Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Ricoh sevens day

On the 9th of September it was Ricoh tournament. The Ricoh tournament is where 5 sports are held in Palmerston North. the Sports are Rugby Sevens, 7 Aside Football, Hockey, Netball and Basketball. 5 schools represent Ricoh for each Sport. and before you get into a team you need to do a trial at your school.

I did a trial for Ricoh Sevens and I made through to the team. Before Ricoh we did some  Rugby trainings at lunch from 12:40pm to 1:15pm. It's so cool being a part of Ricoh and also representing  your school.

 On 9th of September it was the big day, it was the Ricoh tournament! As soon as I jump out of bed I knew it was going to be a long day ahead of me since it was the Ricoh Tournament. I dress myself to get prepared and go to school. As soon as I arrive at school I say my last goodbyes to my family and friends. At 9:15 am we hop into the bus with all our Gear and Bags. When the Motor gets under way, the bus suddenly vanishes on the road without a single trace and we're off. When I walk off the bus my heart is pounding and blaring inside like if it was gonna pop out in any second.

We start our first game against Russell Street School, and first seconds of the game we score a trie made from Jamie in our team. After 3 minutes a young kid runs straight at me, after I managed to tackle him like yoghurt splitted onto the ground. At the end of the game we managed to thrash them 50-0. Our next game was against Hokowhitu School. I was running real hard onto the ball but when I was almost was at the trie line a heard a dong from the back of my leg (which was my hamstring.) and then I completely collapsed to the ground. I finished off the game but I wasn't in good conditions. The good news was that I didn't pull my hamstring but the bad news was I couldn't run or tackle because I would pull my hamstring. Well we made it all the way to the Final after the Quarter-finals and Semi Finals. I was so proud of my team that they won the Semi-Final but I would have wished if I could've gone on and play and be a part of the Final. At the end of the Final we partied so hard because we thrashed Cloverlea School 50-10.

 After we went to a room for prize giving, to earn our trophies and certificates for the school's who won. Mrs Langley called up our Ricoh Sevens team to get presented the trophy that we won for Ricoh Sevens. But their was also an overall winner for Ricoh with all the other sports that was involved. We crossed our fingers to pray we would win that trophy. Mrs Langley called College Street Normal School out for the  Ricoh overall winner, and seconds later we stood up with happiness and joy.  Not a single smile raised down from College Street when we won the overall trophy. Anyways it wasn't a big surprise because we've won the trophy six times in a row ( including this time. )


After the Ricoh tournament we all returned back to school telling our friends what was over there and how we won the overall trophy and the Sevens trophy. We finished and returned home all drowsy and tired. At night we all slept tight in our warm beds and were waiting for the next day ahead of us.

(Here is a picture of me on the right and Cooper  on the left at the Ricoh tournament. )



















(Here's me ripping the ball from a person from Hokowhitu school.)

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