What a way to celebrate all that is testing by going to watch one of the hardest and most physical types of testing there is - an international rugby test match! As the temperature dipped to a chilly 7 degrees, a group of K.J.Ross & Associates staff, partners and clients made the small trek to Bruce stadium. It's the first time the Wallabies have played in Canberra for several years and it was great to be a part of it.

The rumour on the radio in the morning was that the hotel where the Fijian team was staying had run out of blankets! Luckily for Michael Larsen and I, one of our guests, who happened to sit between us was a die-hard rugby fan who'd sat through many a cold rugby encounter. He waited about 5 minutes and then produced a blanket of his own and kindly offered to share - thanks Pete! One of the other guests also showed some good early form, pulling out a stubbie cooler, or warm hand preservation devise - sadly in this instance there wasn't enough to share :-(

Unlike the teams we were watching, the starting line up for team KJRA had several last minute changes! We lost one of our original guests to injuries sustained during a half marathon! and another with family commitments. Luckily, like all good teams we had depth to call on and the final team was decided about 60 minutes before kick off.

The first half was an arm wrestle with the wallabies only slightly in front at the half time break (14 - 3). The half time break entertainment was hardly noticed by team KJRA. Instead of oranges we opted for hot chips! really a MasterCard moment.

The second half was not so close, with the wallabies clicking into gear and running away 43 points to 3.

Needless to say a great time was had by all :-)