RWC 2015 - Rugby World Cup 2015 Travel Plans

WTO · 24-09-2014 9:11pm

Hmmm, what's interesting is that the QF Winner Pool D vs RU Pool C still has good availability: either us irish fans are just too fatalistic and banking on losing to France and heading to the Millenium to probably face NZ, or I don't know. Would have thought there would be a good chance to top the Pool and face Argentina for a very decent shot at a historic first RWC semi.

Rocko · 24-09-2014 9:17pm

Is Increase Your Chances available for individual matches or is it for your whole matches selected together?

Brandon F · 24-09-2014 9:21pm

Anybody going through the packages route? I.e-deals online of hotel, flights & category D ticket

Manofthewest · 24-09-2014 10:51pm

Rocko wrote: »

Is Increase Your Chances available for individual matches or is it for your whole matches selected together?

I have just been putting my application together and it looks like it applies to the full application. There were only certain matches I was willing to use this for. Kind of disappointed with what I thought was a good feature.

sydneybound · 25-09-2014 11:31am

Ireland V France has now gone to ballot. Meaning two of Ireland's games (Italy & France) are sold out at this early stage.

It's the first game in the Millennium Stadium that has gone to ballot.

.ak · 25-09-2014 11:35am

I wish I applied for the French tickets, but have a holiday planned so cash is tight.

sydneybound · 25-09-2014 11:40am

So far 15 games have gone to ballot which I'm suprised about given the tournament is still a year away. I thought a lot of tickets would have been shifted around Xmas time. I wonder could get close to 20 ballot matches?

Reckon the organisers will be delighted with the sales.

Rocko · 25-09-2014 8:10pm

Manofthewest wrote: »

I have just been putting my application together and it looks like it applies to the full application. There were only certain matches I was willing to use this for. Kind of disappointed with what I thought was a good feature.

I would apply for more match tickets (maybe 5/6 games) but because Increase Your Chances applies to the full application I will only apply for (3/4 matches)

Rocko · 25-09-2014 11:14pm

sydneybound wrote: »

So far 15 games have gone to ballot which I'm suprised about given the tournament is still a year away. I thought a lot of tickets would have been shifted around Xmas time. I wonder could get close to 20 ballot matches?

Reckon the organisers will be delighted with the sales.

For Example: If all Category D tickets for a match are oversubscribed then I assume the whole match goes to ballot no matter how many Cat, C, B or A tickets are sold.
Just because a match goes to ballot doesn't mean it's sold out

Would this be correct?

Buer · 26-09-2014 8:20am

sydneybound wrote: »

So far 15 games have gone to ballot which I'm suprised about given the tournament is still a year away. I thought a lot of tickets would have been shifted around Xmas time. I wonder could get close to 20 ballot matches?

Reckon the organisers will be delighted with the sales.

I'd say a lot of people have applied in a panic just to try and ensure they get tickets. I know groups of 3 and 4 going. All of them have applied for the maximum on offer.

There will be a glut of tickets available after they're sold on various sites, I reckon.

Iceberg · 26-09-2014 8:50am

Rocko wrote: »

For Example: If all Category D tickets for a match are oversubscribed then I assume the whole match goes to ballot no matter how many Cat, C, B or A tickets are sold.
Just because a match goes to ballot doesn't mean it's sold out

Would this be correct?

Not exactly, some of the matches with 'limited' availability mean that Cat C & D are going to ballot, but there's still tickets for A & B.

If you click on the yellow bar (showing limited availability) it should tell you what cat tickets are available & which are already going to ballot for that match

26-09-2014 10:49am

Buer wrote: »

I'd say a lot of people have applied in a panic just to try and ensure they get tickets. I know groups of 3 and 4 going. All of them have applied for the maximum on offer.

There will be a glut of tickets available after they're sold on various sites, I reckon.

Good point. I got 4 but currently have no takers for the other 3.

exiledelbows · 26-09-2014 12:05pm

Rocko wrote: »

I would apply for more match tickets (maybe 5/6 games) but because Increase Your Chances applies to the full application I will only apply for (3/4 matches)

Why don't you apply for 5/6 with Increase Your Chances then put 3/4 in Match Manager, so once you hit your limit you're done?

26-09-2014 1:59pm

What date should I expect my account to be charged if I'm lucky enough to win the ballot?

Do You Even Squat · 26-09-2014 2:30pm

Deleted User wrote: »

What date should I expect my account to be charged if I'm lucky enough to win the ballot?

"During the first two weeks of October the system will be prepared for ballots.
From October we will email you the results of your application, confirming the tickets you
have secured and the amount your payment card will be charged. Payment will be taken
shortly after receiving this confirmation email."
Taken from their website.
What matches did u apply for?

26-09-2014 3:02pm

4xItaly and 4xFrance, ~500 euro

Manofthewest · 26-09-2014 5:37pm

Buer wrote: »

I'd say a lot of people have applied in a panic just to try and ensure they get tickets. I know groups of 3 and 4 going. All of them have applied for the maximum on offer.

There will be a glut of tickets available after they're sold on various sites, I reckon.

What do people think of the terms and conditions? Looks like you have to attend the game and can't gift the tickets to someone.

WTO · 26-09-2014 5:40pm

Manofthewest wrote: »

What do people think of the terms and conditions? Looks like you have to attend the game and can't gift the tickets to someone.

Trust me, they don't check to see that the person presenting the ticket is the same person as the name on the card. They don't want to do passport control for 80,000 people trying to get into the game on time. As far as they're concerned someone paid a whack of money for the ticket, and that's all that counts. So long as they're official tickets, you'll be fine.

cee_jay · 26-09-2014 5:46pm

I entered my payment details (Visa Debit) and the transaction fee is being applied to my transaction also.

I received the following reply from them today:

Thanks for contacting us regarding the transaction fee.
We apologise for any confusion on our website. Debit cards will not be charged a transaction fee when your payment is processed in mid October but do appear on the submission screen. This is being looked at and you should not be charged this fee in October at the time of allocation and payment.
[\quote]

nkay1985 · 27-09-2014 1:35pm

Manofthewest wrote: »

What do people think of the terms and conditions? Looks like you have to attend the game and can't gift the tickets to someone.

They had the same for Euro 2012, I think, but it didn't make any difference. Sure if you buy four tickets, the other three go to different people and they can't force people to enter the ground together etc. It would be completely impossible to enforce.

Do You Even Squat · 27-09-2014 2:14pm

How many gone to ballot now boys? How are the 1/4s and semis looking? have applied for 4 but cant see them...

27-09-2014 2:27pm

Is there a way to check without reopening your application?

Emperor1989 · 27-09-2014 3:06pm

Is there a reallocation if you win tickets that you do not want.

I am sure this could be a very common situation where friends put in for tickets for the same match and they both win meaning they have double the amount of tickets they need.

Eod100 · 28-09-2014 1:21pm

Emperor1989 wrote: »

Is there a reallocation if you win tickets that you do not want.

I am sure this could be a very common situation where friends put in for tickets for the same match and they both win meaning they have double the amount of tickets they need.

There is: ''England Rugby 2015 will run the official ticket resale platform enabling fans to resell with confidence at face value
for no administration fee. The resale platform will launch in 2015 with full details to be announced in early 2015.''

https://tickets.rugbyworldcup.com/gpctp/site/assets/RulesofApplication.pdf

Was getting friends to book a few tickets each but just seeing now that there's good availability for Canada and Romania games so not sure there's any need for those games? Don't wanna be stuck with tickets I can't shift..

thunderthing · 28-09-2014 6:54pm

Are applications closed from today or tomorrow? It says on some parts of the website that it's 6pm today, and other parts say tomorrow at 6pm. Anyone know for sure?

CZ 453 · 28-09-2014 7:15pm

Tried to check there and it's not leaving me order more

nkay1985 · 28-09-2014 7:45pm

The front page has been saying 6pm on September 29th so I'll be pretty disappointed if it isn't then. I just had to wait in a queue for about 10 minutes but I'm on the site now and will be trying to make an application in the next little while. I'll update one way or the other.

nkay1985 · 28-09-2014 10:00pm

Made an application for my Dad with no difficulty at all. Just a wait of maybe ten minutes in the queue due to a high volume of people trying to get on. Applied for four Category D tickets for the Romania and Italy games, with the Increase My Chances option ticked.

I'm going to do my own application now and try for two Category D for Italy and France with the Improve My Chances option ticked. See how we get on in October.

Funk It · 28-09-2014 10:16pm

Already paid for 2 Cat B tickets for Canada back in May/June, but caved and applied for a Cat D ticket just now as well, with the same Improve My Chances option as the above.

To be honest I am hoping to get some tickets from work and stuff, but I folded and I am getting pretty one dimensional with my Christmas presents this year by the looks of things.

Best of luck to everyone else ordering tickets, its going to be class, but holding fire on ordering anymore for other games until they start being offloaded due to under-subscription (possibly for the Romanian game).

nkay1985 · 28-09-2014 10:30pm

Yeah I just want to be sure to have tickets for at least one game, which is why we've gone for the Romania one as well. If everything goes to plan, I'll be heading over before the Romania game and back after the Italy game, then making my way over to Cardiff for just the France game. It's a pity they're so spread out. I reckon a lot of people will be making multiple trips. Handy for the like of my brother though who's living over there. He's just applied for all the games and if he gets them, it's only a matter of getting to the game on the day and then back home. Probably wouldn't even have to take any time off work!

RWC 2015 - Rugby World Cup 2015 Travel Plans

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