RWC 2011 New Zealand

[TheRiddler]

If they don't mind my snoring and some muffled screams of pleasure coming from my beer wench du jour.

Where do I apply to become your wingman? I've got some very dodgy coussy bro kiwi mates that could supply lots of pills........

 

[chief]

If you are going to the WC, what games are you guys thinking of going to?

 

[Pfitzy]

I'd like to go to some Wallabies games, but really the best games to be had are between the minnows. You get to support both sides, couldn't give a shit who lost, and they're all just bloody happy to be there!

 

[Scarfman]

In 2003 I saw (in addition to the final :'() France v Fiji (Suncorp), Scotland v Fiji (SFS), USA v France (WIN), and Tonga v Wales (Bruce). They were all fantastic experiences. Lots of Caucau, lots of Heineken, the Tongan haka, the Wollongong brewery, the battle of the national anthems between the proud democracies of France and USA. All good.

Let's start looking at the schedule.

 

[chief]

Here's the schedule. It's going to be a long time before the RWC comes close to Australia, the next possibility of getting it comes in 2023. You would think SA or Italy would get it before we could/will get it. So it's definitely worth the trip just over the ditch.

Fri Sept 9 1 A New Zealand v Tonga Auckland Eden Park
Sat Sept 10 2 B Scotland v Play-off winner Invercargill Rugby Park Stadium
Sat Sept 10 3 D Fiji v Namibia Rotorua Rotorua International Stadium
Sat Sept 10 4 A France v Asia 1 North Shore North Harbour Stadium
Sat Sept 10 5 B Argentina v England Christchurch Stadium Christchurch
Sun Sept 11 6 C Australia v Italy Christchurch Stadium Christchurch
Sun Sept 11 7 C Ireland v USA New Plymouth Stadium Taranaki
Sun Sept 11 8 D South Africa v Wales Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium
Wed Sept 14 9 D Samoa v Namibia Rotorua Rotorua International Stadium
Wed Sept 14 10 A Tonga v Canada Whangarei Northland Events Centre
Wed Sept 14 11 B Scotland v Europe 1 Dunedin Carisbrook
Thurs Sept 15 12 C Europe 2 v USA New Plymouth Stadium Taranaki
Fri Sept 16 13 A New Zealand v Asia 1 Hamilton Waikato Stadium
Sat Sept 17 14 B Argentina v Play-off winner Invercargill Rugby Park Stadium
Sat Sept 17 15 D South Africa v Fiji Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium
Sat Sept 17 16 C Australia v Ireland Auckland Eden Park
Sun Sept 18 17 D Wales v Samoa Hamilton Waikato Stadium
Sun Sept 18 18 B England v Europe 1 Christchurch Stadium Christchurch
Sun Sept 18 19 A France v Canada Napier McLean Park
Tues Sept 20 20 C Italy v Europe 2 Nelson Trafalgar Park
Wed Sept 21 21 A Tonga v Asia 1 Whangarei Northland Events Centre
Thurs Sept 22 22 D South Africa v Namibia North Shore North Harbour Stadium
Fri Sept 23 C Australia v USA Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium
Sat Sept 24 24 B England v Play-off winner Dunedin Carisbrook
Sat Sept 24 25 A New Zealand v France Auckland Eden Park
Sun Sept 25 26 D Fiji v Samoa Auckland Eden Park
Sun Sept 25 27 C Ireland v Europe 2 Rotorua Rotorua International Stadium
Sun Sept 25 28 B Argentina v Scotland Christchurch Stadium Christchurch
Mon Sept 26 29 D Wales v Namibia New Plymouth Stadium Taranaki
Tues Sept 27 30 A Canada v Asia 1 Napier McLean Park
Tues Sept 27 31 C Italy v USA Nelson Trafalgar Park
Wed Sept 28 32 B Europe 1 v Play-off winner Palmerston North Arena Manawatu
Fri Sept 30 33 D South Africa v Samoa North Shore North Harbour Stadium
Sat Oct 1 34 C Australia v Europe 2 Christchurch Stadium Christchurch
Sat Oct 1 35 A France v Tonga Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium
Sat Oct 1 36 B England v Scotland Auckland Eden Park
Sun Oct 2 37 B Argentina v Europe 1 Palmerston North Arena Manawatu
Sun Oct 2 38 A New Zealand v Canada Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium
Sun Oct 2 39 D Wales v Fiji Hamilton Waikato Stadium
Sun Oct 2 40 C Ireland v Italy Dunedin Carisbrook
Sat Oct 8 41
QF1: W Pool C v RU Pool D Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium
Sat Oct 8 42
QF2: W Pool B v RU Pool A Christchurch Stadium Christchurch
Sun Oct 9 43
QF3: W Pool D v RU Pool C Wellington Wellington Regional Stadium
Sun Oct 9 44
QF4: W Pool A v RU Pool B Christchurch Stadium Christchurch
Sat Oct 15 45
SF1: W QF1 v W QF2 Auckland Eden Park
Sun Oct 16 46
SF2: W QF3 v W QF4 Auckland Eden Park
Fri Oct 21 47
Bronze Final Auckland Eden Park
Sun Oct 23 48
Final Auckland Eden Park

 

[Henry]

Me and a group of mates are heaps keen to go, do you think any travel agents will be putting any reasonable deals together? Or else its the old hitting up kiwi mates...

 

[Groucho]

All of the moaning negatives about this tournament are just so completely meh. If you're worried about accommodation, then book early. Jeez, some people want everything on a plate! My son and I are renting an RV - no worries.

 

[Scarfman]

How many beds in that thing, Groucho?

 

[Groucho]

How many beds in that thing, Groucho?

Scarfman, if I get my way there will be enough space to swing several cats!

 

[chief]

I figured out, I am planning to go to 5 games. No doubt I will miss out on a lot of them due to the size of the stadiums. Australia verses Ireland will be very hard for me to secure tickets to, due to the large contingent of people wishing to go to that game, some stupid ballot system will obviously exist for that game. Surely the RWC Limited could have produced some estimated numbers for who will be attending major games. No doubt a lot of Aussies will be coming down as we will not recieve a Rugby World Cup this close to us until at least 2023. And I mean at least 2023, especially with countries like Italy, Argentina and South Africa gunning for a RWC before we can get one.