SWING LOWWW - The Rugby World Cup Thread

[Doobs]

You could have bought £75 tickets at Twickenham and £20 tickets at Leicester with discounts for kids?

https://tickets.rugbyworldcup.com/site/assets/FixtureList.pdf

After all I said, some of these games don't look wildly overpriced unless you are a category a ticket kind of guy.

[edgascoigne]

You could have bought £75 tickets at Twickenham and £20 tickets at Leicester with discounts for kids?

https://tickets.rugbyworldcup.com/site/assets/FixtureList.pdf

After all I said, some of these games don't look wildly overpriced unless you are a category a ticket kind of guy.

The difficulty is that the Cat C/D tickets for good/big games were like hen's teeth. I'm not sure how many of each there were (?) but they were clearly heavily oversubscribed, as one would expect, and as evidenced by the results of the ticket ballots. As a result people become disillusioned (perhaps understandably) at the 'true' cost of attending a game.

Securing tickets has definitely been possible mind, but realistically only at Cat A/B....and even then finding pairs and upwards very tough. I have bought all mine through the official site and got a good run of games, but to call the tickets 'cheap' would certainly be a stretch.

[david3103]

On the subject of 'exorbitant' pricing, how do we think the equivalent football matches would be priced if England hosted a football World Cup?

I'm only playing devil's advocate here, as I accept the cost of tickets is fairly prohibitive, but I think the "posh boy's sport"/"middle class fans" chat (whilst obviously accurate) isn't really why tickets are dear.

A ten match ticket for the Matches at Wembley & White City in the 1966 World Cup cost £3/10/-

That's about £60 in today's money...

The final itself was 10/-

Tickets for some of the games were still available after the tournament started. My Dad had a block ticket for England's group games and the QF, and bought extras for the France game to take my Cousin and me. My first of maybe 50 England games at Wembley, still never been for a club game.

[AlunB]

You could have bought £75 tickets at Twickenham and £20 tickets at Leicester with discounts for kids?

https://tickets.rugbyworldcup.com/site/assets/FixtureList.pdf

After all I said, some of these games don't look wildly overpriced unless you are a category a ticket kind of guy.

Tickets are way higher for Twickenham and Millenium than usual. And they are normally ridiculously high.

[Doobs]

You could have bought £75 tickets at Twickenham and £20 tickets at Leicester with discounts for kids?

https://tickets.rugbyworldcup.com/site/assets/FixtureList.pdf

After all I said, some of these games don't look wildly overpriced unless you are a category a ticket kind of guy.

Tickets are way higher for Twickenham and Millenium than usual. And they are normally ridiculously high.

But with Twickenham, as a non rugby club member who is unlikely to get corporate hospitality, the normal prices are just theoretical.  To secure tickets for a 6 nations game I am realistically looking at hundreds of pounds?  If I want to see England play football it is much easier. 

This is just my impression, and it is one of the reasons I have no interest in supporting the england rugby union team.

[AlunB]

Hmm. It's not quite that bleak, and I say that as no big fan of the RFU as you might expect. Wales is basically the same in that you pretty much need to be a member of a club to get tickets. Which while massively open to corruption and favourtism does have its merits.

But yeah, it's a bit restrictive for the casual fan who wants to experience it. Sadly with the slow demise of club rugby in Wales it's a lot easier to get a ticket for the 6N than it used to be.

[TightEnd]

Wales drift to 25/1 following news that Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Webb will miss the World Cup http://bit.ly/RWCodds 



its a great shame that halfpenny will miss it, one of the great full backs in the game, universally admired

[AlunB]

Webb a much bigger loss IMO

Halfpenny is a bit like a blessing and a curse. Williams, North and pleasejustanyonewhoisn'tcuthbert is a hell of a back three. So long as Biggar can kick his goals it's arguably a more potent attacking force.

[Woodsey]

Already starting to get excited now. This is the absolute BEST sporting event in the world for me 

[arbboy]

Got to be the most meaningless group stages of any major competition in any global world championships of any sport surely?.  So many total mismatches.   The 1/4 finals onwards is awesome though even as a non rugby fan.

[Longines]

Cricket runs it close?

[Woodsey]

Got to be the most meaningless group stages of any major competition in any global world championships of any sport surely?.  So many total mismatches.   The 1/4 finals onwards is awesome though even as a non rugby fan.

U kiwi or summat? England have Wales and Aussies mate, some exciting shit there for starters!!

[arbboy]

I was talking generally over the last 3 or 4 WC's watching it.  Didn't know this year's groups.  That is a pretty exciting group tbf. 

The best bit about the group stages is backing 1/100 favs which literally can't lose (who are getting 80 points starts on teh hcap) because such huge favs in rugby because of the possession and scoring system just can't get beat yet firms always offer 1/50 or 1/100 on them outright in these types of matches.

[Woodsey]

Cricket runs it close?

Generally yes, but the RWC when it comes around every 4 years is heads and tails above everything else for excitement for me, more so if I think we have a shot of winning it which I think we do because of home advantage.

Number one sporting moment for me ever? Wilko in Sydney, I mean I watch that occasionally again from time to time and still think how utterly amazing it was!!! And Jason Robinson's try!

[TightEnd]

I was talking generally over the last 3 or 4 WC's watching it.  Didn't know this year's groups.  That is a pretty exciting group tbf. 

The best bit about the group stages is backing 1/100 favs which literally can't lose (who are getting 80 points starts on teh hcap) because such huge favs in rugby because of the possession and scoring system just can't get beat yet firms always offer 1/50 or 1/100 on them outright in these types of matches.

you NEED to look at my tournament preview, out on Monday, sir

no links, no more...you know where to find it!