Today’s the day!
From tonight’s opening ceremony to match number 48,
the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday 31 October at Twickenham, rugby fans
around the world – and in Cardiff – will be shouting themselves hoarse at
matches (if they’ve been lucky enough to get tickets) or screaming at their television
screens at home. In pubs, over a pint or three, they’ll be debating the merits
of players and dissing the decisions of the referees. In tearooms and canteens,
at smoko and over lunch, the only topic of conversation will be whether Steve
Hansen’s chosen the right 31-man All Black squad or Warren Gatland’s Welsh
boyos can beat Uruguay
The Welsh love their rugby almost as much as my
fellow New Zealanders do, and Cardiff ’s
world-class Millennium Stadium is the venue for eight World Cup games,
beginning tomorrow night, when Ireland
plays Canada
And this morning Cardiff
awoke to the news that the ‘Rugby World Cup 2015
has touched down in Cardiff Cardiff Castle
It’s fake, of course, but an extremely
well done fake by UK-based company, Wild Creations, who specialise in making props and
displays for television and film productions, retail displays, exhibitions and
more. The huge ball was the talk of the town today, it was
being photographed by everyone who walked past (including me), and the tag
#ballinthewall was trending on social media.
The Millennium Stadium is bedecked with
its gigantic World Cup banner and the flags are flying high.
Even the graffiti has a sporting theme!
So, even if you’re like me and you’re not
actually a big fan of rugby, like as not you’ll be feeling the fever over the
next six weeks. Here’s wishing all the teams the very best of luck, though, of
course, being a Kiwi by birth, I can’t help but hope the All Blacks win! And,
as I’m now living in Cardiff , I’m picking Wales
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