have to get myself sorted tomorrow with tickets for this. hope they have them in the sportsground then giving ticketmaster an extra €8.
i got this from the twitter machine.

Enda Cunningham ‏@endacunningham
Galway to enjoy mini-boom from rugby international next month. 800 hotel rooms already booked. See tmrw’s Sentinel

Sportsground announced as venue for O2 Ireland Wolfhounds v England Saxons



Connacht Rugby is delighted to confirm that The Sportsground will host the International Rugby fixture between the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds and the England Saxons. The match will take place at the Sportsground on Friday 25th January, 2013 with kick off at 7.35pm.

The fixture, which allows Ireland Head Coach Declan Kidney take a closer look at players prior to the 6 Nations opener against Wales, has previously been played in Ulster’s Ravenhill Stadium or in Dublin, so securing the match is another step in the right direction for rugby in the Western province. In the build-up to the 6 Nations campaign and with no other professional rugby games taking place in Ireland on the same weekend, the game should prove to be a massive draw for supporters and media alike.

Connacht Rugby Head of Commercial & Marketing, Alex Saul is delighted with the fixture: “While Connacht Rugby is undergoing a dramatic period of change both on and off the pitch, we are working hard with the IRFU to develop rugby’s profile throughout the province. This is a significant step further along that journey. The match provides rugby fans along the west coast the opportunity to watch quality rugby in the period between Heineken Cup and 6 Nations whilst also providing an economic boost to the city in January.“

Tickets for the highly anticipated fixture will go on sale on Friday 30th November and start at €20 for adults while it’s just €5 for children under 18 years of age. Connacht Rugby is offering their season ticket holders a 50% discount on adult tickets.

The O2 Ireland Wolfhounds will be looking to avenge last year’s loss at Sandy Park when tries from David Kearney, Tomas O'Leary and Simon Zebo were not enough to prevent them from slipping to a 23-17 defeat at the hands of their English rivals.

It was a reversal of the result at Ravenhill twelve months before that when the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds carved out a 20-11 win over the English outfit.

Last year’s side boasted a blend of youth and experience and following the recent Guinness International Series, there are a number of young players across the four provinces who are certain to be raising their hand for selection.

Five Connacht Rugby players featured in last year’s line up under the guidance of Head Coach Eric Elwood. Gavin Duffy was named at full-back while Brett Wilkinson, Mike McCarthy and John Muldoon performed up front. Prop Ronan Loughney was introduced in the second half.

O2 Ireland Wolfhounds v England Saxons

The Sportsground

Friday 25th January 2013

KO: 7.35pm

Tickets go on sale on Friday 30th November and are available from ticketmaster.ie and the Connacht Rugby branch.

Season ticket holders are entitled to a 50% discount (maximum two discounted tickets per season ticket holder and one family discounted ticket per family season ticket holder).



Ticket Prices

€20 Adult Terrace

€25 Adult Enclosed

€15 Concession

€5 All children U18

€10 Season ticket holders

€25 Family Season Ticket

I emailed the branch to enquire about hospitality pricing for the game, and the first line in the reply was "how do you know about the wolfhounds game?", so I suspect the cat has been let out of the bag prematurely. I'm really looking forward to it. It'll be sold out surely? No doubt they'll be marketing the tickets as ideal stocking fillers for the rugby fan in your life!

link up and working again. there just messing with our heads lads.

sea_point wrote:

GTTC wrote: That link is not working!

The page has been removed for 2012/13 Wolfhounds fixtures...

cant fucking believe it.......

i honestly thought we'd have this game to look forward to. hope its just trying to keep it secret and giving coonacht branch time to work out the tickets and marketing etc.

GTTC wrote: That link is not working!

The page has been removed for 2012/13 Wolfhounds fixtures...

That link is not working!

I'm taking total credit for this. I mooted that the Wolfhounds should play outside Donnybrook a while back and we got it! Huzzah! can't wait to see the Saxon's in Galway.

www.irishrugby.ie/rugby/match_centre.php...verview&fixid=182327

swift4prez wrote: very early days but the reason i posted this is because it will be played IN GALWAY.

where/when was this announced?

swift4prez wrote:

on a different note, the 1999 game vs ireland, was that when flannery and quinlan was playing for us.

Ah yes that's the one

connolly wrote: Any idea when tickets will go on sale???????

no. i sent an email last night asking when and where the tickets could be got.

reply

Dear swift4prez,

Thank you for your mail.

We have no details at this time about tickets for the Irish Wolfhounds game next year. For past games, the host ground sells the tickets.

Best regards

Carmel

on a different note, the 1999 game vs ireland, was that when flannery and quinlan was playing for us.

ummm, wrote:

swift4prez wrote: very early days but the reason i posted this is because it will be played IN GALWAY. first ireland match in ??? years.

1993-94 would be my guess. I remember watching Ireland 'A' v USA some time around then. Galwey was captain.

Didn't we play an Ireland XV around 99, 2000? Or am I thinking of Munster?

Any idea when tickets will go on sale???????

swift4prez wrote: very early days but the reason i posted this is because it will be played IN GALWAY. first ireland match in ??? years.

1993-94 would be my guess. I remember watching Ireland 'A' v USA some time around then. Galwey was captain.

Wow that's great, is it definitely here and not Dubarry yeah?