All is set — the teams are ready, the lines are drawn and the codes are in place.
With Forsyth Barr Stadium set to host the opening game of the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition tonight, there is plenty of excitement around.
But although there are no restrictions around the stadium, some precautions have been put in place.
Every seat will have a QR code on it which can be activated by the Covid-19 app to carry out contact tracing.
The stadium has been given a good, solid clean over the past couple of days.
More than 18,000 tickets have been sold for the game between the Chiefs and the Highlanders, set to start at 7.05pm, and it is hoped up to 20,000 will attend the game. It will be the first top rugby match to take place in front of spectators anywhere in the world since Covid-19 lockdowns began.
It is expected to be dry but chilly today so the advice is to wrap up warm. About 550 staff will be working at the stadium tonight helping out as the stadium hosts its first game since the end of February.
Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen, of Dunedin, said extra staff would be on duty tonight as part of alcohol harm prevention measures.
Students have returned to the city post-lockdown, and are expected to be celebrating the end of some exams this weekend.
— Additional reporting Daisy Hudson
