Plans put on hold during pandemic

got told it would be at least four weeks, so we’re a bit gutted,’’ Moli said. ‘‘I was excited to have my final year, to leave it all out there.’’

In 2013, Marlborough Boys’ College won the prestigious

Press Cup. The team was lead by Monu’s older brother, Atu Moli, who travelled to Japan for the Rugby World Cup with the All Blacks last year.

Monu Moli said the goal for the current team was to win the UC Championship, formerly the Press Cup. ‘‘We want to make history again.’’

Although the team was practising social distancing, they were still training individually.

‘‘We do our circuit or go for runs and do body weight training. We have to post a video in the group chat, which just holds everyone accountable,’’ Moli said.

‘‘If we do have a season, the team will come back fitter and stronger. I just hope that everyone stays safe out there.’’

Last year, Moli made the under-18 Crusaders squad and the New Zealand Barbarians.

She said she was already missing the sport.

‘‘I am missing it – I’d give anything to go back out on the water and have another row.’’

With the way rowing worked, for year 13s the season was generally over after the Maadi Cup, which was the last opportunity they had to represent their school.

Waring-jones said she had initially joined the sport because of a friend.

‘‘She had rowed since year 9 and she always had really good relationships with the other girls. It seemed like a good sport to join – it’s obviously good for your fitness and everyone’s really supportive of you. It’s always a team thing.’’

Waring-jones said she hoped to join the Wairau Rowing Club in term four.

They were to perform at the Globe Theatre and take part in workshops with industry professionals.

‘‘It’s quite exciting, but due to the fact that it’s a lot of international travel it hasn’t officially been delayed.

‘‘But it’s looking like it will be [taking place] in December, or some time next year.

‘‘So we’re pretty much preparing for the worst as the chances of us going in July are fairly slim.’’

Lewis said he had family who planned to visit London to watch him perform, and they were meant to be travelling to Italy afterwards.

He said being selected for the trip had played into his decision to take a gap year this year. ‘‘It’s honestly just a bit of a bummer.’’

He said most of the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand programme, which included annual regional and national festivals, had been moved to video performances.

‘‘I was directing a piece for the regional Shakespeare festival, because I can’t act in it because I’m not a student any more.

‘‘But then the whole thing [happened] that it got put into film and then it got pushed back.

‘‘It just meant that we couldn’t do the scene we wanted to, which was quite sad, but it was what we had to do.’’