Tonga VS Canada

After their expected but proud loss to the mighty All Blacks, the terrifying Tongan team-Ikale Tahi were up for their second game against the fearsome Canadians.

The game was about to start and the two rivals walk side by side onto the field with determined looks on their faces. The captains Finau Maka (Tonga) and Pat Riordan (Canada) head off to the coin toss, Tonga wins it and decides that they want to be kicked off to. The referee blows his whistle and the first crucial 40 minutes begin.

About 10-15 minutes into the game, Canada scores the first try and the score, disappointingly for Tonga, heads off to 7-0. The intense game carries on. Around about halftime, Siale Piutau (Tongan player) has a try set up for him, goes for it and scores a beauty. Tonga scores a try yet the tough Canadians were still leading 10-7.

The ref blows his whistle and halftime ends. Another crucial 40 minutes up on the clock. In that time, some impressive tries were scored by both the terrifying Tongans and their fearsome opponents the Canadians. Approximately 70 minutes into the game, the Tongans end up leading the Canadians 20-18. If they hold up their solid defence line, Tonga can win this.

Unfortunately the Canadians manage to execute a superb try and the score changes to 25-20 to the Canadians. You could feel the tension build up as the Tongans try with such might to score a try, the last minute's up and the extremely intense game finishes with Canada winning by just five points!!

Awesome performances were displayed by both teams.

Black Out Day

The biggest sporting event ever to happen in New Zealand starts today! I expect that you all know what it is so I don't need to tell you...but I'll tell you anyway. Its the RUGBY WORLD CUP!!

The first game starts today and are between the All Blacks and Ikale Tahi! To support the All Blacks, we had the choice of coming in black, I chose to come in my school uniform and wear red & white socks to show my support for Tonga. I don't think it matters whether Tonga loses, all that matters is that they tried their best.

My Holiday Highlight

We usually make an effort to go every year and every year is better then the last. The main thing we do when we go is swimming. This trip I’m talking about is our annual visit to our relatives in Tonga.

I’m not a great fan of the holidays because there’s not much to do, but its the total opposite when I’m in Tonga! There’s always something to do like go swimming, cooking the umu, taking truck rides around town and even more swimming!

Since we were in Tonga and going to the beach was pretty much a habit, we had to take sunscreen to protect ourselves from the sun’s (harmful) blazing rays! Even though we did put on sunscreen, everyone still managed to get a tan. Even I did, but it doesn’t really show.

We went to a few beach/beach resorts but my favourites were called Keleti and Oholei. The sights of their beaches were just awesome! The white sand & the clear blue water, I loved running through the sand and diving into the nice cold sea!!Unfortunately our visit only lasted 3 weeks and then we had to come back to New Zealand.

I didn’t want to come back because if we did then there would have been nothing to do. That’s what the 1st week back was like until Mrs Burt rang up and asked me to come down to school and help with the netbooks. But that’s another story.I really enjoyed my holiday, (except for the part when we came back from Tonga and I had nothing to do) but I was very eager to come back to school and learn, be the first Year 8’s at Pt England School but the best of all: See all my friends!! (Thats my friends and I in the photo.)

My Holidays (Last Year)

This is my very first story that I've written in 2009 but the story is about my holiday that I went on last year.

In the holidays my whole family went to Tonga. It was AMAZING.
During our visit we went to a beautiful beach called "Keleti". There were some huge waves and the water was so clear that I could see the bottom. In the water were little fish that would bite you if went to close too their territory. Luckily I didn't get bitten.

Another thing was that my bigger cousin and brother lifted me up on their arms and SPLASH I went when I jumped off into the water.

While we were doing that my grandma and the adults were sitting on the sand having a picnic. They were watching us doing bombs. I bet they thought we were crazy.
Keleti has got to be the best beach I've been to in a long time!! Hope I go back next year (actually this year 2009).