Webb Ellis Cup arrives

The Webb Ellis Cup. Photo / Greg Bowker

The Rugby World Cup trophy - the Webb Ellis Cup - has arrived in New Zealand, less than a week out from the start of the tournament.

The cup was flown in on a rugby-themed Emirates Airbus aeroplane, where it was met
with a huge welcome at Auckland International Airport yesterday.

The trophy journeyed from the International Rugby Board headquarters in Dublin.

It had been on show in London, Dubai and Sydney, en route to Auckland and will now be locked away until the final match at Eden Park.