Abstract
In July 2014, New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, and Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe,
launched Game on English when Abe visited Auckland. “The Game on English Programme
matches English language provides with sports academies to deliver centrally-organised, bespoke
courses for young athletes” (Education New Zealand, 2017). The Game on English tours were held
in Otago in 2014, and in Waikato in 2015-2016 for boys, and in Auckland in 2014-2016 for girls.
To collect basic information with regard to each tour, a paper survey was undertaken after each tour
Question items dealt with 1. Rugby and English level, 2. Training time, 3. Balance between Rugby
and English, 4.Satisfaction with Rugby and English. The results revealed some implications for
future tour planning and academic research.
