There has been phenomenal interest from supporters in the Dublin 2013 European club rugby finals weekend with more than 28,000 tickets sold to date for the Heineken Cup final and 6,700 for the Amlin Challenge Cup final.
Of the 44,800 Heineken Cup final tickets which will be available to purchase by European club rugby fans, the allocation on Ticketmaster, Ticketline, France Billet and Ticketnet for the major showpiece occasion at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, 18 May 2013 has been sold.
Next year's Amlin Challenge Cup final has also been selling strongly and tickets are currently on sale for the game at the RDS on Friday, 17 May 2013. For further information, supporters should visit Dublin 2013 section for regular updates.
The next opportunity to purchase Heineken Cup final tickets will be through official hospitality packages, and combined accommodation and ticket packages, and these offerings will be available in the coming weeks, while 12,300 tickets have been set aside for distribution by the two finalist clubs in May 2013.
ERC, in partnership with Fáilte Ireland, developed a Golden Ticket pre-sale offer for supporters who had previously bought Heineken Cup final tickets in advance. The Golden Ticket guarantees admission to both the 2013 Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup finals, as well as a one-day Dublin Pass, and all 5,000 tickets were snapped up within days.
Meanwhile, the IRFU's allocation of 4,000 Heineken Cup final tickets which the host Union offered to its patrons, has also been sold.
HEINEKEN CUP FINAL - Saturday, 18 May 2013, Aviva Stadium (capacity: 51,000)
Ticket Sales to date: 28,000
Total of tickets for sale to European club rugby fans: 44,800
Breakdown
Ticketmaster, Ticketline, France Billet and Ticketnet: 19,000
Finalists allocation: 12,300
Dublin 2013 Golden Ticket packages: 5,000
IRFU allocation: 4,000
Official Hospitality packages: 2,000
Accommodation and Ticket packages: 2,000
Wheelchair accessible tickets 500
Allocation to ERC Stakeholders * 6,200
*includes 44 clubs, club representative bodies, Unions and ERC's commercial, broadcast and media partners
AMLIN CHALLENGE CUP FINAL - Friday, 17 May 2013, RDS (capacity: 18,000)
Tickets (€15, €25, €40 and €55)
Sales to date: 6,700
Tickets currently available on:
Ticketmaster
Website: www.ticketmaster.ie/dublin2013
Ireland: 0818 220 812
International: 0844 248 5034
Tickets available shortly on:
Ticketline
Website: http://www.ticketlineuk.com/
UK: 0292 023 0130
International: 0044 292 023 0130
France Billet
Website: http://www.francebillet.com/
France : 0892 692 694 (0.34€ la minute)
International : 0033 1 41 57 32 0