New Zealand All Blacks vs. South Africa Springboks Rugby Match

 

Scoreboard at the south end of the huge stadium!
Elder and Sister Smith, Elder and Sister Richman, Elder and Sister Perkins on our 'nose bleed' seats!  We were about 8 rows from the very top!  It was loud and rowdy and fun.  Although Elder Smith about half way through the match told me: "I can't believe I let you talk me into this - I hate crowds!"  The stadium holds more than 60,000 - 62,597 I just looked it up!  It was the chance of a lifetime!  These are the two best Rugby teams in the world - both are the only teams to win the Rugby World Cup three times!  
We bought ice cream bars from the vendor in red behind us - we all drove our cars to the Area Office and then car pooled to the church that is a 15 minute walk away from the stadium - and has 24 hour guards!  I brought my sun hat but we sat in the shade the whole game. 
Both teams came out to practice on the field - pitch.  We arrived at 3:45ish and the game started at 5:15!  
This huge stadium - getting filled up with fans... lots of green shirts! We noticed a couple of people wearing shirts that were one half green Springboks, and the other half black All Blacks!!  The goal posts looked a little closer together to us - course we were on the 70th row!!!
View of the grounds from the top of the stairs we climbed to get to our seats.  Roads are closed in the area to allow all the spectators to arrive safely. 
Front of the stadium -ticket booths. 

As we got closer we noticed a large area of grills and 'tail gaters' - just like in America! 
Elder Perkins passing out the tickets - the activities committee kept them all until we were at the gate!  He bought a Springboks green shirt!  

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