The Samoa Rugby Union (S.R.U) officially launched the campaign for ticket sales of the Manu Samoa vs All Blacks match yesterday at Bluesky’s headquarters at Maluafou.
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During the launch, it was revealed that the limited release of public tickets for the muchanticipated match will go on sale in Samoa from 9 a.m on 6th April 2015, from the Bluesky Retail outlets.
S.R.U’s Interim C.E.O, Faleomavaega Vincent Fepuleai, says preparations for the match are well underway. Some l2,000 people are expected to witness the historic SIFA.WSsponsored match at Apia Park.
“Redevelopment of Apia Park are well under way, and our country is preparing well to host the All Blacks for the first time - excitement is already mounting around this unique Test match,” Faleomavaega said.
With tickets expected to sell-out quickly, plans are also under way to ensure locals not inside the park, will still be part of the experience.
S.R.U is teaming up with Bluesky Samoa to arrange a large screen to show a live broadcast of the match in Apia and in Savai’i.
Only 4,232 tickets for covered seating and 4,000 general admission will be made available once ticket sales go to market.
Ticket prices range from $40 for General Admission to $100 for outer stand seats, and $300 for premier seating in the North and South Stands.
A limited number of corporate boxes for 24 people are available for $15,000.
“Making this match as accessible as possible to as many Samoans as possible has been a key priority for us. At the same time We have to be realistic — this is no ordinary match!
We are expecting a large contingent of VIPs and dignitaries from New Zealand, but we are confident that locals will be able to be part of the experience of having the All Blacks in Samoa,” said Faleomavaega.
“Samoa Rugby has been working very hard over the last few months prepare to host New Zealand Rugby, New Zealand fans, the All Blacks and the eyes of the world for the 8 July fixture.
“We are no strangers to hosting international events, and large numbers of visitors. We are very excited to be able to show off our beautiful country, and beautiful people to the world. “Samoa has hosted several sporting International Events including the 2007 Pacific Games, we’ve hosted all but one (England) of the Six Nations Unions, and most recently, Samoa hosted the United Nations Small Island Development States (SIDS) Conference with great success. Samoa has also previously hosted the New Zealand Maori, New Zealand Junior All Blacks and the Junior Springboks.
“Live broadcast of this test match means that many rugby fans around the world will tune in for this amazing match, and we know that we have another opportunity to show off our best, both on and off the field, and we can’t wait.
“Over the next few months we will unveil our plans to host the All Blacks, and to celebrate rugby in Samoa as we prepare to send our beloved Manu to Rugby World Cup 2015,” he said.
And as S.R.U prepares to launch rickets sales, the Union issued a warning to fans to be aware of unauthorized ticket sales.
“We want to caution any fans that tickets should only be purchased from official ticketing agents (Bluesky Retail outlets) which is the only guarantee the tickets are genuine and to guarantee entry.”
“Thanks to the support provided by Bluesky who have provided support over the past weeks and continue to offer their support as our Exclusive TelecoProvider. We have included certain security features on the tickets to ensure that only legitimately purchased tickets will be assured entry.”
Bluesky C.E.O Aoe’e Adolfo Montenegro is delighted to continue our partnership with the Samoa Rugby Union. Bluesky will continue to work with the Union to ensure that the Samoan hospitality at all levels including telecommunication products and services to the travelling guests is experienced by our community, travelling dignatories and the players.
Faleomavaega said S.R.U will concentrate some efforts on public awareness through media and social media campaigns, to urge people not to be fooled on any discounted cheap tickets if offered by any chance.
Tickets sales to Samoan locals will be on a first serve basis, and tickets are available only through BlueSky outlets in Samoa.
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