I'd be surprised if every England game didnt sell out. If they dont, its not down to the RFL, its down to the RL community.

Just had a look and pencilled in a few games. Looks as though I can do 6 games (LSV, Hudds, Salford, Rochdale, Warrington and QF at Wigan) for 65 quid.

Planning on going to the final in a big group and making at day of it, like you would at the Grand Final.

Eight of us got the Opening Ceremony-Semi's-Final ticket package just before xmas. Will be going to at least one of the Quarters and a few of the group games as well. It'll just be a case of buying the tickets for those games closer to the time.

I've spoken to a few 'die-hard' fans about the WC tickets and a lot are waiting to see how their year pans out before making a commitment to an event so far in the future. So I expect ticket sales to increase quite a lot closer to the event.

Absolutely pathetic.


I am having to hold back as I graduate in the summer so I don't know what position I will be in money wise come October. As other posters have alluded in RL we are more used to buying tickets last minute than other sports, so it is very encouraging to see sales going so well with plenty of time to go.

I am told that there is a big group in PNG hoping to come over and watch, I for one can't wait!

Awesome stuff. Really looking forward to this World Cup

oh dear

.....it's a self appointed troll hunter. Saying sales of tickets are worryingly slow doesn't make me a hater...it makes me observant. RL fans in the UK aren't exactly remnowned for flocking to internationals of late......I simply pointed out with 250 days to go, there were close to 400k (80%) of tickets still available.....


Really?
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if they announce it's on FTA TVthen it won'tmake much difference if its 8 months or 8 days away, RL Fans in the UK won't be flocking to buy tickets.


define a big group? Seriously.....is it 100? 200?

500,000 tickets were available......about 400,000 still are.....I, like everyone else hope they all get sold, but please, RE-READ THE PRESS RELEASE........simple maths point to a massive slow down in sales.....

spin is spin...sales patter is sales patter.....




they are suggesting that they will sell out cardiff

Are you up for a £100 charity bet? Joining Jack? SPF? RL Benevolant Fund?

You're wrong, and won't admit it. So lets see if you've got any balls behind the bravado.

Ill say the 2013 World Cup will at least get within 40k of the hugely successful Aussie 2008 WC, even though Australia is the be all and end all of all things rugby league.

Just leave it , it makes them happy , so leave them to it

To be fair Gutterfax, a lot more tickets have been sold so far than i was expecting. You have to remember that tickets went on sale around October time (I think), thats the time people usually do their xmas shopping. Now we are at the point where no one has any money as it is after xmas.

A lot of fans won't be buying them until much later in the year (myself included) I think the point fans are making is that ticket sales are looking resonably healthy considering they haven't been on sale long and there is still plenty of time to buy tickets.

Disregarding this bizarre statement, if you aren't satisfied then what would you class as good ticket sales for an event 8 months away, with kick-off times yet to be confirmed? Were you expecting the tournament to be sold out by now? How many tickets had the RU World Cup final sold 9 months in advance?

What are you going to do when the World Cup is a success and you don't have anything to complain about? I guess try and pick on the performance of the England team, but what if they do well too? Will it leave a void in your life?

Firstly...neither of us is right or wrong......we are expressing our opinions which happen to differ. Next, I don't feel the need to wave cash around to add weight to my standpoint that a minimum of 80% of the tickets to the tournament are still unsold....you plucked 65,000 at Old trafford out of the air....I quoted the RFL's figure of 35,000......no need to go near my wallet.
RLWC 2008 attracted 293,000 to 18 games.....your assertion that RLWC 2013 will attract 250,000 to 28 games is pathetic........Millenium stadium, Wembley and Old Trafford hold 240,000 on their own......this is the pinnacle of our sport FFS.

I repeat....I hope they do sell well, but the press release is flawed and points to a slowdown in sales.....which might have something to do with the lack of a TV deal or a naming sponsor......Lincoln paid a million quid in 2000.......what odds on that being repeated?