Tickets to the 6N

turnikett1

I really really want to see a 6N match, especially the upcoming home matches against France and England. As far as I'm aware I need to be a member of the Rugby Supporters Club to be able to buy a ticket, which costs €50 a year for membership.

I understand that's not a whole lot of money, but it's €50 I dont have right now. If one person is a member of the club, can they buy multiple tickets? If so I could go halves or even 3 ways with some friends. Is there any way of getting tickets without being a member?

Do help. I've never seen a live rugby match in my years of rugby fandom, and Im dying to!

awec

The 50 membership doesn't guarantee you a ticket.

Chances are probably low for these two games.

crisco10

awec wrote: »

The 50 membership doesn't guarantee you a ticket.

Chances are probably low for these two games.

Yup, complete luck if you get tickets for the "odd" 6 nations years, even if you are in the supporters club.

turnikett1

Do I just give up then?

ssaye2

turnikett1 wrote: »

Do I just give up then?

Rugby club members, provincial supporters club members, friends and relatives and its still a nightmare to get tickets for 6N. If you have no contacts its going to be almost impossible to get tickets at cost price. I would say even a lot here on boards who go to loads of games struggle for 6N tickets.

Text all your mates and put the feelers out that if anyone has a spare or is sick you will take it.

Good luck.


"Do help. I've never seen a live rugby match in my years of rugby fandom, and Im dying to! "


BTW - Just reread your post, go to a provincial game this weekend. - Seriously, and keep going, same players, much cheaper.

awec

Also, it's much easier to get tickets the years we play Scotland and Italy at home.

Big Nelly

turnikett1 wrote: »

I really really want to see a 6N match, especially the upcoming home matches against France and England. As far as I'm aware I need to be a member of the Rugby Supporters Club to be able to buy a ticket, which costs €50 a year for membership.

I understand that's not a whole lot of money, but it's €50 I dont have right now. If one person is a member of the club, can they buy multiple tickets? If so I could go halves or even 3 ways with some friends. Is there any way of getting tickets without being a member?

Do help. I've never seen a live rugby match in my years of rugby fandom, and Im dying to!

Why didn't you go to Georgia game in Autumn international???

Riskymove

turnikett1 wrote: »

As far as I'm aware I need to be a member of the Rugby Supporters Club to be able to buy a ticket,

you can also join a rugby club

vienne86

turnikett1 wrote: »

Do I just give up then?

It's just very difficult. I am a member of the supporters club and have a season ticket for Leinster, but I am not hopeful of getting tickets for this year's six nations. Unfortunately you are trying for tickets for the most difficult matches. But good luck anyway.

icdg

OP don't forget there will be internationals in August/September next year in the run up to the World Cup (against Wales and Scotland I think???) that you may find it significantly easier and cheaper to get tickets for, if the equivalent 2011 fixtures are anything to go by.

vienne86

Supporters club ticket sales for 6 nations next Wednesday, 3 December.

Losty Dublin

turnikett1 wrote: »

I understand that's not a whole lot of money, but it's €50 I dont have right now. If one person is a member of the club, can they buy multiple tickets? If so I could go halves or even 3 ways with some friends. Is there any way of getting tickets without being a member?

Not being smart here but if you can't afford €50 for the supporters club then you will be well pressed for 6N tickets, most of which are well over €50. A lot of cash and hassle for your first game if you ask me

Alternatively, as little as €15 gets you into the RDS on Saturday; that or pop down to your local club and watch a club game for free.

Calzer10

how much do reackon it is for U16/Student ? Never had experience getting 6nations tickets

nc6000

Why not go to watch one of the provinces play in the Pro12 first if you want to see a live game?

vienne86

nc6000 wrote: »

Why not go to watch one of the provinces play in the Pro12 first if you want to see a live game?

Exactly. It is a whole different experience watching a game live instead of on TV. Some prefer the TV, because you don't always see the detail when you're at the game, but on TV you don't see what's happening off the ball.

thomond2006

I just entered the MRSC lottery for the England tickets, closes today at 12.

I hope I don't get premium tickets: 2 for €260! :eek:

blindside88

thomond2006 wrote: »

I just entered the MRSC lottery for the England tickets, closes today at 12.

I hope I don't get premium tickets: 2 for €260! :eek:

I'm in the lottery as well, it's a saucy enough price. I'd take any ticket to be fair. There's only 404 tickets in the lottery so it'll be very tough

thomond2006

blindside88 wrote: »

I'm in the lottery as well, it's a saucy enough price. I'd take any ticket to be fair. There's only 404 tickets in the lottery so it'll be very tough

It's pretty mad how there is a lottery for MRSC before the Irish Supporters Club!

Has there been something similar for the other provinces?

Riskymove

thomond2006 wrote: »

It's pretty mad how there is a lottery for MRSC before the Irish Supporters Club!

Has there been something similar for the other provinces?

Leinster also have a lottery

I also think it's a bit odd that you couldn't indicate a preference if tickets were allocated to you, given that only 200 people will be successful

Losty Dublin

thomond2006 wrote: »

It's pretty mad how there is a lottery for MRSC before the Irish Supporters Club!

Has there been something similar for the other provinces?

These tickets may trickle down from the provincial allocations.

vienne86

thomond2006 wrote: »

It's pretty mad how there is a lottery for MRSC before the Irish Supporters Club!

Has there been something similar for the other provinces?

Leinster draw closes on 5 Dec and the draw is on 10 Dec. And the Ireland supporters club is on 3 Dec. I have no idea how many tickets Leinster have, but would imagine it is similar to Munster.

nc6000

The tickets are bloody expensive too. If you're successful in the Leinster STH ballot then it's going to cost €100+ per ticket.

vienne86

The expnese is inevitable. Tickets in hot demand, and as there are only two home matches, the IRFU will want to earn as much as they can from these two.

crisco10

ssaye2 wrote: »

At that time of year just paying of christmas, its a no from me. I got 3 to AI's front row upper middle of the pitch for 125, would pay if they were 50 quid lotto tickets but never 100

€100 for a lotto ticket that could be anywhere in the ground is not really that tempting. Some bad views in Lansdowne, would be pretty irritated to have paid €200 for a pair for a lot of seats!

vienne86

crisco10 wrote: »

€100 for a lotto ticket that could be anywhere in the ground is not really that tempting. Some bad views in Lansdowne, would be pretty irritated to have paid €200 for a pair for a lot of seats!

They are all category 1 or category 2 in the Leinster lottery, so I would have thought that they should be OK. But yes, still a lot of money.

turnikett1

Well thanks everyone. Think Ill just resign myself to the fact I wont get a 6N ticket :P I will happily settle for watching Munster play a few matches at Thomond though!

vienne86

turnikett1 wrote: »

Well thanks everyone. Think Ill just resign myself to the fact I wont get a 6N ticket :P I will happily settle for watching Munster play a few matches at Thomond though!

Better value for money. Especially when you factor in the travelling to Dublin to watch the 6N.

phog

crisco10 wrote: »

€100 for a lotto ticket that could be anywhere in the ground is not really that tempting. Some bad views in Lansdowne, would be pretty irritated to have paid €200 for a pair for a lot of seats!

For 6Ns tickets there aren't many fans that can be too selective about where they want to sit. More a case of take what you can get.

Yipyapstam

sorry for crashing this! was hoping to get a 6N match in this year too but looking near impossible! Anyone know how to get ticket for the Munster EC match in Saracens in Jan? Sorry if posting in the wrong thread!

blindside88

Yipyapstam wrote: »

sorry for crashing this! was hoping to get a 6N match in this year too but looking near impossible! Anyone know how to get ticket for the Munster EC match in Saracens in Jan? Sorry if posting in the wrong thread!

If you are a member of the supporters club you can buy them online, don't know if they are still for sale

Yipyapstam

blindside88 wrote: »

If you are a member of the supporters club you can buy them online, don't know if they are still for sale

Cheers man. Might actually give them a ring first before joining. Usually you see the tickets on donedeal or viagogo but nothing around!

Yipyapstam

dont suppose someone is a member and let me know if tickets ae available online? cant get through to them at the minute...tanks

blindside88

Yipyapstam wrote: »

dont suppose someone is a member and let me know if tickets ae available online? cant get through to them at the minute...tanks

I'm a member, I'll have a look for you now

Yipyapstam

blindside88 wrote: »

I'm a member, I'll have a look for you now

cool thanks man

CZ 453

Yipyapstam wrote: »

sorry for crashing this! was hoping to get a 6N match in this year too but looking near impossible! Anyone know how to get ticket for the Munster EC match in Saracens in Jan? Sorry if posting in the wrong thread!

The away game. Have you tried the Saracens website?

Yipyapstam

CZ 453 wrote: »

The away game. Have you tried the Saracens website?

not yet...but if I buy from Saracens would I not be sitting with the Saracens fans then?

Riskymove

thomond2006 wrote: »

It's pretty mad how there is a lottery for MRSC before the Irish Supporters Club!

Even worse they are now saying the results of the lottery won't be known until "late next week"

This is a crazy decision for those of us on both the MRSC and the Irish Supporters Club

I now have to try and buy tickets (in case I am unsuccessful in the lottery) in the supporters club sale while already committed to up to €520 worth of tickets through the Munster lottery.

CZ 453

Riskymove wrote: »

Even worse they are now saying the results of the lottery won't be known until "late next week"

This is a crazy decision for those of us on both the MRSC and the Irish Supporters Club

I now have to try and buy tickets (in case I am unsuccessful in the lottery) in the supporters club sale while already committed to up to €520 worth of tickets through the Munster lottery.

Here here.

CZ 453

Yipyapstam wrote: »

not yet...but if I buy from Saracens would I not be sitting with the Saracens fans then?

Ah yeah but there'll be a lot of Munster supporters around the stadium anyway. Best travelling support in the land You will have no bothers with atmosphere

Yipyapstam

CZ 453 wrote: »

Ah yeah but there'll be a lot of Munster supporters around the stadium anyway. Best travelling support in the land You will have no bothers with atmosphere

Fact! might look into it now. Had a glance there at world cup tickets....crazy prices especially for something like Romania!

vienne86

Riskymove wrote: »

Even worse they are now saying the results of the lottery won't be known until "late next week"

This is a crazy decision for those of us on both the MRSC and the Irish Supporters Club

I now have to try and buy tickets (in case I am unsuccessful in the lottery) in the supporters club sale while already committed to up to €520 worth of tickets through the Munster lottery.

I am assuming though that if I have a suprlus of tickets, I will be able to shift them easily enough.

Riskymove

vienne86 wrote: »

I am assuming though that if I have a suprlus of tickets, I will be able to shift them easily enough.

sure..the problem is having the €750 available to buy tickets this week

plus I have to take time to be available for the online sale on Wednesday and all the hassle that goes with it.....and possibly take tickets that some other member would have gotten

Riskymove

CZ 453 wrote: »

Ah yeah but there'll be a lot of Munster supporters around the stadium anyway. Best travelling support in the land You will have no bothers with atmosphere

its a small ground and so Munster fans will be all around

5 of us bought through a Sarries contact

Yipyapstam

Riskymove wrote: »

its a small ground and so Munster fans will be all around

5 of us bought through a Sarries contact

think it's my best bet to be honest! do you mind if i ask how you get a sarries contact?

ssaye2

http://www.thescore.ie/ireland-six-nations-ticket-prices-1805311-Nov2014/

vienne86

Yipyapstam wrote: »

think it's my best bet to be honest! do you mind if i ask how you get a sarries contact?

Which thread is this? Getting confused here.

CZ 453

ssaye2 wrote: »

http://www.thescore.ie/ireland-six-nations-ticket-prices-1805311-Nov2014/

The anxiety builds...I'm going straight in for the most expensive.

vienne86

CZ 453 wrote: »

The anxiety builds...I'm going straight in for the most expensive.

Ugh. Only two matches here this season in the 6N, but likely to prove more expensive than last years' three matches!

Yipyapstam

vienne86 wrote: »

Which thread is this? Getting confused here.

ah relax....just general queries on rugby tickets.....not too much hassle is it loike

Riskymove

Yipyapstam wrote: »

think it's my best bet to be honest! do you mind if i ask how you get a sarries contact?

I have family members in London who are Sarries fans!!

I've been to a few games in Allianz park now

PTH2009

since 2008 i have got tickets to most of the six nations games through the supporters club but this year i wont because my pc has gone so slow and the demand will be huge

I bought a lottery ticket for the ire vs england match off the mrsc and didnt hear back from them yet