Reporoa look out for favourite All Black

REPOROA PROUD: Colin Guyton is looking forward to the big game. PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Make no mistake - Reporoa is Sam Cane country.

The township is buzzing ahead of the final this weekend when their boy Sam Cane and the All Blacks will take on the Wallabies.

Local farmer Colin Guyton is one of those gearing up for the final with a sign on his farm proclaiming Reporoa "Sam Cane country".

Mr Guyton said the family were really keen rugby fans, and having someone from the area in the team just heightened the excitement.

"We stuck the sign up about a week ago. It has a different feel when you know someone in the team."

Mr Guyton played rugby in the same high school rugby team as Cane's dad Malcolm and said their families holidayed together every New Year.

He said it was pretty cool having watched Cane grow up to now see him playing at the top level.

Many young boys grew up dreaming of being an All Black and Mr Guyton said it was a "great feeling" to see someone achieve that dream.

He said there had been a great feeling around Reporoa during the tournament.

"We're all discussing the game ... there's quite a lot of Reporoa people over [in England]."

There'd also been a few strange goings on - with a rooster cutout painted in the French colours appearing on his letterbox before the game against France, followed by a Springbok before last weekend's game, and now most recently a kangaroo.

Come tomorrow, Mr Guyton hopes it's the Kiwi that triumph.

He said he'd be watching the game at home, but knew of a few farmers who would be anxiously avoiding hearing the score and recording the game to watch as soon as they got back in from the milking sheds.

Reporoa Rugby Club president Mathew Armer said everyone was starting to gear up for the game.

Mr Armer said the club wasn't getting together to watch as the game clashed with milkings , but it planned to have a celebration day in the near future getting its well-known rugby players such as Cane and New Zealand sevens captain Scott Curry back to celebrate their achievements.