Should be a very interesting event with Eden Park sold out for both days. Looking forward to Shaun Johnson and Sam Tomkins being on the same side with all those open spaces. Premier Sports have come good with pretty much full live coverage of the event.

Anyone else doing an all-nighter and watching it all? Have many people cancelled their PS subscription after they pulled the plug on the Championship

I'll probably manage until around 3am before finally giving in to sleep.

Unlike you I will watch this entire event with great interest. I expect it to be a highlight of 2014.

Thus far, it’s been a raging success. The streets of Auckland are littered with people in rugby league
attire. Rugby union, despite the impending start of the Super 15 season, has been forced to share column inches with its bitter rival in the major newspapers.

As even a notorious cynic like Gutterfax will agree, NRL players have been modern-day pied pipers, drawing large crowds to their public appearances. Thousands packed the square in the heart of the city yesterday to catch a glimpse of the players.

The tournament has already paid its way. A multi-million-dollar profit is expected, justifying the blind faith of promoters and founders David Higgins and Dean Lonergan. Hearty congratulations to them.

Auckland Nines is an event that no European rugby league fan can afford to miss.

Knights in the first game will have Michael Dobson in the team.
They are second favourites for the title behind the Warriors and have named the strongest side available to them.
Kick off soon.
Players to watch will be young Jake Mamo and Chanel Mataútia - try scoring freaks from the lower grades.

Premier do not seem to be showing much of the second day. Starts over two hours late and finishes almost two hours before the final????
Unless the Sky guide has the wrong times?

They are showing NHL which clashes with most of the 2nd day. All the games from Saturday will be shown on delay on Sunday.

Do you mean all the games from Sunday will be shown on delay.

Moving down there?

Doesn't look very sold out.

Watching a couple of hours and recording the rest. Fingers crossed this will become a tradition and grow as the RU 7s did.

Tipping Cronulla for this, they've taken a very strong squad.

Nathan Gardner
Nathan Stapleton
Blake Ayshford
Jonathan Wright
Sosaia Feki
Todd Carney
Daniel Holdsworth
Andrew Fifita
Michael Lichaa
Sam Tagataese
Wade Graham
Matt Prior
Paul Gallen
Ricky Leutele
Tupou Sopoaga,
Fa’amanu Brown

I am staying up all night!

Should be awesome, best players in the world on show, can't wait.

I'm backing the Warriors with Sam!

I know it's the NRL 9's but I'd love to see a couple of SL sides in there in the years to come. Still, gonna do an all nighter - I'm loving this first game! Sam could tear it up later too, if he gets a good start. There's gonna be a big X on his back mind.

Sharkies shakin up the so called favourites for a minute there but with so much space it's always in the balance.

Good god this looks tiring. Keeps the heart going though, can't hurt for my attempted all-nighter

On a night like this, its actually quite nice just to see some sun! Get to see how Paddy goes now