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Itinerary Specially Prepared for KNOX GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Soak it Up 100% Pure New Zealand Rugby Tour April 2016

WELCOME It is my pleasure, as Managing Director of Total Rugby, to welcome Matt Williams and the Knox Grammar School back to New Zealand. We have built a solid relationship over the past couple of seasons and hosting your proud school has been a great delight. Heading to the North Island on this trip will be a different experience but no less memorable. Welcome, Haere Mai, and enjoy your stay.

INTRODUCTORY NOTES Weather: April is autumn weather, which means it can be very changeable. Temperatures can fluctuate wildly, from high 20s / low 30s to almost single figures. However, the average should be about 16 degrees Celsius.

Grounds: Grounds will be in good condition without the winter rains. If weather is warm they could be very hard. Multi-studded boots should be adequate for backs (no guarantee), but are unlikely to provide adequate traction for tight forwards. Medium length studs recommended

Game protocol: Most schools in New Zealand have their own haka and it is common practice for the host school to perform the haka for overseas visiting teams. This is meant

as a challenge and it is up to the visiting team to accept it as they wish. Generally, the team facing the challenge will line up on their own 10m line and front up. This is seen as the most respectful. Three cheers are performed at the end of the match and players shake hands with the opposition.

Mouthguards: Mouthguards are compulsory at all levels of rugby in New Zealand. The ref will inspect that you have a mouthguard at the start of the game.

Rugby Rules: Crutch binding in the scrums and lifting in the lineout is permitted in New Zealand age group rugby.

After match Arrangements: It is customary in New Zealand rugby to have an after-match function for special visiting teams. It is a tradition we are keen to maintain. The after match is generally held at the hosts clubrooms or school. Speeches are made by the MC and respective captains. Often the visiting coach or manager is also invited to speak. There is always an exchange of gifts. This can take the form of a plaque/pendant, club or school ties, players jersey, touring booklet, pins/badges, beanies or something else that has been prepared. Food is then served.

Ice: Ice for sideline treatment of injuries is available from nearly all service stations and supermarkets. It is recommended that teams bring an insulated container for storing ice at matches.

First Aid: It is not compulsory to have a first aid officer at every game as it is in Australia. Initial first aid is generally administered by coaching and/or management staff. Emergency services are available for more serious injuries. The emergency number in New Zealand is 111. There are after-hours medical services available in all main centres. Total Rugby will assist with coordinating medical services including physiotherapy. It is expected that tour groups will have their own travel insurance to cover medical expenses. Operators of tourist services have their own policies regarding health and safety and issues arising should be managed directly with them. Auckland: Ascot Accident & Medical Centre (24 hours), Ground Floor Ascot Hospital, 90 Greenland Road East, Phone 09 520 9555 Rotorua: Accident & Urgent Medical Care Centre, 1165 Tutanekai Street, Phone 07 348 1000

Equipment: Total Rugby has a number of training balls available. Please make an early request for other specific equipment if required as it is possible to source a range of gear.

Laundry: Coin operated laundry facilities are available at all your accommodation providers. We do recommend that everyone brings at least one towel with them.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included daily throughout your itinerary. Breakfasts are continental (typically cereal, toast and spreads, tea/coffee), lunches are packed and are provided at your accommodation to be collected each day as you leave breakfast, dinners are two course (main course and dessert) or buffet style.

Security/valuables: This is your own responsibility. Valuables have been stolen before. Please never assume that it will be okay to leave valuables unattended or gear rooms unlocked. Every attempt will be made to assist you with your own security.

Itinerary Times: All the times shown on this itinerary have been booked and confirmed with the accommodation providers and activity operators. For meal time changes please liaise

directly with the hotel. If you wish to change timings for any activities or find you are running behind schedule please contact Total Rugby so that we can inform the operator

Vouchers: On your arrival your tour leader will be given a voucher booklet containing the vouchers you will be required to hand over to our operators for the various activities included in your tour.

Liaison: Total Rugby staff will be available 24 hours. Please use the cell phone numbers on this page. Our staff will not always be with you during your activities but we will check in with you each day, either in the evening to discuss the days events and go over the next day, or in the morning.

Luggage: Due to coach luggage capacity it is requested that each person is limited to one suitcase and one carry-on bag. If your luggage is going to exceed this please advise Total Rugby prior to your arrival.

Rugby Boots: New Zealand has very strict biosecurity regulations, during your flight please complete the Passenger Arrival Card supplied by the airline with care and ensure rugby boots are clean prior to your departure.

Emergency and Risk Management: Total Rugby have an Emergency Management Plan that you will have a copy of. Staff will take you through this and ask for a sign off.

WEDNESDAY 13 APRIL SYDNEY / AUCKLAND

1410 Arrive into Auckland on flight QF143. On clearing customs and immigration formalities you will be met and welcomed by Total Rugby staff who will assist with uplifting your rental vehicle and your coach transfer to your accommodation.

Check in to the lodge at the AUT Millennium where accommodation is confirmed for

4 nights

Accommodation: AUT Millennium Lodge 17 Antares Place Mairangi Bay, Auckland

Phone 09 477 2000

Stay, train and relax with comfortable accommodation and world-class sports facilities. At the AUT Millennium Lodge, youll find everything you need to focus on your goal. Between training sessions, relax in the lounges, games room, outdoor barbecue area, and eatery. Rooms are divided into three separate wings, each with their own lounges and kitchenettes for tea, coffee and snacks, with main meals prepared and served in-house. Sky TV is available throughout. Training session prior to dinner

1930 Dinner at your accommodation

THURSDAY 14 APRIL AUCKLAND

0800 Breakfast at your accommodation. Packed lunches will be available to collect at breakfast time. Today will be spent at the AUT Millennium Institute

with training sessions with your own coaching staff and enjoying some of the facilities available at the Institute (details to be confirmed)

1830 Dinner at your accommodation

FRIDAY 15 APRIL AUCKLAND

0800 Breakfast at your accommodation. Packed lunches will be available to collect at breakfast time.

0930 This morning you will be joined by local elite level coaches for your 2 hour Total Rugby Training Experience. Details to follow

1300 Early afternoon depart by coach for an Auckland city highlights tour. Included in your tour is a stop at Sky Tower and time to walk to the Auckland viaduct and waterfront.

SKYTOWER At 328 meters this is the tallest man-made structure in New Zealand and offers

breathtaking views for up to 80km in every direction. Travel up in the glass-fronted lifts to one of the three spectacular viewing platforms

Group leader to present voucher

1830 Dinner at your accommodation

SATURDAY 16 APRIL AUCKLAND

0800 Breakfast at your accommodation. Please pick up your packed lunches at breakfast.

0800 Your final training session at the AUT Millennium will be held with morning, run by your own coaching staff.

The afternoon is at your leisure with the option to watch local club rugby (details to be confirmed)

1700 Early dinner at your accommodation

1800 Depart by coach and rental vehicle for Eden Park for this evenings Super Rugby match

1735 BLUES VS SHARKS

SUNDAY 17 APRIL AUCKLAND/HAMILTON/ROTORUA

0800 Breakfast at your accommodation. Then check out

Depart Auckland by coach and rental vehicle for a short stop in Hamilton. There you will be joined for lunch by a celebrity New Zealand rugby player. Learn about the life of a professional rugby player, there will be an opportunity for photographs and autographs.

Then continue on to Rotorua and check in to the Four Canoes Hostel where accommodation is confirmed for your next 2 tour nights

Accommodation: Four Canoes Hostel 273 Fenton Street

Rotorua Phone: 07 349 3370 Four Canoes Hostel is located in the heart of Rotorua. It is a 4 star Qualmark rated property spread out over 4,000 square metres of land. The Hostel has an abundance of space and amazing facilities for all including access to an outdoor swimming pool, a heated thermal mineral pool, unlimited WiFi and a cosy movie lounge. It is the only hostel in Rotorua that completely embraces the indigenous Maori culture throughout the complex. The property is all geothermal which means all the heating throughout the property is heated naturally utilizing natural resources.

1730 Early evening depart by coach and rental vehicle for Te Puia for a cultural experience

1800 TE PO The Te P Tour is a one of a kind feast of storytelling, entertainment and Mori cuisine. Be enriched with a deeper understanding of Mori traditions and absorb the unforgettable sights of this top Rotorua attraction at nightfall. Highlights include: Taste an exquisite Mori feast prepared in the traditional Hangi style. You will be treated to an entre of New Zealand mussels, corn on the cob, traditional rewana bread and dips, and a local drink made from kawakawa extract and manuka honey. The Hangi prepared meals are accompanied by flavoured meats, chicken, lamb, vegetables and salads. After dinner you will be invited to board the motorised waka (a Mori canoe) for a journey Through the Valley Under Lights. Be awed by the magical evening sights of Te Puia's geothermal valley as you glide down the river. You'll disembark the waka right in front of the Pohutu Geyser, illuminated in its full glory beneath a starry sky. Marvel at the sight of this glorious natural wonder, while your tour guide entertains you with traditional Mori mythology and stories. Be enthralled by Maori Cultural performances, , featuring traditional storytelling and entertainment. You even get the opportunity to participate in the graceful poi dance or ferocious haka.

MONDAY 18 APRIL ROTORUA

0730 Breakfast at the hostel.

0830 Transfer by coach and rental vehicle to the Kawerau Jet jetty at the Rotorua Lakefront. Please bring swimwear and towel and dress warmly

0900 KAWERAU JET ROTORUA - MANUPIRUA HOT SPRINGS TOUR

Travel at high speeds across scenic Lake Rotorua to the Ohau Channel, then on to Lake Rotoiti where you will be taken to the beautiful and peaceful Manupiria Hot Pools for a relaxing soak. These tranquil hot pools are set in a very special place and only accessible by boat. Return back to the base with yet more excitement to be expected from Kjet. Total trip time approx 2.5 hours.

1130 Depart for Skyline Rotorua

SKYLINE SKYRIDES Set high on the side of Mount Ngongotaha with extensive views of Rotorua city,Lake Rotorua, geothermal areas and surrounding hinterlands, Skyline Skyrides provides the ideal venue for a day of fun and adventure. Included in your package: return gondola ride, 2 luge rides per person and buffet lunch.

Return to the hostel mid afternoon

1900 Dinner at Four Canoes hostel this evening

TUESDAY 19 APRIL ROTORUA/AUCKLAND

0800 Breakfast at the hostel. Packed lunches will be available to collect at breakfast time. Then check out

0900 Depart Four Canoes hostel by coach and rental car, stop for your final Rotorua attraction.

0930 AGROVENTURES Agroventures is the home of unique New Zealand adventures. Here you will find the worlds only Shweeb, the fastest jet sprint experience in the country - Agrojet, swing from 40m towards the earth at 130kmph - New Zealands one and only Swoop and the Southern Hemispheres only Freefall Xtreme wind tunnel. Your package includes 2 activities per person.

1200 Depart Rotorua for Auckland.

1530 Players will then meet billets and depart for the evening.

Staff to make own way by rental vehicle to Auckland Rose Park Hotel where accommodation is confirmed for the final 2 tour nights.

Accommodation: Auckland Rose Park Hotel 92-102 Gladstone Road Parnell, Auckland

Phone 09 377 3619

The Auckland Rose Park has a convenient central location within the chic Auckland city suburb of Parnell. Overlooking Sir Dove Myer Robinson park, which incorporates Parnell Rose Gardens, the hotel is located close to key motorway access points, vibrant retail and dining precincts and local attractions. All rooms have wireless access, flatscreen TVs with Freeview and Sky TV channels and there is a outdoor swimming pool on site. Dinner is own arrangements this evening

WEDNESDAY 20 APRIL AUCKLAND Breakfast is own arrangements this morning

Free morning today, players to be dropped at MAGS (timing to be confirmed)

Packed lunches will be provided MATCH 1 Knox Grammar Vs Mount Albert Grammar

MAGS is a large co-ed state secondary school (2700). A very culturally diverse school it has a large proportion of Pacifica students. It has 10 rugby teams and can boast recent graduates All Blacks Sonny Bill Williams and Steven Luatua. It won the national title in 2010 and consistently finishes amongst the top 4 in the Auckland schools competition. Two players from MAGS were selected for NZ Schools this year and 7 made the Auckland School side.

The matches will be followed by an aftermatch function. Supporters and families are invited to attend

Then transfer to Auckland Rose Park Hotel where players will check in for your final tour night

1900 Dinner at the hotel

THURSDAY 21 APRIL AUCKLAND/SYDNEY 0800 Breakfast at the hostel. Packed lunches will be available to collect at breakfast time.

1000 Check out of the hotel. Your luggage can be stored

Free time prior to your airport transfer

1230 Transfer by coach and rental vehicle to Auckland International Airport. Your rental vehicle will be returned to Auckland, details to follow. Please ensure there is a full tank of fuel when you drop the vehicle.

1615 Depart Auckland on flight QF146

Your Tour Arrangements Terminate We wish you a safe journey home