Maz NZ and Oz

Well, it was a week for me to watch rugby in unusual circumstances. As you may recall, last weekend, I watched the last twenty minutes of the Munster match through a pub window in Wellington. This weekend, I struggled to watch the Super14 final through a thick layer of fog that descended on Jade Stadium about an hour and a half before kick off.

It was truly a bizarre evening. Those unlucky enough to be seated in the upper bowl of the stand had no chance of seeing any rugby (but I'm told they caught brief glimpses of the ball when any of the players sent up a Garryowen, only to have it disappear back into the mist as gravity did its thing). In fact, we learned the following day that many of the people in the upper bowl left the grounds and either went home or to a nearby pub to watch the game. On the plus side, though, the Crusaders Horsemen did look rather cool emerging out of the mist on their lap around the grounds...
If only the teams had stuck to playing their rugby in our corner of the pitch as they did here... then I would've felt I'd gotten my money's worth!

That glowing thing off in the distance, may or not be the big screen... I couldn't be too sure...

Oh, and for the record, The Crusaders (Canterbury) beat The Hurricanes (Wellington) 19-12. As it happened, we weren't too sure when the match had ended, so thank you to Andrew's Mum, Marion for letting us know when it was time to go home! ;)