Let the Documenting Begin!

Hello RWC Team

My name is Devin "Streaks" Heffer and this is my blog on our road to the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.   We are travelling halfway across the world to support the defending champions, the Springboks, in their pursuit of a record 3rd Rugby World Cup. We leave for our journey from South Africa on the 7th of September, the 1st RWC 2011 game kicks off on the 9th, and our first match is that against Wales on the 11th (September 11th treat us well!).  The match tickets are booked, the airfares are paid, and the rental car (an old station wagon with GPS...yes please!) has been booked for our epic journey.

The World Cup winning Springboks from France 2007

 The best part of this trip is that I'm not going at it alone. It will be the awesome foursome from Durban, South Africa, of Jared aka "Sassy", his new wife and my sister Shelley "aka Mrs. Sassy", and the oldest but craziest member of our group "Danger" Dave!  Sassy and Mrs. Sassy are newly weds, and this trip makes up part of their honeymoon.  Unfortunately Danger and myself have invited ourselves over for the ride!  Expect much debate, much debacle, and much debauchery from this bunch.  Danger already knows he doesn't stand a chance against Streaksy (the bets between us are something quite remarkable, and will be noted here!).

Sassy and Mrs. Sassy - the newly weds!

Streaks and Danger - Wellington watch out!

This trip has been said it is not for the faint hearted, and a 37 hour trip from Durban to Wellington lies ahead of us. 37 hours!? Yip that's right.  Unfortunately we were a bit slow on the booking of flights, and instead of going via Perth to Auckland, we are now going Durban -> Dubai -> Brisbane -> Auckland and then a 9 and half hour drive from Auckland to Wellington!  Yet it's all part of the adventure, and gives us more time to document all the happenings and events of this epic trip.  I've already been warned that flying with Danger is like flying with a real life drunken circus.  28 hours of flying means that Danger could endure 3 hangovers before we've even landed in Auckland.  I wonder if they sell booze in Dubai!?

Anyways, if you are going to the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, or if you are going to be supporting your favorite team from home, then follow this blog to keep up to date with all the preparation, the anticipation, and the enjoyment of this year's rugby spectacular.

This is our road to RWC 2011!

P.S. From the time of this post, there are 24 days to the start of RWC 2011!