HC Final in Paris 2010

Riskymove

http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/rugby/2009/0518/1224246849103.html


book yer flights

robgloster

Tried have to wait till next month to book i think. ryanair dont give the option to book 12 month in advance

budhabob

when will the tickets go on sale, went onto the ERC website, but couldnt find it anywhere

sm.org

budhabob wrote: »

when will the tickets go on sale, went onto the ERC website, but couldnt find it anywhere

Usually in January

budhabob

sm.org wrote: »

Usually in January

Ah its before then, bought the ones for saturday back in Sept/Oct.

Riskymove

If you bought tickets for this years final you get a very early opportunity to buy them for next year

I actually bought my tickets for saturday's final BEFORE last year's final!

phog

sm.org wrote: »

Usually in January

budhabob wrote: »

Ah its before then, bought the ones for saturday back in Sept/Oct.

Not certain on this but if I remember correctly the tickets for Edinburgh went on sale last year before the Final in Cardiff, however, you get the opportunity to buy tickets but there were no sections, rows or seat numbers available at the time of sale. Not great if you like particular views or seat but I suppose some Leinster fans wouldn't be too worried now if they had those tickets.

Later in the season, when you went to purchase the sections, rows and seat numbers were listed prior to purchase.

wandiwar

booked the hostel in paris this afternoon. now we just have to wait for flights!!!!

Colm R

Paris will be a great venue. And in a lot of ways, it will be easier to get to than Cardiff or Edinburgh.

Plenty of hotels, there as well.

Question: as this years final was is in the UK, Ticketmaster UK sold the tickets.

Will next years tickets be on sale here:

http://www.fnacspectacles.com/

?

_Skitso_

Have my hostel booked as well, just waiting on flights and tickets.

Oh and Edinburgh this weekend too.

How do I go about buying these early tickets as I bought some for this final???

Riskymove

_Skitso_ wrote: »

How do I go about buying these early tickets as I bought some for this final???

you should be emailed about it before they go on sale

suppafly

Just had a look on ticketmaster.ie and they have them listed and it says that they are going on sale on moday the 25th

ScrubsfanChris

suppafly wrote: »

Just had a look on ticketmaster.ie and they have them listed and it says that they are going on sale on moday the 25th

According to the site, the match is at the Stade De France, Dublin?

I doubt there will be a shortage of public tickets come Feb/March for an 80,000+ stadium.

_Skitso_

The tickets are on sale but you don't get to choose seat they will be allocated later depending on how much you want to spend.

daveirl

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Colm R

Got mine.

Good to see that the postage and fee per ticket is a lot cheaper than this years final.

The charge this year was £13 postage outside the UK and £4.50 per ticket charge.

This time its €6.25 postage and €1.40 charge per tickets.

Blisterman

Cheapest tickets are €18, which seems very cheap.
I've never been to the Stad de France. Is there any reason why I should avoid the cheapest tickets? (Blocked view, etc)

bigfeller

If you have a look at the ticketmaster site there is a diagram of the stadium which shows where the seats are for each price. The €18 are behind the goal lines up to the rafters.

mikedragon32

Blisterman wrote: »

Cheapest tickets are €18, which seems very cheap.
I've never been to the Stad de France. Is there any reason why I should avoid the cheapest tickets? (Blocked view, etc)

Only that you'll see the red dots versus blue dots hopefully. You could end up quite a distance from the action!

ScrubsfanChris

From the ERC website and Ticketmaster, hope it clears a few things up.

Tickets for the Paris 2010 Heineken Cup final at Stade de France, Saint Denis on Saturday 22, May 2010 go on sale on Monday, 25 May, 2009. The Heineken Cup final will return to France when European club rugby's 15th showpiece match will be played at 80,000 national stadium.

The "public sale allocation" of tickets for the Paris 2010 Heineken Cup final is now available to purchase from a range of ticket services across France, Ireland and the UK.
ERC retains 15,000 tickets to be shared between the two finalists clubs.

Tickets Prices

Red - 120 Euro*
Pink - 70 Euro*
Yellow - 60 Euro*
Green - 36 Euro*
Blue - 18 Euro*

*Subject to booking fees.

justsomebloke

just gone for 2 of the €36 tickets myself

[Jackass]

I'm in the pink section so....my mate booked them...glad he didn't consult me cause I would have said go for €18 seats now, but while I'm completely broke, this time next year I'll be happy with the good seats!!

daveirl

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spank_inferno

picked up 2 €70 tickets yesterday.
hopefully I will get a favourable allocation.

As to how many have been sold, its only a guess but I would say less than 5,000 so far.

But I'd reckon the bulk of the Category A & B tickets will be given to corporate/sponsors. So I'm happy to take as good a seat as possible while I can.

Anyone been to the Stade de France?
Whats it like to get to?

sm.org

Blisterman wrote: »

Cheapest tickets are €18, which seems very cheap.
I've never been to the Stad de France. Is there any reason why I should avoid the cheapest tickets? (Blocked view, etc)

There's not a bad seat in the house, a wonderful stadium.

Tim Robbins

sm.org wrote: »

There's not a bad seat in the house, a wonderful stadium.

Is it not a bit crazy planning for a trip that your team mightn't even be playing in?

I think I'll plan a group HC game and leave it at that, for now. Ediburgh was a nightmare organising everything because 30,000 Munster fans booked everything out. I can't see that happening this year. I'm sure many who went over won't next year, many who booked just didn't turn up and won't do that next year and many who booked and sold won't want the hassel this year.

If the plethoria of Munster fans hadn't booked the city out, I don't think it would have been as much hassel as it ended up being.

jimmysull

robgloster wrote: »

Tried have to wait till next month to book i think. ryanair dont give the option to book 12 month in advance

Airlines don't allow bookings more than 330 days in advance. So June 26th is the first chance

jimmysull

Tim Robbins wrote: »

Is it not a bit crazy planning for a trip that your team mightn't even be playing in?

I think I'll plan a group HC game and leave it at that, for now. Ediburgh was a nightmare organising everything because 30,000 Munster fans booked everything out. I can't see that happening this year. I'm sure many who went over won't next year, many who booked just didn't turn up and won't do that next year and many who booked and sold won't want the hassel this year.

If the plethoria of Munster fans hadn't booked the city out, I don't think it would have been as much hassel as it ended up being.

On the contrary.... We go to the HC final every year nomatter who is playing. It's a great weekend away. If Munster are there, as is likely for next year, then it's a huge bonus but we'll still go anyway. Most Munster fans who were in Edinburgh will go to Paris next year. The added pressure for next year will be that Leinster fans now also know how great a HC final weekend is and will also be booking up the space. Paris is a vastly bigger city though so accommodation won't sell out as quickly.

Otacon

Tim Robbins wrote: »

Is it not a bit crazy planning for a trip that your team mightn't even be playing in?

I think I'll plan a group HC game and leave it at that, for now. Ediburgh was a nightmare organising everything because 30,000 Munster fans booked everything out. I can't see that happening this year. I'm sure many who went over won't next year, many who booked just didn't turn up and won't do that next year and many who booked and sold won't want the hassel this year.

If the plethoria of Munster fans hadn't booked the city out, I don't think it would have been as much hassel as it ended up being.

Are you honestly blaming Munster fans for inconveniencing Leinster and Leicester fans?

I bought my tickets back in October, hoping for a Munster final, but content with a good game of rugby. I don't think I or anyone else should feel bad for buying tickets, getting accommodation and flights, as well as transport to the venue.

Anyway, there were plenty of places for people in Glasgow. The hotel we stayed in had only us (three rooms) and one other couple that weekend!

As for this final, haven't booked my tickets yet but I will probably get them soon enough. Or am I not allowed?

Tim Robbins

jimmysull wrote: »

On the contrary.... We go to the HC final every year nomatter who is playing. It's a great weekend away. If Munster are there, as is likely for next year, then it's a huge bonus but we'll still go anyway. Most Munster fans who were in Edinburgh will go to Paris next year. The added pressure for next year will be that Leinster fans now also know how great a HC final weekend is and will also be booking up the space. Paris is a vastly bigger city though so accommodation won't sell out as quickly.

Great weekend yes. Because your team (that you are 100% behind) are playing. If I wasn't prepared to wear a jersey for one of the teams playing, I can't imagine it being as good.

It would be just an expensive good weekend and I'd prefer to plan and go and see a VI nations match with just Ireland playing.

But if there's a big gang of you, well then yes no matter where you go is usually great craic.

Tim Robbins

Otacon wrote: »

As for this final, haven't booked my tickets yet but I will probably get them soon enough. Or am I not allowed?

I don't think anyone should be allowed until the teams for it are known.

The ERC could do something like the GAA and give an allocation to all teams who entered it who then could distribute them to their fans or people who are involved at grass roots with the sport.

But they're current system is ridiculous.

premierstone

Tim Robbins wrote: »

I don't think anyone should be allowed until the teams for it are known.

The ERC could do something like the GAA and give an allocation to all teams who entered it who then could distribute them to their fans or people who are involved at grass roots with the sport.

But they're current system is ridiculous.

Your talkin sh*te Tim, would you prefer the system like they have for the Champions League where tickets are now costing over €2000 on the black market??

The distrubution of tickets is perfectly fair and if your too stingy to buy one in case you dont like who ends up in the final then I would consider that a result for the ERC and rugby in general :P

I have just bought my 4 tickets and will be going to my 5th Final in a row regardless of who Munster are playing

Tim Robbins

premierstone wrote: »

Your talkin sh*te Tim, would you prefer the system like they have for the Champions League where tickets are now costing over €2000 on the black market??

The distrubution of tickets is perfectly fair and if your too stingy to buy one in case you dont like who ends up in the final then I would consider that a result for the ERC and rugby in general :P

I have just bought my 4 tickets and will be going to my 5th Final in a row regardless of who Munster are playing

No I'd prefer a system where the ERC distribution the majority of tickets to the clubs playing the game. Like they do for the semi-final.

If every Rugby fan were to buy a ticket just in case their team ends up in the final, you'd probably need 1 million tickets to go around.

The current arrangement suits the balance sheet of the ERC as from a finacial pov they only care they sell all tickets. The balance sheet doesn't care what colour jersey the fans are wearing.

They only other people the current arrangement suits are people who have a very low involvement in the game. As if the ERC were to distribute the tickets to clubs, it would mean people who have no involvement in the game throughout the year wouldn't be able to get a ticket. They'd actually have to get up off their *ss and make a few appearances in their local club or let the people who do that get priority on the tickets.

Peter B

I know where you are coming from but the worry about saving tickets for the clubs in the final is 2 clubs could meet in the final who don't buy up all their allocation. I would agree, they should increase the clubs in the final allocation an reduce the amount on general sale. However if you have teams like Leicester not using all their allocation, the ERC are just taking more of a risk of not selling all their tickets!

anonymous_joe

Peter B wrote: »

I know where you are coming from but the worry about saving tickets for the clubs in the final is 2 clubs could meet in the final who don't buy up all their allocation. I would agree, they should increase the clubs in the final allocation an reduce the amount on general sale. However if you have teams like Leicester not using all their allocation, the ERC are just taking more of a risk of not selling all their tickets!

Not to mention Leicester are one of the teams with a fairly big fanbase...

Tim Robbins

anonymous_joe wrote: »

Not to mention Leicester are one of the teams with a fairly big fanbase...

The amount of money the ERC have made from the Munster support is amazing when one thinks about it.

I think a huge amount of people were put off going to the final because of the hassel getting accommodation.

I rang / emailed over 40 B&Bs and my head was seriously recked. They were all booked pre - Jan by you know who's. It should never be more hassel to get to a ERC final than it is to get to a VI nations game.

Ryanair / ERC etc are taking the mick.

anonymous_joe

Tim Robbins wrote: »

The amount of money the ERC have made from the Munster support is amazing when one thinks about it.

I think a huge amount of people were put off going to the final because of the hassel getting accommodation.

I rang / emailed over 40 B&Bs and my head was seriously recked. They were all booked pre - Jan by you know who's. It should never be more hassel to get to a ERC final than it is to get to a VI nations game.

Ryanair / ERC etc are taking the mick.

But that's because Irish teams get the most fans. So they'll happily gouge us.

danthefan

If they left it until the start of May to put final tickets on sale they'd run a massive risk of not selling out.

Tim Robbins

danthefan wrote: »

If they left it until the start of May to put final tickets on sale they'd run a massive risk of not selling out.

Exactly but a very low risk of real fans not getting shafted.

RuggieBear

it's not about fans it's about money!

daveirl

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Tim Robbins

daveirl wrote: »

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I've very little interest in going, and nor would most of my friends unless Leinster were playing.

I'd prefer to go to a Irish VI nations away match or a ERC group match.

I understand it's a big thing to go in Munster in that you get gangs of mates just going irrespective of whose playing and still all wearing Munster jerseys as if they were playing.

RuggieBear

tbh, i've gone to loads of the finals irrespective of who is playing...but just can't afford the time nor the money these days. only leinster (or maybe Munster/Ulster) would get me to go to anymore.

daveirl

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Tim Robbins

daveirl wrote: »

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Good question. There's really three elements of going to a match:
1. The social element.
2. Supporting your team.
3. The Rugby.

Unless Leinster or Ireland are playing, 1 and 2 are largely irrelevant.
So it would just be about number 3. There's not much disagreement there. Got yourself a good ticket and you should enjoy the game.

But, it just seems like a lot of hassel to go to. If you are not getting 1 and 2.

I have other interests outside Rugby (even though I ref every weekend) and I prefer to save my Rugby weekends away to when my team (Ireland or Leinster) are playing not when such and such a final is on.

premierstone

Tim Robbins wrote: »

I've very little interest in going, and nor would most of my friends unless Leinster were playing.

Tim your contradicting yourself all over the place here, you claim that the current system is unfair as it doesnt allow real fans to get to the final but yet you state that you would have no interest in going if Leinster werent there, so can I assume you are not a real fan of Rugby then just a bandwagon fan??

Tim Robbins

premierstone wrote: »

Tim your contradicting yourself all over the place here, you claim that the current system is unfair as it doesnt allow real fans to get to the final but yet you state that you would have no interest in going if Leinster werent there, so can I assume you are not a real fan of Rugby then just a bandwagon fan??

Ha!

I am saying someone who supports one of the teams playing or is involved with the grass roots of one of the teams playing have more of a right to be there than nuetrals or people who just support another team

Could you imagine that Leinster V Munster semi if thousands of Leinster, Munster fans couldn't have got tickets for the semi because there were thousands or Osprey's and Quins' fans at it, just because they like rugby?

Otacon

Tim Robbins wrote: »

Ha!

I am saying someone who supports one of the teams playing or is involved with the grass roots of one of the teams playing have more of a right to be there than nuetrals or people who just support another team

Could you imagine that Leinster V Munster semi if thousands of Leinster, Munster fans couldn't have got tickets for the semi because there were thousands or Osprey's and Quins' fans at it, just because they like rugby?

Are we talking about tickets or accommodation?

If its tickets, you couldn't get rid of them on match day! We had two spare after two pulled out. Tried selling them to some fans in a pub nearby for face-value. Could not get rid of them!

You mentioned accommodation being the main reason for people not going earlier. As I said, there was plenty if you looked and they weren't extortionate either. Cost me £72.50 for the four nights we were up there.

premierstone

Tim Robbins wrote: »

Ha!

I am saying someone who supports one of the teams playing or is involved with the grass roots of one of the teams playing have more of a right to be there than nuetrals or people who just support another team

Could you imagine that Leinster V Munster semi if thousands of Leinster, Munster fans couldn't have got tickets for the semi because there were thousands or Osprey's and Quins' fans at it, just because they like rugby?

Its the showpiece game for European Rugby not exclusive to the two teams involved, are you just a little peeved cos a few of us Munster boys who go every year made a bit harder for you to get accomadation, because believe me there was no shortage of tickets over there this year I had two spare tickets and I couldnt even give them away for nothing.

Riskymove

Tim Robbins wrote: »

Ha!

I am saying someone who supports one of the teams playing or is involved with the grass roots of one of the teams playing have more of a right to be there than nuetrals or people who just support another team

Could you imagine that Leinster V Munster semi if thousands of Leinster, Munster fans couldn't have got tickets for the semi because there were thousands or Osprey's and Quins' fans at it, just because they like rugby?

The ERC do give allocations to clubs who make the finals and they generally distribute them to clubs or supporter groups...the public sale element is usually quite small..tickets were on sale for edinburgh in the week of the final

the real problem is getting travel at short notice due to our Airlines rip-off...particularly for edinburgh and cardiff , but less so paris and london...paris has many options for travel and it wont be anywhere near the cost of this year

I think the real problem is there are people who do not even bother joining a supporters group or local club who then gripe about not being able to get tickets...you have to make some effort

Tim Robbins

Otacon wrote: »

Are we talking about tickets or accommodation?

Both. Loads of people didn't go because of the hassels getting somewhere to stay.

If its tickets, you couldn't get rid of them on match day! We had two spare after two pulled out. Tried selling them to some fans in a pub nearby for face-value. Could not get rid of them!

There was also hundreds going for 300 euro on ebay in the weeks before.

You mentioned accommodation being the main reason for people not going earlier. As I said, there was plenty if you looked and they weren't extortionate either. Cost me £72.50 for the four nights we were up there.

I contacted over 40 B&Bs in Edinburgh. Had no luck. Plus I went through all the web forums etc.

premierstone wrote:

are you just a little peeved cos a few of us Munster boys who go every year made a bit harder for you to get accomadation...

Yes. I think it's head recking. The ERC final doesn't belong to Munster but to the teams contesting it primarily, and then fans from other clubs.

If Ireland made it to the final of the World Cup against the All Blacks, but loads and loads of English fans insisted on going and said it was their right because it was the show piece for world rugby, and took thousands of tickets of accommodation and wore their jerseys the entire weekend, everywhere, would you be happy with it? Doubt it.