Late kickoff for Rugby World Cup semi finals

It's not unusual to get up in the middle of the night to watch the All Blacks play overseas, but the Rugby World Cup semi-finals will mean a later bedtime than usual for most.

Both semi-finals will kick off at nine in the evening.

All Blacks centre Conrad Smith says the late kick off provides challenges for the players..

Smith says it's hard enough waiting around all day for a 7.30 kickoff, but you just have to adapt.

The first finalist will be decided tonight, when Wales take on France.

There'll be more fans at Millennium Stadium than at Eden Park, with 62,000 to watch the match on a giant screen at the ground in Cardiff

- Newstalk ZB