any chance i would be able to book on the tour but jump on the plane in Dubai (if its the transit stop of course)?

Im hoping there is a "tour excluding flights" people can then meet up with the tour on arrival in oz

Ive been looking into emirates flights via dubai

Now that's all sorted I better go and dust off my budgie smugglers in readiness for Bondi beach

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

I'm flying over the day before the game with a couple of Kiwi friends and meeting another couple of Wiganers there who will already be in Sydney. We defiantly need to designate a certain pub to be the Wigan HQ. Any suggestions?

They are on the Qantas site - I used Sky Scanner

I will be going this time, couldn't do Brisbane but went to the world cup in 2008

Seeing Wigan play in Aus has always been a dream of mine since I can remember so can't miss it!

Hope some of the people who did the 2008 world cup trip can make it too?

Kingy

You bet we will the build up should be great

Ive applied for the time off work

If they approve ill probably go make a 2 week holiday of it

Here's hoping mate.

I only have 4 days there myself, would have loved to stay a little longer but I'm having 5 weeks off in June to come back to England so couldn't really take the Micky too much. You'll like Sydney though if you have never been before.