Cheering for the Wallabies

It’s the middle of the work week, my last full week of work at my internship. Time sure has flown by here down under. I am currently working on biographies for the top 50 artists for each of the Australian music online magazines I am interning for. I have been doing interviews, feature articles and news articles prior to this project, but either way, I am getting to write and my writing is being published. My internship placement could not have been better.

Last Saturday, about 20 of my friends and I went to a big rugby game here in Sydney. There are three rugby leagues in Australia but I don’t know the names of them all. We went to the international rugby game where Australia’s Qantas Wallabies played South Africa. This was a really important game for both teams as it determined their rankings in the world cup I think. The game was all over the news and commercials the last week and we were lucky we go tickets ahead of time. We all got decked out in Wallabies gear and had a cookout all day on the terrace before taking the train to Telstra Stadium just outside of Sydney. The stadium was beautiful and it was the perfect night for a rugby game. Fireworks, banners and lots of cheering later, the game began. South Africa went up by 17 within the first 15 minutes but eventually, the Wallabies fought back and won 25-17. I don’t really know the rules of rugby but I attempted to figure it out while watching. It was so much fun cheering and yelling “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi” like the Australians do. I hope to get some more Wallabies gear before I return home. Must get back to writing my final paper due Saturday. No worries!