Prices screw fans and GLRU lose out
October 5, 2012 in rugby, sport, springboks
ARE SARU GREEDY?
Soccer tickets are FIVE TIMES CHEAPER
THE Springboks will meet the All Blacks at the FNB Stadium for the second time in three years, but this time the match is hosted by the South African Rugby Union and not the Golden Lions Rugby Union.
Test matches are usually “sold” to a union for a fee of R9-million by Saru and the union then takes all the profits, if any.
But tomorrow’s (SAT) final Four Nations match is the first under a new model the national union is trying to implement.
This time Saru is hosting and therefore accepting all the costs and expenses associated with the event.
The South African Rugby Union (Saru) said in a statement that 61 000 tickets would go on sale for October’s showdown between South Africa and New Zealand, priced at R450 each. They will be available from all Computicket outlets at Shoprite, Checkers and House & Home stores as part of a three-tier pricing structure.
Almost 7 000 tickets will go on sale exclusively in Soweto at R250 each. Details of the issue of these tickets will follow at a later stage.
A further 11 000 premium priced tickets at R600 will also go on general sale.
Cheapest ticket is R250.
IN CONTRAST
AfricaCup of Nations
TICKET PRICES: Ticket prices will range between R50 and R200.
Category 1: R70
Category 2: R60
Category 3: R50
Opening Game: R50 to R200
Quarter-finals: R70 to R100
Semi-finals: R80 to R100
Final: R100 to R200
CHEAPEST TICKET IS R50.00
Tickets for the Soccer final are less than HALF the price. Crowd volumes are going to shrink from year to year unless SARU realise that they can fill the stadiums with lower prices instead of having half filled stadiums at high prices. According to my math they will still make the same money.
I will miss the stadium vibe but I cannot afford those kind of prices to watch rugby.
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Andrew said on October 5, 2012
Ticket prices here in NZ are fairly steep as well, the first ever AB match I went to was when I was at College and the price was $5 if we wore our school uniform, if I tried that now I’d look like Angus Young from AC/DC without the hair.
This pro era compared to the amateur era has a lot to do with the price hike I reckon.
Oddly enough I haven’t yet been to an AB v Bok game yet in which I insist is the greatest of all rivalries on the rugby planet but the reason for that is because of the price of tickets and today’s excellent tv coverage but man that’s still no excuse for not seeing and feeling the atmosphere live at the ground. Next time the Boks play in Auckland here I come.
powa said on October 6, 2012
Boks by 4
powa said on October 6, 2012
The vibe at the ground is first choice, then a large sports bar and thirdly a home braai (BBQ) with friends and family.
Boks by 4
kedafie said on October 5, 2012
So true just think about it, The average South African Family wont be able to go to the Boks game as a family.. Say for instance you have 4 family members thats already 2000 bucks less form your Household income..I can not afford to spend 2000 bucks in 2hours. No ways… Yeah the Fat Cats and there families do not even have to spend a cent to go to the game. They sit there in the Presidential suites and get Drinks and Food for free…Yes I agree with you WESVULCUN I also live by the same principle I will never buy any Goods related to SARU, Unless someone gave it to me as a gift. I still have a jersey of 2002 lol…
powa said on October 5, 2012
I can have 10 family and ten friends for a tjop n dop and a groot lawaai and everybody gets taken home by a sober driver. For way less than the ticket because they all bring their own. Stuff SARU prices.
wesvulcan said on October 5, 2012
Fat cats…. Fat cats everywhere! I long ago decided not to buy into any SARU product or sale of any ticket. Yes, the lure of that crowd vibe at a Bok game always makes me crave to be there, but would rather spend a couple of bucks at the pub and watch the game on screen than to blow my life savings on two hours of fleeting fun just to satisfy the greed of the few
powa said on October 5, 2012
And most times theres as good a vibe in the pub as at the stadium
wesvulcan said on October 5, 2012
Net so powa!
Purple Dragon said on October 5, 2012
Yeah, I wanted to go to the game tomorrow. Wanted to take a buddy so would have been around R1K. Then you have drive there or sort some transport out. Hell no, I’d rather sit at home and see all the action with all the tv coverage and angles. I get to see more of the game and pay less and have my own beer on hand.
powa said on October 5, 2012
Agree 100% More and more people are starting to think the same way. We won’t have enough bums on seats soon. Look at the CC this year. Viewers up but spectators down
kedafie said on October 5, 2012
LoL Thats Why I pay my dstv is 590 per month and I can watch them 4 times in the month which save me almost R1300 per Month which I can spend on watching at least 2 currie cup games on Newlands and 2 football games at Athlone stadium for just a 10Th of what SARU asks for tickets. It is R30 to watch a PSL game and R50-80 for currie cup games.Come on some of us will never have the priviledge to watch the boks life. Wat n skande..
powa said on October 5, 2012
They hold the game in Soweto where most of the people can’t afford R250. How the hell do you attract poor people to rugby when it’s priced out of their reach.
Baylion said on October 5, 2012
Supply and demand. As long as the tests virtually sell out they are not going to drop ticket prices.
powa said on October 5, 2012
So they sit with whacks of empty seats like last week
Dis nou mooi
Baylion said on October 5, 2012
This is a SA business principle: Sell high even if you sell less. Years ago SA had an overstock of butter so what did the Dairy Board do? You guessed it, they upped the prices.
powa said on October 5, 2012
Even farmers would rather destroy crops if there is an over supply