HK Sevens tickets - Mongering Talk - ZH141 International Forum

Nookie Newbie
Rank: 1

UID 27231
Digest Posts 0
Credits 15
Posts 18
Karma 15
Acceptance 0
Reading Access 10
Registered 4-7-2009
Status Offline

Post at 25-1-2010 15:09 Profile P.M.

Font size: S M L

HK Sevens tickets

Seems it's sold out, but there must be some available somewhere. Anyboby got an idea of where I can get hold of some tickets.

ruggers15

Erotic Emperor
Rank: 6

UID 11575
Digest Posts 0
Credits 2576
Posts 743
Karma 2555
Acceptance 429
Reading Access 60
Registered 21-5-2008
Location Hong Kong
Status Offline

Post at 25-1-2010 16:10 Profile P.M.

Font size: S M L

Talk to Rugby Clubs in HK. They hold all the tickets..

Or you can hang around the Marco Polo Hotel when the teams are in town. I know for a fact that each player gets allocated 2 tickets each for their family members or friends. However, most of them don't use them and rather sell it for the $$. Might jack up the price tho.

asia-play

Master Mongerer
Rank: 8

UID 14959
Digest Posts 0
Credits 5586
Posts 4765
Karma 5545
Acceptance 820
Reading Access 80
Registered 7-10-2008
Location Hong Kong
Status Offline

Post at 25-1-2010 17:24 Profile P.M.

Font size: S M L

Reply #2 ruggers15's post

Yes ask local rugby teams for tickets is a good option.

Also if you have vendors working for you, like PCCW, can ask them too

BenBB

Nookie Newbie
Rank: 1

UID 27231
Digest Posts 0
Credits 15
Posts 18
Karma 15
Acceptance 0
Reading Access 10
Registered 4-7-2009
Status Offline

Post at 25-1-2010 21:16 Profile P.M.

Font size: S M L

Thanks!! Will try the clubs. You guys have any idea of what a 3 day pass goes for?

hkfooey

Kinky King
Rank: 5

UID 33205
Digest Posts 0
Credits 1506
Posts 193
Karma 1490
Acceptance 320
Reading Access 50
Registered 23-10-2009
Status Offline

Post at 25-1-2010 21:45 Profile P.M.

Font size: S M L

Reply #4 BenBB's post

I've always got my tickets outside the ground. There are touts knocking around on Friday afternoon a couple of hours prior to the start. You'll pay a premium of maybe 300 dollars per day over face value but that's only equivalent to a hotdog and a beer inside the ground.

Failing that, you'll see people who have bought/given weekend tickets but cannot go to it all so they sell the ticket outside the ground. You'll probably get tickets under face value this way, especially for the Sunday when everyone got trashed on the Saturday day/night and can't face the noise/beer throwing/sick in the south stand on a sunday!

Canonball

Musky Member
Rank: 2

UID 37622
Digest Posts 0
Credits 154
Posts 225
Karma 153
Acceptance 16
Reading Access 20
Registered 9-1-2010
Status Offline

Post at 26-1-2010 08:13 Profile P.M.

Font size: S M L

a lot of people buy loads of tickets and resell them on either yahoo auctions hk or ebay hk
might want to try your chance there.. but for sure those tickets will be more expensive

venetiangirls

Kinky King
Rank: 5

UID 23344
Digest Posts 0
Credits 1141
Posts 1304
Karma 1141
Acceptance 6
Reading Access 50
Registered 11-4-2009
Status Offline

Post at 26-1-2010 08:25 Profile P.M.

Font size: S M L

you should be able to get them online at websites that sells them secondhand. dont know how expensive they mgiht be but it's worth a try

ruggers15

Erotic Emperor
Rank: 6

UID 11575
Digest Posts 0
Credits 2576
Posts 743
Karma 2555
Acceptance 429
Reading Access 60
Registered 21-5-2008
Location Hong Kong
Status Offline

Post at 26-1-2010 10:28 Profile P.M.

Font size: S M L

They're HKD1,250. That's the standard price. HKRFU says that you're not supposed to jack the price up but everyone does. I know some ppl that have paid 4K for a set of tickets. Crazy...

venetiangirls

Kinky King
Rank: 5

UID 23344
Digest Posts 0
Credits 1141
Posts 1304
Karma 1141
Acceptance 6
Reading Access 50
Registered 11-4-2009
Status Offline

Post at 26-1-2010 10:31 Profile P.M.

Font size: S M L

i've never watched a game and dont know what the thrill is. It's like american football but less contact and less excitement.

ruggers15

Erotic Emperor
Rank: 6

UID 11575
Digest Posts 0
Credits 2576
Posts 743
Karma 2555
Acceptance 429
Reading Access 60
Registered 21-5-2008
Location Hong Kong
Status Offline

#10

Post at 26-1-2010 11:36 Profile P.M.

Font size: S M L

VG - Less contact? You gotta watch a game before you judge so quickly! It's a lot quicker than American Football. No stopping to change offensive/defensive lines. You're on the field, you gotta make your hits as well as carry the ball. No silly pads.. it's just a shirt, a mouthguard, jockstrap, shorts, and boots! Having played all sorts of sports growing up (club and otherwise), it's the one game that you try to beat the shit out of each other and then go out and have beers at the home clubhouse.

venetiangirls

Kinky King
Rank: 5

UID 23344
Digest Posts 0
Credits 1141
Posts 1304
Karma 1141
Acceptance 6
Reading Access 50
Registered 11-4-2009
Status Offline

#11

Post at 26-1-2010 11:41 Profile P.M.

Font size: S M L

Reply #10 ruggers15's post

I watched an episode of "Dhani tackles England" it's a show where this american football player, dhani jones, travels to other parts of the world and tries their sport. So he goes to England and he says that rugby nowhere near compares to american football with the hitting and the contact. I have never played so I wouldnt know but from what I got from watchign the show, it doesn't seem like it is as hard. Otherwise wouldnt' they need pads and head gear and such if it was?

ruggers15

Erotic Emperor
Rank: 6

UID 11575
Digest Posts 0
Credits 2576
Posts 743
Karma 2555
Acceptance 429
Reading Access 60
Registered 21-5-2008
Location Hong Kong
Status Offline

#12

Post at 26-1-2010 11:52 Profile P.M.

Font size: S M L

Reply #11 venetiangirls's post

Me trying to convince you otherwise is no use. Go to YouTube and search for big rugby hits... It's pretty intense. The only reason some people think it's not as hard hitting as football is cause rugby players don't go head first into tackles or they'll split their skull open and in Football, it's 2 - 3 guys hitting one guy most of the time whereas in rugby, you really have to defend your own man so it's one on one hits.

venetiangirls

Kinky King
Rank: 5

UID 23344
Digest Posts 0
Credits 1141
Posts 1304
Karma 1141
Acceptance 6
Reading Access 50
Registered 11-4-2009
Status Offline

#13

Post at 26-1-2010 13:30 Profile P.M.

Font size: S M L

Reply #12 ruggers15's post

I think the only one for me to know is to go and watch the game live or play it myself. I find I figure things out more that way than by people telling me. It's not that I dont believe you, it's just harder to believe since I've watched american football since I was a kid.

BenBB

Nookie Newbie
Rank: 1

UID 27231
Digest Posts 0
Credits 15
Posts 18
Karma 15
Acceptance 0
Reading Access 10
Registered 4-7-2009
Status Offline

#14

Post at 26-1-2010 14:42 Profile P.M.

Font size: S M L

Aah, the good old Rugby vs NFL argument. I would like to see an NFL team play 80 minutes with only 5 subs. I've introduced the game to many Americans over the years and they all agree rugga is harder than A. football. VG give it a go sometime, much more fun than football. You might actually touch the ball in a game for once .

venetiangirls

Kinky King
Rank: 5

UID 23344
Digest Posts 0
Credits 1141
Posts 1304
Karma 1141
Acceptance 6
Reading Access 50
Registered 11-4-2009
Status Offline

#15

Post at 26-1-2010 14:46 Profile P.M.

Font size: S M L

Reply #14 BenBB's post

you got to explain the game to me. I never played it before so have no idea how. Maybe I'll try it with my bros here. Instead of playing touch football, we might try rugby just to see. What are the rules and are they complicated to follow?