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Twickenham Attendance
DIR By: Nemoquin
Date: August 23, 2023, 10:44 am
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The Twitter account of the RFU Community department is
forecasting 60,000 for England v Fiji and 82,000 for South
Africa v ABs! Another triumph for Borthwick.
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Re: Twickenham Attendance
DIR By: CAWPOSTER
Date: August 23, 2023, 11:08 am
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> The Twitter account of the RFU Community department is
forecasting 60,000 for England v Fiji and 82,000 for South
Africa v ABs! Another triumph for Borthwick.
>
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Train strike fella
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Re: Twickenham Attendance
DIR By: northstand
Date: August 23, 2023, 12:28 pm
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That’s an optimistic 60k too
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Re: Twickenham Attendance
DIR By: CAWPOSTER
Date: August 23, 2023, 1:37 pm
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> That’s an optimistic 60k too
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Agree, tickets sold not bums in seats due to train strike a lot
would have bought before knowing and scraped it.
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Re: Twickenham Attendance
DIR By: nowexnavyquin
Date: August 24, 2023, 3:38 am
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> Train strike fella
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Cheers, I completely forgot about the strikes at the weekend.
Not that I’m going to Twickenham but it will make me alter my
plans
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Re: Twickenham Attendance
DIR By: MaidstoneQuin
Date: August 24, 2023, 7:44 am
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I think people are voting with their feet. Put a shuttle bus on
to Richmond (tube connection) and massively reduce the ticket
rates, but that won't happen. It's baffling why someone wouldn't
want to pay £100+ for a ticket to watch one of the worst England
sides in history.
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Re: Twickenham Attendance
DIR By: never sleep
Date: August 24, 2023, 7:52 am
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--- Quote from: MaidstoneQuin link ---
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> I think people are voting with their feet. Put a shuttle bus
on to Richmond (tube connection) and massively reduce the ticket
rates, but that won't happen. It's baffling why someone wouldn't
want to pay £100+ for a ticket to watch one of the worst England
sides in history.
>
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. .. but, a lot of people probably only paid a tenner for a
ticket.
I actually bought 2 tickets (£20) which I can't use as I have
been given 2 better tickets (i.e. they include booze and food).
I think that the ticket prices for this game were the same as
the prices for the Wales game (i.e. very cheap).
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Re: Twickenham Attendance
DIR By: never sleep
Date: August 24, 2023, 7:53 am
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--- Quote from: MaidstoneQuin link ---
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> I think people are voting with their feet. Put a shuttle bus
on to Richmond (tube connection) and massively reduce the ticket
rates, but that won't happen. It's baffling why someone wouldn't
want to pay £100+ for a ticket to watch one of the worst England
sides in history.
>
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also - forgot to say - there are usually busses to Richmond and
Hounslow East tube stations
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Re: Twickenham Attendance
DIR By: MaidstoneQuin
Date: August 24, 2023, 7:58 am
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--- Quote from: never sleep link ---
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> . .. but, a lot of people probably only paid a tenner for a
ticket.
> I actually bought 2 tickets (£20) which I can't use as I have
been given 2 better tickets (i.e. they include booze and food).
>
> I think that the ticket prices for this game were the same as
the prices for the Wales game (i.e. very cheap).
>
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Wasn't that the TW residents option as opposed to the regular
general pricing? I looked at the Wales game and they wanted 120+
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Re: Twickenham Attendance
DIR By: never sleep
Date: August 24, 2023, 8:03 am
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I think there are 3 main reasons why there will be fewer people
there.
1. There is a big game on Friday night. NZ v SA.
Neutrals will go to this match rather than a possible one
sided England v Fiji
Also, people are probably not going to want to go to
Twickers on Fri + Saturday
2. If is a bank Holiday weekend.
People will still go to Friday night games as then they can
travel home for the weekend - But, out of towners are not likely
to want to come into the big smoke on a Bank Holiday
3. Train Strikes
This is pretty severe and affects a big catchment area in
the South of England. Fans wlll have a lot of difficulty getting
home after the match.
I will be in a corporate box - and, it is normally very easy to
get people along to these events. (The punters care little about
the quality pf the rugby rugby or the cost of the tickets).
But - They have struggled to get numbers (mainly due to #2
above).
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