My Sport Experience.

                      Winter Rugby

Every Saturday during winter time I always get excited and charged up. I live 5 kilometers away from the University Rugby Club which I play for as a forward.

In every game I strive to do my best to win this season for my club. I hear my voice inside my head telling me to stay calm. First our halfback kicks off and then we forwards are hungry for the ball. Every game I tackle, run, kick, throw, pass, dive, catch, sprint and have fun with my team. Sometimes I get frustrated and sometimes not. If the forwards don’t do their job properly, we lose the game.

After my game, my coach and I are out of energy. I’m tired and hungry and I can’t wait to get back home.

When I’m dropped off at home, I open the door and rush to the shower. The warm water re-energizes me. After my shower I feel like I haven’t eaten in centuries. I eat as much of whatever is in the pot and it tastes so delicious. As soon as I have eaten I dive into my bed and have a big snooze.

When I finish every game I feel like I am one day closer to being an All Blacks.

By Christian

The Rock Warrior.

The Patupaiarehe people lived around the lakes of Rotorua at a place called Ngongotaha hundreds  years ago. These people were fair skinned and they were very good gardeners.

The Tipua people were giants and they were very bad tempered. These people wanted to take the beautiful lake and the land away from the Patupaiarehe people.

One day the Tipua war party marched through the Mamaku forest towards Ngongotaha. The Patupaiarehe people became very scared. They asked their leader to save them with his magic spell.

Tongakohu lit a fire and began chanting his magic spell. Soon the Tipau giants started feeling tried and they decided to stop marching and take a rest. After a while the Tipau giants wanted to move but they could not because they had turned into rocks. Finally, Tongakohu was able to save his people from the Tipau giants.