It's been a while since I published an interview, so my sister suggested posting something! (Don't worry, I'll be back to more interviews soon...) If you've been following me on Instagram, you might know where I've been lately..!.!!
Reds Rugby Rules Hits Christchurch
Last year, someone suggested that I visit Christchurch for the Crusaders derby in 2025... I was keen! I had a good crew join me for the trip, including my lovely sister. (xo)
While planning the Christchurch trip, I had a friend suggest that if I'm going there, I might as well head down south to Queenstown... which straight away sounded like an awesome idea! But I digress... Rugby was the main game.
Flyings not easy for me these days, but following my favourite team makes it worth it!
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The Reds were set to play the Crusaders in Round 4, and I was excited to make a trip of it, so at the start of the year, I began planning and saving. After two strong wins against Moanna and the Force, I was ready to travel to see Queensland face off against James O'Connors new team!
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| This was James at Ballymore, (he'd been catching up with and helping a young player train, before he left for NZ.) |
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| Alex Hodgeman fronted up and played well for the Queensland |
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| At 20 years old, Dre Pakeho has stepped up and left his mark for the Reds |
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| Catching up with Liam, Fraser and Ryan's dad, post-training |
I loved catching up with some of the team after training. Thanks to Pete from the media team for linking me up with the Reds before the game!
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| Had a good view up close at team training on Friday. |
By the way, it was surprisingly hot in Christchurch! (And thankfully... good weather followed me almost everywhere I went throughout my trip!)
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| One of the only rainy days was at Captains run on Saturday |
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I got up to plenty of things during my 12 day trip to New Zealand!
I enjoyed traveling on the Christchurch gondola with Alice...
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| We saw some beautiful scenery in the South Island. This pic is of Lake Hawea |
On Monday after the game, we drove down to Wanaka, a beautiful lakeside town, to chill out for a couple of days. Of course, we watched lots of rugby on TV and on Youtube.
We then travelled down to Queenstown for the final four days of our trip. I loved road tripping! Great scenery... great company... lots of good times, even though I was already excited for the next Reds game coming up next weekend back home...
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| Rode the gondola again.... in Queenstown!!! |
We also managed to make it to Milford, and caught the ferry through the Milford Sounds! I was exhausted at the end of the long trip, but it was worth it!
The morning we were about to fly from Queenstown back to the Gold Coast.... I was surprised big time with a helicopter ride. Yes, you read that right! We got to see some amazing views of Queenstown and the surrounding mountain area!
As awesome as that was, I was still more excited to get on the plane back in time to watch the Reds play the Waratahs at Suncorp!
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Now THAT was a good game..... 😁😁😁 |
