Three Wycombe Abbey 「Giants」
Visit the Rugby World Cup in Japan
剛剛過去的十一黃金周,三名常州威雅公學的老師(同時也是常州巨人橄欖球隊成員)前往日本東京參加了世界上20支最好的橄欖球隊的比賽。黃金周的到來讓他們正好有機會親身加入到首次在亞洲舉辦的橄欖球世界盃。小學部校長Mr. Jacobs、小學部副校長Mr. Wood以及橄欖球主任Mr. Thurgood在日本度過了充實的四天,在靜岡觀看了南非對義大利的比賽,還欣賞了一些精彩的橄欖球表演賽。作為本屆世界盃最受歡迎的球隊之一,南非曾七次達陣以49比3取勝。
觀看橄欖球賽和品嘗美味的日本食物是這次旅行的一大亮點,他們還參觀了魚市,享用了新鮮的壽司。當然,他們不僅觀看了橄欖球比賽,還被入選參加了長三角隊(Yangtze Delta Blues)與三菱集團隊(Mitsubishi RFC)的開場比賽。這場比賽的地點就是當晚舉行英格蘭對阿根廷比賽的場地。長三角隊的開局非常好,他們用自己強大的力量突破了三菱隊的防守。Mr. Thurgood 在比賽中展示出了強大的天賦,取得了兩次達陣。最終比分是56比14。
During the Golden Week holidays, three members of WASCZ and indeed the Changzhou Giants rugby team took the opportunity to travel to Tokyo in Japan to join the twenty best rugby playing teams in the world. The holiday came at the perfect time to allow them to travel to the first Rugby World Cup to be held in Asia. Mr. Jacobs (Head of Primary), Mr. Wood (Deputy Head of Primary) and Mr. Thurgood (Head of Rugby) had a busy four days in Japan where they enjoyed watching South Africa versus Italy in Shizuoka, where there was some excellent rugby on show, as one of the tournament favourites South Africa ran in seven tries to win 49 – 3.
Watching rugby and eating delicious Japanese food was a highlight of the trip, especially with their visit to the fish market where they made the most of the fresh sushi. However, not only did they watch rugby but they were also selected to play in the inaugural Yangtze Delta Blues versus Mitsubishi RFC match in a prestigious stadium next to the Tokyo Stadium, which was hosting the England versus Argentina match later that same day. The Yangtze Delta Blues started incredibly well and used their tremendous power to break through the Mitsubishi defence. It was Mr. Thurgood who showed some individual flair as he went through to score his first of two tries. The final score was 56-14.