Friday, June 11, 2010

Fifteen Lyrics

Taylor Swift : Fifteen Lyrics

You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors
It's the morning of your very first day
You say hi to your friends you ain't seen in a while
Try and stay out of everybody's way
It's your freshman year and you're gonna be here
For the next four years in this town
Hoping one of those senior boys will wink at you and say
You know I haven't seen you around before

(Chorus)
'Cause when you're fifteen and
Somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
And when you're fifteen feeling like
There's nothing to figure out
But count to ten, take it in
This is life before you know
Who you're gonna be
Fifteen

You sit in a class next to a redhead named Abgail
And soon enough you're best friends
Laughing at the others girls
Who think they're so cool
We'll be out of here as soon as we can
And then you're on you're very first date
And he's got a car and you're feeling like flying
And you're mamma's waiting up and you're thinking he's the one
And you're dancing 'round your room when the night ends
When the night ends

(Chorus)
'Cause when you're fifteen and
Somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
When you're fifteen and your first kiss
Makes you head spin 'round but
In your life you'll do things greater
Than dating the boy on the football team
But I didn't know it at fifteen

When all you wanted
Was to be wanted
Wish you could go back
And tell yourself what you know now

Back then I swore I was gonna
Marry him someday
But I realized some bigger dreams of mine
And Abgail gave everything she had to a boy
Who changed his mind
And we both cried

(Chorus)
'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
And when you're fifteen, don't forget to look before you fall
I've found time can heal most anything
And you just might find who you're supposed to be
I didn't know who I was supposed to be
At fifteen

lalalalala

Your very first day
Take a deep breath girl
Take a deep breath as you walk through the doors 


Lady GaGa

About Lady Gaga:



Lady Gaga (born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta; March 28, 1986) is an American recording artist. She began performing in the rock music scene of New York City's Lower East Side in 2003 and enrolled at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She soon signed with Streamline Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. During her early time at Interscope, she worked as a songwriter for fellow label artists and captured the attention of Akon, who recognized her vocal abilities, and got her signed to his own label, Kon Live Distribution (Wikipedia 2010)

Lady GaGa : Telephone Lyrics
[Lady Gaga]
Hello
Hello, baby; you called
I can't hear a thing
I have got no service in the club you say, say
Wa-wa-what did you say?
Huh?; You're breaking up on me
Sorry; I cannot hear you
I'm kinda busy
K-kinda busy
K-kinda busy
Sorry; I cannot hear you
I'm kinda busy


Just a second; it's my favorite song they're gonna play and I cannot text you with a drink in my hand, eh?
You shoulda made some plans with me; you knew that I was free
And now you won't stop calling me
I'm kinda busy


Stop callin', stop callin'; I don't wanna think anymore!; I left my head and my heart on the dance-floor
Stop callin'', stop callin; I don't wanna talk anymore!; I left my head and my heart on the dance-floor


Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
Stop telephonin' me!
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
I'm busy!
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
stop telephonin' me!
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh


Can call all you want but there's no one home and you're not gonna reach my telephone!
'Cause I'm out in the club and I'm sippin' that bub' and you're not gonna reach my telephone


Call when you want but there's no one home
and you're not gonna reach my telephone
Out in the club and I'm sippin' that bub' and you're not gonna reach my telephone


[Beyonce]
Boy, the way you blowin' up my phone won't make me leave no faster, put my coat on faster, leave my girls no faster.
I shoulda left my phone at home 'cause this is a disaster!
Callin' like a collector
Sorry: I cannot answer!


Not that I don't like you: I'm just at a party
And I am sick and tired of my phone ri-ringing
Sometimes I feel like I live in Grand Central Station
Tonight I'm not takin no calls 'cause I'll be dancin'
'Cause I'll be dancin'
'Cause I'll be dancin'
Tonight I'm not takin' no calls 'cause I'll be dancin!


Stop callin', stop callin'; I don't wanna think anymore!; I got my head and my heart on the dance-floor
Stop callin', stop callin'; I don't wanna talk anymore!; I got my head and my heart on the dance-floor


Stop callin', stop callin'; I don't wanna think anymore!; I got my head and my heart on the dance-floor
Stop callin', stop callin'; I don't wanna talk anymore; I got my head and my heart on the dance-floor


Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
Stop telephonin' me!
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
I'm busy!
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
Stop telephonin' me!
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh


Can call all you want, but there's no one home
And you're not gonna reach my telephone
'Cause I'm out in the club and I'm sippin' that bub'
And you're not gonna reach my telephone


Call when you want, but there's no one home
And you're not gonna reach my telephone!
'Cause I'm out in the club, and I'm sippin' that bub'
And you're not gonna reach my telephone, my telephone, mi-mi-mi, my telephone
'Cause I'm out in the club and I'm sippin' that bub'
And you're not gonna reach my telephone
My telephone
Mi-mi-mi, my telephone
'Cause I'm out in the club and I'm sippin that bub' and you're not gonna reach my telephone



Lady GaGa : Paparazzi Lyrics

We are the crowd, we're c-coming out
got my flash on it's true, need that picture of you
it's so magical, we'd be so fantastico
leather and jeans, garage glamorous
not sure what it means but this photo of us
it don't have a price, ready for those flashing lights
'cause you know that baby I


I'm your biggest fan
I'll follow you until you love me, papa-paparazzi
baby, there's no other superstar
you know that I'll be your papa-paparazzi
promise I'll be kind, but I won't stop until that boy is mine
baby you'll be famous, chase you down until you love me
Papa-Paparazzi


I'll be your girl backstage at your show
velvet ropes and guitars, yeah 'cause you're my rockstar
in between the sets, eyeliner and cigarettes
shadow is burnt, yellow dance and we turn
my lashes are dry, purple teardrops I cry
it don't have a price, loving you is cherry pie
'cause you know that baby I


I'm your biggest fan
I'll follow you until you love me, papa-paparazzi
baby there's no other superstar
you know that I'll be your papa-paparazzi
promise I'll be kind but I won't stop until that boy is mine
baby you'll be famous, chase you down until you love me
Papa-paparazzi


Real good, we dance in the studio
snap snap, to that shit on the radio
don't stop for anyone
we're plastic but we still have fun


I'm your biggest fan
I'll follow you until you love me, papa-paparazzi
baby there's no other superstar
you know that I'll be your papa-paparazzi
promise I'll be kind but I won't stop until that boy is mine
baby you'll be famous, chase you down until you love me
Papa-Paparazzi

Lady Gaga - Poker Face Lyrics



Mum mum mum mah
Mum mum mum mah


I wanna hold 'em like they do in Texas please (Ha)
Fold 'em let 'em hit me raise it baby stay with me (I love it)
Love Game intuition play the cards with space to start
And after he's been hooked I'll play the one that's on his heart


(Oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,ohohohoh)
I'll get him hot, show him what I've got
(Oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,ohohohoh)
I'll get him hot, show him what I've got


Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)


Po-po-po-poker face, p-p-p-poker face
Po-po-po-poker face, p-p-p-poker face


I wanna roll with him a hard pair we will be (Wha)
A little gambling is fun when you're with me (I love it)
Russian Roulette is not the same without a gun
And baby when it's love if it's not rough it isn't fun, fun


(Oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,ohohohoh)
I'll get him hot, show him what I've got
Oh,oh,oh,oh,oh,ohohohoh)I'll get him hot, show him what I've got


Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)


Po-po-po-poker face, p-p-p-poker face
Po-po-po-poker face, p-p-p-poker face


I won't tell you that I love you
Kiss or hug you
Cause I'm bluffing with my muffin
I'm not lying I'm just stunnin' with my love-glue-gunning


Just like a chick in the casino
Take your bank before I pay you out
I promise this, promise this
Check this hand cause I'm marvelous


Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)


Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)


Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face(She's got me like nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(She's got me like nobody)


Pa-pa-pa-poker face,p-p-p-poker face
Pa-pa-pa-poker face, p-p-p-poker face


(She's got me like nobody)
Pa-pa-pa-poker face,p-p-p-poker face ( Mum mum mum mah )
Pa-pa-pa-poker face, p-p-p-poker face ( Mum mum mum mah )


Pa-pa-pa-poker face,p-p-p-poker face ( Mum mum mum mah )
Pa-pa-pa-poker face, p-p-p-poker face ( Mum mum mum mah )

Bad Romance Lyrics

Bad Romance- Lady GaGa



Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah
Roma-roma-maa
GaGa-u-la-la!

Want your bad romance
Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-maa
GaGa-u-la-la!

Want your bad romance

I want your ugly
I want your disease
I want your everything

As long as it's free
I want your love
Love-love-love
I want your love


I want your drummer
The touch of your hand
I want you leather studded kiss in the sand
And I want your love
Love-love-love
I want your love
Love-love-love
I want your love


You know that I want you
And you know that I need you
I want it bad
Bad Romance.


I want your loving
And I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance.
I want your loving
All your love is revenge
You and me could write a bad romance.


Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!
Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh!
Caught in a bad romance.


Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!
Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh!
Caught in a bad romance.


Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-maa
GaGa-u-la-la!
Want your bad romance


I want your horror
I want your design
'Cause you're a criminal
As long as your mine
I want your love
Love-love-love
I want your love


I want your psycho
You're vertical stick.
Want you in my room
Window, Baby your sick.
I want your love
Love-love-love
I want your love
Love-love-love
I want youre love


You know that I want you
And you know that I need you (cause im a free bitch baby)
I want it bad
Bad and bad


I want your loving
And I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance.
I want your loving
All your love is revenge
You and me could write a bad romance.


Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!
Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh!
Caught in a bad romance.


Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!
Oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh!
Caught in a bad romance.


Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-maa
GaGa-u-la-la!
Want your bad romance


Walk Walk fashion baby
Work it
Move that bitch crazy
Walk Walk fashion baby
Work it, I'm a freak bitch baby.


I want your love
And I want your revenge
I want your love
I don't wanna be friends.


I don't wanna be friends
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!
I don’t wanna be friends
(Caught in a bad romance)
I don’t wanna be friends
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!
Want your bad romance
(Caught in a bad romance)
Want your bad romance!


I want your love and
I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!
I want your love and
All your lovers' revenge
You and me could write a bad romance


Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh-oh!
Want your bad romance
(Caught in a bad romance)
Want your bad romance


Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh-oh!
Want your bad romance
(Caught in a bad romance)


Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-mamaa!
Gaga-u-la-la!
Want your bad romance

Justin Beiber




Justin Bieber born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian pop/R&B singer. His performances on YouTube were seen by Scooter Braun, who later became his manager. Braun arranged for him to meet with Usher in Atlanta, Georgia, and Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher, and then to a recording contract with Island Records offered by L.A. Reid.

His debut single, "One Time", was released worldwide during 2009, and charted within the top 30 in over ten countries. It was followed by his debut release, My World on November 17, 2009, which was certified platinum in the United States, which at the time gave Bieber the highest debut by a new artist in the year, and made Bieber the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. His first full studio release, My World 2.0 was released on March 23, 2010, debuting at number one and within the top ten of several countries. It was preceded by the international hit song, "Baby" (Wikipedia 2010)

Here's some of the songs of Justin Beiber, please enjoy.



Baby feat. Ludacris Lyrics - Justin Bieber



[Justin Bieber]

Oh woooah, oh woooooah, oh wooooah.

i know you love me,(yep) I know you care,(oho)

just shout whenever(yep) and I’ll be there.(oho)

You were my love, (yep)you were my heart (oho)

and we will never ever ever(yep) ever be apart.(oho)

Are we an item? (yep) girl quit playing,(oho)

we’re just friends,(yep) what are you saying.(oho)

said there's another(yep) look right in my eyes,(oho)

my first love(yep) broke my heart for the first time.(oho)

And I was like…



[Chorus]



baby, baby, baby oooooh,

like baby, baby, baby noooooooo,

like baby, baby, baby, ooooh.

Thought you’d always be mine, mine (repeat once)



[Justin Beiber]

so for you(yep) I would have done whatever,(oho)

and I just can’t believe(yep) we aint together(oho)

and I wanna play it cool (yep)but i'm losing you (oho) I'd buy you anything, I 'd buy you any ring, now i'm in peices(yep) baby fix me(oho),and you shake me (yep) till you wake from this bad dream(oho) i'm goin down down(yep) down down(oho)

and I just can’t believe my first love won’t be around.

And I’m like…



[Chorus]

baby,baby,baby oooooh,

like baby,baby,baby,noooooooo,

like baby,baby,baby,oooooh,

thought you'd always be mine,mine (repeat once)

[Ludacris]

Luda, When I was 13 I had my first love,

there was nobody that compared to my baby

and nobody came between us, no-one could ever come above

She had me going crazy, oh I was star-struck,

she woke me up daily, don’t need no Starbucks.(wooo)

She made my heart pound, I skip a beat when I see her in the street and

at school on the playground but I really wanna see her on the weekend.

She knows she got me dazing cuz she was so amazing

and now my heart is breaking, but I just keep on saying….



[Chorus]

baby,baby,baby,oooooh,

like baby,baby,baby,noooooooo,

like baby,baby,baby,oooooh,

thought you'd always be mine,mine (repeat once)

Now I’m gone,

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

now i'm all gone,

yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

now i'm all gone,

yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

now I’m all gone.

Gone, gone, gone, I’m gone.

U Smile Lyrics - Justin Bieber





Oh, yeah



I wait on you forever

Any day, hand and foot

Your world is my world, yeah

Ain't no way you ever gon'

Get any less then you should



Cause baby

You smile, I smile, oh

Cause whenever

You smile, I smile

Hey, hey, hey

Your lips, my biggest weakness

Shouldn't have let you know

I know it's gonna do what they say

If you need me,

I'll come running from a thousand miles away



When you smile, I smile

Woah oh oh oh

You smile, I smile, hey



Baby take my open heart

And all it offers

Cause this is as unconditional

As it'll ever get

You ain't seen nothin yet

I won't ever hesitate to give you more



Cause baby

You smile, I smile

Woah oh oh oh

You smile, I smile

Hey hey hey

You smile, I smile

I smile, I smile, I smile

You smile, I smile

Make me smile baby



Baby you won't ever want for nothing

You are my answer and my means now

With you there's no in between

I'm all in

Cause my cards are on the table

And I'm willing and I'm able

But I fold to your wish

Cause it's my command



Hey, hey, hey

You smile, I smile

Woah oh oh oh

You smile, I smile

Hey, hey, hey

You smile, I smile

I smile, I smile, I smile

You smile, I smile

You smile, I smile

You smile, I smile


Eenie Meenie Feat. Sean Kingston Lyrics - Justin Bieber 



(Sean)

Eenie meenie miney mo
Catch a bad chick by her toe
If she holla (if, if, if she holla) let her go

Shes indecisive

She cant decide

She keeps on lookin

From left to right

Girl, cmon get closer

Look in my eyes

Searchin is so wrong

Im Mr. Right

You seem like the type

To love em and leave em

And disappear right after this song.

So give me the night

To show you, hold you

Dont leave me out here dancin alone

You cant make up your mind, mind, mind, mind, mind

Please dont waste my time, time, time, time, time

Im not tryin to rewind, wind, wind, wind, wind

I wish our hearts could come together as one

Cause shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova

Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova

Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova

Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova

(Justin)

Let me show you what your missin

Paradise

With me youre winning girl

You dont have to roll the dice

Tell me what youre really here for

Them other guys?

I can see right through ya

You seem like the type

To love em and leave em

And disappear right after the song.

So give me the night

To show you, hold you

Dont leave me out here dancin alone
make up your mind

Please dont waste my time

Not tryin to rewind

I wish our hearts could come together as one

Cause shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova

is a eenie meenie miney mo lova

Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova

Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova

(Sean)

Eenie meenie miney moe

Catch a bad chick by her toe

If she holla (if, if, if she holla) let her go

Eenie meenie miney moe

Catch a bad chick by her toe

If she holla (if, if, if she holla) let her go

Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova

Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova

Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova

Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lova

Please dont waste my time

Not tryin to rewind

I wish our hearts could come together as one

(repeat)

Justin Bieber - Eenie Meenie

Justin Bieber - Eenie Meenie

Justin Bieber - Eenie Mini

Justin Bieber - Eenie Mini

Monday, April 26, 2010

Right up there with the best in the world

 David Kennedy, chief executive of Eden Park Trust, [and ex Fletcher employee] writes about a new stadium 'experience' in store for sports fans.



Eden Park will get all the trimmings in preparation for the Rugby World Cup 2011. Eden Park will get all the trimmings in preparation for the Rugby World Cup 2011. Photo / Supplied From the ticket purchase to the final whistle, Eden Park is gearing up to give rugby fans a world-class sporting and entertainment experience - and not just for Rugby World Cup 2011.

Redevelopment at Auckland's traditional home of rugby is on track to ensure fans old and new enjoy every minute of the action in vastly improved surroundings. It will earn Eden Park its place among the great international sporting stadiums, in terms of atmosphere and amenities. With the park having its biggest transformation in its 100-year history, we will have a $350 million regional asset that Rugby New Zealand 2011 chief executive Martin Sneddon has dubbed the "surprise package" of the Rugby World Cup. With Government funding helping transform the park, the new Eden Park Trust Act requires that the Government-appointed trustees operate the park for the benefit of the people of Auckland. That certainly starts with our traditional rugby and cricket fans, whose support over many years has helped create the Eden Park legacy that is famous the world over.

Their support has been tested at times, as the Eden Park experience has not always lived up to expectations. But our redevelopment is offering a prime opportunity to turn every rugby fan's wish for a much better Eden Park into reality - although the results on the field will still be beyond our control.

Over the next 18 months, patrons will notice many improvements including:
• Electronic ticketing.
• Faster, smoother access through four main gates.
• An integrated full walk around concourse (no more ducking outside the park to access another stand).
• Top-line electronics - all the action, on screen.
• Better lighting and sound systems.
• About 80 per cent of seating covered and better seats all round. Also 48 new corporate boxes and two VIP lounges.
• Upgraded food and beverage outlets, better toilet facilities, easier access to enter and leave the ground and improved and streamlined transport options.

These enhanced features aren't just for the RWC but are permanent and are designed to start Eden Park on the journey to become New Zealand's number one sporting and entertainment stadium. That is a big ambition but one the new trust is determined to fulfill. The new Eden Park experience begins with the ticket. New electronic ticketing facilities will mean fans will be able to buy online and get bar coded tickets that can be swiped at one of four enlarged main gates, which will be a feature of each corner of the park. These will replace the 27 gates of the past, which were needed because there was no concourse linking all parts of the park.

The old Eden Park was six buildings around a patch of grass. The new stadium is a fully integrated facility with the concourse a key part of the redevelopment. Fans will be able to access all stands in the park without leaving the park. The concourse, with its internal TV monitors linked into the two 110sq m superscreens in the stadium, means not a second of on-field action will be missed if fans move around to catch up with friends or to buy refreshments. With our food and beverage outlets, the redevelopment is the perfect opportunity to lift our game, with permanent outlets replacing some of the former temporary setups, enabling better variety, better service and easier access. Our new catering facilities include Auckland's second-largest kitchen.
Better lighting and sound systems will enhance the sporting atmosphere inside the grounds, while minimising disturbance to neighbouring properties.

Recent visitors have been impressed by the vision taking shape with 60,000 seats planned for Rugby World Cup 2011. That includes the new three-tier 22,000-seat South Stand, with 50 corporate boxes, the new two-tier East Stand replacing the eastern terraces and the extension of the ASB Stand with a 2000-seat lower bowl. After the cup, Eden Park will return to a permanent capacity of 50,000 seats. We'll be working hard to deliver an experience that gives fans every reason to fill the stands. In the near future, holders of Eden Park combination membership will no longer have to toss up between the prime seating for winter and summer codes. With the cricket pitch being aligned to the north-to-south axis, that perfect block of seats between the 22s will also be in the ideal cricket sightline, right behind the bowler. Redevelopment also means rugby fans can indulge their love of other sporting and entertainment options, without leaving "home".

To ensure our new stadium pays its way, both as the heartland of Auckland rugby and cricket and a community asset, the trust will be opening it up to other codes and entertainment events - starting with the rugby league international double header in November. This more diverse use means more opportunities to enjoy the park in a variety of sporting and entertainment settings. As anyone attending big games overseas can attest, getting to them can be as much a part of a great day out as the game itself. Eden Park visitors will now be able to share the anticipation of a "last leg" walk to the ground, in common with other major sporting stadiums.

Direct car access to the stadium will now be a thing of the past - if you still come by car then get used to a final short walk. If you want more direct access then public transport options are vastly improved.
A new bus terminal has been incorporated into the development, which will make bus access to the stadium very easy. Patrons will be dropped at the door and can catch a bus at the same spot at the end of the game.
A new walkway from the transformed Kingsland Station will also make pedestrian access quick, safe and easy.

It's all change at Eden Park - change we believe is for the better. We hope rugby fans share that view when they come to experience the full amenity later this year. Eden Park has a wonderful sporting legacy which the new trust intends to build on through this redevelopment.

In discussions earlier this year with Auckland mayors who agreed in principle to underwrite a $40 million loan to Eden Park to complete the upgrade, the trust directors made it clear their intention was to explore all commercial opportunities - including sponsorship - to help the park pay its way and not be a burden on rugby or cricket fans, ratepayers or taxpayers.

We said then that nothing was off the table but fans can be assured the trust will be doing everything in its power to try to preserve the traditional name of Eden Park.

By David Kennedy

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Rugby World Cup 2011 holidays go on sale

The first travel packages for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand went on sale today.

By Charles Starmer-Smith
Published: 5:18PM GMT 01 Mar 2010



The 2011 Rugby World Cup kicks off on September 9 Photo: CORBIS

Some 25,000 rugby supporters from Britain and Ireland are expected to defy the economic downturn and head to New Zealand for the matches.




The tournament – which begins on September 9 when the All Blacks face their Pacific Island neighbours, Tonga – is being held across 13 different venues, while the teams will be hosted in 23 different towns, from Whangarei at the top of North Island to Invercargill at the bottom of South Island.

“The way in which the tournament is structured presents the perfect opportunity for fans to travel the length and breadth of New Zealand in between matches and really make the most of their visit,” said Gregg Anderson, Europe’s regional manager for Tourism New Zealand. “Visitors from the UK and Ireland are expected to outnumber fans from all other nations.”

Preparations for the tournament are on schedule with work on Auckland’s Eden Park stadium, which is being upgraded to a capacity of 60,000, set to be completed by October. The stadium’s expansion has helped ease initial concerns that New Zealand does not possess the necessary seating capacity for a World Cup Final.

“The World Cup will take over New Zealand for the whole year building up to the tournament as well as during the six weeks it takes place,” said Martin Johnson, the manager of the England team, who captained England to its only World Cup triumph in Sydney in 2003. “It’s one of the biggest sporting occasions in the world and I meet so many people who have been to a Rugby World Cup – they say it’s one of the best trips they’ve ever done in their lives.”

England Rugby Travel (0844 788 5000; www.englandrugbytravel.com) is the first official travel agent to release its packages, which range from just a single match ticket and one night’s accommodation to a seven-week motor home touring holiday in New Zealand with tickets to all England’s pool matches, semi-finals and the final at Eden Park (see below).

The home nations will play their pool games in destinations ranging from Dunedin and New Plymouth to Rotorua and Hamilton. The quarter-finals will be played in Wellington and Christchurch and the semi-finals and final in Auckland. Individual match tickets will go on sale in April via the official tournament website www.rugbyworldcup.com, which also has a full list of venues.
Pick of the packages

All packages below are available through England Rugby Travel (0844 788 5000; www.englandrugbytravel.com)

The explorer

Those looking to cut costs can opt for the Explorer, which allows people to book flights and match tickets, as well as rent a motorhome or even travel independently. Prices start from £1,849 per person including return flights to New Zealand and tickets to England’s last two pool matches.

The opening weekends

This 12-night package offers tickets to the opening ceremony and the first match between New Zealand and Tonga in Auckland, two of England’s group games in Christchurch, as well as a stay in Queenstown – £4,799. Price includes all hotel stays (b&b basis), return flight, all internal flights and transfers, services of a tour leader and match tickets.

The finals

This 12-night package offers tickets to both semi-finals and the final, as well as a stay in Queenstown – £6,999 per person. Price includes all hotel stays (b&b basis), return flight, all internal flights and transfers, services of a tour leader and match tickets.

The big one

The 27-night trip that takes in England’s final pool game against Scotland plus two quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the final – £10,499. Price includes hotel stays (b&b basis) in Auckland, Bay of Islands, Christchurch, Queenstown and Rotorua, return flight, all internal flights and transfers, the services of a tour leader and match tickets.

* Gullivers Sports Travel (01684 293175; www.gulliverstravel.co.uk) and Thomas Cook Sport (0870 752 0924; www.thomascooksport.com) will also be providing official packages to the tournaments over the coming months. For further information about New Zealand and the Rugby World Cup see www.newzealand.com/travel

Friday, January 8, 2010

Ticket prices for Rugby World Cup released


Organisers of the 2011 World Cup released ticket pricing that they hoped would counter the rising costs of hosting the event and have local families flocking to stadiums.

Tickets, which go on sale in April, will start at $15 for children and $30 for adults for many pool matches, with the final at Eden Park in Auckland to cost between $390 to $1250. Visit RWC ticketing and pricing structure please visit here

"We believe the ticketing policy will result in each match being played in front of full venues, showcasing New Zealand's love of rugby and its place as a host of major international events," tournament chief executive Martin Snedden said in a statement.

"Although tickets for knockouts and major pool matches are expensive by New Zealand standards, we have been able to price two-thirds of matches at or below existing test match prices."

Organisers will also allow buyers to pay for their tickets in instalments to lure them to more expensive games at the knockout stages.

"We're conscious that ticket prices for some matches will be well beyond what Kiwis are used to paying so we are introducing a payment plan that will allow those who pay for their tickets on a credit or debit card to be able to do so in instalments," Snedden said.

With the International Rugby Board (IRB) retaining all commercially generated income as well as taking a $150 million hosting fee, New Zealand must rely largely on ticket sales to cover the cost of hosting the tournament.

Although ticket revenue has been projected at $280 million, organisers expect to post a $30 million operating loss.

Source: TVNZ