day 2
The second day for the Dingoes was a bit less spectacular with a lot of rain and a game against Italy. The Italians were keen and energetic and the conditions were atrocious. A huge down pur just before the game meant we had to make cuts and run in conditions similar to Coffs Harbour. The tournament organisers weren't too happy about the fields being churned up. After conceeding the first point we managed to build upon some good blocks and took the half about 9-5. Our defence improved and began to reign in the Italian offence. Final score 17-9.

day 3
Day 3 saw the dingoes face USA and Ireland. The USA game was an eye opener and a test. We had beaten all US teams in our pre tour and this was our first US team for the tournament. Their defence was pretty good and pressured us into several mistakes. A bit of a cowd turned up to see the emerging Aussies confront an established force in Ultimate. We couldn't quite string a bunch of points together and went down 17-8.

In the afternoon we faced Ireland. They were keen to play a team with experience at the top level. They had competed at last year's European Championships, but were the only inexperienced team there. So they we keen to improve. This wasn't one of our better games but we managed to score and get blocks in succession. The opposition was some of the most enthusiastic we have come across. Their sideline was also very well organised. The ladies, that is. Dingoes win 17-5.

day 4
Game 1 was against Lithuania to finish the first round games. They too were a very inexperienced team at the top level. With a win we would place second in the pool and progress to a top pool of six. Lithuania were adventurous in their play, not afraid to break the mark or launch the disc. There were several amusing moments in the game when one of the Lithuanian receivers was set to catch a blade in the endzone for a goal. The wind picked up, or he misjudged it slightly and it hit him square on the nose. Falcon # 1...