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Posted: Tuesday 15 September 2009

Hutchie Hockey Down Under

Hockey Tour 2009 19Katie Gardner and Susie Gillman report:

When the Rugby team found out in 2008 that they were going on tour to South Africa, we were so jealous we pretended we had our very own tour to Mexico.

 

Turns out there was no need to make up a dream tour, as we soon learned we were heading to Australia.

Flash forward a year. Due to Miss Simpson's notorious compassion, we played our first match immediately following a 24-hour journey. Despite our exhaustion we still managed a 4-1 victory, which was an excellent start to the tour.

Hockey Tour 2009 36Our two matches in Melbourne were at the Commonwealth pitch, where we lost a decent-fought match against the state team and cruised to a 12-0 victory over a local school.

On arrival in Sydney we enjoyed a tour of the Olympic stadium, where our very own Rhona Simpson was at last able to grace the number-one podium spot. We had our own shot at Olympic glory, when we won 5-1 against a team coached by a former Hutchie 1st XI captain at the Olympic Hockey Centre.

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Fittingly, we were schedule to climb the 140-metre-high Sydney Harbour Bridge the morning we received our exam results. The climb went without a hitch and, from the top, we took in spectacular views of the one of the most famous cities in the world.

Hockey Tour 2009 29Our final stop of the tour, after visiting Brisbane (see left!), was Singapore, an exhausting eight-hour flight away. We played the Singapore national full squad on Karen Leslie's birthday and earned a rewarding 1-1 draw.

 

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