I have just priced up flights, as follows:

DEPART:

Saturday 15/02/14 1320hrs from Manchester, lands in Dubai 16/02/14 0030hrs (7h 10m flight).

80 minute wait until flight departs from Dubai 0150hrs 16/02/14, lands in Sydney 2230hrs 16/02/14 (13h 40m flight)

RETURN:

1505hrs 01/03/14 (Saturday), lands in Singapore 1955hrs (7h 50m flight).

75 minute wait until flight departs 2110hrs 01/03/14, lands in Dubai 0100hrs 02/03/14 (again 7h 50m flight)

120 minute wait until flight departs 0300hrs 02/03/14, lands in Manchester 0705hrs Sunday March 2nd 2014.

In summary, 2 weeks off work, and total travel times of 22h 10m outbound, 27h inbound, or 49h 10m in total

Price for 2 adults and 1 x nine year old : £2389:45 inc taxes, etc.

I am being given a house for the 2 weeks in Sydney, 3 bedroomed, owned by my Uncle who is ironically flying home to England for a holiday in February 2014 so we may have a spare room for a small fee

Anywhere but Hamilton. Hamilton is the dullest city in the whole country, absolutely bugger all there!

Isn't Hamilton twinned with Warrington?.

I was all set for going but now the two lads I was going with have pulled out
I still want to go though but don't fancy spending a week in Sydney on my own, anyone in the same position as me??

We have rooms booked in Auckland, so if the match is in Hamilton its only an 1.5hr coach ride . Plus we are stopping for the weekend for the Auckland 9's , should be a blast in Auckland this weekend