Woman's secret video captures her partner's squealing celebrations as the All Blacks win the World Cup - and it's almost as entertaining as the game
- Kristen Whiu watched the Rugby World Cup final with his son and partner
- She secretly filmed his celebration to the All Blacks match-winning try
- The video spread like wildfire, quickly amassing 560,000 Facebook views
- The All Blacks claimed victory over Australia 34-17 to win the World Cup
There were no shortage of ecstatic All Blacks fans following their gripping World Cup victory on Saturday, but few were as delirious as Kristen Whiu.
The Wellington based New Zealand logistics manager has taken the internet by storm with a video of him revelling in Beauden Barrett's last-minute try at the final match on Sunday morning.
The vision shows the 40-year-old squealing at the television to 'pick up the pace,' before propping down in a show of solidarity that looked as if he was in the scrum himself.
Over-the-moon: a video of Kristen Whiu. celebrating the All Blacks world cup victory has gone viral
When Barrett crossed the try line, Whiu topples onto the floor clutching his head, before springing to his feet and punching the air in delight.
'We were winning by then, but it could have turned around. That try sealed the deal. I'm sure any die hard fan would of been jumping for joy like I was,' Whiu told Daily Mail Australia.
He had risen at 4am to flick on the live match - All Blacks poster and flag proudly emblazoned around his television - when his partner Keri-Anne Brown discretely filmed his celebration.
The video swept across social media, quickly amassing almost 560,000 views-but it seems viral stardom has not gone to the diehard fan's head.
‘Once the game had finished my partner was like 'you have loads of views on Facebook.' I said ‘whatever, we just won, I'm trying to watch'. Next thing I know my FB is going off its head!’
The All Blacks claimed victory over Australia's Wallabies at London's Twickenham stadium, 34-17.
Jumping for joy: Kristen Whiu watched the Rugby World Cup final with his son and partner, who secretly filmed his celebration
'We were winning by then, but that try just sealed it, there was nothing they could do from there,' the diehard fan said of Beauden Barrett's last-minute try
Beauden Barrett of New Zealand (left) celebrates after scoring a last-minute try that sparked Whiu's celebration
Captain Richie McCaw lifts the Webb Ellis cup following his team's victory in the 2015 Rugby World Cup Final
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