Rugby World Cup 2015: Thousands of Kiwis congregate in Cardiff

Sir Graham Henry and Tony Veitch. Photo / Facebook.

There's not many of them but the Kiwi supporters at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium intend to make their presence felt at tomorrow's Rugby World Cup quarter final between the All Blacks and France.

There are an estimated 4500 New Zealanders in the Welsh capital and looking to attend the sell-out game.

And more than 1500 of them congregated at a Cardiff bar on Friday night to fortify themselves.

All Blacks selector Grant Fox and 2011 World Cup-winning coach Sir Graham Henry were among the Kiwis at the Brewhouse Bar near Millennum Stadium for a function organised by Newstalk ZB radio host Tony Veitch who was overwhelmed by the tournament.

Fox even bumped into a cousin he didn't even know was in the UK for the tournament.

"It was great," said Veitch. "I didn't know how many Kiwis we would get when I put out the invited on Facebook. The bar owner told he couldn't believe how many New Zealanders turned up."

Veitch also reported strong confidence among the New Zealand fans in contrast to the anxiety being held by many Kiwis at home.

"A lot of them have been here since the start of the tournament and they've got no doubt we're going to win this thing."