Volgend jaar wordt hier de World Cup Rugby 2011 georganiseerd, en de gekte is al behoorlijk merkbaar. Het tournooi begint op vrijdag 9 September en de finale is pas op 23 October, en het belooft een compleet gekkenhuis te worden. Het brengt veel mensen naar NZ.
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| Het aftellen is al begonnen (foto genomen in Christchurch) |
In 2007 werd de World Cup georganiseerd in Frankrijk. Wij waren toen met z'n vieren voor een paar weken in Nederland, en waren ook voor een lang weekend in Parijs. Er hing toen een gigantisch rugby bal in de Eiffel toren. We zagen in het NZ pavilioen New Zealand spelen tegen Portugal in de poule-fase. Later in het toernooi verloor New Zealand in de kwart-finale van het gastland Frankrijk...
Volgend jaar is overigens NZ torenhoog favouriet, dus de verwachtingen zijn hoog!
De wedstrijden in de pool-fase worden zo'n beetje over heel Nieuw Zeeland afgewerkt, met de finale in Eden Park in Auckland.
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| Eden Park (Auckland), capaciteit 60.000 |
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| McLean Stadium (Napier), capaciteit 16.000 |
Hier alvast het speelschema:
| Date | Time (NZ) | No | Pool | Match details | Location | Stadium |
| Fri Sept 9 | 20:30 | 1 | A | New Zealand v Tonga | Auckland | Eden Park |
| Sat Sep 10 | 13:00 | 2 | B | Scotland v Play-off winner | Invercargill | Rugby Park Stadium |
| Sat Sep 10 | 15:30 | 3 | D | Fiji v Namibia | Rotorua | Rotorua International Stadium |
| Sat Sep 10 | 18:00 | 4 | A | France v Japan | Auckland | North Harbour Stadium |
| Sat Sep 10 | 20:30 | 5 | B | Argentina v England | Christchurch | Stadium Christchurch |
| Sun Sep 11 | 15:30 | 6 | C | Australia v Italy | Christchurch | Stadium Christchurch |
| Sun Sep 11 | 18:00 | 7 | C | Ireland v USA | New Plymouth | Stadium Taranaki |
| Sun Sep 11 | 20:30 | 8 | D | South Africa v Wales | Wellington | Wellington Regional Stadium |
| Wed Sep 14 | 14:30 | 9 | D | Samoa v Namibia | Rotorua | Rotorua International Stadium |
| Wed Sep 14 | 17:00 | 10 | A | Tonga v Canada | Whangarei | Northland Events Centre |
| Wed Sep 14 | 19:30 | 11 | B | Scotland v Georgia | Dunedin | Carisbrook |
| Thurs Sep 15 | 19:30 | 12 | C | Russia v USA | New Plymouth | Stadium Taranaki |
| Fri Sep 16 | 20:00 | 13 | A | New Zealand v Japan | Hamilton | Waikato Stadium |
| Sat Sep 17 | 15:30 | 14 | B | Argentina v Play-off winner | Invercargill | Rugby Park Stadium |
| Sat Sep 17 | 18:00 | 15 | D | South Africa v Fiji | Wellington | Wellington Regional Stadium |
| Sat Sep 17 | 20:30 | 16 | C | Australia v Ireland | Auckland | Eden Park |
| Sun Sep 18 | 15:30 | 17 | D | Wales v Samoa | Hamilton | Waikato Stadium |
| Sun Sep 18 | 18:00 | 18 | B | England v Georgia | Christchurch | Stadium Christchurch |
| Sun Sep 18 | 20:30 | 19 | A | France v Canada | Napier | McLean Park |
| Tues Sep 20 | 19:30 | 20 | C | Italy v Russia | Nelson | Trafalgar Park |
| Wed Sep 21 | 19:30 | 21 | A | Tonga v Japan | Whangarei | Northland Events Centre |
| Thurs Sep 22 | 20:00 | 22 | D | South Africa v Namibia | Auckland | North Harbour Stadium |
| Fri Sep 23 | 20:30 | 23 | C | Australia v USA | Wellington | Wellington Regional Stadium |
| Sat Sep 24 | 18:00 | 24 | B | England v Play-off winner | Dunedin | Carisbrook |
| Sat Sep 24 | 20:30 | 25 | A | New Zealand v France | Auckland | Eden Park |
| Sun Sep 25 | 15:30 | 26 | D | Fiji v Samoa | Auckland | Eden Park |
| Sun Sep 25 | 18:00 | 27 | C | Ireland v Russia | Rotorua | Rotorua International Stadium |
| Sun Sep 25 | 20:30 | 28 | B | Argentina v Scotland | Christchurch | Stadium Christchurch |
| Mon Sep 26 | 19:30 | 29 | D | Wales v Namibia | New Plymouth | Stadium Taranaki |
| Tues Sep 27 | 17:00 | 30 | A | Canada v Japan | Napier | McLean Park |
| Tues Sep 27 | 19:30 | 31 | C | Italy v USA | Nelson | Trafalgar Park |
| Wed Sep 28 | 19:30 | 32 | B | Georgia v Play-off winner | Palmerston North | Arena Manawatu |
| Fri Sep 30 | 20:30 | 33 | D | South Africa v Samoa | Auckland | North Harbour Stadium |
| Sat Oct 1 | 15:30 | 34 | C | Australia v Russia | Christchurch | Stadium Christchurch |
| Sat Oct 1 | 18:00 | 35 | A | France v Tonga | Wellington | Wellington Regional Stadium |
| Sat Oct 1 | 20:30 | 36 | B | England v Scotland | Auckland | Eden Park |
| Sun Oct 2 | 13:00 | 37 | B | Argentina v Georgia | Palmerston North | Arena Manawatu |
| Sun Oct 2 | 15:30 | 38 | A | New Zealand v Canada | Wellington | Wellington Regional Stadium |
| Sun Oct 2 | 18:00 | 39 | D | Wales v Fiji | Hamilton | Waikato Stadium |
| Sun Oct 2 | 20:30 | 40 | C | Ireland v Italy | Dunedin | Carisbrook |
| Sat Oct 8 | 18:00 | 41 | QF1: W Pool C v RU Pool D | Wellington | Wellington Regional Stadium | |
| Sat Oct 8 | 20:30 | 42 | QF2: W Pool B v RU Pool A | Christchurch | Stadium Christchurch | |
| Sun Oct 9 | 18:00 | 43 | QF3: W Pool D v RU Pool C | Wellington | Wellington Regional Stadium | |
| Sun Oct 9 | 20:30 | 44 | QF4: W Pool A v RU Pool B | Christchurch | Stadium Christchurch | |
| Sat Oct 15 | 21:00 | 45 | SF1: W QF1 v W QF2 | Auckland | Eden Park | |
| Sun Oct 16 | 21:00 | 46 | SF2: W QF3 v W QF4 | Auckland | Eden Park | |
| Fri Oct 21 | 20:30 | 47 | Bronze Final | Auckland | Eden Park | |
| Sun Oct 23 | 21:00 | 48 | Final | Auckland | Eden Park |
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