Silktails serenade openly at quarantine hotel

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Members of the Silktails team in Australia. Picture: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

PEOPLE around Sydney’s Central Business District came to a halt at the Sofitel Wentworth Hotel on Wednesday, as members of the Kaiviti Silktails team serenaded openly to celebrate the end of their 14-day isolation period in quarantine.

Team pastor Suliasi Cakautabu said it was only right for the team to thank the Lord and hard working staff of the hotel.

“The players were excited that we had completed our 14-day quarantine and we decided to just show our appreciation to the staff the only way we could do that was to sing from our separate hotel room balconies,” he said.

Split across three floors of the hotel, the 28-member team and five officials serenaded the staff and police officers with three well-known spirituals namely “Mo ravi vei Jisu, Oqo na noqu masu and the famous ‘Isa Lei’.

“It was so lively that staff from the high rise buildings across from us came out to watch and wave and so did passers-by that were walking on the roadside.

“They have been so good to us, and we have enjoyed the great service.”

Cakautabu said the team would now turn to preparing for the mission on hand and the Ron Massey Cup.

The Silktails will be based at Kingsford in Australia to prepare for their first game against the Blacktown Workers Rugby league team which is scheduled to take place on March 20.

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