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Post by Druzik on Oct 1, 2008 16:35:54 GMT 10
So the New Zealand v Tonga test is comming up soon, and appaerntly the west south and lower east stands are sold out... this is really encouraging and should have a good crowd and be a cracker of a game.
I am goingt o tip a close NZ win here... this match will show just where they are w.r.t Australia. So NZ by 7 points.
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Post by beez on Oct 1, 2008 16:46:20 GMT 10
I'm not so sure about these stands being sold out. The Ticketek website has had "Alloc. Exhausted" next to the West and South stands for a while now yet you can still get any seat you want on the Eastern side. It doesn't quite add up for me.
As for the game, it should be very interesting. I'm not sure how many test players will be in the All Golds game but these two games will be pretty important for the World Cup as they don't want to be still tinkering when it comes to playing Australia and England who should have fairly settled lineups. And we know Tonga won't roll over. I'll say NZ in a close one 1-12.
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Post by jim on Oct 1, 2008 17:12:59 GMT 10
NZ by 14, should be a close game but I expect NZ might just take it near the end.
I was oj ticketek the other day and hit NZ by mistake, although it was a nice suprise mto see the Kiwis V Tonga game advertised on the front page. It's hard to beleive 2 sections have sold out already, maybe Ticketek can't sell tickets to those sections or something?
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Post by Druzik on Oct 1, 2008 18:20:12 GMT 10
 I just go by what I see and read. I hope it does get a great crowd. I think people are starting to get disolusioned with RU especially at the lower tier level like the NPC and are looking to the Warriors and these RL test as a way to fill the void. |
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Post by Greg on Oct 3, 2008 15:18:45 GMT 10
I went into ticketek yesterday and couldnt get tickets for west stand or lower east stand, had to get upper east. So the website mite be right, its selling fast
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Post by Marv on Oct 3, 2008 16:41:46 GMT 10
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Post by beez on Oct 3, 2008 18:18:09 GMT 10
You convinced me too. I thought they may get 15-20k if promoted well, Yet there's been very little media attention so far. Maybe I should have stuck to my guns. |
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Post by Ryan N on Oct 3, 2008 18:21:22 GMT 10
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Post by beez on Oct 11, 2008 15:22:55 GMT 10
It doesn't look like you're going to have to eat your hat. I've heard only 1500 tickets have been sold. It appears as though they are not selling tickets for some of the stands - very weird |
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Post by Marv on Oct 11, 2008 19:12:26 GMT 10
It doesn't look like you're going to have to eat your hat. I've heard only 1500 tickets have been sold. It appears as though they are not selling tickets for some of the stands - very weird a shame really beez I was looking at a nice tomato and pasta sauce for the hat too ;D |
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Post by jessejames on Oct 14, 2008 16:09:38 GMT 10
is this game televised in Australia?
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Post by beez on Oct 15, 2008 14:37:07 GMT 10
NZ line-up:
1 Lance Hohaia
2 Sam Perrett
3 Steve Matai
4 Jerome Ropati
5 Manu Vatuvei
6 Benji Marshall
7 Thomas Leuluai
8 Nathan Cayless (c)
9 Nathan Fien
10 Sam Rapira
11 Simon Mannering
12 Setaimata Sa
13 Jeremy Smith
Interchange:
14 Issac Luke
15 Sika Manu
16 Greg Eastwood
17 Adam Blair
18 David Fa'alogo
19 Krisnan Inu
(Two to be omitted)
Interesting that Dene Halatau is not in there given he did not play the All Golds game.
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Post by Kiwi fan on Oct 15, 2008 15:06:11 GMT 10
NZ line-up: 1 Lance Hohaia 2 Sam Perrett 3 Steve Matai 4 Jerome Ropati 5 Manu Vatuvei 6 Benji Marshall 7 Thomas Leuluai 8 Nathan Cayless (c) 9 Nathan Fien 10 Sam Rapira 11 Simon Mannering 12 Setaimata Sa 13 Jeremy Smith Interchange: 14 Issac Luke 15 Sika Manu 16 Greg Eastwood 17 Adam Blair 18 David Fa'alogo 19 Krisnan Inu (Two to be omitted) Interesting that Dene Halatau is not in there given he did not play the All Golds game. As long as that isn't the "best" team. |
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Post by beez on Oct 15, 2008 17:15:43 GMT 10
There's now a curtain raiser for the test:
Tonga Invitational U20 V NZ PIRLA Colts U20
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Post by Kiwi fan on Oct 18, 2008 6:14:27 GMT 10
There's now a curtain raiser for the test: Tonga Invitational U20 V NZ PIRLA Colts U20 Who are PIRLA? |
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