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‘We’re ready for the cup’ Council, police, union and volunteers all used Super 15 game as warm up Andrew Board
Local skater Ben Short on International Go Skateboarding Day on Sunday. Story page 5. Photo: Phillip Rollo.
cloud cancelled their original flight with Qantas, did enjoy the support It wasn’t just the Crusaders that of a small but vocal group of supwon in Nelson on Saturday night. porters. Local organisers of the Rugby Rugby World Cup protocol was folWorld Cup were also celebrating lowed for the match, including road success, using the match as a final closures, a ban on entering onto the trial for its preparations ahead of field after the game and other secuthe world’s third biggest sporting rity measures. event this SepNelson police tember. were also out Nelson City in force on SatCouncil, Police, urday night, RWC volunteers testing its stratand the Tasman egy for the Rugby Union all cup, including used the match paddy wagons as a trial run for and dozens of LOVING IT: Crusaders supporters the tournament uniformed poand declared it at Trafalgar Park on Saturday from lice patrolling a huge success. left; Jane Lister, Jeanne Munro, Tom Bridge St. There On the field Lister, Phillip Gully and Ian Lister. were 18 arrests the Crusaders won its quarter final in the city centre on Saturday night against the Sharks of South Africa with a large percentage for punters with a 36-8 score line. A little less breaching the liquor ban. than 12,000 people turned up to RWC 2011 Nelson regional directhe game, which featured the new tor Susan Coleman, says the game temporary seating, in place for the provided a “great result” for organworld cup and brought the new ca- isers. “There were some issues, like pacity of the stadium to 18,000. finding the best drop off point for The Sharks, who arrived in Nelson wheelchair access but by in large we thanks to a special Air New ZeaSEE PAGE 2 land flight from Sydney after an ash
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