Day 2: A Decade of Sport
Activity 1: Chasing Great
Over the past 17 years New Zealand has experienced a number
of sporting highlights, perhaps none larger than the back-to-back
Rugby World Cup victories in 2011 and 2015. In both competitions
our national rugby team, the All Blacks, was captained by a
recently created to document his incredible rugby career.
Richie McCaw online. On your blog tell us three things that
you learned about Richie that you did not know beforehand.
What else would you like to know about Richie?
Three things I didn’t know about Richie was:
- He was a pilot
- He was awarded captain when vsing Wales in 2004 when he was just 23 yrs old
- He lead the all blacks to 13 victories in 14 test, with the team winning the tri nation
3 thing I want to know about Richie:
- How did it feel when you retired?
- What culture are you?
- Do you got any siblings, if so did they play rugby too?
Activity 2: Sporting Heroes
woman in the world to reach the #1 ranking. She was only
17 years old. Many people from here in New Zealand and
overseas really admire her and think of her as a modern-day
sporting hero. Who is your sporting hero? They can be a
famous athlete, or even a member of your family or community.
It’s completely up to you.
and last year she was awarded the prestigious Lonsdale Cup for
her amazing results in 2016! She spends hours training, and I
think her commitment to her sport is inspiring.
On your blog tell us about your sporting hero. Who are they?
Why are they a hero? Include a photo of them in your blog post.
My sporting hero is Jonah Lomu. Jonah Lomu inspired me to
play rugby. Jonah lomu was playing in the all blacks as a winger.
He become the youngest player in all blacks which he was 19 yrs of age.
Everytime I come back from home I always go on youtube and start
watching Jonah Lomu smashing his way to the top. But While he was
at it, he was suffering a disease called Cardiac arrest. Up until November
the 18 2015 Jonah Lomu Died from the Disease.
Bonus Activity: Shake it Off
In recent years, many New Zealanders have embraced a new form of
exercise called Zumba©. It was developed by a man named Alberto
Perez who lives in the country of Columbia. He created Zumba by
bringing together many different dance styles including: cumbia,
The Merengue 
Tango
Choose one of the dance styles mentioned above and click
on the name to read more about it. Once you are done, post
three interesting facts about the dance style on your blog. In
which country did it originate? Who originally created it?
Name of dance: Tango
What country did it originated from? Montevideo (Uruguay)
and Buenos Aires, (Argentina)
Who originally created it? Unknown
Other facts:
Tango Is a partner dance
Early Tango was known as Tango criollo
Tango was made somewhere in the 1880’s
BONUS POINTS: 10
