Day #3 - Yamanote High School

After arriving back at the school to greet all the billets and the boys we commenced a coaching clinic with the TSS staff and students as instructors. It was unbelievable to see the skills that the Japanese players have and certainly impressed our coaches and boys a lot. This training session went for nearly 2 hours and the boys thoroughly enjoyed mixing with the billets and also with other players from the local rugby club. The Billet families also stayed and watch the boys in action, showing off their skills.

The stories from last night seem to be ones of a new experience but also one of meeting others that love the game of rugby. The families that took our boys out show them a traditional Japanese night with their homes and with their families they all enjoyed a wonderful evening and have some fantastic stories to tell.

Another bus ride took us all to a magnificent sport ground called Barbarians Rugby club in Hokkaido. Owned by a Billionaire rugby enthusiasts, the Tongan national side was also there preparing for their game tonight v England. Have a look at the pics for today to see how well maintained the grass pitches were.

The game v Yamanote HS were ;

 Yamanote u14

1st half try, k, try, try,

2nd NiL

Final Score - 17

TSS u14

1st 0

2nd Houlahan try,

Final score - 5

Man of the Match- Will Carter

TSS Open

1st - Sibson try, Breen try, Arscott K

2nd - Sibson try, Thornborough try, arscott try, arscott k, arscott try, arscott K, Burnnett try,

41

Yamanote

1st - try, try, k

2nd - try, k,

19

Man of the Match- Luca Sibson

Both games were very well played considering limited training g together and also a bit of Tour Tidiness coming in. The photos will again show how well drilled the Japanese sides are, and how well our guys mixed with the boys after the match.

After a lovely post-match fiction, speeches and Gifts, we jumped back into the bus to go to our new Hotel (third this week). A quick shower, some of the boys had an Onsen, and then off to Tongan game back at Sapporo Dome.

Go Tongan !!!!

 PS: The Flickr Page maybe another day... having trouble with WiFi in this hotel...

Best regards,

Ian Browne