My Families Wasps Disability Tag Rugby Tour Part 4 - Belfast Tag Rugby Festival Day - 4th-9th June 2019.

It's Finally here Wooden Spoon International Tag Rugby Festival  Day 8th June 2019.

Today is the day I have been so excited for.

A lot of my Wasps friends arrived last night and the rest are all arriving this morning.  

We said hello to some of them at breakfast at the hotel.

Guess what happened whilst I was eating my breakfast? 

 My wobbly tooth fell out.

  It must be good luck for a great day ahead!

But, before we head to Ballyclare RFC, where the tournament is being held.  I are taking part in my first International Park run - Belfast Victoria Park.

Here we are at the start line.

Off we go.  Can you see us?

We are taking it easy today as I want to save my energy for later.

Three laps of the park.

Running in sync!

Here's our finish tokens position 208 and 209 - Time 29:07.

 Hopefully all my team mates have arrived in Belfast now and they are on their way to Ballyclare RFC. 

Lets get going and join them.

 Ballyclare RFC.

Hello  everybody.

Kit on and tag belt ready.

Here's my team for the festival lets go play some tag rugby.

We played Dungannon Sharks first.

Lets go!

Come on Wasps!

Try!

Next match Donaghadee Sharkies.

Come on Team!

Which way shall I go?

We also played Ballymena Bears.

Lunchtime, meeting up at base camp with all the other Wasps teams.

We are all having loads of fun!

We had a lovely lunch given to us by Ballyclare RFC.

Time for some bouncing fun!

Great fun!

Virtual Reality - I enjoyed the experience of being an Ulster rugby player before and during the match.

Time for some more tag rugby.
We have Portadown Panthers, Vale of Evesham School and Hampshire Hurricanes to play this afternoon. 

Team talk.

Try!

What do you think our coach Jack is telling us?

Meeting Willie John McBride a former rugby union player for Ireland and the British and Irish Lions.

Team picture with Willie John.

Asking Jordan lots of questions :-).

They have my tag, lets go again.

Don't think I'll make it through that gap with my tags surviving.

Nope.

Check out that side step.

Great play guys.

What a fantastic day!

The festival is sponsored by Coca-Cola you can help yourself to the cans here.

Maybe ice cream time soon.

This is where dinner is being served to nearly a thousand players and coaches.

Back to Wasps base camp to catch up with our other teams.

More team photos.

The whole Wasps Team with family and friends.

Disco dancing time.

Time for the conga!

Presentation time.  Thank you Jack for putting me on your shoulders!

My team with their medals.

Everyone is a winner.

Proud to wear this medal.

With our Wasps team pendant.

The Wasp coaching team.  Without these guys we wouldn't be here.

My medal.

Dinner time I chose Chicken and Pasta again kindly provided by Ballyclare RFC.

Ballyclare RFC home of special team Clare Hares.

All that tag rugby finished for another year.

  Guess what...next year, 2020 Wasps are going to host the Wooden Spoon International Festival.

What a day!   I've had the best day and have so many memories to take home.

Sunday 9th June 2019.

Time to start the journey home.

Goodbye Hampton by Hilton Belfast.

Time to leave Belfast Northern Ireland and set sail for Cairnryan Scotland.

Goodbye Northern Ireland.

A rare moment of me resting on the ship.

A few souvenirs from Ireland :-).

What a fantastic trip.