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Itinerary Specially Prepared for ROSARIO JOCKEY CLUB ARGENTINA

‘Soak it Up’ 100% Pure New Zealand Rugby Tour February/March 2016

WELCOME It is my pleasure, as Managing Director of Total Rugby, to welcome Rosario Jockey Club to New Zealand. We hosted you in 2011, just after the catastrophic Christchurch earthquakes. What a delight to be able to welcome you back here, to a city reborn from 5 years ago.

We are all very pleased to see Argentina become part of the Super Rugby Competition and delighted to watch Argentina perform so well at the RWC. It is the game of rugby that has brought us together and Total Rugby will ensure that you will experience the very best of New Zealand’s rugby culture. Welcome, Haere Mai, and enjoy your stay.

INTRODUCTORY NOTES Weather: March is later summer, early autumn. The weather is likely to be warm with averages around 16 degrees Celsius. However, NZ weather can be very changeable and colder temperatures can occur.

Grounds: Grounds are likely to be hard as would be the normal for this time of the year. However, heavy rains are still possible which could make the grounds very soft.

Game protocol: The Haka is a big part of the New Zealand rugby culture. While most schools have their own haka it is less common for clubs to perform them. You may with to ask before the start of the game whether their will be a haka. Generally, the team facing the challenge will line up on their own 10m line and ‘front up’. This is seen as the most respectful. Three cheers are performed at the end of the match and players shake hands with the opposition.

Mouthguards: Mouthguards are compulsory at all levels of rugby in New Zealand. The ref will inspect that you have a mouthguard at the start of the game.

Rugby Rules: There are no specific differences to U20 rugby rules here in NZ.

After match Arrangements: It is customary in New Zealand rugby to have an after match function for special visiting teams. It is a tradition we are keen to maintain. The after match is generally held at the host’s clubrooms or school. Speeches are made by the MC and respective captains. Often the visiting coach or manager is also invited to speak. There is always an exchange of gifts. This can take the form of a plaque/pendant, club or school ties, player’s jersey, touring booklet, pins/badges, beanies or something else that has been prepared. Food is then served.

Ice: Ice for sideline treatment of injuries is available from nearly all service stations and supermarkets. It is recommended that teams bring an insulated container for storing ice at matches.

First Aid: It is not compulsory to have a first aid officer at every game. Initial first aid is generally administered by coaching and/or management staff. Emergency services are available for more serious injuries. The emergency number in New Zealand is 111. There are after-hours medical services available in all main centers. Total Rugby will assist with coordinating medical services including physiotherapy. It is expected that tour groups will have their own travel insurance to cover medical expenses. Operators of tourist services have their own policies regarding health and safety and issues arising should be managed directly with them. The Christchurch 24 Hour Surgery is located at 931 Colombo Street (corner Colombo Street & Bealey Avenue), Phone 03 365 7777 Dunedin Urgent Doctors is open 8am to 10pm daily at 95 Hanover Street, Dunedin. Phone (03 479 2900) Queenstown Medical Centre is located at 9 Isle Street, Queenstown. Open 7 days. Phone (03 441 0500)

Equipment: Total Rugby has a number of training balls available. Please make an early request for other specific equipment if required as it is possible to source a range of gear.

Laundry: Coin operated laundry facilities will be available at all your accommodation

Meals: Continental breakfast is included daily. Buffet lunch is included at the Skyline Gondola Queenstown. All other meals are own arrangements

Security/valuables: This is your own responsibility. Valuables have been stolen before. Please never assume that it will be okay to leave valuables unattended or gear rooms unlocked. Every attempt will be made to assist you with your own security.

Itinerary Times: All the times shown on this itinerary have been booked and confirmed with the accommodation providers and activity operators. For meal time changes please liaise directly with the hotel. If you wish to change timings for any activities or find you are running behind schedule please contact Total Rugby so that we can inform the operator

Vouchers: On your arrival your tour leader will be given a voucher booklet containing the vouchers you will be required to hand over to our operators for the various activities included in your tour.

Liaison: Total Rugby staff will be available 24 hours. Please use the cell phone numbers on this page. Our staff will not always be with you during your activities but we will check in with you each day, either in the evening to discuss the day’s events and go over the next day, or in the morning.

Luggage: Due to coach luggage capacity it is requested that each person is limited to one suitcase and one carry-on bag. If your luggage is going to exceed this please advise Total Rugby prior to your arrival.

Rugby Boots: New Zealand has very strict biosecurity regulations, during your flight please complete the Passenger Arrival Card supplied by the airline with care and ensure rugby boots are clean prior to your departure.

Emergency and Risk Management: Total Rugby have an Emergency Management Plan that you will have a copy of. Staff will take you through this and ask for a sign off.

SUNDAY 28 FEBRUARY BUENOS AIRES / AUCKLAND

0530 Arrive into Auckland on flight NZ31. On clearing customs and immigration formalities you will be met and welcomed by Total Rugby staff who will assist with uplift of your rental vehicle and your coach transfer to your accommodation.

Check in to Auckland Rose Park Hotel where accommodation is confirmed for

four nights.(Please note check in time is 2pm, whilst early check in has been requested this cannot be guaranteed. The hotel will store your luggage)

Accommodation: Auckland Rose Park Hotel 92-102 Gladstone Road Parnell, Auckland

Phone 09 377 3619

The Auckland Rose Park has a convenient central location within the chic Auckland city suburb of Parnell. Overlooking Sir Dove Myer Robinson park, which incorporates Parnell Rose Gardens, the hotel is located close to key motorway access points, vibrant retail and dining precincts and local attractions. All rooms have wireless access, flatscreen TV’s with Freeview and Sky TV channels and there is a outdoor swimming pool on site. The rest of today is free time to settle in

MONDAY 29 FEBRUARY AUCKLAND

Continental breakfast at your hotel

Transfer to local rugby grounds for training session with own coaching staff, then return to the hotel

This afternoon enjoy a coach tour of Auckland city highlights (two coaches will be provided for this tour). Included in your tour is a stop at Sky Tower

SKYTOWER At 328 meters this is the tallest man-made structure in New Zealand and

offers breathtaking views for up to 80km in every direction. Travel up in the glass-fronted lifts to one of the three spectacular viewing platforms

TUESDAY 01 MARCH AUCKLAND

Continental breakfast at your hotel

Your 2 hour Total Rugby Training Experience will be held this morning at local grounds. Details to follow

This afternoon enjoy a tour of Eden Park

EDEN PARK TOUR

Coming from humble beginnings known as ‘Ryan’s Folly, the local cricket club, to hosting the British Empire Games in 1950, a visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1983 and the Dalai Lama in 2002, and to New Zealand’s glorious World Cup victory in the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final, see it all on the Eden Park Stadium Tour. Feel the tension of the Players’ Tunnel, take Steve Hansen’s hot-seat

in the Coaches Box, have photo opportunities with the best views of the stadium, sense the excitement of the changing rooms, visit the ‘hallowed turf’ on the historic No. 1 field. You'll be guided by expert historians who are passionate about sports and the park

WEDNESDAY 02 MARCH AUCKLAND

Breakfast at your accommodation.

Free time today to explore downtown Auckland. A visit to the viaduct and a walk down Queen Street are recommended.

Your first tour matches will be played this evening.

MATCH 1 Jockey Club Vs College Rifles U20 College Rifles is one of the most successful sports clubs in Auckland. In 2015 they fielded 50 junior teams and 11 senior teams. Their U20 teams are always considered to be one of the strongest in the city, with their top team winning the competition in 2013 and 14.

The matches will be followed by an aftermatch function. Supporters and family are invited to attend

THURSDAY 03 MARCH AUCKLAND/CHRISTCHURCH

Breakfast at your accommodation.

Checkout and depart by coach and rental vehicle for Auckland Domestic Airport. You will return your rental vehicle to Auckland Airport (details to be provided) with a full tank of fuel.

1300 Depart Auckland on flight NZ527

1425 Arrive Christchurch

You will be met by Total Rugby staff who will assist with your rental vehicle pick up and coach transfer to your accommodation.

Accommodation has been confirmed for 6 nights at the Breakfree on Cashel Hotel

Accommodation: Breakfree on Cashel 165 Cashel Street Central Christchurch

Phone 0800 448 891

Bright and funky with a lot of attitude, BreakFree on Cashel is located in the centre of Christchurch in New Zealand’s South Island, and is a great base to explore the ever-evolving ‘Garden City’. Packed full of value with everything you need and more, this innovative and stylish hotel has a unique urban feel throughout, and you’ll be impressed by the level of integrated technology. Featuring Samsung Smart TV technology with day to day app's available on screen, wireless keyboard as well as cell phone mirroring services, free fibre optic WiFi (fees apply after 500MB per day) throughout the hotel and mood lighting in each room, you will find BreakFree on Cashel distinctively modern

The rest of today is at your leisure in central Christchurch. Lonely Planet named Christchurch as one of the Top 10 cities to visit in 2013, and it was listed No. 2 on The New York Times' 52 Places to Go in 2014.

FRIDAY 04 MARCH CHRISTCHURCH

Breakfast at the hotel

This morning transfer by coach and rental vehicle to local grounds for your two hour Total Rugby Training Experience and introduction to the Crusaders Rugby Academy

Return to your hotel early afternoon for this afternoons city highlights sightseeing tour (2 coaches will be provided for this tour)

You will see a city in recovery following the earthquakes that rocked Canterbury between 2010 and 2012. Most of the demolition of damaged buildings in the CBD is now completed and the rebuild is underway, although there are still large areas of vacant land as you will see. The cost of the rebuild is currently estimated at more than $40 billion!!

This evening depart by coach and rental vehicle for AMI Stadium for tonight’s Super Rugby clash between the Crusaders and the Blues The traditional rivalry between Auckland and Canterbury took on even greater dimensions with the advent of Super Rugby. Crusaders game-day is like no other rugby game on earth, with the Crusader Horses, Maidens and Vangelis

SATURDAY 05 MARCH CHRISTCHURCH

This morning you will be joined for breakfast by a celebrity New Zealand rugby player. Learn about the life of a professional rugby player over breakfast, there will be an opportunity for photographs and autographs.

Your second tour match will be played today. MATCH 2

This game will be co-hosted with High School Old Boys and Waihora rugby club. It will be played at Tai Tapu just on the edge of Christchurch. HSOB is one of the strongest clubs in Christchurch and Waihora play in the Canterbury Country rugby competition. The matches will be followed by an aftermatch function. Supporters and family are invited to attend

SUNDAY 06 MARCH CHRISTCHURCH/HANMER SPRINGS/CHRISTCHURCH

Depart by coach and rental vehicle this morning for Hanmer Springs. Travelling north from Christchurch through the wineries region of Waipara, travel time approx. 1.5 hours. Stop just south of Hanmer Springs for a New Zealand jet boat experience. The jet boat was invented here in New Zealand by William Hamilton in 1954 and has opened up many otherwise inaccessible areas of New Zealand - unlike a conventional propeller the jet boat has an impeller above the water line enabling it to travel through extremely shallow water (3” or 75mm).

THRILLSEEKERS JETBOATNG Join Thrill Seekers as you jet the entire length of Hanmer’s spectacular Waiau

Gorge. Following the contours of the steep canyon walls where possible, elbows in as we pass within centimetres of rugged rocks and cliff faces. Take in the magnificent scenery, then ….hold on while you experience the famous Hamilton jet spin. Make no mistake this is the best! Narrow gorges, braided shallows, white water rapids… this trip has it all. Over 30km of exciting jetboating… spectacular scenery… a total, unique experience.

Please note due to group size the group will be split and some of the group will do this activity in the afternoon

A short drive from Thrillseekers and you will arrive in the small thermal township of Hanmer Springs. Heres there’s time for lunch, a stroll around the township and a visit to the world famous thermal reserve

HANMER SPRINGS THERMAL RESERVE Set in a breathtaking natural landscape, surrounded by forests and mountains, the award-winning Thermal Pools offers visitors a wide range of experiences, from soothing indulgence to exciting family fun. The Thermal Pools & Spa has nine open-air thermal pools, three sulphur pools and four private thermal pools, as well as a sauna/steam room. A fresh-water, heated pool and a popular family activity area, complete with water slides and water toys and picnic area, ensure the Thermal Pools & Spa offer something for everyone.

Depart Hanmer Springs late afternoon to return to Christchurch

MONDAY 07 MARCH CHRISTCHURCH

Breakfast at the hotel

Depart by coach and rental vehicle for Spencerville, just north of Christchurch where its time for some team building fun in the trees. ADRENALIN FOREST Adrenalin Forest is a multi-level aerial obstacle course!! It includes 6 pathways from 1.5 to 20 meters high, 100 challenges and is more than 2km long.

This afternoon a training session with your own coaching staff will be held at local grounds

TUESDAY 08 MARCH CHRISTCHURCH

Breakfast at the hotel This morning depart by coach and rental vehicle for Rugby Park, the Crusaders training grounds

CRUSADERS TRAINING Spend 60 minutes at Rugby Park, home of the Crusaders. This is the most successful rugby franchise in Super Rugby history. Watch the team go through its paces and gain an understanding of what it takes to be amongst the world’s elite players (Subject to confirmation)

This afternoon experience a Crusader International High Performance Session (details to follow)

WEDNESDAY 09 MARCH CHRISTCHURCH/DUNEDIN Breakfast at the hotel, then check out

Depart Christchurch by coach and rental vehicle. Head south through the Canterbury Plains, your journey south will take you through the rural township of Ashburton. Then to Timaru where a stop for a training run is suggested. Continue on State Highway 1 through Oamaru, then stop to view the Moeraki Boulders - these are a group of very large spherical “stones” on Koekohe Beach near Moeraki on New Zealand’s Otago coast. These boulders are actually concretions that have been exposed through shoreline erosion from coastal cliffs that back the beach. The Boulders are one of the most fascinating and popular attractions on the South Island.

Arrive in Dunedin late afternoon. Check in to the Leviathan Hotel where accommodation is confirmed for 2 nights Accommodation: Leviathan Hotel 27 Queens Garden Dunedin Phone 03 477 3160

Situated in downtown Dunedin, the Leviathan Hotel is a heritage building located close to bars, restaurants, movie theatres, art gallery, Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, Speights Brewery, Dunedin Casino, Chinese Garden, Cadbury World and main shopping area

THURSDAY 10 MARCH DUNEDIN

Breakfast at the hotel

This morning enjoy a city highlights coach tour of Dunedin (note 2 coaches will be provided for this tour). Scottish Presbyterian settlers arrived her in 1848 and Dunedin lays claims to New Zealand’s first university, first girls high school, first chocolate factory, first public botanic gardens, first daily

newspaper, first cable car public transport, first kerosene street-lighting and first public art gallery. The first telephone call in New Zealand was also made here, and your tour will include the world’s steepest street - Baldwin Street.

Match 3 for 2 teams will be played this evening. MATCH 3

Southern Rugby Club already have a strong connection with Jockey Club, having played them during their tour in 2011. Southern have one of the best pedigrees of any club in New Zealand and have been around for 131 years. They will be excellent hosts, as they were in 2011.

The matches will be followed by an aftermatch function. Supporters and family are invited to attend

FRIDAY 11 MARCH DUNEDIN/QUEENSTOWN

Breakfast at the hotel then check out and depart by coach and rental vehicle.

Morning at the Otago Rugby Academy (To be Confirmed) Then enjoy the scenic drive from Dunedin to Queenstown

Check in to Tanoa Aspen Hotel where accommodation has been confirmed for your final 2 nights.

Accommodation: TANOA ASPEN HOTEL 139 Fernhill Road Queenstown Phone: 03 441 0097

Tanoa Aspen Hotel features spectacular views overlooking Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu and the surrounding Remarkables Mountains. Facilities include 2 spa pools, a ski/snowboarding drying room, room service and 24-hour reception. Queenstown city centre is a 5-minute drive from Tanoa Aspen Hotel, the highest-situated hotel in Queenstown.

SATURDAY 12 MARCH QUEENSTOWN Breakfast at the hotel

Depart by coach and rental vehicle mid morning for Skyline Queenstown’s gondola base

SKYLINE GONDOLA AND LUGE Reputed to be the steepest lift in the Southern Hemisphere, the gondola carries visitors high above Queenstown to the Skyline complex located on Bob's Peak. Numerous observation decks around the complex offer breathtaking views of Coronet Peak & The Remarkables, over Queenstown and across Lake Wakatipu to Cecil and Walter Peaks. Truly magnificent and awe-inspiring. Once you are at the top its time to hit the luge track - the scenery's a blur!

Hurtle down a winding downhill track through the trees. Race through the bends, or pull in for a breather and enjoy the panorama. Burn it up on the advanced track or cruise sedately down the scenic track. Then hop on the chairlift and do it all again. Skyline Luge - it's 800 metres of fast-paced freedom.Once is never enough!

Your package includes gondola, 2 luge rides per person and buffet lunch.

After lunch ride the gondola back down to the base building. The rest of today is at your leisure - its a short walk to downtown Queenstown and the waterfront.

SUNDAY 13 MARCH QUEENSTOWN/AUCKLAND/BUENOS AIRES

Breakfast at the hotel

Please note check out time is 10am. Your luggage can be stored

Transfer by coach and rental vehicle to Queenstown Airport for your domestic flight to Auckland. Details on return of your rental vehicle will be provided, please ensure the vehicle is returned with a full tank of fuel.

Depart Queenstown (awaiting flight details)

Arrive Auckland Domestic Airport. Make your own way to the international terminal where you will need to clear customs and proceed to your departure gate

1920 Depart Auckland on board flight NZ30

Your Tour Arrangements Terminate We wish you a safe journey home