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Rugby has captured a heart or two in our home

October 3, 2011October 2, 2011 BritMumInNZ 6 Comments Sarah

As we sat in the bar, awaiting our Sunday roast, I couldn’t help noticing Charlotte craning her neck to see the rugby on the television screen. Dan noticed too. He quickly offered up his seat to Charlotte; an instinctive gesture from a father of three girls, willing to do anything, to encourage a love of […]

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Sophie Scores a Try in the RWC 2011!

September 11, 2011 BritMumInNZ 4 Comments Life in action - Videos, Sophie

We went into Wellington city to soak up the RWC atmosphere today, where South African and Welsh fans were proudly displaying their colours. At Capital E Sophie participated in ‘GIVE IT A TRY!’ AND SCORED! Check out her video, via Capital E here (number 42695 A11) and ‘Like’ to vote!

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What’s a rugby widow to do in Wellington during the 2011 Rugby World Cup?

August 2, 2011 BritMumInNZ 2 Comments Sarah

The wonderful Vix of Vegemitevix blog invited me to write a guest post on her blog as to what rugby widows could see and do in Wellington during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Vix is a Kiwi expat Mum living in Hampshire, in the UK, (my home stomping ground!). I was absolutely delighted to write […]

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