At least 500 of the crowd are dance guests as proven by the news article on Wire website and the fact that my tickets in the East were allotted as "dance guests".

Have they had to pay?

I'd imagine that "Dance Gusts" refers to tickets being held back for purchases via the discount code of "Dance". There were certainly tickets in "sold out" areas of stadiums that became available when using this code.

Martyn Sadler on twitter now suggesting that the game is heading for a sell-out. Has there been a full-house since the corners were filled-in? I'm thinking once against Saints.

That was 2012 when we got 15,000 for Saints. I think the allowed capacity may have crept up since then (as they relaxed safety concerns), but it was essentially a full house.

They really should cut down on the baked beans, stop them from being so windy.

They were able to get 50% off. Hopefully there will be plenty of people new to the game there on Sunday night.

I bought tickets for the KC and Headingley today today and was told that tickets for the HJ and the KC were going very well, but there was a fair bit of room left at Headingley.

Hey guys.

Is this the Stadium I would have seen on New Zealand Television in the Wigan V Wire game which Wire won this year ( Sam Tomkins waves his hand in the face of Lee Briers while he's talk'n to the ref )

Assuming it is.....the atmosphere was amazing in that game , was that crowd a sell for the match ?

It was mate; it wasn't quite a sell out but the atmosphere was brilliant.

Hopefully we will get something similar on sunday evening.

that will do me.

I will be watching it live at home in the wee small hours of the morning , not a lot of work happening over the WC period by plan.
Real Shame Roy isn't playing , but hey you get him freshened up and he is one hell of a professional individual , got a real good head on his shoulders.
Incidentally I was watching the Wigan Wire game to do a bit of arm chair scouting of Tomkins. One of the better games I've seen in a regular season match and an eye opener how exciting the Super league is at the top of the tree.
Briers was amazing in that match....anyway I digress.....I anticipate if Samoa start with the wind in their sales that the crowd will get behind them and hopefully they will lift for your audience.
My team NZ can afford to drop a game , if we do that would be the one to make history , PNG the and France have beaten NZ before so no history making to be had there.
I'm expecting NZ will name the fulls strength test side and the plan would be all going well for them to pull Foran as early as they can ( he hasn't rested this year ) in his stead will be a player you're well familiar with in Tommy Leuluai ( not much lost their in terms of continuity , Tommy and Johnson are the club pairing.

Addit : Just saw in the local paper that Tommy Leuai is still in doubt with a strain. So Forans looking odds on

I too am hoping for a "new breed" of supporters to be there on Sunday, in a dance capacity or otherwise, it can only be good to raise support for an under-advertised sport (nationally).

However, I am also hoping for a dynamite atmosphere. I was left a little flat the last time the Kiwis played the Roos at the HJ with Mssrs Slater, Marshall and all. We really need to get behind one, the other or even both teams to try and raise a decent atmosphere.

Incidentally, who are the majority supporting?

Surely the majority will be supporting the underdog, Samoa.

New Zealand should walk it though given the talent in their line-up.

Just been to the club shop and got a ticket for Sundays game, only south stand tickets available, and by all accounts, not many of those left

316 days after I ordered them, my tickets for Sunday's game have finally arrived - along with tickets for some other World Cup games which I ordered only 4 days ago!! I believe Ticketmaster is responsible for processing orders. Would love to know what their 'system' is . . .

great news that its almost sold out. hopefully samoa will put up a good game for aslong as possible but after what i seen last week im expecting a walk over for nz

The system is too sit on your money.... leaving it in the bank before processing means that they maximise interest on your money.

If for some reason there is a cancellation, they keep your interest!
And paying a year in advance doesn't guarantee you a ticket either. They can refund you instead and still keep your interest!