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Apply for a Team Pool Pack and you will also have the option to add to your application a Quarter-final Weekend Pack, which comprises one ticket to each quarter-final match in either Wellington or Christchurch, and/or tickets to the bronze final at Eden Park.
In the event that demand exceeds availability, applications will be randomly selected.
How Do I Buy Tickets?
BALLOTS FOR SEMI-FINALS AND FINAL
If you apply for tickets in Phase 1 (packs) or 2 (individual tickets), you may elect to enter the ballots for the option to purchase tickets for the semi-finals and/or the final. You will receive one entry into each ballot you choose to enter for each ticket you have applied for.
RWC 2011 prefers MasterCard®. Use a MasterCard to apply for RWC 2011 Pool Packs and get double entry into the ballots for the option to purchase semi-finals and final tickets.
APPLY ONLINE
The easiest, most secure way to apply is at www.rugbyworldcup.com/tickets. Applications for Team Pool Packs are open until May 21, 2010.
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