{"id":289053,"date":"2018-11-22T06:04:56","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T20:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=289053"},"modified":"2018-11-22T06:04:56","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T20:04:56","slug":"instant-workout-for-cnmi-rugby-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/instant-workout-for-cnmi-rugby-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Instant \u2018workout\u2018 for CNMI rugby players"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-289053 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/instant-workout-for-cnmi-rugby-players\/rugbypix1\/'>rugbypix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-289054'>\n\t\t\t\tCNMI rugby players fix the ceiling of the Isla Montessori School last week. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/instant-workout-for-cnmi-rugby-players\/rugbypix2\/'>rugbypix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-289055'>\n\t\t\t\tCNMI rugby players carry a photo copy machine out of the Isla Montessori School office. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/instant-workout-for-cnmi-rugby-players\/rugbypix3\/'>rugbypix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-289056'>\n\t\t\t\tCNMI rugby team members lift boxes of clothing that were donated to Kagman High School shelters. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The CNMI rugby team\u2019s community work turned out to have a double purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from providing help to the victims of Super Typhoon Yutu, the squad also managed to get an  instant \u201cworkout,\u201d which it badly needed after weeks of having no training sessions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all needed to break a sweat,\u201d said Northern Marianas Rugby Union president and team assistant coach Stanley Iakopo, who along with the more than 10 members of the squad helped rebuild Isla Montessori School in Dandan and donated clothing to two shelters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to get back to training and conditioning, especially we will be playing against Japan in late January,\u201d said Iakopo adding that working together in assisting community members also strengthens the team\u2019s bond.<\/p>\n<p>After fixing the classrooms at Isla Montessori, Iakopo and company will head to Oleai Elementary School this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be very busy helping our people. We will fix the classrooms at the Oleai Elementary School this Saturday,\u201d the NMRU head said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Isla Montessori official Susan Book expressed gratitude to the CNMI rugby players, as their assistance made the return of the students to school possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in absolute tears as I watched these men that had absolutely no connection to our school spent their entire day putting up a ceiling for the children\u2019s classroom and resetting the fence for the entire school,\u201d Book said in a message sent to Iakopo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout the day, some left a bit to get water and necessities for their own family and then came back. The selflessness and sense of community service the rugby team showed was truly astounding. Isla Montessori School staff, board, families, and children are forever grateful to them for making it possible to open the school post Yutu on Nov. 13. Thank you Stanley for putting the call out to the boys. 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