Fan’s World Cup tattoo tempts fate

A “crazy” All Blacks fan is so confident that he has a tattoo declaring the team the 2019 Rugby World Cup winners.

Shaun Pollard posted a photo of a tattoo which shows the years the All Blacks actually won — and included this year.

Pollard, from Masterton, said he got the tattoo on Tuesday.

“I’m backing them 100 per cent like I always have . . . If you’re a loyal fan, you believe they’re going to win. If you doubt yourself, you’re not going to win, are you,” the 37-year-old said.

Asked about his Plan B in the event of a loss, Pollard said: “I honestly haven’t thought about it, I don’t plan on [the team] losing. You think positive, you win.”

The All Blacks fan said everyone who knows him knows he is “rugby crazy”, including his wife Lisa.

“We’ve got family All Blacks jerseys.”