Set records like nobody’s business.
Ireland’s team to face Romania at Wembley, this afternoon, is their oldest ever World Cup XV.
Their opponents are their nation’s most experienced side – 728 caps and an average age of 29 years 345 days – to ever play at the tournament.
Today, fans of both teams helped set a new World Cup record.
Ireland versus Romania at Wembley Stadium is now the holder of the highest attendance at a World Cup match.
Some 89,267 fans packed into the London ground to check out the RWC2015 encounter.
Weird… but wonderful @rugbyworldcup #IREvROM pic.twitter.com/cUYFzZutFO
— Peter O'Reilly (@petersuntimes) September 27, 2015
The attendance figure surpasses the record of 89,019 that was set only a week ago, when New Zealand took on Argentina at the same venue.
Given that today’s match is the final one Wembley – home of the English FA – will host, Ireland will hold that record for at least another four years.
