Ireland Ticket Information

Lol, ya im getting the vibe i was. I did get Aus and Argentina in back to back years on it also, so im hoping the luck stays

They were. I got mine very soon after they went on sale on TM. I had to buy a 3 game pack from memory

Autumn Internationals event page is up on ticketmaster - no on sale date yet but looks imminent at least

They Don't get many tickets and will be down the priority list so it's quite possible they don't know yet what numbers they will get yet. You are far better off getting involved in a club or within the sport at some level and trying to get tickets from there. Like I've 4 or 5 good sources be it 2 clubs I'm a member of, referees section I'm a member of and 2 schools who I referee a lot where I can potentially get tickets from and that's before I try friends etc.

If you can get involved in the game in some fashion it totally increases your chances of or opportu iti3s to get tickets

Yeah each club is very differenlt. I'm lucky in general can get tickets from my own club but if I can't I unlike most do have lot more options and when you say corporates get far too many tickets then what do you change. Majority of tickets go to clubs and other constituent parts of Union. I would hope we never see too many tickets go on full public sale tbh. As it means clubs, committee groups, schools, are all likely to be getting less

World cups are always different but how do you change how tickets are allocated for games in dublin ran by irfu then? If you are giving more to public sale. Who's allocation do you cut?

Cost is a very different issue to how tickets are allocated

MayMaybe it was general sale or it was otherreasons but how do you put more tickets on general sale for the aviva? Where do you take tickets from. Majority tickets go to those directly involved in sport and they should get preference. Always. Imo.

If it's a real contest and very good game then aviva can be top class but that's not case all the rime

But when you say cut corporate. It's a cover all term. How exactly do you and others when you say cut corporate do that?

The 3rd floor/middle tier doesn't host any meals and many with tickets for 3rd floor have access to the exact same menus as those in upper and lower tier(1st/5th floors) bar a few extra food options on level 3. A small percentage of people sitting on level 3 may have a pre match meal on level 2 or 4 in some of the main function areas on those floors but overwhelming majority on level 3 dont.

Yeah I think he means level 4 which is where that happens.

Yeah my wife's workplace were offering tickets to its employees to Taylor Swift for that level for €1600 a ticket and it was an open bar, meal etc. Again an instance of a "sold out event" but not sold out to corporates.

No it was a ticket in the south west stand. Bog standard ticket.

I'm not really too interested in getting into the definition of a fan as it's a pointless argument where everyone gets super sensitive and offended but essentially someone who wants to go watch the game versus someone who is going for a day out, drinks and a chat and has no real interest in the game. (And before anyone hops in with their backs up, I'm not saying that drink should be banned, nobody should be allowed talk etc.)

Your experience with corporates may be different to mine and it's not accurate for anyone to say all corporates are the problem, and it's not accurate to say they're not a problem at all. But it is delusional to think that someone who has come for drinks and a chat who's largely in the concourse for the game is contributing as much to the atmosphere as someone who is watching the game, singing, chanting and cheering. It's just not a legitimate argument. A parent and kid would do more for the game in those seats. Corporates might not solely be ruining the atmosphere but they're certainly contributing. Again, it's not every corporate ticket. I've been to loads of national grounds and the Aviva is by a long shot, the worst both in terms of noise and experience.

The argument around funding only goes so far and I admitted that it's complex to solve and not a quick fix as clubs need funding to survive (and they should get that funding) but it's fundamentally wrong that a team is largely inaccessible to the public. As I said, it won't change as the people who matter are getting their money.

I don't know how anyone can think that it's OK that "ABC Corporate Tickets" make the most money off international rugby tickets because they charge and are paid staggering multiples of a tickets face value. These guys are not sponsors.