An outing with friends on last Friday night to a rugby match between Crusaders and Brumbies made me a lil bit happy after a packed and exhausting week of test, lab, report, and assignment. Well, that was my first time watching a rugby match. It is actually a must for those who live or study in New Zealand to at least watch a rugby match in live once. As a matter of fact, the date on last Friday (May 14) is the same date as the first time rugby match played in New Zealand which was in Nelson in 1870.
The match was held at AMI Stadium Christchurch in Moorehouse Ave. At first, me and friends were clueless in finding our seats. To our surprise, our seats were located far at the left end of the stadium. So, we hurriedly went to Gate G, Door 4A. By the time we found our seats, the match had been started. Crusaders and Brumbies teams had been brought into the field by two helicopters. That's awesome! Unfortunately, I didn't snap that moment when the teams hopped out from the copter. As usual, before the game started, there was a Hakka dance performed. Since Crusaders is a rugby team from Canterbury, therefore, each time they shot a goal, loud music from a row of musicians would be sounded and fire would come out. Whoa! Bila api keluar tu yang best... Panas, panas, panas! It is because, at that night suddenly the atmosphere around the stadium turned gray and foggy. At the half hour of the 2-hour playing time, both teams were excused to have a break while the audiences were entertained with a performance by pom-pom girls. Then, at the end of the match, when Crusaders had been announced as the victor with goals of 35-22, each of the team player threw a rugby ball to the audiences. The lucky audiences would get the balls.
Even if it was a cold night, it was still hot with the victory of Crusaders! Crusaders, go, go, go!!!
p/s: Rugby is seriously a weird sports game. 1 goal is not equal to 1 point. But 1 goal=5 points. For penalty goal, 1 goal=3 points. Additionally, each player has to pass the ball backward (meaning to their team member who is farther away from the goal). I learned rugby rules during the match on last Friday. Lawak, lawak!!!
Displayed are some pics and videos taken and recorded during the match.
The match was held at AMI Stadium Christchurch in Moorehouse Ave. At first, me and friends were clueless in finding our seats. To our surprise, our seats were located far at the left end of the stadium. So, we hurriedly went to Gate G, Door 4A. By the time we found our seats, the match had been started. Crusaders and Brumbies teams had been brought into the field by two helicopters. That's awesome! Unfortunately, I didn't snap that moment when the teams hopped out from the copter. As usual, before the game started, there was a Hakka dance performed. Since Crusaders is a rugby team from Canterbury, therefore, each time they shot a goal, loud music from a row of musicians would be sounded and fire would come out. Whoa! Bila api keluar tu yang best... Panas, panas, panas! It is because, at that night suddenly the atmosphere around the stadium turned gray and foggy. At the half hour of the 2-hour playing time, both teams were excused to have a break while the audiences were entertained with a performance by pom-pom girls. Then, at the end of the match, when Crusaders had been announced as the victor with goals of 35-22, each of the team player threw a rugby ball to the audiences. The lucky audiences would get the balls.
Even if it was a cold night, it was still hot with the victory of Crusaders! Crusaders, go, go, go!!!
p/s: Rugby is seriously a weird sports game. 1 goal is not equal to 1 point. But 1 goal=5 points. For penalty goal, 1 goal=3 points. Additionally, each player has to pass the ball backward (meaning to their team member who is farther away from the goal). I learned rugby rules during the match on last Friday. Lawak, lawak!!!
Displayed are some pics and videos taken and recorded during the match.
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