Drone photograph of a good luck message to the All Blacks ahead of their RWC 2019 quarter final with Ireland. The message is spelled out in rocks in Cornwall Park. Photo / Up&up Drone Photography
Drone photograph of a good luck message to the All Blacks ahead of their RWC 2019 quarter final with Ireland. The message is spelled out in rocks in Cornwall Park. Photo / Up&up Drone Photography
A photographer's drone footage has revealed a sweet tribute to the All Blacks ahead of their knockout Rugby World Cup clash with Ireland tomorrow.
Chris Street of Up & Up Drone Photography was working on a job on Wednesday in Auckland's Cornwall Park – a location normally out of boundsfor drones.
"Luckily because of this job I was allowed to have the drone there, and then when I zoomed out on the footage I saw this," he said.
He'd captured an image featuring the words "All Blacks" written above a hashtag and encircled in a heart shape, all formed with rocks.
He estimated the heart to be about 10–15 metres wide.
The image was captured by a drone photographer in Auckland's Cornwall Park the day before the All Blacks take on Ireland in their quarter-final clash. Photo / Up&up Drone Photography
Street sent the image to All Blacks prop Angus Ta'avao ahead of Saturday's game to show his support.
"I'm a huge rugby fan, like all Kiwis are…I'm pretty sure we'll smash the Irish."
It was also a way for him to thank the rugby player, he said.
"One of my friends had booked tickets to the cancelled All Blacks versus Italy game and then Angus sent him a signed All Blacks Jersey, so I wanted to thank him with this."
Street hoped that whoever had formed the display would see the photo and know that their show of support had reached a lot of people.
Today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said of the upcoming quarter-final that all of New Zealand was behind the All Blacks.
"[We're] looking forward to another exciting game. Everyone's rooting for the team," she said.
