Power cut plunges All Blacks test into darkness

The stadium is plunged into darkness after the lights failed during the Rugby Championship test...
The stadium is plunged into darkness after the lights failed during the Rugby Championship test match between Argentina and New Zealand in Wellington. REUTERS/Anthony Phelps
A power outage affecting the port area of Wellington caused a 15-minute disruption to New Zealand's Rugby Championship match against Argentina tonight.

Wellington Regional Stadium, which sits on land adjacent to the port, was plunged into darkness during the halftime break because of the outage.

New Zealand were leading 6-5 at halftime courtesy of two Aaron Cruden penalties while Rodrigo Roncero had scored the Puma's try.

Play was held up for about 15 minutes as power came back on and the lights reverted to full brightness.

 

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