Great Sporting weekend for New Zealand

I minutes silence pre game for the Christchurch earthquake and the Tsunami in Japan

It has been a great sporting weekend in NZ. The All blacks beat Japan, The Warriors beat The Tigers and Ireland beat the Wallabies  and Marina Erakovich is in her first tennis singles final on a global stage- what more could you ask for????

Both the RWC 2011 and the NRL finals make compelling watching with NZ teams doing well up to this stage.Fingers crossed for the Warriors against the Storm next week and the AB's as they progress forward through pool games - especially against France.

We have been to 2 RWC matches to date and the atmosphere has been amazing - everyone wearing some form of gear to show who they are supporting. Also interesting is the number of kids at each game considering there are no kids priced tickets and also fans from other countries/teams who want to watch the All Blacks play even if their own team is not playing.

For more info on RWC accommodation here at Waihi Beach - http://www.waihibeachlodge.co.nz/