Tickets for Wales’ opening group match against South Africa in Wellington, New Zealand, on Sept 11 will set you back anything between NZ$97 and NZ$358
The final round of Rugby World Cup pool tickets go on sale today, though any Welsh fans still hoping to make the trip to New Zealand will have to fork out up to £185 to see Warren Gatland’s team in action.
Games against Samoa, Namibia and Fiji are more reasonable, with willing punters shelling out NZ$41 – around £20.
Knock-out tickets go on sale tomorrow and if all goes well for Gatland’s men, Welsh fans can expect to pay between £100 and £250 for a quarter-final seat.
Tickets for the final in Eden Park, Auckland, on October 23 are already sold-out though a seat for a semi-final will set you back as much as £410.
Jim Strachan, director of Cowbridge-based Strachan Sports Travel, said the distance between Wales and New Zealand had put a lot of people off.
“I’m not sure what the overall demand from Wales is but we’ve only had between 35 and 40 customers,” he said.
“For a Wales package following the Welsh team through their pool games, we’re talking about £6,500-£7,000 – plus of course, match tickets. That would cover the four games, which is around 25 days.”
Mr Strachan said there was limited accommodation available in New Zealand, meaning prices had mushroomed.
“I still think though there’s going to be a bit of a late market and we’ll have to see what happens when Wales play England and Argentina in the warm-up matches,” he said.
“There were tremendous numbers of Welsh supporters going over to France for the last World Cup in 2007, but then you could choose to go over to places like Nantes for a long weekend. With New Zealand, you’ve got to commit yourself to going for a lot longer.”
Mr Strachan said the draw of the World Cup always puts prices up and a similar off-peak trip to New Zealand would cost a fraction of the going rate in September.
“Prices shoot up because of the extra demand and there are guest houses charging £200 a room per night in New Zealand during the World Cup,” he said.
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