Sky Tower to show World Cup scores

Auckland’s Sky Tower will operate as the largest scoreboard in New Zealand for the knockout stages of the Rugby World Cup.

The colours of the top section of the tower will follow the score of the games for evening matches being held at Eden Park.

When England play France this Saturday night, a white Sky Tower will show that England is in front and a blue tower will signify the French are leading.

The top of the Sky Tower will stay in the colour of the winning team for the remainder of the evening.

Sunday night’s clash between New Zealand and Argentina will see NZ represented by black, with Argentina having light blue lighting if they take the lead.

“We’ve had such a great response to lighting the tower for the twenty counties in the lead up to the cup and over the last few weeks as we have celebrated the great All Blacks triumphs,” Sky City CEO Nigel Morrison said. “We’re hoping the Sky Tower will be turned black and white this Sunday evening.”

If or when the score is drawn the Sky Tower top will split into both teams colours.

This is the first time ever the Sky Tower has used its special LED lighting to project the live results of a sports match across Auckland.