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Rugby World Cup Tickets on sale on the 15th

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    #2222
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,113 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121217916#Comment_121217916

    Read my big post from yesterday, but essentially when we arrived, there were about 3,000 people in the queue for passport check, and only 2 people checking the passports….. it was an absolute sh1tshow….. Every passport gets scanned….

    the entire terminal was completely occupied by people queuing up for passport control…..

    I would guess that this Sunday will be the same…

    Never Again…



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    #2223
    Miley Byrne
    Registered Users Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭Miley Byrne


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121217916#Comment_121217916

    Jesus, is that not leaving it incredibly tight to get to the stadium for 8pm?



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    #2224
    irelandrover
    Registered Users Posts: 3,730 ✭✭✭irelandrover


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121217974#Comment_121217974

    game is at 9pm. 4 hours should be enough



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    #2225
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,113 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121217981#Comment_121217981

    my flight to Beauvais on Friday evening was 2 hours delayed... the later it is in the day, the more prone flights are to be delayed...



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    #2226
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121217974#Comment_121217974

    Yeah 9pm. Should be ok as long as no flight delays but hopefully passport control is smoother than above. It was very quick when we arrived for SA game



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    #2227
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121218027#Comment_121218027

    How long were you waiting then to get through passport control.

    I'll just have to roll with it now and hope for the best



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    #2228
    brady99
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭brady99


    Has anyone ever gotten a ticket after they got the red spinning circle on the Add to Cart button when pressed?

    I doubt it but there is always that tiny chance that stops me hitting refresh!



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    #2229
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    I got one yesterday when it said insufficient availability after trying to add to cart but when I refreshed there was magically one in my basket when I confirmed resubmitting details to the page on the refresh.

    That was on the main sale page though not resale. Never got a resale one in my basket they are gone in seconds



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    #2230
    AndyBoBandy
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121218059#Comment_121218059

    I got through in about 45 minutes, but in fairness I skipped about half of the people there.. (sorry, but not sorry)

    they did open up a 'fast' lane for Ryanair passengers going to Dublin on the upcoming flights (2 DUB flights were departing within 30 minutes of each other), but it was all still a cluster of epic proportions....

    My Advice, be at the airport 3 hours before your flight departure on Sunday...



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    #2231
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121218239#Comment_121218239

    I'm talking about getting out of the airport when arriving in Beauvais. That's my worry due to my tight timeline to get to the match on Saturday night.

    Did you have a long delay to get through passport control when you got off the plane in Beauvais?



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    #2232
    Riskymove
    Registered Users Posts: 10,887 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121218265#Comment_121218265

    I arrived Friday afternoon and waltzed though immigration

    the bus however took 2 hours due to Friday evening rush hour around Paris


    perhaps you should check out trains form Beauvais town, they might even pass stadium



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    #2233
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121218420#Comment_121218420

    Cheers, I didn't realise there was a train station nearby. Will check it out.

    Bus was exactly 1 hour 15 when we arrived for SA. I wonder if Saturday evening traffic can be bad.

    Also considering Uber but likely to have traffic there too if it's busy.



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    #2234
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,113 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121218059#Comment_121218059

    It took me about 45 minutes to get through...

    And also, regarding these delays I encountered, it was on Sunday. Arriving into Beauvais was fine, as it's only ever a flight load of passengers arriving at the passport check at any 1 time (maybe if 2 flights land close enough to each other too), the issues I saw were when leaving Beauvais.. as you could have up to 10 plane loads of departing passengers arriving at the airport within 30 minutes of each other... and it looks like thats what happened on Sunday!

    Sorry as this is going way OT... for this thread... back to tickets;

    Ended up buying 2 tickets for my brother on Ticombo... couldn't be arsed anymore with the official site!! not cheap at €884 for 2 Cat 3 tickets.. but he wants to be there, and wants to start arranging his travel (which is slightly mire complicated as his son lives in England). and I managed to get him in the block next to us and only 1 row behind!! so happy days!!



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    #2235
    Exclamation Marc
    Registered Users Posts: 11,706 ✭✭✭✭Exclamation Marc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121218564#Comment_121218564

    Have you used Ticombo before? Is it reliable/secure?



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    #2236
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,113 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121218678#Comment_121218678

    I haven't, but a few in here have, and the site looks genuine enough, with good Trustpilot scores/reviews...


    It's my brothers money, and he wanted the certainty of knowing he was going... so right now Ticombo seems a better bet than the official site!!


    I'd say the only way anyone will have any success on the official site is of some tickets are released to general sale like yesterday... the resale option is just pants!!

    Has anyone got a resale ticket(s) for the QF?



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    #2237
    Redo91
    Registered Users Posts: 1,859 ✭✭✭Redo91


    I was just able to add tickets for the 3rd/4th place play-off to my basket. I have no interest in going to that game but it was still reassuring that I was able to add tickets to my basket. Got as far as entering card details and I left it then.



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    #2238
    Riskymove
    Registered Users Posts: 10,887 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    just to note you can only buy 6 tickets though your account

    I can no longer but tickets and needed to set up another account



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    #2239
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,113 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121218768#Comment_121218768

    That doesn't count initial purchases though does it for Pool stages? I bought the Stade de France 3 game pack about 2 years ago when they first went on general sale, and then bought 3 QF tickets yesterday.. so I guess as of now I can only buy 3 more tickets for knockout games?



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    #2240
    Riskymove
    Registered Users Posts: 10,887 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121218895#Comment_121218895

    its counting them for me anyway

    2 pool stage games

    4 knock out tickets


    even though I resold some it still wont let me order more



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    #2241
    mossy464
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭mossy464


    It's 6 tickets per match no? I have tickets for both quarters and final for a friend which total more than 6 tickets



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    #2242
    AndyBoBandy
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121218902#Comment_121218902

    I had a total of 6 pool tickets (2 each for Australia v Georgia, SA v Ireland & Ireland v Scotland), and with the 3 QF tickets I'm up to 9 in total now..



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    #2243
    Riskymove
    Registered Users Posts: 10,887 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    Hmm


    its odd alright it wont let me buy any more officially but can buy resells??



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    #2244
    Hoboo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,546 ✭✭✭Hoboo


    Are there any official tickets being sold? I thought it was just fan resales and that was a system error.



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    #2245
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,297 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121219208#Comment_121219208

    A few popped up yesterday (not resale)



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    #2246
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,113 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121219208#Comment_121219208

    only yesterday at midday some went on sale and a few of us got them, but since then its only been resale...


    Update on purchasing from Ticombo;

    About 5 minutes ago I just received a flurry of emails, including the printable tickets (from the official RWC account with my brothers and his sons name on them) and also messages from the seller with links to the RWC ticket site to download the tickets onto a mobile, which my brother did (and he confirmed the messages he received to download the links were in the same message chain he received his tickets from me in, so they came from RWC), so happy days... I'm about 99% confident now that he'll be good to go...



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    #2247
    fandozzle
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭fandozzle


    The resale is a complete shitshow....has anyone been able to buy a resale for the QF?



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    #2248
    Ronney
    Registered Users Posts: 841 ✭✭✭Ronney


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121219364#Comment_121219364

    In what sense?

    The resale is exactly what it says on the tin, for re selling tickets. AN individual puts tickets they longer want up and they are bought by the quickest person to react. The supply for the Ireland game is very limited as demand is huge.

    Right now you can log into the site and have your pick of 823 Resale tickets for Wales V Arg and 1468 for Eng V Fiji.


    The bigger issue is how 1 seller has 66 tickets and another has 76 tickets for sale on Ticombo, They have previously sold 400+ and 1000+ tickets on the site.

    Guessing these are the types possibly using a bot and throwing up on 3rd party site (You can buy a bot for $2750)

    World Rugby surely could trace these, even if its a resale ticket they would have records of CC details and Billing Address



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    #2249
    fandozzle
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭fandozzle


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121219414#Comment_121219414

    In the sense that I know many people who are trying to buy resale tickets for our QF and and not aware of anyone who has been successful.



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    #2250
    COH
    Registered Users Posts: 7,120 ✭✭✭COH


    I've bought tickets via the resale site and know a few others who have too.

    I think you need to work on the assumption that anytime you see the resale page even start load that there are probably a few hundred (or more) people looking at the same page. Whoever gets them into their basket first wins basically - and its probably going to come down to the 1/100th of a second difference it took the page to load for you VS someone else and another 1/100th of a second difference it took you to click the 'add them to your cart' button.

    There are also certainly bots buying up tickets as well.

    Its just luck (and patience).



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    #2251
    mad m
    Registered Users Posts: 9,002 ✭✭✭mad m


    I went Via Frankfurt (Luftansa) from Dublin to CDG, wasn't bad and might be an option for some going this Saturday. The entire Scottish team were on our flight yesterday going to Frankfurt. God love them, looked distraught!



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