The Tigers spent the first day of their New Zealand adventure today with plenty of travelling, and the first of many challenges for the week.
The entire playing list, coaches, some staff members and a group of Richmond coterie members, made the trip to the airport early on Wednesday before arriving in Auckland at 5pm..jpg)
The trip organisers had given the players very little information about what they would face during the trip…all they knew was what to pack, and what time to get to the airport.
The players were split into six colour groups - Red, Blue, Maroon, Green, White and Black, and will be vying for the ‘Kiwi Cup’ throughout a series of physical and mental challenges.
As deemed by RFC officials, the team with the most points accumulated over the trip is declared the winner.
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As soon as the teams landed in Auckland, they took part in a 100-piece jigsaw puzzle challenge, with the first team given a head start to find their way - without maps - to the team hotel.
The black team got off to shaky start when they left young Irishman Jamie O’Reilly behind, but they soon realised they were a man down and returned to collect him.
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Later that evening, the teams created their own theme songs and performed them in front of the entire group, with the red team claiming the points - and the ascendancy - for day two of the trip.
