Selwyn Times: January 27, 2021

Wednesday January 27 2021 Selwyn Times
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me. It was tough’
“They said in a couple of days
you’ll be fine, your body is fighting
it naturally, and I just didn’t
believe it,” he said
Thankfully, the prognosis was
accurate.
“After a couple of days I
thought ‘s**t, I’ve come back
now, I’m breathing’,” Ryan
recalled.
Eventually only two of the
tour party avoided Covid-19,
and in a testament to the team’s
recovery – and determination –
they managed to play one test,
a 38-24 win over Georgia, after
forfeiting games with France,
Italy and Scotland.
That victory at Murrayfield,
is a particularly proud achievement
for Ryan, who has enjoyed
multiple successes alongside
Scott Robertson.
“We went through some
tough times together. We
wanted to have a great
week (before Georgia) and we
did. I’m sure some resilience
genes grew over that time,”
said Ryan, who is contracted
through to the 2023 World Cup,
in France.
Ryan had a final Covid-19 test
before flying home and received
SPREAD: Only two of the 42-strong Fiji rugby squad did
not test positive to Covid-19 during their abbreviated
Autumn Nations Cup campaign.
Covid-19 death tolls
(at Jan 20)
France: 73,049
United Kingdom: 97,329
New Zealand: 25
Fiji: 2
the ‘negative’ he had been praying
for while in the departure
lounge at London’s Heathrow
airport.
Safe back in New Zealand,
Ryan completed a fortnight of
managed isolation in Auckland
before an emotional reunion
with Cath and their teenagers
Olly and Emma three days
before Christmas.
“It was unreal, Cath was unbelievable
when I was away. It reiterates
the importance of family
and your support network,” he
said.
“They (the kids) knew what
was going on but Cath (released)
the information quite well I
think. Mum and dad knew I was
pretty sick too, but they probably
didn’t know how sick.”
Ryan was grinning again at
Crusaders training last week,
cajoling the pack, relieved to get
back to normalcy.
“I’m just so grateful,” he
said: “That was my 2020 word:
Grateful.”
Field trip to
Rakaia Basin
THE HORORATA Community
Trust will be joined by
Professor Jamie Shulmeister
from Canterbury University
and Hororata geologist David
Waghorn on a field trip
discovering the Rakaia Basin’s
glacial history.
Waghorn said he was looking
forward to sharing his knowledge
of the area. It had been an important
locality for understanding
the glacial and climatic history of
New Zealand in its recent past.
“On this trip, you will see
first-hand how this beautiful
landscape has been shaped by
geological and glacial forces. You
will learn to identify and distinguish
these glacial sediments and
hear how they reflect changes in
the global climate over the last
part of the Quaternary Period,”
Waghorn said.
They would also talk about the
latest research techniques that
had helped unravel the timing of
glacial events, and how the country’s
glacial history correlated
with similar events in other parts
of the world.
More recent detailed mapping
combined with new techniques
for age dating moraines and lake
KNOWLEDGE: (From left)
organising committee
member Mike Meares,
Canterbury University
Professor Jamie Shulmeister
and Hororata geologist David
Waghorn. ​
sediments has allowed Prof Jamie
Shulmeister, and post graduate
students from university, to
fully understand the local glacial
history and the correlation with
global glaciation and climatic
events.
Guests will join Shulmeister
and Waghorn on buses for the
field trip, on March 7. It will
be a full day starting from the
Hororata Domain.
Morning tea and lunch will be
provided. Tickets cost $55 and
are selling fast. To register and
for more information visit
www.hororata.org.nz.
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