May 3rd, 2003
Our Stadium outing to see the
Hurricanes play the Brumbies
65 of us (27 Club Intermeders, 17 other youngsters and 21 adults) met at Tawa Station and caught the 6.15pm train in to the Westpac Stadium for a 7.35pm kickoff. Our local Hurricanes, who were in second place on the Super 12 table after 8 consecutive wins, were playing the 5th-placed Brumbies from Australia. Halfway through the first half the home team was leading 10-0, but the Brumbies made sure they stayed in the match by scoring next and were never very far behind. The scoreboard read Hurricanes 20, Brumbies 14, at halftime. With 20 minutes left to play the Brumbies had edged ahead, 28-27. At that point the match could have gone either way but, despite our willing them on, the Hurricanes didn't really look like they were going to overhaul the opposition. They didn't. The final score: Hurricanes 27, Brumbies 35, with both teams scoring 4 tries. The pics below show something of the fun occasion it was (despite the scoreline). |
At Tawa Station 6.11pm |
On the train |
Before kickoff |
Practising their music |
The match under way |
Yellow ... |
... and black supporters |
Wow, did you see that! |
The lads |
Some of us |
More of us |
Meanwhile Brent Ward is in for a try |
Sarah from Redwood School - "Hurricane of the Day" |
Another Redwood School girl |
Yellow, red & blue (Tawa colours) |
Yelling ... |
... and tooting |
Close to the tryline, end of the match |
On the train again |
Keeping the passengers awake |
We go to Tawa Intermediate |
"What was that again?" |
"Hi!" |
Bashful winner of the best-decorated fan (without his wig & scarf - see pic 2 in first row) |
Back at Tawa Station 10.22pm |
Club Intermed 2003 pics |
Club Intermed front page |
Stadium outing 2002 |
Super 12 rugby
To see a page compiled in the days leading up to this match,
click on The Big Match 2003
Page compiled May 5th, 2003