I love my sport, when I was younger I enjoyed the competition,
these days I play to keep fit and to enjoy the comraderie
of the team. As with most Kiwi boys I played rugby when I
was a lad, I gave it up to focus on basketball during the
winter and softball or touch rugby in the summer.
Basketball
I've played basketball since I was 14 years old and
still love to have a run with my old team when I can.
I played at premier club level for 6-7 years.
Touch
Rugby
I play for the Stripes touch team which is made up of
Fijian, Niuean, Maori, European, Tongan and Samoan players.
We consider our team to be one big happy extended family,
we have been playing together since the early 90's and
still look forward to each new season.
Each year the Stripes Touch team
play two very important games at the end of the season.
Two cups are up for grabs - the Pacific Cup and the
Verility Cup.
For
the Verility Cup the team splits to play the single
men versus the married men. For the Pacific Cup it's
the locals or Maori and Pakeha vs the Islanders. These
games are fiercely contested and are always great matches
and afterwards we have a BBQ and a few beers. It's a
big day for all the players and their families.
For
the Verility Cup the team splits to play the single
men versus the married men. For the Pacific Cup it's
the locals or Maori and Pakeha vs the Islanders. These
games are fiercely contested and are always great matches
and afterwards we have a BBQ and a few beers. It's a
big day for all the players and their families.