Management, Mum, supporters and the fans

wakatipu trust

te Kohana Reo O taihoa Marae

farmquip

ngahiri trust, David and selena haliburton

remembering The FALLeN

One of the highlights of the Wairoa college rugby tour will be visiting the WWI battlefields of Belgium.

One can’t visit Flanders without being deeply moved by the tragedy. The statistics are horrendous. In four years of fighting in this cramped corner of the Western Front, one million men on both sides were killed or wounded or went missing.

On the 12th of October 1917, 846 young New Zealanders were killed in the first four hours of the Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium. By the end of the day the total number of casualties, the wounded, the dead and the missing was 2,700. It took two and a half days to clear the battlefield of the dead and injured.

Thirty five men fell for every square yard taken. The dead comprised mostly British, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand and South African troops. And the battle was all for nothing.

Today, the scene around Ypres and Passchendaele is very different. The desolate battlefield landscape has long since gone. Nothing we see now is older than 90 years – no farm building, no fence, no tree.

It is hauntingly peaceful. Ordinary farmland, in fact. We look at fields of head-high corn and lush green pastures where cows graze contentedly.

Beneath these pastures still lie tens of thousands – even hundreds of thousands, it has been estimated – of young men cut down in the bloodiest of bloody wars and most of whose bodies have never been recovered.

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TE KŌHANGA REO IS A MĀORI DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, AIMED AT MAINTAINING AND

STRENGTHENING MĀORI LANGUAGE AND PHILOSOPHIES WITHIN A CULTURAL FRAMEWORK

INSPIRED BY MĀORI ELDERS IN 1982.

Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust Board was established in 1982 and formalised as a charitable trust in 1983. The Mission of the Trust is the protection of Te reo, tikanga me

ngā āhuatanga Māori by targeting the participation of mokopuna and whānau into the Kōhanga Reo movement and its Vision is to totally immerse Kōhanga mokopuna in Te

Reo, Tikanga me ngā āhuatanga Māori.

The Trust Board, as the governing body, has therefore had a key role in providing the support needed by Kōhanga Reo. This support has involved specific investment in

mokopuna, whānau, and their cultural infrastructure of language, kinship, relationship management, whānau learning, and whānau decision-making.

player profiles

tanaCULshAw-KAIsAage: 15

iwi: Ngati Pahauwera

POsitiOn: Tighthead Prop

attRiBUtes: Big hits and big runs

faVOURite PLaYeR: Kevin Mealamu

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Playing rugby overseas

thanK YOU: WCRA coaches/management and my family

darienDoULLage: 14

iwi: Ngati Porou

POsitiOn: Lock

attRiBUtes: Big hits/Scrum

faVOURite PLaYeR: Shaun Johnson

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Touring the UK

thanK YOU: My family

leWisDowNage: 16

iwi: Ngati Porou

POsitiOn: Halfback

attRiBUtes: Ball organisation

faVOURite PLaYeR: Christian Cullen

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Playing rugby and embracing their culture

thanK YOU: My parents, WCRA staff, the boys and my sponsors

hugheAgLesome- KAReKAReage: 15

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Loosehead prop

attRiBUtes: Determination

faVOURite PLaYeR: Julien Savea

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: A new experience and the different culture

thanK YOU: All management/coaches, my family and those that supported us

PauroeRKeLLage: 15

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Lock

attRiBUtes: Communicator

faVOURite PLaYeR: Ihaia West

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Trying foreign food

thanK YOU: Everybody that made this possible

JakeFoRResT-PAINage: 14

iwi: Ngati Porou

POsitiOn: No8

attRiBUtes: Fitness and attack

faVOURite PLaYeR: Christian Cullen

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: The cultural experience

thanK YOU: Mum, JJ and coaching and management

Play Winning Rugby from first whistle blast to last

and Win Friends For Life

waiomoko Partnership

player profiles

vaughngoLDsmIThage: 17

iwi: Ngati Porou

POsitiOn: Halfback

attRiBUtes: Team player

faVOURite PLaYeR: Aaron Smith

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Visiting all the different countries

thanK YOU: Coaches, supporters and family especially my Dad

taimaniagReeNINgage: 16

iwi: Rongomaiwahine

POsitiOn: First 5

attRiBUtes: Structure in backline

faVOURite PLaYeR: Beaudean Barrett

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Bonding with the team and experience overseas rugby

thanK YOU: My Mum and my Whanau

CarloshARRIsage: 14

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Prop

attRiBUtes: Strength

faVOURite PLaYeR: Nehe Milner-Skudder

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Having fun

thanK YOU: Management and my family

ratahihooK-RoBeRTsoNage: 16

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Flanker

attRiBUtes: Defense

faVOURite PLaYeR: Shaun Johnson

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Experience, meeting new people

thanK YOU: Everyone that helped to get us here.

PereihahUBBARDage: 15

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: First five

attRiBUtes: Kicking, running

faVOURite PLaYeR: Daniel Carter

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Playing rugby

thanK YOU: My family and management

ranahUBBARDCAPTAIN

age: 17

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: First or second five, center and fullback

attRiBUtes: Communication, leadership, motivation and inspiration

faVOURite PLaYeR: Daniel Carter

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Playing rugby and the travel experience

thanK YOU: My family, management and everyone who helped get us there

stihl shop wairoa ivarartz

Richies café

ngahiWimANUeLage: 17

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu and Ngati Porou

POsitiOn: Flanker

attRiBUtes: Organising our pods

faVOURite PLaYeR: Brodie Rattalick

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: The experience, having fun and the once in a lifetime opportunity

thanK YOU: My whanau, all supporters, management and coaches

te Kohanga Reo O taihoa Marae

XaviermcCoRKINDALeage: 14

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Hooker

attRiBUtes: Stealing ball

faVOURite PLaYeR: Lima Sopoanga

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Hanging with the bros

thanK YOU: Management and my family

player profiles

JermaineKAImoANAage: 17

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Lock

attRiBUtes: Momentum

faVOURite PLaYeR: Beauden Barrett

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: The experience

thanK YOU: My family

CameronKARAage: 17

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Centre

attRiBUtes: Attack

faVOURite PLaYeR: Ma Nonu

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Bonding with the team

thanK YOU: Everyone – coaches and family.

fletChermILDoNage: 15

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Winger

attRiBUtes: Running, making meters

faVOURite PLaYeR: Conrad Smith and George North

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Visiting Paccendale Battlefields

thanK YOU: Mum&Dad, WCRA coaches/management and all the supporters

JobeyPomAReage: 16

iwi: Ngati Mutunga, Ngati Kahungunu and Ngati Waitua

POsitiOn: Winger or Fullback

attRiBUtes: Speed and Strength

faVOURite PLaYeR: Cory Jane

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: The experience and playing against different cultures

thanK YOU: Everyone who contributed to planning, funding and supporting especially Denise

wairoa waikaremoana trustboard

hayward Livestock

Bill Meek

fernridge

noranaRAIhANIAage: 17

iwi: Ngati Porou

POsitiOn: Loosehead prop

attRiBUtes: Always keen

faVOURite PLaYeR: George Smith, Richie McCaw and Sam Cain

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: I’ve never been overseas so I’m looking forward to the new experiences

thanK YOU: All the boys, coaches, family, supporters and Papa Noel

n Raihania trust

tyneReeDyage: 17

iwi: Ngati porou, Ngati Hine, Ngati Awa and Nga Puhi

POsitiOn: Loosehead Prop

attRiBUtes: Positivity

faVOURite PLaYeR: Rene Ranger

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Visiting all the different countries

thanK YOU: Coaches, local community, family and everyone who helped out

wairoa taiwhenua

player profiles

nikorasmIThage: 15

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Utility fullback

attRiBUtes: Communication, leadership and speed

faVOURite PLaYeR: Nehe Milner-Skudder

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Spending time with the brothers overseas

thanK YOU: Everyone

maXwesCheage: 18

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu/Ngati Porou

POsitiOn: Half Back

attRiBUtes: Leadership, long pass both ways

faVOURite PLaYeR: Nehe Milner-Skudder

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Watching the All Blacks play during the World Cup

thanK YOU: Maraea, Dad and Moira, Nan and Ed Olsen, Wesche family and Nuhaka whanau

nuhaka Rugby club

ClintTAUmATA-ALBeRTage: 16

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: 6, 7 or 8

attRiBUtes: Defence, ball steals, turnover, positive attitude/big mouth

faVOURite PLaYeR: Kieran Read

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Everything – it’s going to be a buzz

thanK YOU: Everyone that helped me, encouraged me and kept me on track. Mokai Albert, William Albert, Rachel Taumata and Emily Bartlett

Jenny forbes Photography

leigh-raeTUAhINeage: 16

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu, Whakatohia and Tuhoe

POsitiOn: Utility back

attRiBUtes: Speed

faVOURite PLaYeR: “I don’t have a favorite player as I don’t watch much rugby”

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Visiting different places and meeting new people

thanK YOU: My papa, family and friends

Mahia avenue Dairy

kiWiTIPoKIage: 15

iwi: Ngati Kahungunu

POsitiOn: Wing

attRiBUtes: Running, scoring tries

faVOURite PLaYeR: Beaudean Barrett

MOst LOOKing fORwaRD tO On tOUR: Everything

thanK YOU: Everyone especially my mum

Local Living and hinds furnishers

Wairoa College rugby aCademy rugby tour 2015 IReLAND, UK, BeLgIUm, FRANCe & DUBAI

fROnt ROw (L-R): Nikora Smith, Hugh Eaglesome- Karekare, Kiwi Tipoki, Cameron Kara, Max Wesche, Jobey Pomare, Rana Hubbard (Captain), Xavier Mc Corkindale, Jake Forrest-Pain, Morgan Bestford

2nD ROw fROM the fROnt (L-R): Mike Karekare (Head Coach), Denise Eaglesome-Karekare (Rugby Academy Manager), Yuanita Hema (Management Team), Wayne Hema (Assistant Coach) Norana Raihania, Sean Hiroki, Dean Cameron, Jayson Gray, Kelvin Blake, JJ Solomon (Assistant Coach), Amber Forrest-Solomon (Management Team)

3RD ROw fROM the fROnt (L-R): Tana Culshaw-Kaisa, Tyne Reedy, Fletcher Mildon, Carlos Harris, Clint Taumata-Albert, Ratahi Hook-Robertson, Vaughan Goldsmith, Pereiha Hubbard

4th ROw fROM the fROnt (L-R): Lewis Down, Leigh-Rae Tuahine

BacK ROw (L-R): Jermaine Kaimoana, Pauro Erkell, Darien Doull, Jarrod Cameron

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