Vanguard victory

IRELAND’S campervan army is on the move in New Zealand again this morning as rugby fans began heading back to the North Island for a World Cup quarter-final date with Wales this Saturday.

Supporters had partied long into the night in Dunedin following a 36-6 victory over Italy which saw Declan Kidney’s side win Pool C, the first time an Ireland team has topped a qualifying table at the finals.

The fans more than played their part in the victory with the vast majority of the 28,027 crowd having roared on Ireland under the Otago Stadium’s permanent roof.