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[thehullram]

Just bought 12 tickets for a couple of the matches. Anyone else coming or will we be sat on our own?

[Chariots]

5 for the game at they Shay


Anyone else

[TheDuke]

i enquired about hospitality at the final, there's a few of us interested in saving up for a box at the final, but its not on sale yet

i will be going to the craven park games and the one at the kc

[West Country Eagle]

They're doing a live stream of the 'one year to go' event at Media City UK. Not started yet, but scheduled to appear here:

[thehullram]

Been impressed so far with the launch. Both coaches on BBC breakfast & Radio 5 Live as well as bbcsportsday giving it a good go. There's also a good piece on the bbc website about Sir Kev and now the live streaming.

Just got to keep the momentum building and get bums on seats

[brooza]

The problem I have is nobody else wants to confirm for the matches this far out, so I'm just going to have to buy singles

[boro hornet]

Two tickets for the final and semi finals and three for the match at Spotland will see about more when funds allow

[Dave T]

Noticed that Marketing agency McCanns Manchester were appointed partner this week with the main objective of helping to sell the 500k tickets target for the tournament.

All good stuff, it would appear at this stage that it won't be marketing that holds this tournament back.

[EastLondonMike]

All good stuff so far, which bodes well for the tournament as long as we build momentum. That being said there wasn't a dickie bird in the London papers today about tomorrow's game or todays media launch. Its going to be a very long hard slog to get the London press to change their attitude towards RL.

[brooza]

Not got mine booked yet, but I'm looking at the following:

Round 1 26/10/2013 Cardiff       Australia v England
Round 1 26/10/2013 Cardiff       Wales v Italy
Round 1 30/10/2013 Bristol       USA v Cook Islands
Round 2 02/11/2013 Huddersfield       England v Ireland
Round 3 08/11/2013 Leeds       New Zealand v PNG
Round 3 09/11/2013 Hull           England v Fiji
Round 3 10/11/2013 Halifax       Tonga v Italy
QF    15/11/2013 Leeds
SF    23/11/2013 Wembley
SF    23/11/2013 Wembley
Final   30/11/2013 Old Trafford

[John Rhino]

There are some awesome deals available too (not sure I need Australian and NZ polo shirts as well as the England one, though!!) through amateur clubs.

We at Derby are getting our act together to take advantage.

If you are not linked to a local club; do yourself and them a favour and buy your tickets through them.

I'm feeling really positive about the WC, if it does fail, heaven forbid, it will not be for want of trying.

[West Country Eagle]

I'm feeling really positive about the WC, if it does fail, heaven forbid, it will not be for want of trying.

Very true. This time round they seemed to have engaged better with local authorities of host cities. In Bristol, for example, we now have someone working part time on programmes surrounding the World Cup with a view to driving ticket sales for the game at the "Mem". The communications department have also been very good at spoon feeding press release templates to the host cities, so we can try and keep the game (and the fact tickets have gone on sale) in the mind of the public. No doubt it will be a slog, but they seem to mean business this time around. Let's hope it catches the imagination of both the RL fans and the sporting public at large.

[South Wakefield Sharks]

Bought tickets to 17 games yesterday, including the match in Bristol. More to come once kick-off times are confirmed (by the end of the year), and the "double deal" at Headingley works on-line. Wasn't working yesterday.

[South Wakefield Sharks]

50,000 tickets sold by close of office hours today, the first day they have been on general sale. Not a bad start, one year out from the start of RLWC 2013.

[jannerboyuk]

http://www.rlwc2013....art-strongly-on

[jannerboyuk]

Very true. This time round they seemed to have engaged better with local authorities of host cities. In Bristol, for example, we now have someone working part time on programmes surrounding the World Cup with a view to driving ticket sales for the game at the "Mem". The communications department have also been very good at spoon feeding press release templates to the host cities, so we can try and keep the game (and the fact tickets have gone on sale) in the mind of the public. No doubt it will be a slog, but they seem to mean business this time around. Let's hope it catches the imagination of both the RL fans and the sporting public at large.

got me brizzle ticket - ill be wearing my plymouth argyle shirt and so bringing some civilisation to that fine city

[Jim from Oz]

50,000 tickets sold by close of office hours today, the first day they have been on general sale. Not a bad start, one year out from the start of RLWC 2013.

That is absolutely staggering ! Fantastic news !

[Just Browny]

50,000 is a very decent start, and I've been impressed with the amount of stuff I've had thrown at me this week by the RFL. Even though I'm the sort of person who hasn't yet planned out what I'm doing this afternoon, never mind in twelve months' time, the World Cup is now very much on my radar.

The challenges seem to be:

1) Keeping up that momentum, keeping sales going through the next six months so 'panic mode' isn't required in the last six months
2) Securing some decent sponsors, including a headline sponsor. These are striking by their absence from the excellent World Cup website.
3) Sorting out a TV deal/schedule that ensures this tournament reaches a large domestic TV audience, while covering its costs.

I don't know where I'll be going, but I can't wait. The RFL and its partners seem to know what they're doing, it's up to RL fans to put their pathetic prejudices aside and attend the games. Sadly, not all RL fans are like South Wakefield Sharks.

[Dave T]

50,000 is a very decent start, and I've been impressed with the amount of stuff I've had thrown at me this week by the RFL. Even though I'm the sort of person who hasn't yet planned out what I'm doing this afternoon, never mind in twelve months' time, the World Cup is now very much on my radar.

The challenges seem to be:

1) Keeping up that momentum, keeping sales going through the next six months so 'panic mode' isn't required in the last six months
2) Securing some decent sponsors, including a headline sponsor. These are striking by their absence from the excellent World Cup website.
3) Sorting out a TV deal/schedule that ensures this tournament reaches a large domestic TV audience, while covering its costs.

I don't know where I'll be going, but I can't wait. The RFL and its partners seem to know what they're doing, it's up to RL fans to put their pathetic prejudices aside and attend the games. Sadly, not all RL fans are like South Wakefield Sharks.

When you say 'headline sponsor' do you mean Title Sponsor? If so I'd prefer we don't go down that route. 100% agree about needing to start getting sponsors on board though. It often surprises me that more SL/NRL sponsors do not transfer to becoming International sponsors.

[Just Browny]

When you say 'headline sponsor' do you mean Title Sponsor? If so I'd prefer we don't go down that route. 100% agree about needing to start getting sponsors on board though. It often surprises me that more SL/NRL sponsors do not transfer to becoming International sponsors.

Yes I do to be honest. Don't get me wrong, it would be great if we can afford to go without a title sponsor, but if it significantly increases the value of the sponsorship I'd favour the cash over the aesthetics.