| At the end of May
we left Wellington for Sydney. Here are photos taken from
Rex's last rugby game in Wellington. Where there are a
mass of players we circled Rex so you can see where he is. |
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The team warms up for 30 mins before
the game; here is coach "Turbo" with the forwards; and that is
Neil's big butt! |
Turbo tells them what to do in the
lineouts ... |
... Neil is sometimes used as a battering ram
in practice -- hey, someone has to do it! |
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And now the game; Rex is a prop
forward; his job is to be in the scrums |
That's him on the left |
He also gets into the rucks & mauls ... |
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... and plays a big part in the
lineouts |
At half time Turbo tells them what
to improve; they were only leading by 29-0 |
Still half time & the boys show
that it's thirsty work ... |
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... Turbo says "and fellas, go out there &
beat them with your brains & your fitness" ... |
... overall Rex had a great game ... |
... being involved in a lot of the play |
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After the game we managed to get a team photo ... |
... and a club jersey signed by
every team player & congratulations from all |
Rex takes it all in; the fulltime
score was 67-0 |
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<--- Rex with Ginny, the backs' coach
& the team fitness coach; Rex is a forward so he is
mainly coached by Turbo, but everyone
is special for Ginny |
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When we arrived in Sydney we managed to find a
place in a nice area called Mosman. The great attractions
of this area to us are 1) the schools, which have a good
academic reputation [and the high school is the only non-uniform
school in Sydney]; 2) it's close to the harbour, which is what
makes Sydney special; and 3) Neil can start the daily office
journey using ferry. Our apt is a bit older than we'd like
but it's nice & quiet with a good view. We are just one
cove away from Sydney's Taronga Zoo. |
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Sydney Harbour as seen from our
balcony looking south east |
A closer view of the same; that
wharf is the ferry entrance to Taronga Zoo |
The view from our balcony looking
south |
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To see this city view you have to
peer around the side of the balcony; the Opera House is on the
far right side |
Sydney Harbour on an overcast day |
More moods of the harbour |
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Another special part of being in Sydney is
that we can finally spend family time with Grandpa - Neil's Dad |
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Grandpa with Usa, Roger & Rex |
Grandpa with Neil Roger & Rex;
warning -- this photo has an ugly retouch to get rid of the
flash in the mirror |
Photo taken by Rex - Grandpa with
Neil, Usa & Roger |
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Photo taken by Roger - Grandpa with
Neil, Usa & Rex |
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