Almost 50 of us (Club Intermeders plus a few parents, brothers & sisters, etc) met at Tawa Station and caught the 4.10pm train in to the WestpacTrust Stadium for a scheduled 5.35pm kickoff. Our local Hurricanes, whose rather appropriate motto is "Expect the Unexpected", were playing the top-of-the-table (and unbeaten) Crusaders from Canterbury. The visitors got off to a good start and really never looked back. At halftime the scoreboard read Hurricanes 13, Crusaders 29. By game's end the home team had lost 20-48. Although it wasn't the result that many would have wished for, it really was a great match and a lot of fun to be at. [The compiler of this page can say that because he's a born and bred Cantabrian!] The painted faces, waving flags and other displays of team colours all contributed to making it a special occasion. The pics below are set out in the order in which they were taken.

On the train going in to the Stadium - and before the match began.

The match under way.

Subdued Hurricanes fans (and jubilant Crusaders fans) as the score mounted.

Heading home again. The last shot shows supporters of the winning red and black team.