Saturday, April 10th, 2010 sees Northampton Saints head back to Limerick for the third instalment of their Heineken Cup series with Munster. The pool matches between the two former winners finished at one-apiece, but this next game is a quarter final where the winner takes all!
The Saints has already been guaranteed an increased allocation of tickets for the quarter final, but the club expects the level of demand for their first Heineken Cup knockout match in three years to greatly outstrip supply.
To ensure a fairness of allocation, the Saints has organised a ticket ballot for the game. This ballot will open at 12 noon on Wednesday, January 27th and close at 5:30pm on Saturday, February 6th (after the LV= Cup game against Leicester).
The first phase of the ticket ballot is for Season Ticket Holders only and will be drawn on Monday, February 8th. Entrants will be notified of the outcome via email on Wednesday, February 10th.
Entry for the ticket ballot is either via the online ticketing system or for personal callers to the Saints Ticket Office only. In both cases Season Ticket Holders will need their customer number for identification. Season Ticket Holders should note that the ballot will be completely random and entrants will all be treated equally, no matter when they apply.
The ticket allocation will be restricted to one ticket per person. However if a group of Season Ticket Holders wish to enter the ballot together they can do so via the 'Friends and Family' options of the online ticketing system.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO SET UP YOUR 'FRIENDS AND FAMILY' GROUP (Word document)
Tickets will be allocated on a 'best first' basis. Ballot entrants are unable to choose either which price band of ticket they will receive, nor change it for a different area.
Entering the ballot online is very simple. Just log on to the 'Members' section of the online ticketing system, select the game, place the ticket into the shopping cart and select which Season Ticket Holders in your 'Friends and Family' group you are entering on behalf of.
All Season Ticket Holders who enter the ballot will be required to pay a £5 deposit. This is to ensure that all entrants are committed to purchasing the tickets they order and eliminates the possibility of wasted tickets. Should entrants be successful this £5 will be taken off the price of their ticket; unsuccessful entrants will be refunded their deposit.
Once Season Ticket Holders have entered the ballot and paid the deposit they will be obliged to pay the remaining balance on the ticket(s) that have been allocated.
Prices for tickets have been set by Munster Rugby at €50, €40 and €30. Taking exchange rates into consideration, the Saints will be selling tickets at £47, £37 and £28. Tickets will also be subject to a £1.50 booking fee and a £1.50 postage fee, which will be applied to the overall transaction. All tickets will be posted and are non-refundable.
Any remaining tickets after the first ballot will roll over into a second phase, this time open to Associate Members and Registered Supporters who joined the club before Friday, January 22nd. This phase will follow exactly the same rules as the first.
The second phase of the ballot will be drawn on Monday, February 15th and successful entrants will be notified via email on Wednesday, February 17th.
The third phase of the ticket sale will be a period of sale to all Season Ticket Holders, Associate Members and Registered Supporters on a first come, first served basis. There will also be a limit of one ticket per person.
In the event that there are still tickets left following this phase, they will go on general sale on Monday, February 22nd, again on a first come, first served basis.
