David Beckham wows them in rugby country; Galaxy training draws 15,000 (AP)

LA Galaxy football President Alexi Lalas, right, hongis (Traditional maori welcome of touching noses) with Wellington Phoenix team owner Terry Serepisos on the team's arrival in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. The LA Galaxy will play against the Phoenix on Saturday.

David Beckham can sure pull a crowd, even at training. Beckham and his Los Angeles Galaxy teammates practiced in front of more than 15,000 fans at Westpac Stadium on Friday. The 35,000-seat oval is the venue for Saturday’s exhibition match between the Galaxy and Wellington Phoenix. It is also the Wellington home of the All Blacks rugby team and stands a stone’s throw from the New Zealand Rugby Union…


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