Connacht Rugby’s World Cup Competition Winner Announced!

Pictured receiving her tickets to the Rugby World Cup final in Auckland (on behalf of the winner Kate Brennan) from Connacht Rugby prop Brett Wilkinson is Emma McDermott from Co. Roscommon with Larry Brennan from ‘Down The Hatch’ bar. Kate and Emma will be departing for New Zealand tomorrow. The €5 winning ticket was purchased in the 'Down The Hatch' bar in Co. Roscommon and their prize includes flights, accommodation and match tickets to the Rugby World Cup final taking place in Auckland on October 23rd. Pic: Reg Gordon

Connacht Rugby have a number of tickets available for Connacht’s 1^st Heineken Cup game against Harlequins (Twickenham Stoop, Friday 11^th November KO 20.00)

If you would like to purchase tickets please call into the Connacht Branch on College Rd, Galway or phone Eoin on 091 561568. There will be a €5 administration fee for tickets that require posting and all tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase.

Tickets are available in the following categories in the Twickenham Stoop:

€50 Block FG (Between 22 and half way line)

€37 Block AA, FJ (Between the 22 and the goal line)

€30 Block GB (Behind the goals)

Connacht Rugby are delighted to announce tickets for the 2011/12 Heineken Cup game against Toulouse (The Sportsground - Saturday 19^th November) are on sale to Season Ticket Holders

• Season Ticket Holders will be contacted by email from TicketMaster directly (tomorrow, Wednesday 5^th October) and will be given a password to login to www.ticketmaster.ie to avail of the option to purchase 1 extra ticket for Connacht's 1st home Heineken Cup match against Toulouse (The Sportsground, Saturday 19^th November)
• Season Ticket Holders without email addresses will be contacted by post with instructions on how to contact TicketMaster directly.
• Season Ticket Holders will be able to avail of this offer from 10am on Wednesday 5^th October until Wednesday 12^th October unless otherwise sold out.
• Tickets are strictly limited and this offer operates on a first come first served basis. When they’re gone, they’re gone! There may be an opportunity for Season Ticket Holders to purchase tickets again if Toulouse do not take up their total allocation but this will not be clear until a week or so prior to the game.
• This extra allocation is for Adult tickets in the Bohermore and College Rd Terraces only
• Holders of Family Season Tickets have the option to purchase 2 extra tickets (either 2 adults, 2 childrens or 1 adult and 1 child) and are reminded that if purchasing extra tickets for children they must be accompanied by an adult with a similar ticket. Children are not permitted to be unaccompanied within the grounds. There are a small number of children’s tickets available for the Clan Terrace and the Main stand.
• Extra Adult Tickets cost €30 and extra Child Tickets cost €10

Please note that TicketMaster are handling all our ticketing for this event. TicketMaster can be contacted through their website www.ticketmaster.ie

Connacht Rugby proudly supported COPE's Walk a Mile in Her Shoes campaign last weekend. Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is an international campaign /event calling for an end to violence against women. The “Walk” is aimed at men and involves them walking a mile around the streets of Galway wearing ladies high heel shoes and Ryain O'Ruairc from the Connacht Rugby Supporters Club and Eddie the Eagle were out to show that walking in womens shoes was no easy 'feet'