Saturday 11 July 2009

A day of rugby

We had a wonderful day today. It started out this morning with the kids playing their regular game. However, the World Cup made an appearance and all the teams had their pictures taken with it. I managed to get a picture of it, too.



After the kids' games in the morning, we went home for a quick lunch before heading off to the "big game." This was the Canada vs. USA World Cup qualifier, game 2. Game one was held last weekend in North Carolina and Canada lost 12-6. Canada needed to win this game with a minimum of 7 points over USA today to qualify for the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand. They not only won today, they were great! The final score today was 41-18!

The whole family had a fantastic time. The weather was perfect and the crowds were really good.

During half-time, the kids' teams entertained the crowds with a little bit of their kind of rugby. The older kids were at the ends of the field but our crew were right in the middle. The footage is a bit shaky as I was in a really awkward position during filming and I was zoomed in as far as I could.

The first video is of Isabella's group of 4 & 5 year olds. The 2nd and 3rd videos are of the 6 & 7 year olds. In the second video, Joshua is kicking in the ball. In the third video, Katerina is kicking the ball.








Here are some pictures from the day:













James Pritchard


Justin Mensah-Coker


Chauncey O'Toole





3 comments:

anita said...

What a fun day you all had.
How cool you got a picture with the trophy too.
It's great to see the video clips of everyone - almost like we were there.
We sure miss you guys and can't wait until we get to see you.
19 more sleeps - let's count them on the calendar.
Big hugs to all of you!
Love,
grandpanita

Tamara said...

Love it! Great pics with the players and kids too. You're the bestest mom ever - the kids will have some great remembries! :heart Miss you!

Brigitte said...

Hey Tammy! We need to catch up! You should give me a call. Miss you lots!