Wallabies versus Springboks

Dave, Vic (Oakville) and Phil (Guelph) thought they'd go to the rugby match Saturday night to show these Aussies what we Canadians know about rugby - not much! Australia played South Africa in the rugby union Tri-Nations tournament (the third team being New Zealand). Between the three of us, we pieced together enough rules to figure out the main purpose of the game although we still have a lot of questions. Regardless of our lack of rugby knowledge, we had a great night. There were tons of activities outside Telstra Stadium – food stands galore, promotions with free Wallaby flags, choirs signing Australia’s national anthem “Advance Australia Fair” and Australia’s wannabe national anthem “Waltzing Matilda”, beer tents, etc. The whole event was extremely well organized - fans are even given free transportation via bus or train to the stadium to avoid traffic jams and drink-driving (no, that's not a typo!).




The Three Canadians were able to upgrade their seats at half time as we moved to the plush section with carpeted floor, cushion seats and cup holders at the 50m line (don't think they call is that!).

In the end, Australia won 20-18 so the celebration continued outside!