Day 3 - The Rest of the Goss

Day three started with Carl Chung being awarded Koru for the day. Sarah Bateup made a lovely speech about how Carl, an ex-Hong Kong player now living in New Zealand, has become a truly integral part of our New Zealand team culture and an inspiration to others within the team for the energy he brings to our family!

Carl and his new buddy Koru

Carl also managed to get the entire Hong Kong team to high five Koru on the team bus!


Other highlights of the day were the opening ceremony. Alex Clark was awarded the honour of leading our team out, reflecting the many years of service she has given to the game of Korfball in NZ. The brief opening ceremony was capped off by a former Australian player singing Waltzing Matilda..........what is up with the Aussie's obsession with this song??!!! Can't see how it can fire you up like a good old Haka. PS - we not doing any Haka's over hear but hoping to teach Carl how to do one by the end of the tournament.

Malaysia, India, Australia and China about to walk out to opening ceremony

After the opening ceremony a few of the teams spent some time getting to know each other. This always has to be one of the highlights of any tournament like this; meeting, greeting and understanding different cultures from around the world. Spencer 'Special' Te Pou and the NZ team physio spent plenty of time perfecting their photo bombing skills, especially with the Malaysian team who couldn't stop laughing at these silly lads!


The day ended with one of the big shocks of the Korfball in this part of the world with India beating Australia 23-18. 


Tomorrow we play India, a key game for us and we got to RISE UP.

Rosa, Helen and Bevan dominating the back seat of the bus1