Tottenham begin tour with victory over Auckland FC in front of record crowd
At a glance
Scarlett and Richarlison on target in Spurs’ 2-0 victory 40,112 a record crowd for a men’s match in New Zealand Dane Scarlett and Richarlison were on target as an under-strength Tottenham opened their pre-season tour with an entertaining 2-0 win over the A-League champions, Auckland FC, on Sunday. Roberto De Zerbi rest
- Primary source
- Sport | The Guardian — Read original article
- Published
- Topic
- Rugby
Scarlett and Richarlison on target in Spurs’ 2-0 victory 40,112 a record crowd for a men’s match in New Zealand Dane Scarlett and Richarlison were on target as an under-strength Tottenham opened their pre-season tour with an entertaining 2-0 win over the A-League champions, Auckland FC, on Sunday.
Roberto De Zerbi rested most of his top players but the Premier League side dominated a match played in damp conditions. The 40,112 who packed into the All Blacks’ famed rugby ground formed the biggest crowd to watch a men’s football match in New Zealand.
It surpassed the previous best of 37,034 for a New Zealand World Cup qualifying match against Peru in 2017. They were treated to a fast-paced contest, even if both sides were missing several of their best players.
Continue reading...
This summary comes from Sport | The Guardian. Read the full article at the original source.
References
More in Rugby
Scarlets vow to remain at heart of west Wales
Scarlets and Ospreys are in a fight for survival in west Wales following plans by the Welsh Rugby Union to cut to three teams.
England and Saracens' Jamie George on why he and Somerset's Lewis Gregory are playing a charity cricket match to raise money for motor neurone disease charities.
Welsh Rugby Union confirms Scarlets or Ospreys to be cut
The Welsh Rugby Union gives details of how it intends to cut a team - with Ospreys and Scarlets set to fight to be the side in south west Wales.
Scarlets sign Wales fly-half Anscombe from Bayonne
Fly-half Gareth Anscombe signs for a third Welsh club after joining Scarlets from Bayonne for the 2026-27 United Rugby Championship season.