Saturday is Rugby Day!

On Saturday GPS had home games starting from early in the morning and running all the way until the early evening. It was a great day for GPS as they won the vast majority of their matches.

Blaze played first at 11:15am against Logan which is a pretty large side comprised mostly of islanders. Blaze played about the last five minutes at wing in the Men's 3rd grade game. He wanted me to make sure i let everyone know that he was disappointed with his limited playing time and his position, but he looks forward to getting more time in the coming weeks! GPS won that match 30-3.

My game was against the Sunshine Coast at 12:30pm for the Premier Colts U20. We got to play on the main pitch in front of the grandstands which was a great experience. I went in for the last 15 minutes at outside center and saw a pretty substantial amount of action both offensively and defensively during that time which made me happy. We won our game roughly 32-22 or something like that (I do not remember the exact score). We sang the victory song on the field at the end of the game which was cool as well.

After our games we stuck around to watch our host, Dave Howard, play in the Men's 1st Grade. They won that game against Logan also. During the game I got to hang out with 3 professional rugby players. The players were Nick Frisbee, Saia Faingaa, and Anthony Faigna. They are all professionals who are contracted by the Queensland Reds. We watched all three of them play against the Lions last week and Nick Frisbee even scored a try. The Faingaa brothers are also both members of Australia's national team, the Wallabies. They all play for GPS whenever it does not conflict with their professional schedules, as GPS is their home club where they have always played. It was incredible to watch a game and hang out with these guys.

These are the Faignaa Twins