Cape Town - A New Zealand rugby fan has been left with an awkward tattoo following his side's defeat to England in Saturday's Rugby World Cup semi-final in Yokohama.
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According to the New Zealand Herald, Shaun Pollard got a tattoo of the Webb Ellis Cup on his calf on Tuesday, which shows the years that the All Blacks lifted the title: 1987, 2011 and 2015.
However, the 37-year-old included '2019' in ink, which at the time, he firmly believed there was "no doubt the All Blacks would lose".
Fast forward to their semi-final on Saturday and the defending World Cup champions were outplayed and sent packing from the tournament by England.
The tattoo went viral on social media after New Zealand's 19-7 defeat, with many labelling the tattoo "arrogant" and "embarrassing".
At least he now has a lasting record of his mistake - and the All Blacks' disappointment at the 2019 World Cup.
That what happen when you arrogant #cheers # pic.twitter.com/5GtI4QEF6F
— Toks van der Linde (@toksvdl) October 26, 2019
“Hello Alexa, can you find me a local tattoo remover?” #RWC2019 #ENGvNZL pic.twitter.com/APj1CaTrXf
— #Marcher (@MarcherLord1) October 26, 2019
"Got a cute tattoo. Might delete later idk." #RWC2019 #ENGvsNZL pic.twitter.com/ShrfQw3J0F
— Brendan Bradford (@1bbradfo) October 26, 2019
Look on the bright side. At least you didn’t get a tattoo. #ENGvNZL #RWC2019
— Eric Young (@RealEricYoung) October 26, 2019
HA HA HA New Zealand fan gets a new tattoo before the rugby world cup semi final, cocky shit , PMSL xxx pic.twitter.com/TQjqgVKlpy
— Missie is a Sissy (@Missie_Hunt) October 26, 2019
Tattoo fixer needed https://t.co/kQo6C8jyKw
— V (@RugbyVaughan) October 26, 2019
That guy with the tattoo must be feeling it #RWC2019 pic.twitter.com/rzNTzJWYhI
— agitopop (@agitopop) October 26, 2019
That moment you remember there was a Kiwi who got a tattoo done... #ENGvNZL #RWC2019 pic.twitter.com/zq1J9Ts6NH
— Sam Roberts (@samrobertsrugby) October 26, 2019