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Righto Boys – Let’s Get One of Our Own to Sydney 🇦🇺🏉
Many Thanks to Nick Bernie & Ministry of Elevation for organising.
Can I grab your attention
Quickly.
There’s a young lad at Christ's College—Hoani Kahukiwa—who’s been given a shot most of us would’ve killed for back in the day:
a place in the 1st XV squad heading over to Sydney.
Problem is… the tour costs about $6,000.
The school can cover roughly $2,000–$2,500, which leaves a gap of about $3,500–$4,000 to actually get him on the plane.
Here’s the Good News (and Why This Is Easy)
We’re not asking anyone to cough up cash today.
👉 All we need right now is a commitment.
The team at Matheson Rae Chartered Accountants are backing this and will underwrite the upfront cost, so Hoani can be locked in for the tour while we sort the funding collectively.
So:
No awkward “can you transfer today?”
No pressure timing-wise
Just a simple: “Yep, I’m in for $X”
👉 Just message what you’re in for — that’s all we need right now.
We’ll track commitments and square it up once the target is reached.
We’ll settle it properly once the total is reached.
Why Bother?
Because this stuff actually matters.
This isn’t just a rugby trip:
It’s integration into the team before the season starts
It’s confidence and belonging
It’s the difference between starting behind the eight ball… or hitting the ground running
And if we’re honest—if this was one of us back then—we’d hope someone would’ve stepped up.
The Numbers (Nice and Simple)
Let’s say:
20 guys commit $200 → done
40 guys commit $100 → done even faster
A few go heavier, a few lighter → still done
This is easy work for this group.
🏉 Sydney Tour Fund So Far
$1,850 committed of ~$4,000 needed
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ~46%
On A Slightly More Serious Note
Sport’s changed a bit since our day.
These boys are:
Training harder
Competing earlier
Pushing higher loads
Which is great—but it also means we need to be smarter around health and performance.
That’s where what we’re building at Med-Ex comes in:
CPET (cardiopulmonary exercise testing)
HRV monitoring
Vascular and cardiac screening
Not to overcomplicate things—but to make sure:
Performance is built on a solid physiological base, not guesswork.
If we’re backing athletes, it makes sense we also think about how they’re developing under the hood, not just what we see on the field.
Back to the Point
By all accounts this is a good kid, a good opportunity for the XV, and a pretty small ask when spread across the group.
👉 So just reply / message / confirm what you’re in for.
That’s it.
We’ll track commitments on the What’sApp group, and Nick Bernie will tally and confirm with Lizzy Dyer (CC) to close the gap, and make sure he’s on that plane to Sydney with the squad.
Final Word
We all talk about “giving back” at some stage.
This is one of those moments where it’s:
Simple
Tangible
And actually makes a difference
Let’s get it done.
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🏉 Sydney Tour Fund
$1,850 committed of $4,000
Commit now — no payment required yet. Underwritten by Matheson Rae Chartered Accountants.