British rugby fan ends up in the home of 2 All Blacks stars

When a British rugby fan supporting his side in New Zealand was offered a place to stay over with some friendly locals, he had no clue he would end up in the home of two All Blacks stars.

Alex Edwards is following the British and Irish Lions team's tour of New Zealand in a camper van.

One night, a woman at a local Auckland rugby club suggested he stay with them instead of camping in the car park and later the woman's two sons walked in who are Rieko and Akira Ioane.

Edwards says he did not actually recognize them at first and was sitting with a cup of tea with the dad when the two came in and their mum introduced the boys.

He says while sipping on his tea, he joked that they looked like they would make decent rugby players, to which the father replied that he would see them "run out the next night".

Edwards says he assumed they would be playing for a local club, but was quickly corrected and was told that the brothers would be playing for the Blues against the Lions.

Meanwhile the British and Irish Lions will play the Hurricanes at 7.35 tonight.

Source: BBC