It was yesterday that we went to Mud Ducks to have breakfast there where I had a corned beef hash then we went to the market & after that, we went to the Kiwiana cafe that I had a mocchachino & a banofee pie for morning tea then we went back home so I might've played the Playstation 4 all day such as both the F1 2016 & Rugby Challenge 3 games so we had a tomato soup with the pizza that we made on Tuesday & it was delicious so we had a pie with canned tomatoes, boiled carrots & peas for dinner & it was yummy & today I had cold meat & cheese sandwiches for lunch then we had sausages with canned tomatoes, boiled carrots & peas for dinner tonight.
And it's round 14 of Super Rugby as the match between the Blues & Chiefs at Eden Park in Auckland ended in a draw while the Highlanders defeated the Waratahs at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin but miss out on a bonus point then the Crusaders remain unbeaten (Although they have now equalled 13 consecutive wins compared to 2002 in which they had an unbeaten season) this year in Super Rugby by beating the Rebels at AAMI Park in Melbourne & the defending champion Hurricanes getting the better of the Bulls with a bonus point victory at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria by moving up to 2nd in the New Zealand conference.
So that was Round 14 of the 2017 Super Rugby season and here are the matches for Round 15 (Australia & New Zealand):
Blues Vs Reds: Apia Park, Apia, Samoa
Crusaders Vs Highlanders: AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Chiefs Vs Waratahs: FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Brumbies Vs Rebels: GIO Stadium, Canberra
& the Force Vs Hurricanes at nib Stadium in Perth to end Round 15 (Australia & New Zealand) of Super Rugby 2017.
And finally Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) in the Ferrari is on pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix (The last time Raikkonen was on pole was way back in 2008 at the French Grand Prix surely) as Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) in the Mercedes fails to fire by not advancing to Q3 (That was the 1st time since the 2013 Italian Grand Prix that Lewis Hamilton did not make it into Q3 because the streak began at the 2013 Singapore Grand Prix up until the Spanish Grand Prix this year) because he had a lack of pace because he felt devastated about it (Although he struggled to understand poor qualifying) after his qualifying woes & he was absolutely left languishing (And we will keep you informed of any changes depending on what is happening by reviewing the race tomorrow).
So that is my 110th blog of the year 2017 (MMXVII), we will look forward to seeing you again, next time.
P.S. And it's only 6 days to go until the beginning of the British & Irish Lions rugby tour of New Zealand (Although they were without dynamic English number 8 Billy Vunipola due to an injured shoulder while playing for his club Saracens...well that is a massive blow for the British & Irish Lions, a big blow as fellow English flanker & number 8 James Haskell replaces him after being originally not in the squad) as they tackle the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians at Toll Stadium in Whangarei on the 3rd of June...''As it was in the beginning, is now...and ever shall be, AMEN TO THAT!''
And Sebastian Vettel (Germany) in the Ferrari has won the Monaco Grand Prix with all of that pit stop strategy gamble paid off again just like in both Australia & Bahrain! So Vettel has extended his championship lead by just 25 points ahead of his rival Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) in the Mercedes who had a disappointing grand prix eliminated in Q2 during qualfying & finishing a dismal 7th behind Carlos Sainz (Spain) in the Toro Rosso but Mercedes hopes it will come back stronger when the F1 circus heads to Canada (It will be Lance Stroll's home race or should I say homecoming because remember that Lance Stroll is the 1st Canadian since Jacques Villeneuve to compete in Formula 1 after winning the European Formula 3 crown last year & I didn't know he's French Canadian because he is a Montreal, Quebec native & not only he is of Belgian descent & of course, Lance Stroll's biggest inspiration when he grew up was Michael Schumacher (My childhood hero of course).
And here's the points standings for both the drivers & constructors but 1st here's the drivers standings:
1st: Sebastian Vettel (Germany, Ferrari), 129 points
2nd: Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain, Mercedes), 104 points
3rd: Valtteri Bottas (Finland, Mercedes), 75 points
4th: Kimi Raikkonen (Finland, Ferrari), 67 points
5th: Daniel Ricciardo (Australia, Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer), 52 points
6th: Max Verstappen (The Netherlands, Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer), 45 points
7th: Sergio Perez (Mexico, Force India Mercedes), 34 points
8th: Carlos Sainz (Spain, Toro Rosso), 25 points
9th: Felipe Massa (Brazil, Williams Mercedes), 20 points
10th: Esteban Ocon (France, Force India Mercedes), 19 points
11th: Nico Hulkenberg (Germany, Renault), 14 points
12th: Romain Grosjean (France, Haas Ferrari), 9 points
13th: Kevin Magnussen (Denmark, Haas Ferrari), 5 points
14th: Pascal Wehrlein (Germany, Sauber Ferrari), 4 points
15th: Daniil Kvyat (Russia, Toro Rosso), 2 points
And then the constructors to wrap up the Formula 1 report:
1st: Ferrari (Italy), 196 points
2nd: Mercedes (Germany), 179 points
3rd: Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer (Austria), 97 points
4th: Force India Mercedes (India), 53 points
5th: Toro Rosso (Italy), 29 points
6th: Williams Mercedes (Great Britain), 20 points
7th: Renault (France), 14 points
8th: Haas Ferrari (USA), 14 points
9th: Sauber Ferrari (Switzerland), 4 points
And speaking of the Monaco Grand Prix, we head over to Indianapolis for the Indianapolis 500 as pole sitter Scott Dixon (New Zealand) was involved in a horrific crash but he was lucky to be alive after all that sudden impact but the race went to Takuma Sato who became the 1st Japanese driver to win the Indy 500 to become Japan's most successful Indycar driver & for the 3rd year in a row that a former F1 driver had gone on to win the event with Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) winning it in 2015 (He won it before in 2000 before going on to compete in Formula 1 a year later way back in 2001) & Alexander Rossi (USA) last year but one of the rookies competing is Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso (Spain) because his chances of glory ended in retirement.
And my dear cousin Paige has sent me an email so here's her message in it's entirety:
Hi Whetu,
I'm not actually going to that but jarrod might be going to it! I better let him know it's on :)
Yes we definitely need to organise a trip to come and visit you.mum just had her birthday in March.
Yes I have nearly finished my bathroom which is exciting I will send through some photos once it is all finished!
Lots of love xxx
And finally here's her reply:
Hi Whetu,
I think something might be wrong with your email, I just for your email 8 times.
I will be in Touch with photos of he bathroom spin.
Have a good night :)
Love Paige xx
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