Egon Seconds Legends tour news Bermuda 2011

Hey guys

It has been a fun 2 days over here so far. So now that I am connected again, Let me update you guys on how it has been going so far…

We arrived Sunday afternoon, after about 30+ hours of travelling. So to say we were frustrated by the time we got here was really a understatement. It strated in Cpt with the JHB flight being delayed, then the almost 17 hour flight to Atlanta, then thinking we only have a 3 hour flight to go to Bermuda from there, we got pulled back while on the runway about to take off.
Some battery charger decided to stop working, we had to taxi back to get it looked at. Luckily it was nothing major and time was made up on the way to Bermuda.

Weather has not been good leading up to this tournament, and even on Saturday they experienced some gale force winds, which totally destroyed the marquees that were set up at the field for the event, and the field itself damaged to a certain extent.

So on our arrival, we heard that the Sunday games, which were gonna be the start of the event, were all postponed until further notice. Needless to say, no one was really too phased by that, as we later learnt that our game was postponed as well , and with the new schedule, Games will start Tuesday (today) when NZ Legends kick off the event against the USA Legends. SA Legends will then play tomorrow (wednesday) against Argentina Legends for the start ouf our campaign

We have had numerous lunches, dinners, even braai’s in the last two days,with sponsors, friends, and fellow South Africans that live here. To put it bluntly, its been a absolute jol, and no one is complaining about it. We snuck in two training sessions as well, the first one was to get the legs going specially after the long trip, the second was to get the alcohol out of most of the guys system… Seriously though, when we work, we work hard. For some it was really hard work getting thru the hour session.

We have been watching the Argentina Legends putting in almost 2 training sessions a day since we arrived, and strangely enough, we fear that they might be at the wrong tournament. Is it really that serious? How about enjoying Bermuda for just a few minutes, and someone please tell them that we only play Wednesday, they might just burn themselves out.

I think all teams are looking forward to the rugby, but mostly, this is a legends tour, and its about really enjoying the surroundings, meeting up again with fellow legends from all over the world, and celebrating legendary careers. (including the game of rugby)

Each player has been handed a Scooter, which will be your means of transport the whole week. So whether you go out to a pub, function, or whatever, you go on that scooter. Now for me that is fun, expoloring the island on it, but as i have witnessed, it might not be a good idea when you go out boozing, to have to get on a scooter and make your way back home. Now the island is small, and getting lost is nearly impossible, but the danger lies in who will be the first to wipe out and right off the first scooter. So far, there has been no casualties, and the boys has been fairly good at riding those mopeds. Then again, its only day2 of the tour.

We just finished lunch with our sponsor CATLIN. Who supplied us with some great food, and a open bar… Yes i said a open bar, and its the day before our game, which means that it wont stop anyone from going all out. It was fun, but most of us are back at the hotel, before we head to the field to go watch the opening game NZ Legends VS USA Legends.

Will keep the updates coming, and with being connected, will be everyday on what is going on from within…

Egon Seconds

“I am Legend”