Rugby World Cup 2011 ticket-sales pick up speed before the start of tournament
The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) is delighted with the recent increase in Rugby World Cup 2011 tickets sales. According to the latest facts and figures released by NZRU, more than one million seats have been purchased by rugby spectators across the globe.
Earlier, the Rugby World Cup organisers were worried by the sluggish ticket sales. Rugby World Cup 2011 is now in a touching distance and will kick off in September this year and organisers are hopeful of selling the remaining tickets in time.
The union further told the media today on July 6, that approximately 82 percent of the expected revenue has been collected. NZRU is expecting windfall revenue of NZ$268 millions and it has nearly grabbed $220 millions up to now. The sudden jump in ticket
sales has been witnessed after the union started the sale of final stage passes.
The union also told the media that there a few matches of the forthcoming RWC with no tickets left in reserves. The statement revealed that all seats for play-offs and pool matches of home team New Zealand against France have been booked.
Rugby New Zealand 2011 chief executive, Martin Snedden, was also delighted with the large increase in RWC 2011 ticket sales. Talking to media on July 6, he said that the past six months have remained very productive for the union as more than 200,000 tickets
were sold during the short span of time.
Snedden added that, "This is a fantastic result and is about where we expected to be with little over two months until the tournament kicks-off. We expect tickets to continue to sell strongly from here as happened at rugby World Cup in France in 2007 and
Australia in 2003."
He also said that, "Tickets are selling fast to many matches. 85,000 fans from over 100 countries are already coming so we urge New Zealand fans to get in quickly to avoid being disappointed. There is already limited availability in some seat categories
while some categories for certain matches are exhausted."
New Zealand is hopeful that revenue generated by RWC tickets, would help stabilise their shrinking economy.
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