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RWC 2011 MEOC Media End of Match Report 25 September 2011 Match: Fijiv Samoa Venue: Eden Park Headlines • Traffic and transport to and from the match ran smoothly • Heavy pressure on roads post match • Queens Wharf Fanzone peaked at 4,000 people …
RWC 2011 MEOC Media End of Match Report
25 September 2011
Match: Fijiv Samoa
Venue: Eden Park
Headlines
• Traffic and transport to and from the match ran smoothly
• Heavy pressure on roads post match
• Queens Wharf Fanzone peaked at 4,000 people
• 2,500 people still walked the Fan Trail to Eden Park despite the rain pre-match
Transport
• Transport to and from the New Zealand v France game at Eden Park ran smoothly.
• Roads around Auckland were busy after the game and there were no major traffic delays getting to the game despite the wet weather.
• All roads in the Eden Park area were reopened within 70 mins after fulltime.
• 24,220 used public transport to leave Eden Park after the match.
• All crowds using special event buses and trains were cleared within 60 minutes of the match finishing.

Fanzones
1. Waterfront Fanzone:
• Queens Wharf was moderately busy during the day.
• Captain Cook Wharf was not opened.
• Match time crowd at the Queens Wharf Fanzone peaked at approximately 4000 for the game.
• The Fanzone reported steady patronage for the rest of the night with five evictions
Fan Trail report:
• An estimated 2500 people walked to the match along the Fan Trail
• All participants got to the match on time and in good spirits
Police report:
• Two people were people evicted from game by security and one by police
• No arrests made at Eden Park
Fire report:
• No incidents reported
St John report:
• 36 people attended to at Eden Park, two people taken to hospital including one Fijian player with a suspected broken leg
• Two people attended to at Queens Wharf for minor incidents

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