The applications for ticket allocations for the Pool matches closes this coming Friday as does the applications for quarter final matches. This relates to the global sale of tickets direct to the supporter public - rather than those tickets that will be available as part of the various packages being marketed by approved agents.

If interested, applications can be made on-line at http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/

Clearly only some of the pool matches will be sold out. However, buying tickets for the pool matches entitles you to also buy tickets for a pair of quarter final matches - either those in Wellington (where the wobblies are likely to end up along with South Africa, Wales and Ireland) or Christchurch (England, New Zealand, France .........).

Only 18 months out