The New Zealand Fire Service Magazine
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A Different Kind<br />
of Sevens<br />
With the abject failure of the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Sevens team at just about every tournament it<br />
showed up to, it was up to football to show how a truncated sport should really be played.<br />
This year’s <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong> 7 aside Soccer<br />
Tournament was hosted by the members of Palmerston<br />
North Station for the first time after two successful years<br />
in Rotorua.<br />
Of the thrirteen teams that showed up, some put to<br />
socialising first, and playing second, while other teams<br />
focused on winning but placed a high value on enjoying<br />
the occassion.<br />
<strong>The</strong> teams started arriving Friday morning, Arena One<br />
where the event was to be held. was an absolute picture;<br />
newly painted goal posts and field markings, tents erected<br />
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Fun & Games<br />
and the playing surface a dream. <strong>The</strong>re would be no<br />
excuse for anything other than good footy.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Weather also came to the party – not a cloud in the<br />
sky with the thermometer hovering close to 30 degrees.<br />
Hydration, and plenty of it was the order of the day.<br />
By and large all the games were played in the spirit fitting<br />
such an occasion. One of the senior referees commented<br />
that he was pleasantly surprised at the standard of skills<br />
on offer and was impressed at the spirit that the games<br />
were played in.<br />
During the nights whilst the socialising went on, successes
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