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Rugby World Cup 2019 Japan Travel etc...

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    #1562
    Mountain_Surfer
    Registered Users Posts: 200 ✭✭Mountain_Surfer


    Batgurl wrote: »
    What’s the deal with bags in the venue? Can you bring in a handbag? Or is it like NFL and only bring what fits in your pockets?


    Similar ask re: bags at the stadium. Are they allowing backpacks in? Thanks


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    #1563
    The Lost Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 14,967 ✭✭✭✭The Lost Sheep


    Mountain_Surfer wrote: »
    Similar ask re: bags at the stadium. Are they allowing backpacks in? Thanks
    Email world rugby or ask on Facebook/twitter?
    Fair more likely to get appropriate response there.

    https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/venues


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    #1564
    Deisegodeo
    Registered Users Posts: 893 ✭✭✭Deisegodeo


    Mountain_Surfer wrote: »
    Batgurl wrote: »
    What’s the deal with bags in the venue? Can you bring in a handbag? Or is it like NFL and only bring what fits in your pockets?


    Similar ask re: bags at the stadium. Are they allowing backpacks in? Thanks

    Yes. I brought back pack in no problem, bit more of a search at the Japan game but same result, they check the bag and then wave you on if nothing wrong in the bag


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    #1565
    kaizersoze
    Registered Users Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    Mountain_Surfer wrote: »
    Similar ask re: bags at the stadium. Are they allowing backpacks in? Thanks

    I'm just back today. No problem bringing in a medium sized rucksack into both games. The checks are fairly cursory. Open the bag and they just have a quick look in. No rumaging down through the contents unless they see something they don't like.
    They don't allow bottles of water but I had 4 in my bag, at the bottom underneath the jackets. they didn't check.
    You'll also be given a clear plastic bag like at the airport for your pocket contents, phone. wallet, money, etc. Then a quick swipe over by security with their wand and off you go.
    After the security check you'll get your tickets scanned.
    It's all fairly relaxed and quick.


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    #1566
    peekachoo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,971 ✭✭✭✭peekachoo


    I haven't been given any of these clear plastic bags people have been talking about and neither are the people I'm with :pac:
    Most of the lads had phones, wallets etc in the pockets with no bags and were just waved right in. I had a small bag with me and they only looked in to see what was on top. Easy peasy


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    #1567
    deezell
    Registered Users Posts: 6,520 ✭✭✭deezell


    Food rules relaxed, see WRC site. Bring your own box meal from the great selections at the nearest mini market. Brought in a small 25cl red wine sold in a little carton, no prob. Of course you can bring what you want right up to the fan zones just outside grounds, great relaxed mood on the grassy area outside the Ecoba stadium, music, a few chilled cans, loads of people had those can cooler bags.

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/18MYtOGGcMrXNHbxDgZYd8J48J6t1s7PX/view?usp=drivesdk


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    #1568
    Unclebumble
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭Unclebumble


    Just arrived in Osaka last night.
    What you think chances of getting 2 tickets in Kobe for Russia game are?
    Have there been many people selling?


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    #1569
    peekachoo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,971 ✭✭✭✭peekachoo


    Loads of tickets around on the resale Facebook pages


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    #1570
    Unclebumble
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭Unclebumble


    peekachoo wrote: »
    Loads of tickets around on the resale Facebook pages

    Thanks - didn’t see anyone offering Ire V Russia but I’ll keep looking!
    Bloody hell didn’t realise it was going to be so hot - was around Kyoto today and was melting !


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    #1571
    deezell
    Registered Users Posts: 6,520 ✭✭✭deezell


    Unclebumble wrote: »
    peekachoo wrote: »
    Loads of tickets around on the resale Facebook pages

    Thanks - didn’t see anyone offering Ire V Russia but I’ll keep looking!
    Bloody hell didn’t realise it was going to be so hot - was around Kyoto today and was melting !
    Did you try toutless? Not much use unless seller is also there. There were empty seats and ticket kiosks at both Ireland matches, and also a few guys with unused spares holding them up, risky as reselling is illegal I think. I had 4 for Russia for sale on toutless for over a week, we just done 2 match trip in the end. No takers before I left, but when I put them on WRC ticket site for resale they were accepted and gone in 24 hrs. Find the ticket kiosks on the day. Bound to be seats at face value.


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    #1572
    Boscoirl
    Registered Users Posts: 2,231 ✭✭✭Boscoirl


    On the way to the airport :)


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    #1573
    Gotfoodforphil
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭Gotfoodforphil


    peekachoo wrote: »
    Loads of tickets around on the resale Facebook pages

    Any chance of a link or a contact for people who don’t have a Facebook account?


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    #1574
    Hippo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,877 ✭✭✭Hippo


    Boscoirl wrote: »
    On the way to the airport :)

    Enjoy the trip! I'm just back, it's a fantastic country


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    #1575
    hermano
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭hermano


    Would it be ambitious to get somewhere to show the Ireland georgia game in fukuoka?


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    #1576
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users Posts: 21,605 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    hermano wrote: »
    Would it be ambitious to get somewhere to show the Ireland georgia game in fukuoka?

    There's a chain of pubs called Hub that are British pubs, and there's one in Fukuoka. I'd say they'd show it no bother if nowhere else is.


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    #1577
    lawrencesummers
    Registered Users Posts: 8,481 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    hermano wrote: »
    Would it be ambitious to get somewhere to show the Ireland georgia game in fukuoka?

    If you can convince both nations that a friendly is a good idea during the group stages of the competition then getting it televised and shown in a local bar is the least of your worries.


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    #1578
    limerickabroad
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭limerickabroad


    lawrencesummers wrote: »
    If you can convince both nations that a friendly is a good idea during the group stages of the competition then getting it televised and shown in a local bar is the least of your worries.

    I assume this person wants to watch the (crucial) Ireland-Georgia soccer qualifier, no? And to answer the question, the odds of getting to see that in Fukuoka are slim indeed, not least since that game will be on around 4am Japanese time


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    #1579
    Padkir
    Registered Users Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Padkir


    limerickabroad wrote: »
    I assume this person wants to watch the (crucial) Ireland-Georgia soccer qualifier, no? And to answer the question, the odds of getting to see that in Fukuoka are slim indeed, not least since that game will be on around 4am Japanese time

    I think it's on at 11pm Japan time (2pm Irish time), so perfect to wander to a bar after the rugby if it does happen to be on somewhere!


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    #1580
    deezell
    Registered Users Posts: 6,520 ✭✭✭deezell


    Padkir wrote: »
    I think it's on at 11pm Japan time (2pm Irish time), so perfect to wander to a bar after the rugby if it does happen to be on somewhere!

    8 hours ahead, so should be 10 pm kick off. Match will be on RTE player and SKY customer mobile devices, but only in Ireland afaik on player and possibly EU on Sky. If you know how to set up VPN/DNS redirection on your phone/tablet, it's possible to bypass geolocation restrictions, but you need decent data speed. It's possible to set up vpn on your home router also. I watched highlight on rte on player this way. Had I brought the right hdmi cable could have played through hotel tv. The hub pub chain is a good bet for sport. If there's one near you.


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    #1581
    BonnieSituation
    Registered Users Posts: 18,923 ✭✭✭✭BonnieSituation


    Unclebumble wrote: »
    Just arrived in Osaka last night.
    What you think chances of getting 2 tickets in Kobe for Russia game are?
    Have there been many people selling?

    Loads around.


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    #1582
    Unclebumble
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭Unclebumble


    Meeting up with someone to buy paper tickets for Russia game - is there something I should be weary of besides tickets looking like cheap fakes?
    Advise appreciated


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    #1583
    Eod100
    Registered Users Posts: 11,651 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    Unclebumble wrote: »
    Meeting up with someone to buy paper tickets for Russia game - is there something I should be weary of besides tickets looking like cheap fakes?
    Advise appreciated

    Might not be much help but if you know someone with genuine tickets for the game, ask then to come with you to compare the ticket you're going to buy maybe? People have been scammed recently by looks of things. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190930/p2a/00m/0na/010000c


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    #1584
    lawrencesummers
    Registered Users Posts: 8,481 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    limerickabroad wrote: »
    I assume this person wants to watch the (crucial) Ireland-Georgia soccer qualifier, no? And to answer the question, the odds of getting to see that in Fukuoka are slim indeed, not least since that game will be on around 4am Japanese time

    I assumed it was pretty obvious that i was joking


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    #1585
    Chris871
    Registered Users Posts: 184 ✭✭Chris871


    Heading down to Osaka solo from Tokyo at the minute. Where is everyone heading for pre match beers?


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    #1586
    millhousegirl
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭millhousegirl


    I've been trying to get on the official ticketing website the last day or so but unable to. Has anybody else been having problems?


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    #1587
    Mountain_Surfer
    Registered Users Posts: 200 ✭✭Mountain_Surfer


    millhousegirl wrote: »
    I've been trying to get on the official ticketing website the last day or so but unable to. Has anybody else been having problems?


    Haven't tried so far today but have been able to access the site with no problems other than that this week


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    #1588
    Brozy
    Registered Users Posts: 197 ✭✭Brozy


    Arrived yesterday. Had an absolute disaster with tickets, we bought 2 off friends and they sent the same 2 to other people who were already in. Lovely girl from Clare helped us and we got in eventually. Very expensive to drink in bars but you can cans of 9 percent fruit juice and it's the right job. Only about 150 yen. Next stop Fukuoka


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    #1589
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 66,997 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Brozy wrote: »
    Arrived yesterday. Had an absolute disaster with tickets, we bought 2 off friends and they sent the same 2 to other people who were already in. Lovely girl from Clare helped us and we got in eventually. Very expensive to drink in bars but you can cans of 9 percent fruit juice and it's the right job. Only about 150 yen. Next stop Fukuoka

    Fukthelotofthem if that's the case! :D


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    #1590
    Dav010
    Registered Users Posts: 14,051 ✭✭✭✭Dav010


    Brozy wrote: »
    Arrived yesterday. Had an absolute disaster with tickets, we bought 2 off friends and they sent the same 2 to other people who were already in. Lovely girl from Clare helped us and we got in eventually. Very expensive to drink in bars but you can cans of 9 percent fruit juice and it's the right job. Only about 150 yen. Next stop Fukuoka

    All the way to Japan to drink the Japanese equivalent of Dutch Gold? I’m just back, it wasn’t near as expensive as I thought it would be, after drinking goodo for 11 days, I still changed yen in Hong Kong airport on way back. In HUB bars, drink is pretty reasonable, ironically I found some of the “Irish” bars to be the most expensive. Pint of Heineken is around €7, in some places I paid a tenner.

    Street food is amazing, and cheap, you will get a fantastic meal for less than €10


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    #1591
    BobbyBobberson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 498 ✭✭BobbyBobberson


    Dav010 wrote: »
    All the way to Japan to drink the Japanese equivalent of Dutch Gold? I’m just back, it wasn’t near as expensive as I thought it would be, after drinking goodo for 11 days, I still changed yen in Hong Kong airport on way back. In HUB bars, drink is pretty reasonable, ironically I found some of the “Irish” bars to be the most expensive. Pint of Heineken is around €7, in some places I paid a tenner.

    Street food is amazing, and cheap, you will get a fantastic meal for less than €10

    All the way to Japan to pay ten euro for Heineken?


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