Crowds have gone back to New Zealand arenas in earnest over the weekend, with packed homes viewing the first 2 video games of Super Rugby Aotearoa in Dunedin and Auckland.
Key points:
- Super Rugby Aotearoa played its very first matches this weekend, with fans allowed into the arena
- The Blues beat the Hurricanes in front of a sell-out crowd of 43,000
- In Dunedin, near 20,000 saw the Highlanders beat the Chiefs 28-27
Fans were allowed to go to, unrestricted, due to the New Zealand Government’s announcement on Monday that the nation was coronavirus complimentary, with the across the country alert system relaxing to “level one” at midnight that day.
The Blues revealed they had sold out Auckland’s Eden Park on Saturday
As the Blues began at Eden Park on Sunday, the analyst said the roar belonged to that of a Test match as fans delighted in the return of New Zealand’s nationwide sport in its most populated city.
Fans were dealt with to a flyover by a flying force airplane before the match as the celebratory state of mind bloss