Wow! It is Canada’s
third game already! This morning we get
ready for the bash against Japan. I
would say that this is our equal in rugby and our true rival when challenged at
the RWC. Our morning began with
breakfast and a bit of playing in the park for Tegan. Tegan has met a boy and a girl originally
from Australia, currently living at the holiday park while their parents settle
in New Zealand. We had 2 things to do
today besides the game. First we had to
meet up with friends from the old boys tournament who had taken photos of the
game and the other was to go into town and find the face painting that was
being provided for free. We got the
photos and moved on to the face painting, only we did not locate the area where
they were doing this. So, I decided we
would locate some safety pins and needle and thread and construct an outfit for
Tegan out of the Canadian bandanas we brought.
After some fitting and sewing I had created a skirt and shirt out of the
bandanas and Tegan was given a red and white wig from our friends from the
rugby game. A little tattoo work and
some face paint along with the costume we created and voila, we had Tegan
outfitted for the game.
The campground and bus were not as full as the last game
with France. On the bus, we were the
only Canadians heading to the game.
Traveling with us were some South Africans and some Brits. Once at the stadium, there were many Canadian
and Japanese fans and some of the costumes were very creative. The game was entertaining, but I didn’t see
that Canadian team on the field we had seen in the previous 2 games. Unfortunately, that is how the game unfolded
as well and Japan took advantage of our condition and moved ahead of Canada and
stayed there until the last minutes when a penalty kick for the tie left the
game at just that, a draw. This is the
second world cup in a row that we have drawn even with Japan’s side.
Later after the game we drove across town to hang out with
the Lillywhites. We went out to a pub
and had some food, watch the last game of the night and then we headed back to
our campground.
