RWC Madness - Notable Games to Watch

So this Friday is the first game of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. New Zealand vs Tonga.

It's set to be an amazing six weeks here in New Zealand. Unfortunately for me, there'll be no games here in Christchurch. I'll be watching at the pubs or at home; regardless I'm insanely excited for the world's top rugby teams to be here in my beloved little country!

Below are match ups that I think will be of interest to people overseas.

Please note that all times and dates are that which are here in New Zealand (+12:00 hours) AND we will be switching to Daylight Savings Time on the 25th of September, so we'll be +13:00 hours AND my dates go dd/mm/yy ^_^

All games can be watched online here. (I've noticed that the times out by an hour on the site, but my game info is from the NZRU so I'm going with that).


9.9.11
- 7.30pm: Opening Ceremony
- 8.30pm: New Zealand vs Tonga (not a real game of interest, but it's the first game of the tournament)

10.9.11
- 8.30pm: Argentina vs England

11.9.11
- 3.30pm: Australia vs Italy

17.9.11
- 6pm: South Africa vs Fiji
- 8.30pm: Australia vs Ireland

18.9.11
- 8.30pm: France vs Canada

20.9.11
- 8.30pm: Italy vs Russia

24.9.11
- 8.30pm: New Zealand vs France (this will be the biggest game to date in the tournament)

25.9.11
- 4.30pm: Fiji vs Samoa (these guys are kings of the sevens, it'll be a fast game, not to mention Samoa upset Australia earlier this year)
- 9.30pm: Argentina vs Scotland

1.10.11
- 9.30pm: England vs Scotland

8.10.11
- 6pm: Quarter Final 1
- 8.30pm: Quarter Final 2

9.10.11
- 6pm: Quarter Final 3
- 8.30pm: Quarter Final 4

15.10.11
- 9pm: Semi Final 1

16.10.11
- 9pm: Semi Final 2

21.10.11
- 8.30pm: 3rd and 4th match

23.10.11
- 9pm: Final


So there you have it, the games that I deem interesting enough to warrant a watch for overseas people. I'll be sure to watch every game (watching online when I'm at work too lol)

Please double check the times, I'm sure they will change to be times in your location, but I can't guarantee the date will be the same here as it will be there.