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I can't see anything on NPR about this, so here it is, fresh today: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/matches

Doesn't matter if you're Scottish or English, you get to visit Marseille, Nice, Lille and Paris.

Scotland start against SA then get a fortnight to recover before playing the relative minnows and then finishing against Ireland.

expect a typhoon in Lyon on the 29th of September

Boks could lose to Scotland and Ireland & be out by middle of week 3.

The Lyon pitch is going to fudged by the end of the competition.

5 games in 12 days

Toulouse have hardly any decent games.

Draw looks disjointed, to many big games in first couple of days.

Glaston wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:27 pm
Draw looks disjointed, to many big games in first couple of days.

Good news for fans who travel over and want tickets for minnows matches. Like 2007.

Sandstorm wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:52 pm

Glaston wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:27 pm
Draw looks disjointed, to many big games in first couple of days.

Good news for fans who travel over and want tickets for minnows matches. Like 2007.

Maybe but

I liked the look of Eng/Arg then Safrica/Scotland the next day in Marseille only it clashes with Wales/Fiji in Bordeaux.

I have a base to stay which is 50 mins by train from Toulouse and 3+hours to Marseille.
Still a bit peeved they dumped Montpellier as a venue.


Looks like my one Fiji game will be v Winner final qualifying round
Japan v Oceania 1 I think that is likely to be Samoa.

THoughts on ticket prices to follow the teams or city packs? My google translator was getting a workout reading the french comments...but generally they said it was expensive.

€35-60 a game is good value. Twickers Nov tickets cost double that.

Why are the world champs so cheap to follow?

Mr Bungle wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 2:04 am Why are the world champs so cheap to follow?

And Scotland
And Australia

tcc_dc wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 9:09 pm THoughts on ticket prices to follow the teams or city packs? My google translator was getting a workout reading the french comments...but generally they said it was expensive.

Italian fans having to pay more than Scottish and Irish fans? Very odd.

Caley_Red wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 5:09 am Italian fans having to pay more than Scottish and Irish fans? Very odd.

Tight and poor etc...


Italy have NZ and France in their pool, I imagine that is the driver?

Though the Scotland and Aus packages do seem really really low.

I might actually take a cat B/C one if they stay those prices

€645 for 4 Scotland matches including SA and Ireland in the best seats is a lot less than I expected, given that I paid more than £150 for the Scotland v Samoa group game on its own in 2015 (Cat 1 seats as well). It's still stupid money, obviously.

I'm currently looking at the Ireland and Europe 2 games to go to - Paris and Lille are easy to get to from where I stay.

Currently looking at a Lyon city pack (1 hour away from me) 5 games very close together, should be fantastic.

Going into next week, my hopes:

1 - follow Ireland team pack - (would love to go to Bordeaux and then Paris for the 2 big matches)
2 - if that fails, then probably the Paris tickets
3 - Like Stranger would like to get the Lyon pack since I hope the USA will be there...I will probably get tickets and the US will lose and be 2nd and 5 decent games..some minnows and bigger games
4 - If that fails, maybe Nice tickets to see the Med, Monaco, etc..

Kind of bummed that they do not give the follow Americas 1 or others pack.

First day of sales today, (mastercard only) after an hour wait have got

Australia V Wales
France V Italy
America 1 V Africa 1

All in Lyon, just the 2.5 years to wait now

trying to buy but whenever i try to add a scotland pack to my cart it says 'non-existent product'

Sounds about fucking right tbh.

Stranger wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:21 pm First day of sales today, (mastercard only) after an hour wait have got

Australia V Wales
France V Italy
America 1 V Africa 1

All in Lyon, just the 2.5 years to wait now

Question for the notBored who went to the 2015 RC, when do you thing it will be the last chance to buy good tickets ?

On the day. We did.

Been in the queue all day, nearly there though I assume it will be sold out...

Marylandolorian wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 3:51 pm

Stranger wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:21 pm First day of sales today, (mastercard only) after an hour wait have got

Australia V Wales
France V Italy
America 1 V Africa 1

All in Lyon, just the 2.5 years to wait now

Question for the notBored who went to the 2015 RC, when do you thing it will be the last chance to buy good tickets ?

They will have multiple times next year. In 2015 and 2019 I was able to get tickets at the last release (I think two months before) but you have to be diligent and stuck to your computer those days.

^
Thanks neighbor.

Nope not buying not queuing either.

Marylandolorian wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 3:51 pm

Stranger wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:21 pm First day of sales today, (mastercard only) after an hour wait have got

Australia V Wales
France V Italy
America 1 V Africa 1

All in Lyon, just the 2.5 years to wait now

Question for the notBored who went to the 2015 RC, when do you thing it will be the last chance to buy good tickets ?

Cant remember when I bought my 2015 tickets but for the 2007 RWC I bought a load in I think it was April/May 2007

Got a city pack St Denis

Oz vs Europe 1 x3
Boks vs Ireland x3
Ireland vs Scotland x3

2 Tickets to Lyon 5 matches and Nantes 3 matches.
So Wales, New Zealand and Italy 2 times, and Ireland, Argentina, France and Australia once, and some qualifiers.

And managed to get the follow Australia pack.

What's the family thing they're on about on the site?

4 follow Scotland and 2 follow England.

I hope there's resale like in 2015, otherwise we'll have to really trust some friends for some of the matches!

The "Family" thing is like joining the "Front Row" for priority ticket access last time.

Jock42 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:18 pm What's the family thing they're on about on the site?

Usually 2 adults and 2 under 16 tickets for 1/2 off.

Sandstorm wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:18 pm

Jock42 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:18 pm What's the family thing they're on about on the site?

Usually 2 adults and 2 under 16 tickets for 1/2 off.

Nope. The family 2023 thing was to pre-register before March 13 so you would be able to buy tickets starting last Monday before general sale starts in April. No discount or such thing, I paid a shitload of money to get my tickets.
Still happy with that, a lot of people aren’t so lucky.

Like you think this is going ahead?

We'll be in deep Covid mutations by then.

Have sorted tickets for the Fra v AB's match in Paris and the Australia match the following daay on the opening weekend
Just need to remain healthy and sane for the next 2 years