Jul 08
Australian Rugby final sells out within 45 minutes
Saturday night’s Super Rugby final is set to break Australia’s 104 year old provincial attendance record after all general sale seats were soled out within 45 minutes on Wednesday.
That means Queensland Reds and the Crusaders will lock horns at a sold out Suncorp Stadium for the second time this year. Suncorp Stadium’s capacity is 52,000, but up to 4000 stadium members and pre-sold seat holders failed to attend the round 15 encounter.
A sell out ensures a second capacity crowd in Brisbane this week following Wednesday night’s rugby league State of Origin decider between Queensland and New South Wales.
Saturday night’s capacity crowd will also provide almost half a million dollars in extra revenue for the Queensland Rugby Union who have seen a major boost in crowds during the Reds revival.
Brisbane crowds are averaging 31,000 this season, up 30 per cent on last year, and a 60 per cent boost on the 2009 average of 18,646 when the Reds finished second last. Tickets went on sale to Reds members on Monday and were available until Tuesday afternoon and the remaining tickets went on sale to the general public at 9am on Wednesday morning and were all taken by 9.45am.
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