I was there. The pace was packed but given the crowd size the noise was virtually nil. Definitely not a 'chant n sing' crowd, a bit of a roar on a big hit etc. Not even vaguely anywhere near the best atmosphere ever in an NZ sports event - the legendary-and-never-to-be-forgotten Bahrain game.
They had really good unity in dress-colours though - virtually everyone in the stadium was wearing black.
It was a one-off event with a completely different crowd than what the stadium usually pulls and they wouldn't be able to repeat it regularly. Great to see a new market for events there though. But comparisons with the Nix or Hurricanes crowds are pretty meaningless. That won't stop a lot of people making said comparisons though.