Rugby World Cup

**shakermaker1982** · 29/05/2007, 11:24 AM

Anybody going? I have tickets for the first game in Bordeaux and am thinking of making a 2 week holiday out of it. Fly to Carcassonne and train it up. I was contemplating trying to get tickets for the French/Argentina games but it seems a good few touts have their hands on the tickets now.

The only bummer is that I'll miss the Slovakian game on the Saturday.

Do we have a chance of making the semi's? I think if we avoid New Zealand
(have to hope we top group D) then we have as good as chance as anyone in making the final

**paul_oshea** · 29/05/2007, 11:28 AM

have tickets for the quarter final in cardiff. it will be either ireland v new zealand or france v new zealand so a good game either way!!!

**beautifulrock** · 29/05/2007, 11:40 AM

yes tickets for the Argie game in Paris and tickets for the 1/4 final in Cardiff.

**inexile** · 29/05/2007, 1:00 PM

where would i get tickets now lads or is it too late?

**beautifulrock** · 29/05/2007, 1:15 PM

too late for Irish tickets but if you are interested there are still some available for other games including the last time I looked All Blacks V Scotland in Edinburgh. Ticketmaster is the offical ticket outlet or get on to the offical RWC website direct.

**endabob1** · 29/05/2007, 1:16 PM

Argentina & France will be diffiuclut to get unless from a tout, the two other games in Bordeaux should be handy enough, not a huge demand, I know of a few people who bought the 4 game package and have subsequently offloaded the 2 "lesser" games for face value

**finlma** · 29/05/2007, 2:52 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

have tickets for the quarter final in cardiff. it will be either ireland v new zealand or france v new zealand so a good game either way!!!

It could also be Argentina V New Zealand.

**beautifulrock** · 29/05/2007, 2:57 PM

or Argentina v Scotland or............................

**paul_oshea** · 29/05/2007, 3:10 PM

yes it could be, but im confident

**shakermaker1982** · 29/05/2007, 3:26 PM

I had the chance of getting the 4 game package but dithered waiting on people saying yes to going.........

NEVER EVER AGAIN. I'm just gonna buy first, ask later!

At a guess I reckon:

A - 1st South Africa, 2nd INGERLAND
B - 1st Australia 2nd Wales
C - 1st New Zealand 2nd Italy
D - 1st/2nd France/Ireland.

We have to make sure we get the French back for Croke Park and let them end up having to play the All Blacks! The Argies worry me but I'm hoping our back line can make the difference on the day.

**shakermaker1982** · 31/05/2007, 10:41 AM

just managed to buy two tickets for the Argentina game. Cost me 260 quid in total. She is gonna kill me

**paul_oshea** · 31/05/2007, 10:46 AM

where did you buy them?

**RogerMilla** · 31/05/2007, 10:58 AM

I am going to georgia ireland in bordeaux and to the cardiff quarter final. have to admit to being very downbeat about this world cup. I see us beating neither France nor New Zealand and going home in the quarters.

**shakermaker1982** · 31/05/2007, 1:14 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

where did you buy them?

off ticketmaster. They released a small batch of tickets this morning (10am). I had to buy single seats but it turns out they are next to each other

. By and large only the expensive stuff was left.

**paul_oshea** · 31/05/2007, 1:33 PM

ya saw on teh world cup site they are cheaper slightly.

**Cymro** · 01/06/2007, 4:15 PM

You lot must be cursing your luck at getting Argentina in the pool stage. I'd say there's a real risk you might go out at that stage, although personally I think it will be the French who get the nasty shock! I'm very confident of Argentina getting through personally.

As for Wales I feel we can possibly win our pool with Australia being weak. With England or South Africa then in the quarter final the semi-finals aren't out of the question if we're on form at the time, which considering our side is probably as weak as it's been in a while, would be quite an effort.

**Hibs4Ever** · 06/06/2007, 7:31 AM

I'm going to the Namibia match on Sept 9th in Bordeaux (hopefully, no tickets YET) Will get Slovakia game in Irish Bar the night before

**dfx-** · 06/06/2007, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by Cymro

As for Wales I feel we can possibly win our pool with Australia being weak. With England or South Africa then in the quarter final the semi-finals aren't out of the question if we're on form at the time

South Africans seem to be pretty confident that they're the nearest challengers to New Zealand..it's between them and France methinks.

**Hibs4Ever** · 06/06/2007, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by d f x-

South Africans seem to be pretty confident that they're the nearest challengers to New Zealand..it's between them and France methinks.

Can't see past New Zealand, Ireland, France or S. Africa being only real challengers

**endabob1** · 06/06/2007, 1:01 PM

Originally Posted by Cymro

As for Wales I feel we can possibly win our pool with Australia being weak. With England or South Africa then in the quarter final the semi-finals aren't out of the question if we're on form at the time, which considering our side is probably as weak as it's been in a while, would be quite an effort.

I notice this was posted before the weekends games

SA are probably the 2nd/3rd favourites, they're coming good for the right time, 2 sides in the Super 14 final, I know the NZ sides rested their AB's in the first few rounds but it's still a huge achievement. Surprisingly for the Boks I think their props may be a weak point and they're still chopping & changing 9 & 10 thanks in part to the quota system but also a lot of indecision from management, apart from that Habana is like an olympic sprinter, their back row is 2nd only to the All Blacks imho & Bringing Montgomery back at Full Back has been a wise move, the old head behind a relatively young 3/4 works well.