HURRAY ALL BLACKS!!!

One really special thing about studying in New Zealand when I am is that over the past few months the Rugby World Cup has been hosted here. Auckland has been filled with rugby fans from all over the world here to enjoy the cup. Last night was the final and luckily New Zealand's team the All Blacks won the cup!! It was really exciting to celebrate along with the entire country!




I've been following the cup on television while I've been here and have slowly learned the rules. I was super lucky and managed to make it to three live games. I got to see South Africa play Namibia, Samoa play Fiji, and Wales play France. The games were all so much fun!!

Here are some photos from the games:









The wave!!



It was raining during the Samoa Fiji game, which just added to the excitement!



It is so much fun seeing all of the die-hard fans!





The Wales vs. France game was one of the semifinal games so it was particularly packed and exciting.









The New Zealand Army marching band played before the game and they performed the All Blacks ritual haka that they do before each game.





It's been really fun learning about rugby and am now proud to call myself a huge fan of the sport!