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Itinerary Specially Prepared for

ST PATRICK’S COLLEGE ‘Soak it Up’ 100% Pure New Zealand Rugby Tour April 2016

WELCOME It is my pleasure, as Managing Director of Total Rugby, to welcome the St Patricks College touring party to New Zealand. It is the first time we have hosted your college and we are delighted to have you as one of our touring groups. We expect the rugby to be competitive and after the RWC final this year know that both sides will be wanting to make their mark! Welcome, Haere Mai, and enjoy your stay.

INTRODUCTORY NOTES Weather: April is autumn weather, which means it can be very changeable. Temperatures can fluctuate wildly, from high 20’s / low 30’s to almost single figures. However, the average should be about 16 degrees Celsius.

Grounds: Grounds will be in good condition without the winter rains. If weather is warm they could be very hard. Multi-studded boots should be adequate for backs (no guarantee), but are unlikely to provide adequate traction for tight forwards. Medium length studs recommended

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.

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.

After match Arrangements: It is customary in New Zealand rugby to have an after-match function for special visiting teams. It is a tradition we are keen to maintain. The after match is generally held at the host’s clubrooms or school. Speeches are made by the MC and respective captains. Often the visiting coach or manager is also invited to speak. There is always an exchange of gifts. This can take the form of a plaque/pendant, club or school ties, player’s jersey, touring booklet, pins/badges, beanies or something else that has been prepared. Food is then served.

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.

First Aid: It is not compulsory to have a first aid officer at every game as it is in Australia. Initial first aid is generally administered by coaching and/or management staff. Emergency services are available for more serious injuries. The emergency number in New Zealand is 111. There are after-hours medical services available in all main centres. 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. The Christchurch 24 Hour Surgery is located at 931 Colombo Street (corner Colombo Street & Bealey Avenue), Phone 03 365 7777 The Hanmer Springs Health Centre is located at 59 Jacks Pass Road. Phone 03 315 7503

Equipment: Total Rugby has a number of training balls available. Please make an early request for other specific equipment if required as it is possible to source a range of gear.

Laundry: Coin operated laundry facilities are available at all your accommodation providers. We do recommend that everyone brings at least one towel with them.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included daily throughout your itinerary. Breakfasts 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 are two course (main course and dessert) or buffet style.

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.

Itinerary Times: All the times shown on this itinerary have been booked and confirmed with the accommodation providers and activity operators. For meal time changes please liaise directly with the hotel. If you wish to change timings for any activities or find you are running behind schedule please contact Total Rugby so that we can inform the operator

Vouchers: On your arrival your tour leader will be given a voucher booklet containing the vouchers you will be required to hand over to our operators for the various activities included in your tour.

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, either in the evening to discuss the day’s events and go over the next day, or in the morning.

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.

Emergency and Risk Management: Total Rugby have an Emergency Management Plan that you will have a copy of. Staff will take you through this and ask for a sign off.

TUESDAY 29 MARCH BRISBANE/CHRISTCHURCH

0845 Depart Brisbane on board flight VA124. Check in details will be provided nearer the time.

1510 Arrive into Christchurch. On clearing customs and immigration formalities you will be met and welcomed by Total Rugby staff who will assist with your coach transfer to your accommodation

Check in to Christchurch Park Motel where accommodation is confirmed for your first 3 tour nights

Accommodation: Christchurch Park Motel 250 Westminster Street Christchurch Phone: 03 385 1971

Offering specialist accommodation for sports teams and groups visiting Christchurch, Christchurch Park Motel is located within the Christchurch Football Club complex with playing fields on site. Accommodation at the Christchurch Park Motel is in 2 bedroom units, all ground floor and positioned around a large grassed garden area.

Subject to your arrival time, a light training run at the Christchurch Football Club

Dinner at your accommodation this evening

WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH CHRISTCHURCH

Breakfast at your accommodation. Packed lunches will be available to collect after breakfast.

0930 Board your coach and its time to head out for some high octane fun on the race track

1000 ACTION KARTS RACEWAY Action Kart Raceway is New Zealand’s only clay base 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

Return to your accommodation and its match preparation time. Return coach transfers will be provided to the match venue

MATCH 1 VS CHRISTCHURCH BOYS HIGH SCHOOL 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 2015 RWC winning team there were 5 CBHS old boys. Current All Black Old Boys include: Brodie Retallic, Dan Carter, Luke Romano, Colin Slade, Owen Franks.

The match will be followed by an after match function, supporters and family are invited to attend.

Dinner at your accommodation

THURSDAY 31 MARCH 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.

0930 Your 2 hour Total Rugby Training Experience to be conducted by elite level local coaches will be held this morning at Christchurch Football Club. Details to follow

1330 Depart by coach for Spencerville, just north of Christchurch where its time for some team building fun in the trees. 1400 ADRENALIN FOREST 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. 1700 Return to the Christchurch Park Motel

1830 Dinner at the motel

FRIDAY 01 APRIL CHRISTCHURCH/HANMER SPRINGS

0800 Breakfast at Adams House. Your packed lunches will be available to collect after breakfast. Then check out.

0930 Depart Christchurch by coach for Hanmer Springs.Travelling north from Christchurch through the vineyard region of Waipara, travel time is approx. 1.5 hours.

Arrive into the small alpine village of Hanmer Springs late morning where accommodation has been confirmed for 1 night. Note you may not be able to check in until later in the day

Accommodation: Kakapo Lodge 14 Amuri Avenue Hanmer Springs Tel: 03 315 7472

Kakapo Lodge is a two story purpose-built backpackers lodge just two minutes walk from the thermal reserve and the village centre. The staff at Kakapo Lodge will provide directions to the attractions and restaurant.

The rest of today is at your leisure to explore the village, including a visit to the world famous thermal 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. Group leader to present voucher which includes admission and water slides

1830 Dinner this evening at Hot Springs Hotel, a short walk from your accommodation

SATURDAY 02 APRIL HANMER SPRINGS/CHRISTCHURCH

0800 Breakfast at Hot Springs Hotel where your packed lunches will also be provided

Return to Kakapo Lodge and check out.

Depart Hanmer Springs for Thrillseekers base at the Waiau Gorge for a New Zealand jet boat 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 enabling it to travel through extremely shallow water (3” or 75mm).

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

MATCH 2: Vs Amuri Area School Amuri Area School is a rural based co-educational school with students ranging in age from 5 to 18. They have a strong rugby tradition in this area and this will be a true rugby ‘heartland’ experience.

The match will be followed by an aftermath function. Supporters and family are invited to attend

Depart for Christchurch

Check in to the Garden Hotel where accommodation is confirmed for your final 5 nights.

Accommodation : The Garden Hotel 110 Marshland Road

Shirley, Christchurch Phone: 03 385 3132

Buffet dinner at the hotel.

SUNDAY 03 APRIL CHRISTCHURCH

0730 Buffet breakfast at your accommodation. Please pick up your packed lunches at breakfast

0900 Your second 2 hour Total Rugby Training Experience with local elite level coaches will be held this morning at local grounds. Return coach transfers will be provided. Details to follow

Return to your hotel for a lunch break

1200 Early afternoon head out by coach to Ferrymead for some paintball warfare! 1230 FERRYMEAD PAINTBALL

The newest paintball centre in Christchurch, Ferrymead Paintball offers 4 different scenarios to play: Black Hawk Down your helicopter has crashed in an enemy base. You and your team mate have to fight your way through the town and complete a sabotage mission along the way. Only the strong will survive! OR Capture the Town - You and your team have just landed on the outskirts of an enemy base. Now you have to

disembark your landing craft and take the town by force OR Prison Break - you have just broken out of prison and your rescue helicopter has landed on the outskirts of town. Now you and your fellow team mates have to take on the guards and fight your way to the helicopter before its too late…. OR Saving Private Ryan - Your fellow soldier has been taken hostage and is heavily guarded. Now you and your team have to search this town by building a search and rescue to save your comrade and get him home safely! Whichever scenario you choose its bound to be a talking point of your tour for the next few days!! Supplied: guns, overalls, mask and 200 paintballs per person.

Group leader to present voucher 1430 Depart Ferrymead Paintball to return to your hotel 1545 Late afternoon depart your accommodation by Ko Tane’s coach for this evenings cultural experience and hangi dinner. As parts of this evenings experience is outdoors please dress warmly. 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 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.

Return transfer to your hotel will be provided at the end of the evening

MONDAY 04 APRIL CHRISTCHURCH

0800 Buffet breakfast at your accommodation. Please pick up your packed lunches at breakfast

Free time this morning, a walk to the nearby Palms Shopping Mall for some souvenir shopping is suggested.

Match preparation time prior to your final match, then transfer by coach to Shirley Boys High School, venue for todays match

1615 MATCH 3 VS SHIRLEY BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

Shirley Boys’ High School is the largest all boys school in Christchurch. They are regarded as one of the toughest sides to beat, especially at home. Their first XV were runners up in this years main competition, with notable wins over top local sides St Bedes College and Christchurch Boys High School The matches will be followed by an aftermatch function. Supporters and family are invited to attend.

Dinner at the hotel

TUESDAY 05 APRIL CHRISTCHURCH/BRISBANE 0400 Early transfer to Christchurch International Airport for your homebound flight

0650 Depart Christchurch on board VA127

0845 Arrive Brisbane

Your Tour Arrangements Terminate We wish you a safe journey home