The big part of coming to London in Oct was to see the All Blacks hopefully bring home the World Cup.
Not since 1987 had we managed to do it, and this year looked like the time.
I went to Cardiff and met up with Zane, we had a great beginning to the day as we watched the brits defeat the Aussies (working on the assumption that playing Aussie in the Semi was harder than the Brits, you know what they say about making assumptions...... you make an ass out of u and mption)
The city was incredibly filled with thousands of French and Kiwi supporters all making noise and chanting, the streets closed to traffic as the punters all made there way towards the Millenium Stadium.
I had always thought the Caketin was well placed for the Wellington public to access, but the stadium in Cardiff is superb, it is an easy walk from almost any part of the city and is amazing to sit in.
The atmosphere and noise inside the stadium was incredible. `the roof fully closes and the sound reverberates back and forth.
I was sitting almost at the halfway, about two metres from the all black subs! Surrounded by crazy French chanting "Alle le Bleu"
The game is a blur, you watched the action almost like it was on super slo motion, the unravelling of the plan, the missed tackles, the mistakes. It was as if it didnt matter what the AB's tried nothing could deny the French today.
In the end a very sad end to the World Cup for our team, a sad evening in Wales on what should have been a step towards something greater.
Now to support anyone against England!!!!!
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