Test ticket prices

[Braveheart81]

Agree with much of that, except I think price really does matter when an event is not 'the ultimate' in relative terms.

I think that (somewhat sadly) a $203 platinum ticket doesn't represent "the ultimate". There are many entertainment events that cost more.

Rugby isn't positioning itself as the most premium ticket in town here.

I agree with all your suggestions around incentives for families and clubs, particularly for the lower category tickets. This is an area the ARU can do more in and would be a good show of an olive branch and engagement with the clubs and grassroots rugby.

 

[RedsHappy]

I think that (somewhat sadly) a $203 platinum ticket doesn't represent "the ultimate". There are many entertainment events that cost more.

Rugby isn't positioning itself as the most premium ticket in town here.

I agree with all your suggestions around incentives for families and clubs, particularly for the lower category tickets. This is an area the ARU can do more in and would be a good show of an olive branch and engagement with the clubs and grassroots rugby.

Very much so, and badly needed.

When I went to the (terrific) opening of 2017 season festival at Brothers here in Brisbane (UofS and Norths played their opposites that day), the spontaneous quite bitter antipathy I found re the ARU (and to a smaller degree the QRU) was extraordinary and it was not led on by my comments in any way. This was not the case at all say 5 or so years ago.

My main point on Test ticketing - and I think you agree - is that the ARU should get its marketing group into high gear and should be /must be much more analytical, creative and imaginative re how it prices, distributes and sells Test tickets if it wants to arrest the ongoing decline in its gross income from Wallaby matches.

This decline unless arrested is a serious threat to the ARU's medium-term financial viability.

 

[Mr Wobbly]

If there is one sure way to push up prices it's scarcity of product.

I suggest moving the Sydney Bled to Melbourne every other year

 

[Braveheart81]

My main point on Test ticketing - and I think you agree - is that the ARU should get its marketing group into high gear and should be /must be much more analytical, creative and imaginative re how it prices, distributes and sells Test tickets if it wants to arrest the ongoing decline in its gross income from Wallaby matches.

This would be a monumental challenge though. Neither of the two main ticket providers in the country that are the only ones that can handle major onsale events have the type of options you're talking about.

The group booking options at both Ticketek and Ticketmaster are pretty cumbersome and far from ideal for any event where you want to rush to get tickets.

Besides some of the grassroots engagement options I think anything else would require marketing budgets many multiples higher than what the ARU has to spend.

 

[joeyjohnz]

Except the ARU would also lose the $1m plus a year funding from Tourism NSW.

 

[Braveheart81]

If there is one sure way to push up prices it's scarcity of product.

I suggest moving the Sydney Bled to Melbourne every other year

I went to the Melbourne Bledisloe in 2007 or whenever it was. Would certainly go again.

 

[oztimmay]

I went to the Melbourne Bledisloe in 2007 or whenever it was. Would certainly go again.

Was also held in '97 and '98. Both fantastic events.

Sadly, I missed 2007 as I was at a 30th. The best part, the birthday boys was a Kiwi. And did I let him know who was the winner He was seen wearing a Wallabies scarf for the entire night...

 

[Bobas]

So are the tickets on pre-sale yet?

If so could someone please help me out with the generic links and codes and codes that would be great. Looking at buying a few Melbourne 10 June Fiji tickets.

Just drop me an inbox.

 

[No4918]

If we don't win in Sydney or Dunners & the cup is safely in NZ hands by the time the Brisbane Test is played, I'm not sure the platinums will sell out even though there's plenty of Kiwis living here.

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What? There is a Brisbane game? Serious?

Awesome promo work aRu.

 

[Bobas]

Can anyone help me out with that ticketek password yet?

 

[oztimmay]

Can anyone help me out with that ticketek password yet?

Haven't seen it yet, but I'm keen to know. I was almost not able to go as the wife was looking at booking her 40th on the same night. Thank fuck she now changed those plans - could have been real awkward watching the happy birthday, through FaceTime, whilst I was at AAMI park that night.

 

[Bobas]

Haven't seen it yet, but I'm keen to know. I was almost not able to go as the wife was looking at booking her 40th on the same night. Thank fuck she now changed those plans - could have been real awkward watching the happy birthday, through FaceTime, whilst I was at AAMI park that night.

I had to go to rugby.com.au to get this info as the ticketek website acted like they were on sale already:
"2017JUNE TEST SERIES
Tickets for the 2017 Qantas Wallabies June Test Series will go on sale to the public on Tuesday 2 May 2017.
To join the Rugby Community and be part of the presale from Wednesday 26 April,Sign up here now! "

 

[Braveheart81]

I had to go to rugby.com.au to get this info as the ticketek website acted like they were on sale already:
"2017JUNE TEST SERIES
Tickets for the 2017 Qantas Wallabies June Test Series will go on sale to the public on Tuesday 2 May 2017.
To join the Rugby Community and be part of the presale from Wednesday 26 April,Sign up here now! "

Have you signed up?

I don't think I have received my email yet.

Normally the main presale involves using your MyRugbyID.

 

[Bobas]

Have you signed up?

I don't think I have received my email yet.

Normally the main presale involves using your MyRugbyID.

I signed up. They didn't send me anything though.

 

[Braveheart81]

I signed up. They didn't send me anything though.

I don't think it has been sent yet.

If you have a MyRugbyID, that will probably be the password.

 

[Tangawizi]

Actually, got an email from Qantas about a June Tests Pre-Sale this morning.

Just whack in their codeword on Ticketek in the next 24 hours.

 

[Bobas]

I don't think it has been sent yet.

If you have a MyRugbyID, that will probably be the password.

I got an email from rugby.com.fj
i'm going to post it on the front of page then use google translate, see if i can get to the bottom of this!

On a serious note though, I only went on the chase for the password because ticketek said they'd be available assuming for the gerneral public from 10am this morning, and then asked me for a password.

I don't have a myrugbyid (maybe plug yours in and see if it works?). Last year the password for pre-sale was like REBELSMEMBER or FORCEMEMBER or EASTCOASTELITIST or something like that.

 

[KevinO]

QANTAS WALLABIES ARVO TEST SERIES
EXCLUSIVE PRE-SALE​

Exclusive access to the following games has now been brought forward with Rebels members being able to pre-purchase from ​

11am​

Friday 21 April - ​

5pm​

Sunday 30 April​

.​

Saturday 17 June 2017 Wallabies v Scotland Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Saturday 24 June 2017 Wallabies v Italy Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
11am Friday 21 April - 5pm Sunday 30 April​

Melbourne Rebels members will still be access pre-sale tickets to the ​

Saturday 10 June​

, Wallabies v Fiji at AAMI Park until ​

5pm​

​

Sunday 30 April​

.​

Password: Rebels​

 

[fatprop]

One of the positives of the Gatland hating Scotland is that their touring team will be much stronger

(Just got two tickets to the SFS game)


ARU Password:

WALLABIES2017​

 

[oztimmay]

I just tried the Wobs v Fiji in Melbourne, with the high-security code provided in the E-mail (3 guesses to what it is). Sadly, it doesn't like it anymore

I'm hoping this is just a temporary fuck up, with normal service to resume soon.