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Despite my main role on tour being one of a bastion of moral correctness and the overseer of fair play and the golden rule that ‘what goes on tour stays on tour’ it would be remiss of me to let the occasion pass without a few memories being evoked
I felt the tour really started when the familiar strains of ‘Brown eyed girl’ came floating across a bar on the first night in Singapore, Wallace having been persuaded to perform with the local entertainment.
That set us up for our first game which we were obviously taking very seriously when our Captain organised the first training session to get acclimatised to the Singapore heat and humidity in the hotel pool, Singapore Cricket club here we come.
From there onto Australia but, notwithstanding all warnings to the contrary, our entry was severely delayed due to many of our number having to clean their boots before we were allowed through immigration, had the ‘mud police’ known the dirt was from a contaminated pitch we may never have got in at all.
To Manly, give the Quantas Wallabies a few tips on ‘Marmite Sumo’ on the beach and then onto the all night pie shop to clear him out of ‘Ned Kellies’, back to the hotel and wake everybody up with Spiersy’s moonlight sonata on the piano in the lobby.
Playing Manly RFC was good, apart from the slight dislocation to Bangers elbow, out in the surf boats and onto play Newport RFC. All going well until I requested some beer for the bus home, “sorry mate, you’ve drunk it all”, the national anthem has seldom been sung with such passion.
But then, the OIRFC club song on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge takes some beating (nobody’s ever sung up there before). Similarly, I don’t think the helicopter pilot knew of us before he heard our club song a few hundred feet above the barrier reef.
Cairns Brothers RFC knew we were there before and after the singing. Shame we didn’t get a chance to sing in Darwin on the way back, maybe next time... |
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Bristol: 4th – 6th Sept 2009
It is that time of year again where we look forward to our pre-season tour and give you a snippet of what to expect.
If you have received the tour letter, it means you are a fully paid up member on tour and as such your bed at the hotel is booked.
As you are aware we are touring the city of Bristol.
If it is not apparent to you why this would be classed as The Angry Pirate Tour it soon will.
We will meet on
Friday 4th September 2009
2pm @ The Ailsa Tavern
(Fine for late arrival).
N.B: Due to work commitments if you are travelling separately from the main party, please let
Bob Patten know immediately on 07799 883442 if you do not contact him, you will be expected at 2pm!
The Hotel details:
The Hotel Ibis,
Explore Lane, Bristol, BS1 5TY
0117 989 7200
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