{"id":2641,"date":"2022-10-07T01:14:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T08:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/womens-rugby-world-cup-opens-with-eden-park-sell-out\/"},"modified":"2022-10-07T01:14:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T08:14:45","slug":"womens-rugby-world-cup-opens-with-eden-park-sell-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/07\/womens-rugby-world-cup-opens-with-eden-park-sell-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Rugby World Cup opens with Eden Park sell-out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"primary\">\n<p>Tickets to this weekend\u2019s opening matchday of Rugby World Cup 2021 have sold out with a record-breaking crowd set to fill New Zealand\u2019s national stadium at Eden Park.<\/p>\n<p>The 50,000-capacity venue is set to host the most attended women\u2019s Rugby World Cup matchday ever, surpassing RWC 2014 finals day which was recorded as a sell-out at the 20,000-capacity Stade Jean-Bouin in France.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s triple-header will be the first time in history that Eden Park has reached capacity for a women\u2019s sports event and the attendance more than doubles the largest-ever crowd for a standalone women\u2019s sports event in New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Matchday one at Eden Park features games between France and South Africa, Fiji and England, and Australia and New Zealand, with pop star Rita Ora also set to perform.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Hooper, Rugby World Cup 2021 tournament director, said: \u201cOn Saturday night, Aotearoa will send a strong message to the world that women\u2019s rugby is due its rightful place in the spotlight with a sell-out crowd at Eden Park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCreating history for women\u2019s sport and setting new records for women\u2019s rugby, will undoubtedly elevate the women\u2019s game to new heights for generations to come. We\u2019d like to express our gratitude to fans and to the global rugby wh\u0101nau for sharing our belief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rugby World Cup 2021 is taking place in New Zealand from October 8 to November 12 and is the first time the event has been staged in the southern hemisphere. Some 12 teams are participating at three venues \u2013 Eden Park, Wait\u0101kere Stadium and Northland Events Centre.<\/p>\n<p>World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin said: \u201cWith kick-off fast approaching we are seeing excitement levels rise exponentially as fans across New Zealand and around the world engage with the tournament and get behind the teams who will no doubt be inspired to even greater performance levels on the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s rugby tournament was postponed in March 2021 due to ongoing fears surrounding COVID-19. 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