Axemen Make FREE offer to International Visitors

[spinnerhowland]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Jacksonville Axemen Invite all International Visitors to all home games and AMNRL Grand Final with FREE entry.

On March 16th, 2007 it was announced that The American National Rugby League Grand Final will be held at Hodges Stadium at The University of North Florida hosted by The Jacksonville Axemen. The AMNRL Grand Final will be Saturday August 25th, 2007 at 5:45pm. The gates will open at 5pm.

This will be the first time the National Championship game will be held in Jacksonville. The city will host to championship game for the 2007 American National Rugby League season. “We are unbelievably pleased and honored to host the Grand Final game here. It is an exciting time for Rugby League in Jacksonville.” Said Coach Spinner Howland.

In an effort to attract international visitors to attend this event and any Axemen home game, General Manager Drew Slover and Coach Howland are inviting any international visitor to enjoy the games for FREE . This is to encourage those international visitors to add any games as an option to the itinerary of any tour package or holiday plans for those traveling to Florida from overseas.

Any INTERNATIONAL VISITOR will be granted FREE ADMISSION to the Grand Final and to any Jacksonville Axemen Home game by showing a valid non-USA passport at the gate. This offering is to encourage people to come and experience Rugby League in the USA and also to attract people to the City of Jacksonville.

The Jacksonville Axemen have partnered with the Best Western Hotel on Salisbury Road to offer discounted room rates of $67 per room for those coming to Jacksonville to watch Rugby League. The Best Western Hotel on Salisbury Road is the official hotel sponsor of the Jacksonville Axemen. Interested parties may contact Beth Ruzzo at beth.ruzzo@snbhotels.com or by calling (904) 281-0900.

For the weekend of the National Championship game (Aug 24/25/26) the Jacksonville Axemen have also partnered with the Hampton Golf Clubs and are able to offer ALLvisitors to the city of Jacksonville as discounted rate of $41+ tax, which includes greens fee, cart fee and range balls. Any visitor to the city of Jacksonville will need to contact Lindsey Wells at the Hampton Golf Clubs at via e-mail at lwells@HamptonGolfClubs.com or calling her at (904) 564-9129. You can visit the Hampton Golf clubs at www.hamptongolfclubs.com

In addition to the great offers of free admission, discounted golf and accommodations, ALL Rugby League fans are always invited to the post game gathering at Fionn MacCools Irish Restaurant to enjoy a social atmosphere with the players and other fans.

The Jacksonville Axemen regular season will begin Saturday June 2nd with the first home game being held on Saturday June 16th starting at 5:45pm at the University of North Florida Soccer Stadium. For directions go to www.jaxaxe.com or click directions.

For more information on the city of Jacksonville and its attractions please visit www.jaxcvb.com

For more information, email Coach Howland at spinnerhowland@comcast.net

The Jacksonville Axemen 2007 Season Schedule:
June 2nd Away Aston
June 9th Away Wash DC Slayers
June 16th Home NJ Sharks
June 23rd Home Wash DC Slayers
June 30th Away NJ Sharks
July 7th Bye
July 14th Away New Haven Warriors
July 21st Home CT Wildcats
July 28th Home NY Knights
August 4th Home VA Fairfax Eagles
August 25th UNF AMNRL Grand Final



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[spinnerhowland]

Anyone who has contacts in the Travel industry in the UK, Australia, NZ, etc. Please feel free to forward this to them.

Moderators, if you think this can be posted better somewhere else to spread the word please feel free to copy it there as well.

We are hoping for a huge turn out on Aug 25th.

We have to prove ourselves to the City of Jacksonville.

 

[Skeletor]

If I can get the scratch together Spinner, I'll do my best to make it down.

 

[spinnerhowland]

Thanks. We hope that some travel agencies in the UK will pick this up and add the game as an optional side trip to any existing travel or tours that are coming to Florida.

 

[yankeerugger]

I'd reckon more then a few tourist MIGHT be going to Florida.... Can't for the life of me remember why?..........


(sounds like a good idea spinner!)

 

[spinnerhowland]

Thanks. We hope that anyone that is already in Florida for Orlando or Daytona might get this as a side trip offer.
Anyone that is within 3 hours could rent a car, drive to Jacksonville for the game, stay the night and play a round of golf all for about $175 bucks.
We hope they at least consider it and offer it to visitors.

We also have a couple of Florida operators offering it as a potential "arranged tour" for the weekend.

 

[ali]

Great offer. I am transitting from Miami to Augusta on the 12th of June, so I will have a think about making your first home game. I´d say though, i am a long shot.