Previous Rugby Tours to Australia

CHEW VALLEY SCHOOL
ITINERARY TO AUSTRALIA (3)

Tour Information continued..

Sunday 3rd August 2003

The group took advantage of this free day in Sydney to explore the Darling Harbour area and the highlight of their day was a pre-arranged trip to the popular Sydney Aquarium.

Monday 4th August 2003

After an early breakfast, it was time to say goodbye to Sydney and fly on to the second port of call of the tour – Melbourne. Upon arrival the group enjoyed a brief City highlights tour before checking into their accommodation.

Once the group had settled in, they were collected by coach and transferred to the Melbourne observation deck and Rialto Vision.

Here the group enjoyed a 20-minute video on Melbourne & Victoria before ascending in the elevator to experience spectacular 360 o panoramic views of Melbourne and surrounds.

Once the group had enjoyed the views, they were transferred back to their hotel for their evening meal, which was taken in a superb oriental restaurant on the hotel premises.

Tuesday 5th August 2003

After breakfast the group had the opportunity to see the city from the Yarra River. The group enjoyed a morning cruise, which is an ideal way to see the city

After the completion of the cruise, the group was transferred to their first fixtures in Melbourne and the third of the tour.

The rugby team enjoyed an astounding victory in a comprehensive manner scoring a total of 6 tries, one of which scored by Simon Tanner, (left) after another strong performance.

Light refreshments were enjoyed after the fixture, before the players departed to collect the hockey team and return to their accommodation.

The girls also enjoyed a win, their second of their tour in a thoroughly enjoyable fixture.

The hockey players enjoyed a fine spread after their fixtures with an extremely welcoming host school – many thanks to Ivanhoe for their hospitality.

Evening meal was taken at the sister hotel of the property that the group were staying in. The restaurant manager Lindsay made them feel extremely welcome each night they visited.

Chew Valley School Hockey Team

Wednesday 6th August 2003

This day was a free day where the group arranged to visit the Melbourne Aquatic Centre for the morning to make use of the leisure pool, diving pool, Spa and competition pool.

In the afternoon the group had free time to explore central Melbourne in smaller groups, some people opted to explore the shopping district of Melbourne and others enjoyed a guided tour of the MCG, Australian Gallery of Sport & Olympic Museum and the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.

Thursday 7th August 2003

This was again a free morning where most decided to hit the shops. The afternoon saw the second and final fixtures in Melbourne.