Lloyd Owen outside back extraordinaire and Rhys Williams specialist utility front row (hooker) here blogging about our second full day in Australia. Today started early with a trip to Sydney. Our first stop was Mrs Macquires chair for a team photo. On the way in we managed to squeeze in a little property auction with the proceeds going in to the tour kitty and leaving Josh McNally $25 down due to him being an absolute admin vortex. All six teams based in Sydney were there to have there photos taken in front of the Sydney opera house and Sydney harbour bridge although none looked as essensence as the RAF Welsh contingent!
Then it was back on the bus for a quick tour of Sydney, it was just a shame Lance Tallet had better patter than the driver/tour guide. The next stop was Sydney Cricket Ground (SGC) where a reception was held for the six Sydney based teams to declare the IDRC officially open by General Hurley. That was then followed by a buffet of epic proportion; thankfully Lance was fed in the stable to keep the mess to a minimum. The tour of the SCG and Sydney Football Stadium (SFS) was made extra enjoyable by our extremely fruity tour guide. This concluded our day in Sydney and it was back time to head back to RAAF Glenbrook. Out next point of call was the Sgt’s mess for their ‘pay day raffle’ and nibbles. Training started at Penrith stadium under flood lights. The standard of work was greatly improved from yesterday we even witnessed sidesteps from certain people! We then returned to a hearty BBQ under the watchfully eye of a possum and huntsman spider (see below). It was a good day had by all we even managed to get a few smiles out of the head coach! Thank you and goodnight.
