Behind the News: The tweetest seats in the house

I guess I was in an enviable position on Friday - not only was I at Waikato Stadium to watch the All Blacks crush Japan, but I had arguably one of the best seats in the house.

I had a fun job too, according to the Aussie supporter sat directly in front of me, on Twitte

r telling anyone who cared to read, what was happening in the Rugby World Cup clash.

Most people in the office would have thought so too but I know some of my colleagues have a new-found respect for online work.

Senior sports writer Greg Taipari, photographer Ben Fraser and myself left Rotorua at 2pm on Friday for the 8pm kick-off. It was a pleasant enough drive until we reached Cambridge but we got to Hamilton City centre without any dramas.

We had a feed and then at 4.30pm caught the media shuttle to the stadium, sat with Peter Bush - rugby's most revered photographers. So far so good.

We arrived at the stadium, no need to worry about parking, and picked up our tickets which was where my fun and games started. I had been allocated a seat without a desk or power point. Slight problem when you need your laptop on all game.

After trudging back down to the crowded media centre in the depths of the grandstand I was moved to another spot, but the view might not be so good I was told. I scaled the stairs to the media area once more, but could I find this mysterious seat? Nope. After a few more questions - and a volunteer running back down to find the media boss - the situation was remedied and the view was simply amazing.

Now to make sure I could connect to Twitter. I went back down to the media centre and eventually found a free space in the photographers' zone. Problem, my sim card was out of data and I could not connect. No trouble, says Greg, as he takes out his sim and lets me use it. We are in business.

I made my way to my outdoor spot - Greg and Ben were deemed more important and watched from inside with the other top sports writers.

Fingers crossed it wouldn't rain I plugged my laptop in and connected once more. Twitter wouldn't respond when Conrad Smith scored the opener. I had to restart my computer twice to get the mobile broadband device to be recognised.

The Daily Post website kept readers informed with everything from the score and scorers through to the crowd and player observations. Even our sister paper the New Zealand Herald suggested readers follow us for a different perspective.

At least when the match is over there is no report to be written - my work was done and I could power down.

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