Bush Trip for Rugby Academy Players

Cameron McIntosh, one of the coaches at the Sport Lived Rugby Academy in Brisbane, organised a farewell social event over the weekend for the players on the 12 week programme.  The boys were taken to Cameron’s country home in northern Queensland where they enjoyed  farming activities such as hunting, horse riding, swimming and driving 4×4s.  It was a great finale for the boys who got to experience something entirely different to their 4 star apartment complex in Brisbane’s city centre. The Australian outback provides a great test of character whether travelling or farming and it was great for the boys to take a different look at life from the perspective of one of Queenslands farming districts.

Photos from the bush experience below.

 

Brisbane: Hot weather and hot sand

Brisbane is a typical southern hemisphere city – littered with lovely surf
beaches and culturally dominated by sport. Brisbane is home to a number of
professional sports teams in their own right – Brisbane Broncos (Rugby
League), Queensland Roar (Football), Queensland Reds (Rugby Union),
Queensland Firebirds (Netball), Brisbane Lions (Australian Rules) and the
Gold Coast Titans (Rugby League) play just an hour down the freeway.

The Gold Coast is an hours’ drive away and is the gateway to Queensland’s
theme parks with Movie World, Wet’n’Wild, Sea World and Dreamworld. The Gold
Coast is also home to Surfers’ Paradise – a picturesque golden sand beach
and boulevard that is so breathtaking it must be seen to be believed.

Sport Lived has a large group of players and coaches in Brisbane and they
have been out and about experiencing as much of Queensland as they can –
including Australia Zoo!

 

Richard Khodabakhsh and James Cunliffe watch the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium

Rugby Academy Players on the Gold Coast

Australia Zoo

Night out in Brisbane for Max’s birthday

Well Done Ed

Congratulations to Ed Tellwright who has been selected for the UWIC First XV Rugby Squad.  Ed attended the Sport Lived Rugby Academy in Brisbane for 3 months from March – June 2008.  Ed worked extremely hard at the academy and his game improved significantly during his time on the programme.  Each player attending the academy is assigned to a club in Brisbane.  Ed progressed from his club’s Fourth Grade Senior men’s team at the beginning of his programme to their First Grade Senior’s Men’s Team where he was playing the highest standard of club rugby in Queensland and the level directly below the Super 14.

Ed (second from left) with academy players in Brisbane

UWIC’s First XV play in the Welsh Division One East League.  Ed has played 4 games for the club so far this season including UWIC’s 47-22 victory over Penallta on Saturday where Ed was amongst the try scorers.

Well done to Ed and we wish him the best of luck for the remainder of the season with UWIC.