Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony

Friday was a very proud and disappointing day for New Zealand. The Opening Ceremony was a blast! Many Maori NZ citizens performed hakas. I think we all enjoyed the big screen on the Eden Park field.

Suddenly many people in the stadium counted down the Opening Ceremony with their cellphones. When they counted they opened their cellphones, when it was a tiny break they quickly closed it and they repeated that pattern. When the Opening Ceremony started the big screen on the field was turned on and a Maori woman started a call.

My favourite part of the whole Ceremony was when Ethan Bai, a 13 year old kid, went onto the field and took on one hundred Gladiators!

Then he talked to All Black legend Jonah Lomu.

When the bright Fireworks started we were all starstruck! It was AMAZING! I loved the end especially because they just let out all the fireworks and it looked very special!

One disappointing thing was that the train transport was horrible and jammed so many people who bought tickets for the NZ vs Tonga match was late and some even MISSED OUT ON SEEING THE GAME!

Although that I bet that the whole of NZ was so honoured and proud to be an NZ citizen.

By Angus and Alan.