This weekend’s All Blacks match against Fiji will not take place in Eden Park in Suva. How on earth are they in San Diego?
All the information you require regarding the match, its location, and how to follow the action is provided here.
RNZ Sport’s live blog will cover the All Blacks vs Fiji match.
Start time: Saturday, July 20, 2:30 PM NZT (Friday, 7:30 PM local)
In San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium
Does San Diego seem like a strange location?
It does, because this is an All Blacks home match; ordinarily, this would take place in Hamilton or Napier. Nonetheless, NZ Rugby CEO Mark Robinson has been transparent about the business potential that traveling to the United States for games brings, and this isn’t the first time it has happened.
The most well-known All Blacks match is from their 2016 battle in the Windy City against Ireland, although they also played two terribly mismatched tests against the USA in Chicago and Washington, DC. At Soldier Field Stadium, in front of 60,000 spectators, the Irish won 40–29 to record their first-ever victory over the All Blacks.
Does San Diego seem like a strange location?
It does, because this is an All Blacks home match; ordinarily, this would take place in Hamilton or Napier. Nonetheless, NZ Rugby CEO Mark Robinson has been transparent about the business potential that traveling to the United States for games brings, and this isn’t the first time it has happened.
The most well-known All Blacks match is from their 2016 battle in the Windy City against Ireland, although they also played two terribly mismatched tests against the USA in Chicago and Washington, DC. At Soldier Field Stadium, in front of 60,000 spectators, the Irish won 40–29 to record their first-ever victory over the All Blacks.
