"Super Sized" Rugby Tours
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 3:42 pm
I was just reading the Schools Cup 2011 thread and noticed that Ballyclare had recently been to New Zealand for a tour. There does seem a growing want for schools to go to these far off lands, I know that there have also been plans for Australia and South Africa by others.
What happened to tours of Wales or France? The experience and lessons of touring can be equally learnt in these countries at a much reduced cost to parents can they not? (not sure of the costs involved but they must be at least £1500+, for some maybe reasonable, for the majority though a stretch especially in this economic climate).
I am all for giving kids the opportunity to see other places, travel and meet different people but do we really need to travel all the way to the other half of the world to do it? Could it be that there are other agendas being allowed to decide locations, a case of anything they can do, we can do better ?
Like all things in life these days we don't seem content with just the regular or large size, it has to be "Super Sized" is this what is happening here?
What happened to tours of Wales or France? The experience and lessons of touring can be equally learnt in these countries at a much reduced cost to parents can they not? (not sure of the costs involved but they must be at least £1500+, for some maybe reasonable, for the majority though a stretch especially in this economic climate).
I am all for giving kids the opportunity to see other places, travel and meet different people but do we really need to travel all the way to the other half of the world to do it? Could it be that there are other agendas being allowed to decide locations, a case of anything they can do, we can do better ?
Like all things in life these days we don't seem content with just the regular or large size, it has to be "Super Sized" is this what is happening here?