Ticket prices released for RWC

[travelling_gerry]

• From: AAP
• December 26, 2009 6:11PM

Rugby's holy grail ... ticket prices have been announced for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Source: AP




THE All Blacks' World Cup rematch with France will be the most expensive ticket at the 2011 tournament outside of the playoff matches as prices were announced varying from $NZ15 to $1250.


Tournament organisers have kept to their promise to largely follow the pricing from the 2007 tournament in France.

Tickets to the final start at $NZ390 and peak at $1250. The top price for the final compares favourable to recent global sporting extravaganzas - $NZ1105 for the 2007 RWC final, $NZ1220 for this year's Bledisloe Cup in Japan, $NZ1240 for soccer's Euro 2006 final and $NZ1482 for next year's World Cup soccer final in South Africa.

Ticket revenue is New Zealand's only source of income for operating the 44-day tournament, which will be done at a considerable loss.

Rugby World Cup: for more details click here

[TOCC]

not real keen on spending $1250 for the GF, but if thats what it takes then i reckon i might actually do it

[Thequeerone]

Just had a couple of goes at various sites booking accommodation or motorhomes - nothing available - guessing some will be out of date range but really it is poor organisation to expect Oz peps to go from Christchurch to Auckland to Wellington to Christchurch for the pool matches - the motorways in NZ are going to be clogged with that number of people going around - Hmmm, Ticket prices aren't too bad but how the hell do you get a bed

[Burgs]

Pretend you are 15 again TQ1 and just don't sleep those nights, then head bush for the week to some obscure B&B

...Or do the sums on getting hold of one in Australia and shipping it over...

[slomo]

accomodation does look like its going to be the biggest issue this time around....

[blueandblack]

accomodation does look like its going to be the biggest issue this time around....

which is probably why the prices are high. to try and discourage too many people from coming.

[PerthGirl]

Are the prices in NZ$?

[travelling_gerry]

NZ$ pretty much..yeah...

[The Ethicist]

The organisation in NZ will be a clusterf'uck
If you're happy to hitch rides and sleep on the grass in the rain, you'll have a fat time

[blueandblack]

"1.00 NZD = 0.798702 AUD"

courtesy of www.xe.com

[Sheikh]

"1.00 NZD = 0.798702 AUD"

courtesy of www.xe.com

So NZ$1250 = AU$1000. Bargain.

[BDAVEY]

BACKPACKERS HOSTEL FOR ME I THINK

[lara93]

i love having connections in most of the main areas..now lets hope they will let me stay there

[Weebie]

Tickets are very expensive for what they are. But Rugby fans will pay for them. I can see how a lot of Kiwis will be put off though for the showpiece matches.