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Rippa Rugby!

On Friday the 1st of April, Room 7 and I went to the field to have our first Rippa Rugby lesson. Our coach’s name is Hamish. He is the coach for the Marist Rugby club.  

First we had to get a velcro belt and put it around our hips. Then we had to get our Rippas and put it on the front and back of our belt. After that, we had to pair up. However, there was an uneven number of students, so I had to go in a group of three. I was with Kyle and Vaughan. Kyle had to stand in front of Vaughn and Vaughan had to try to get the Rippa from the back of Kyle.

Vaughan had to stand one arm length away from Kyle. When Kyle ran he was going so fast that Vaughan couldn’t get the Rippa off him. Then it was my turn to run. I was scared because I thought that Kyle will get my rippa, but I still tried my best. When Hamish blew the whistle, I run as fast as I could and Kyle didn't get me! I was so relieved. After that, we played some more games.

I feel happy because I got to play Rippa Rugby with my friends. My favourite part was when we played a real Rippa Rugby game with the rugby ball and when we had to try and steal the rippas from each other.

Learning intention: We are learning to write a recount using the correct structure.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write the orientation, followed by the events and then a conclusion of our first Rippa Rugby session.