The All Blacks became Royal tourists as they had a delayed departure from their Captains run before the Georgia match, Prince William had the team bus removed for his motorcade to the Wales v Fiji match at the nearby Millennium stadium.
The All Blacks visited Whitechurch High School, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, before the Pool C match between New Zealand and Georgia.
All Blacks captain Richie McCaw has revealed the teams training have had an edge this week as the side settles down into a playing 23 that will contest the knock quarter-finals, just Georgia and Tonga in the AB's way.
Herald photographer Brett Phibbs has been on hand to capture the All Blacks at work and at play since the start of the World Cup.
It's tempting to believe there has been a changing of the All Blacks guard in certain positions based on form. Sonny Bill Williams, Charlie Faumuina and Wyatt Crockett all find themselves in a starting XV that remains - everywhere else - absolutely the top side. Their form has been impressive in the first two games while the men they respectively replace - Ma'a Nonu, Owen Franks and Tony Woodcock - have either been quiet or a little bit off where they were expected to be.
The good news for anyone who is a fan of Mamuka Gorgodze's no-nonsense style is that the Georgia skipper is playing against the All Blacks on Saturday morning. The bad news for some of his teammates is that Kiwi coach Milton Haig has decided to rest them for the all-important match against Namibia in Exeter five days after the All Blacks match in Cardiff. The disappointed should have been forewarned, however, as Haig said this was always the plan.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen looks back at his past Rugby World Cup campaigns from 2003 (Wales) to now, casting his opinion also on the captains right to making on-field decisions.
Gilbert Enoka has worked as mental skills coach for the All Blacks for 14 years and All Blacks coach Steve Hansen and veteran back Conrad Smith give an insight into the man who is shrink to our rugby stars for 200 matches.
All Blacks wing Waisake Naholo is ready for the final stage in his recovery from a broken leg - getting on to the playing field - and if his form in training is any indication he shouldn't have too many problems finding his feet in his second test. In preparing for Saturday morning's World Cup pool match against Georgia at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Naholo, back from a cracked fibula suffered on debut against Argentina in Christchurch in July, has been causing problems for his teammates with his unique ability to beat defenders, according to coach Steve Hansen.
Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry are in Cardiff with the All Blacks and give their opinion and analysis on the AB's changes for the Georgia Rugby World Cup match. Sonny Bill Williams, Charlie Faumuina and Wyatt Crockett all find themselves in a starting XV that remains - everywhere else - absolutely the top side. Their form has been impressive in the first two games while the men they respectively replace - Ma'a Nonu, Owen Franks and Tony Woodcock - have either been quiet or a little bit off where they were expected to be.
New All Blacks Rugby World Cup hooker Codie Taylor's mum saying she is crying when messaging Codie and his dad is 'proud as punch'; and he is glad to be able to say he has become a 'run on 'All Black.
Wales coach Warren Gatland has joked about how he is dreading having to respond to all the well-wishing texts and calls from New Zealand following his team's epic World Cup victory over England at Twickenham. And he also revealed today that the comments by the All Blacks in the aftermath of Wales' 28-25 victory, which puts the Red Dragons on course for a top-two spot in the "Pool of Death", had been "uplifting".
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has revealed that his All Blacks counterpart Steve Hansen helped lift him from the gloom of the shock loss to Japan by sending him a supportive text message. Meyer endured the most difficult week of his coaching career after Japan humbled the two-time World Cup champions last week in their opening pool match. But he was surprised to receive a message of support from Hansen in a private text exchange between the pair with Meyer claiming it had helped him immeasurably to cope with the pressure.
The All Blacks can only control their side of the match and what they do, but the slowing down of matches via injuries, TMO decisions and slow play can only disadvantage a team that relies on fitness to finish strongly and win. They speak post the Namibia match about the speed of play as it could become more of an issuse as Rugby World Cup continues.
In the modern game teams know all about the opposition and their tactics, that is unless you are the All Blacks wanting to know about Georgia, they will be physical... but what else?
It's a mystery to a point of what Georgia are going to bring against the All Blacks, but it will be physical and the All Blacks aren't prepared to let an upset happen.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has always targeted the Georgia match as the return for Waisake Naholo to the wing, star AB Julian Savea can't wait for the Super Rugby try scoring machine to play.
Cardiff is a rugby mad city with passionate fans that will fill the sell out Millennium stadium, a favorite ground for All Blacks star Dan Carter.
Cardiff didn't sleep the night Wales beat England at Twickenham in London, and the All Blacks could hear the celebrating welsh throughout the night in their inner city hotel.
Sometimes the All Blacks get to be tourists, and what better way than on a double-decker open top bus to see London. Sponsors AIG took AB fans and Waisake Naholo with Keven Mealamu and Beuden Barrett to see the sights.
Raw iPhone footage of the Welsh fans singing the national anthem and reaction as they beat England from the Three Rivers pub in Cardiff.
All Blacks great and former captain and 1987 Rugby World Cup winner Sean Fitzpatrick gives his thoughts on the form teams and how the Rugby World Cup might play out into the quarter and semi-finals.
Radio Sport rugby editor Nigel Yalden reports on day eight of the rugby World Cup in England.
Thousands turned out at London's Canary Wharf at the AIG fan zone to see All Blacks captain Richie McCaw at the AIG fan zone.
All Blacks Asst coach Ian Foster gives his frank assessment of the AB's play and attitude in the match against Namibia. When the game got slow he says the All Blacks lost their form.
All Blacks back Colin Slade reflects upon the tradition of beers with the opposing team after the contest on the pitch and what the Namibian team did when invited into the All Blacks changing room post match.
The All Blacks plan was always to have Waisake Naholo target the Georgia match in Cardiff as his return to the AB"s after being injured after just 45 mins of International rugby. The flying Fijian is ready to go but still need to learn more about how to play for the All Blacks.
The All Blacks' emerged from their clash against Namibia with a 58-14 win but without too much praise of the world's media. Here's how it unfolded thanks to photos from NZ Herald's Brett Phibbs.
The All Blacks players know that they didn't play to their potential against Namibia and 'don't need the coaches to tell us that'. Hear from Sonny Bill Williams, Jerome Kaino and Nehe Milner- Skudder as they reflect upon a frustrating victory.
It's not often the All Blacks can score more than 50 points and not feel good about life. But there you go - that's what happens when the world's best team has to play the weakest at this World Cup. The reasons why the All Blacks won't be feeling great are several. They didn't ever find the flow and cohesion they were after.
The best images by the Herald's Brett Phibbs of the Rugby World Cup clash between the All Blacks and Namibia.
The most explosive centre pairing in world rugby could become even more dangerous if Sonny Bill Williams continues to teach All Blacks teammate Malakai Fekitoa the art of the offload. The duo will link up for the first time against Namibia in the All Blacks second pool C Rugby World Cup match on Friday morning NZT.