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[John Drake]

Rugby League World Cup 2013 tickets to go on sale one year out

• Tickets on general sale October 26 2012
• 55% of tickets at £20 or less

Rugby League World Cup 2013 today announced the much anticipated plans for ticket sales at the tournament. Tickets will go on general sale on Friday October 26 2012, exactly one year out from the opening ceremony at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Demand for information has been very high with enquiries about tickets a constant feature of RLWC2013’s Facebook and Twitter pages.
Loyal Rugby League fans will be the first to be offered the chance to buy tickets for what is the next global sporting event in the UK after the London 2012 Olympics. Fans will be sent their annual renewal packs from Super League and Championship clubs over the next few weeks as usual, but this year they will also include unique RLWC2013 offers.
55% of all the tickets will be priced at £20 or less and there are deals for groups of friends and families wanting to come and sit together.
RLWC2013 General Manager Sally Bolton said: “We would genuinely urge people to buy their tickets early. We anticipate demand for the show piece events: the Opening Ceremony, semi-finals and the Rugby League World Cup Final will be really high if the interest shown in these events so far is an indicator. We’re offering competitive pricing for these events with the entry level price at just £20. Across the tournament, the majority of our tickets are less than £20, with group games and the quarter-finals priced from £10 (or from £5 for concessions), which shows how focused we are on making this a world class but affordable event.
“We’re sure that London 2012 will deliver on its promise to create a new generation of sports fans and we will be next event to offer them a truly exciting sport, full of international stars. This is the global sporting event of 2013, so we did expect fans to be desperate for ticket information. We think it is important that the first opportunity to guarantee a place goes to the Rugby League community but any fan of great sport should register at our website for the pre-sales period."
The special pre-sales period for tickets (which includes a free gift) starts on Monday October 8 2012, but fans can sign up now at www.rlwc2013.com

[brooza]

I've marked the 8th on my calendar already!

[Southstander13]

Im already excited!

[jannerboyuk]

Cant wait to get my free beanie! Some very good deals there, i'll be buying over a few months but opening and final straight away.

[brooza]

I'll probably buy all the ones I want to go to when they go on sale, then end up buying more as time goes on...

[Black Country Wire]

When are they announcing the dates/times of the games so that we can plan ahead?

[Gav Wilson]

Registered for early bird tickets. Can't wait!

[Dave T]

Great news on the sensible pricing structure.

Looking to attend all the Scotland and England group games, and hopefully pick up a few other random teams. At a tenner a ticket for games like this then I should be able to pick a few up later this year and keep doing so each month until the tournament.

[Swansea Jack]

My wife and I hope to attend all Wales games.

[Southstander13]

With that pricing structure ill probably attend more games than I originally thought, and with tickets going on sale so early its easy enought to buy some each month building up to the tournament.

Defnintely going to Scotland v USA at Salford. My mate moved down from Glasgow about 8 years ago and is now a fully fledged Rugby League convert. He is slowly building an army to attend this game and I have been told that anyone going in our group who does not own a kilt must hire one, regardless of nationality! Should be a good day!

I cant wait, there really feels like there is a good momentum building towards this tournament,

[SHewson]

Rugby League World Cup 2013 tickets to go on sale one year out

• Tickets on general sale October 26 2012
• 55% of tickets at £20 or less

Rugby League World Cup 2013 today announced the much anticipated plans for ticket sales at the tournament. Tickets will go on general sale on Friday October 26 2012, exactly one year out from the opening ceremony at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Demand for information has been very high with enquiries about tickets a constant feature of RLWC2013’s Facebook and Twitter pages.
Loyal Rugby League fans will be the first to be offered the chance to buy tickets for what is the next global sporting event in the UK after the London 2012 Olympics. Fans will be sent their annual renewal packs from Super League and Championship clubs over the next few weeks as usual, but this year they will also include unique RLWC2013 offers.
55% of all the tickets will be priced at £20 or less and there are deals for groups of friends and families wanting to come and sit together.
RLWC2013 General Manager Sally Bolton said: “We would genuinely urge people to buy their tickets early. We anticipate demand for the show piece events: the Opening Ceremony, semi-finals and the Rugby League World Cup Final will be really high if the interest shown in these events so far is an indicator. We’re offering competitive pricing for these events with the entry level price at just £20. Across the tournament, the majority of our tickets are less than £20, with group games and the quarter-finals priced from £10 (or from £5 for concessions), which shows how focused we are on making this a world class but affordable event.
“We’re sure that London 2012 will deliver on its promise to create a new generation of sports fans and we will be next event to offer them a truly exciting sport, full of international stars. This is the global sporting event of 2013, so we did expect fans to be desperate for ticket information. We think it is important that the first opportunity to guarantee a place goes to the Rugby League community but any fan of great sport should register at our website for the pre-sales period."
The special pre-sales period for tickets (which includes a free gift) starts on Monday October 8 2012, but fans can sign up now at www.rlwc2013.com

Credit where it's due.
We know who is playing who & where, how much tickets start at and when they go on sale.
I think the rest is up to 'us'.

[Wellsy4HullFC]

Looking good. I just hope the RFL learn that this is what people want for all international tournaments and not just for the World Cup.

Just out of interest, have they announced what's happening for this year's European Cup yet?

[flyingking]

Further details from the marketing email sent out today, including more incentives to register early

£5 off every ticket to the Rugby League World Cup Final & Free RLWC2013 Beanie if you buy during the Early Bird Period!

Rugby League World Cup 2013 today announced their much anticipated plans for ticket sales at the tournament. Tickets will go on general sale on Friday October 26, 2012 exactly one year out from the opening ceremony at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

As someone who has registered for the exclusive Pre-Sales Period you will be able to buy your tickets from Monday October 8, 2012.

Tickets to the tournament will be great value for money with 55% of all the tickets priced at £20 or less. There are also a number of offers including a Family Ticket where if you buy 2 Adult tickets and 1 Child ticket you will get a second Child ticket free, The Scrum Package that gives a 10% discount to groups of six or more adults attending a game together, with special England Scrum & Big Event Scrum packages giving fans who want to attend a number of games the opportunity to also claim a 10% discount.

There will also be an Early Bird offer of £5 off every ticket to the Rugby League World Cup Final plus a free RLWC2013 Beanie with every ticket purchased for the Final before Monday 17 December, 2012. The Beanie will be delivered in time for Christmas 2012 making a ticket to the Final the ideal Christmas present for any sports fan!

[Wiltshire Rhino]

Opening Ceremony, Bristol, Semi Final and Final planned for me.

Can't wait!

[Jonty]

Spoilt for choice.Really can't decide, but tempted by Limerick and Wembley amongst others. Either way, I've promised my son Old Trafford, and he's excited by it!

[Jim from Oz]

When are they announcing the dates/times of the games so that we can plan ahead?

A bloody good question! When indeed !

And when do they plan to publicise this event in Australia??? I'd wager 99% of RL fans here would have no idea it's even on !

[deluded pom?]

And when do they plan to publicise this event in Australia??? I'd wager 99% of RL fans here would have no idea it's even on !

Maybe you need to ask this question of the Australian RL authorities or the Australian media.

[Jim from Oz]

Maybe you need to ask this question of the Australian RL authorities or the Australian media.

True, but they - like most Australians - can't see beyond their own navel.

[nadera78]

With that pricing structure ill probably attend more games than I originally thought, and with tickets going on sale so early its easy enought to buy some each month building up to the tournament.

Defnintely going to Scotland v USA at Salford. My mate moved down from Glasgow about 8 years ago and is now a fully fledged Rugby League convert. He is slowly building an army to attend this game and I have been told that anyone going in our group who does not own a kilt must hire one, regardless of nationality! Should be a good day!

I cant wait, there really feels like there is a good momentum building towards this tournament,

There's an English kilt you can hire from a company in London. I was going to do it for a wedding in Aberfeldy last year but chickened out.

[Dave T]

True, but they - like most Australians - can't see beyond their own navel.

I suppose the issue is that it is not viable to spend money publicising this in Australia.

You'd like to think that tour operators would be picking this up over there, however we don't traditionally see large travelling support from Australia fans, so tbh the money is best spent in places where you are likely to get a return.

Hopefully at the end of the NRL season when these tickets are being launched, and the fixtures confirmed then it will start to gather pace over there.