We finally got our late rise
today, with everyone refreshed and ready for our trip to meet Accra’s finest
rugby players. We headed over to their
rugby pitch for a friendly game of touch against the Accra Warriors and Cosmos Buccaneers. To get warmed up the boys threw the ball
around and it wasn’t long before some of the kids in the area started to come
over to see what was happening. As the
boys warmed up the teachers found time to play some rugby games with the local
kids that seemed to be coming from all around the pitch! The kids were so excited to play with a rugby
ball and the teachers were having fun too.
Mr Street initiated a game which
involved 20 seconds of on the spot spinning and then kicking a rugby ball. Sean was the first one to give it a try, he
did a good kick but only managed 10 seconds of spinning. Raymon was up next who literally couldn’t
spin on the spot and ended up metres away from the ball, when kicking it missed
it several times and fell to the ground. Dombrandt gave it a go saying “I
definetley won’t fall” BUT he fell straight on the spot even before attempting
to kick the ball! Three more tried to overcome the spinning but no one could do
it this included Mr Street, a few more boys and some of the Accra warriors
trying it soon everyone was literally crying with laughter. Click the video links below for a LOOK (there will be a delay so be patient, its worth the wait!!)!!!
Dieter:
Dombradt:
Alex:
We were totally amazed at the
crowd that appeared to watch the game on the abnormal pitch, bumps and lumps
and patches of grass all over – all that aside we continued to play without
hesitation. The teams were mixed up so
we got to play alongside Accra’s team which was absolutely amazing. It was
probably best we were mixed in with them as the Accra boys had blinding pace
and even better fitness – not even breaking a sweat. Once the game was in full
swing tries starting flying in with some immense playing from the boys,
including a try by James where anyone would have thought he was one of the
Accra Warriors with his pace as he sprinted the length of the pitch. There were
skills from the one and only Dombrandt with his safe and gracious passing abilities.
At the end when the great game had finished we all came together and witnessed
the yet more chanting and our favourite ‘if I was to marry’ song in the true
Accra Warrior’s style. All in all it was an amazing day, we were shown a faster
way of playing our normal slow English game. Another experience to add to the
list!
In the evening we set off to Osu
for our dinner! After driving past a few
different restaurants we were taken aback by the enormous KFC we passed, 3
storeys tall….surely we couldn’t resist a trip to the very traditional food of
Ghana……chicken and chips!!! After a
decicious meal, we headed home….but not without some light entertainment. With a sing along started by Dieter some old
classics came out including Britney Spears “Hit me one more time”!
Lastnight, things got
freaky!....Dieter came out of the bathroom after getting ready for bed…. The
lights were off, but there was someone standing in the room, staring, Dieter thought
this was it, the end of his life but no it was Dombrandt. De ja vu of yesterday morning when Dombrandt
was found at the foot of a bed, staring. What’s next in the Dombrandt saga!!!
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