Rugby World Cup 2011 ticket details unveiled

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Ticketing details for next year's Rugby World Cup have been unveiled at a news conference in Auckland this afternoon.

Applications for tickets to rugby's showpiece tournament will open later this month, April 27, which will mark 500 days until the start of the tournament.

There will be three ticket sales "phases", beginning with applications for Venue Pool Packs (tickets for all pool matches at a chosen venue) and Team Pool Packs (tickets for all pool matches for a chosen team.)

One third of the publicly available ticketing quota for phase 1 have been set aside for the local rugby community.

Applications for this pool will open a week earlier on April 19.

"Members of the NZ rugby communiity are the heart and soul of the game and their loyalty and support deserves to be recognised, said Rugby New Zealand 2011 chief executive Martin Snedden today.

"To New Zealanders, we say, 'You gotta be there' for this truly memorable event."

A 'category A' pack for five games at Eden Park will cost $1,720 plus a $15 handling fee. The equivalent package for games in Christchurch will cost $740.

Cheaper 'category C' pool venue tickets will cost $880 at Eden Park and $430 in Christchurch.

An All Blacks 'team pool pack' - which will have tickets for four games in Eden Park, Hamilton and Wellington cost $1,400 for category A tickets, while the lower grade category C pack will cost $720.

Fans wanting to buy a team pool pack for Namibia - four games in Rotorua, New Plymouth and North Harbour will pay $330 for category A tickets.

See ticket prices here

See the Team Pool Pack ticket prices here

See the Venue Pool Pack ticket prices here

Ticket details:

Phase 1: 1,750,000 tickets will be released through venue pool packs and team pool packs.

Phase 2: individual tickets for all matches except semi finals and the final released. Release date for this about August or September.

Phase 3: ballot system for tickets to semis and final. Applicants from first two phases will receive one entry into the ballots for each ticket applied for in earlier phases. Any remaining tickets will go on general sale in 2011.

Organisers are also introducing a payment plan to help New Zealand fans pay off their packs in monthly installments across six months. This will involve a fee of $25.

* Gross capacity is about 1.75 million tickets with about 1.65 million available for sale. 750,000 tickets available in phase 1.
All up, more than 1 million tickets will be available to people overseas out of 1.65 million tickets in total.

* The NZ rugby community including players, supporters, officials and volunteers, receive one-third of the publicly available quota in the first phase.
These applications open April 19 and will be processed first.

* Individuals can apply for any Venue and/or Team Pool Pack - up to four packs per venue and team.

* Those fans who apply for a Venue Pool Pack or Team Pool Pack will have the option of adding up to four "quarterfinal weekend packs" for Wellington or Christchurch and or four tickets to the bronze final to their application.

* Phase 1 and 2 tickets can only be purchased online or via a form in the official ticket guide.

* An official ticket guide will be delivered to more than 1.3million New Zealand homes week beginning April 19.

- ADDITIONAL REPORTING: NZPA