The 4 Nations 2014 is a Mess

[Burns]

The 4 Nations tournament begins in 120 days on October 25th at Suncorp Stadium with a double header between Nz v Aus and Eng v Samoa.

Outside information for the schedule of the tournament, why is finding information about the 4 Nations impossible to find?

For instance, there is no 4 Nations 2014 website. A Google search shows the April press release of the schedule as the first hit. The same press release mentions that ticketing information was to be released in May. I tried finding it, so was it?

But if you search the stadiums themselves for ticket information the results are in my opinion hilarious.

a) Tickets for all games in New Zealand are on sale.
b) Tickets for the opening game at Suncorp and Aus v Eng at AAMI Park go on sale today.
c) Tickets for Aus v Samoa at WIN Stadium are, well, who knows. WIN Stadium website has no idea and neither does Ticketmaster.

It is an embarrassment that after the successful running of the World Cup last year in terms of professionalism, that the 4 Nations is being run this way. In what I feel is the most anticipated 4 Nations in years the lack of care and information is unfortunately continuing the Int RL mishandling of the World Cup's momentum.


What everyone else's thoughts? Will you be buying tickets to the opening game when they go on sale today at 10pm?

 

[Evil Homer]

Southern Hemisphere international RL is a joke. Get your shit together RLIF.

 

[papabear]

imo I would have given a game to perth over Wollongong.

but meh.

Oddly enough I think the tournament will be a big success.

 

[deal.with.it]

Big Nige is chair. Tell him to get up the SH

 

[Burns]

Amazingly enough an hour or so after I posted this thread the Four Nations Facebook page posted a status stating that tickets were on sale for games in New Zealand. No mention of the Australian games but ha-ha ... sigh.

 

[Evil Homer]

Big Nige is chair. Tell him to get up the SH

He's probably too busy thinking about how he can reintroduce GB without losing funding or coming up with some other 'International Origin' type BS.

 

[roughyedspud]

the 4nations isn't a RLIF comp....the 2014 event has been organized by the ARLC & NZRL.....

 

[blukablu]

Test in Melbourne back to being at AAMI Park?

 

[deal.with.it]

Aus is always slow.
There should be website and social media pages working in conjunction with the host stadiums/cities.
Its really poor.

 

[RedVee]

I got an offer for priority ticketing to the Aust Vs Samoa match in Wollongong as I'm a SGI season ticket holder. So, something is happening.

 

[deluded pom?]

I'm hoping to attend a game from the European Cup and asked DK at the RLEF when the fixtures and venues would be announced. He replied that they would be published sometimes in June. I checked the RLEF website this morning and there's nothing on there yet. Only one day left Danny. It really is poor. Do RL administrators go on courses to learn how to organise a pi$$ up in a brewery? If so, I bet not many of them pass.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Did anyone who is a club member receive an email about pre sale tickets starting today?

I rang up ticketek and they said the pre-sale was finished yesterday, so Im totally confused now. :?

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Just to confirm on my last post, all NRL club members can purchase tickets through a pre sale from 10am this morning to 8pm tomorrow.

What the lady told me over the phone wasnt quite clear, apparently there was another pre-sale from Friday till Sunday in which Broncos, Storm and Dragons members were able to purchase tickets as the games are played at their home grounds.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

RL and planning for the future?

LOL

 

[deluded pom?]

RL and planning for the future?

LOL

They don't plan for the past much better, haven't we just had the centenary of the Rorke's Drift test? Not a murmur from the authorities to commemorate one of the iconic games in test history.

 

[roughyedspud]

4th july pal

 

[deluded pom?]

Ta 'spud. I still won't hold my breath on any commemoration.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

They don't plan for the past much better, haven't we just had the centenary of the Rorke's Drift test? Not a murmur from the authorities to commemorate one of the iconic games in test history.

Now you're making me feel really sad.

I had put all of those thoughts of our history in a special box in the back of my head marked, Do Not Open and you just had to go and remind me :lol:

 

[The Partisan]

Glad to see others have others share my interest in our games great moments from history.

I made mention of Rorke's Drift in a previous thread.


http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?t=435233

 

[morningstar]

Tickets for all games appear to be on sale now, from the ticketing websites these appear to be the kickoff times...

Round 1 - England v Samoa, Suncorp Stadium, Saturday 25th Oct 16:00 (Aus)
Round 1 - Australia v New Zealand, Suncorp Stadium, Saturday 25th Oct 18:30 (Aus)
Round 2 - New Zealand v Samoa, Whangarei, Saturday 1st November 16:00 (NZ)
Round 2 - Australia v England, AAMI Park, Sunday 2nd November 16:00 (Aus)
Round 3 - New Zealand v England, Forsyth Barr, Saturday 8th November 19:30 (NZ)
Round 3 - Australia v Samoa, Win Stadium, Sunday 9th November 16:00 (Aus)

Final - Wellington, Saturday 16th November 20:45 (NZ)

Good to see some daytime test footy, hope the late starting time for the final doesn't affect the crowd.