Rugby Canada is pleased to announce ticket prices for the upcoming 2012 IRB Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) being held at Westhills Stadium (formerly Bear Mountain Stadium) in Langford, BC October 12th, 16th and 20th.
Tickets for the international 15s tournament will go on sale, Friday, September 7th, 2012 and will be available online at tickets.rugbycanada.ca.
The tournament will see three other nations, the US, Argentina and Uruguay, send teams to Vancouver Island, to play with the Canadian squad in a three day round-robin structured tournament.
2012 will be the third time the ARC will be held, with 2009 being the inaugural year and the event taking a one year hiatus last year due to the 2011 Rugby World Cup being held in New Zealand. Canada, the US and Uruguay will be in tough against the Argentinian squad, who are the defending champions having won the tournament in both 2009 and 2010.
Ticket Prices for the ARC event:
Tournament Pass
Adult $45*
Youth (under 18) $30*
Day Pass
Adult $20*
Youth (under 18) $15*
Gold** $75*
*plus taxes and applicable fees
**Gold includes food, beverages, preferred seating and access to the hospitality tent
Tournament passes will allow fans access to all six matches over the three game days, while day passes are good for single day double header admission. Rugby fans can see the schedule of games below or can visit americasrugbychampionship.com for more information. For questions about ticketing or the event, email events@rugbycanada.ca.
2012 IRB Americas Rugby Championship Schedule
Friday, October 12th (all local times)
USA v Argentina ˆ 5:30pm kick off
Canada v Uruguay ˆ 7:30pm kick off
Tuesday, October 16th (all local times)
Uruguay v Argentina ˆ 5:30pm kick off
Canada v USA ˆ 7:30pm kick off
Saturday, October 20th (all local times)
Uruguay v USA ˆ 5:30pm kick off
Canada v Argentina ˆ 7:30pm kick off
Rugby Canada is excited to be able to bring international rugby back to the Langford/Victoria area, and look forward to seeing all the fans cheering on our Canadian squad as they look to bring the Americas Rugby Championship home!
2012 IRB Americas Rugby Championship
October 12th, 16th and 20th, 2012
Westhills Stadium
1089 Langford Parkway,
Langford, British Columbia
Each night will be a double header
First kick off is at 5:30pmPST
www.americasrugbychampionship.com
For Tickets: tickets.rugbycanada.ca
VICTORIA, BC - Rugby Canada held a press conference this afternoon in Victoria, British Columbia, at the Strathcona Hotel, to announce that they will be hosting the 2012 IRB Americas Rugby Championship (ARC) beginning Friday, October 12th at Bear Mountain Stadium in Langford, British Columbia.
2012 IRB Americas Rugby Championship
October 12th, 16th and 20th, 2012
Bear Mountain Stadium
Langford, British Columbia
Each night will be a double header
First kick off is at 5:30pmPST
www.americasrugbychampionship.com
The International 15s tournament will see three other nations, the US, Argentina and Uruguay, send teams to Vancouver Island, to play in a three day round-robin structured tournament October 12th, 16th and 20th.
2012 will be the third time the ARC will be held, with 2009 being the inaugural year and the event taking a one year hiatus last year with the 2011 Rugby World Cup being held in New Zealand. Canada, the US and Uruguay will be in tough against the Argentinian squad, who are the defending champions having won the tournament in both 2009 and 2010.
"Hosting international rugby in Canada is always an exciting opportunity and to be able to bring it to Rugby Canada‚s home of High Performance on the island makes it that much more special," said Graham Brown, Rugby Canada CEO. "We have had so much support from the entire community since we moved our facility here, we know this tournament is going to be a great success for Canadian rugby and for the local community."
The tournament will kick off on October 12th, where the local crowd will see USA take on Argentina for the 5:30pmPST kickoff and Canada will play Uruguay at 7:30pmPST in the first of three double headers. Day two will see Uruguay and Argentina face off at 5:30pmPST followed by Canada and USA at 7:30pmPST. The final day of the tournament will be capped off with Uruguay taking on USA at 5:30pmPST and Canada closing against Argentina at 7:30pmPST.
"We are pleased to be hosting the tournament and to be able to play in front of home supporters," said National Senior Men's Head Coach Kieran Crowley. "The tournament is seen as an important part of our development pathway and we are looking forward to the challenge of the games."
The opportunity to host the 2012 IRB Americas Rugby Championship came by way of Argentina, originally scheduled to host the tournament, not being able to take the event on. When asked by the IRB to take on the ARC, both Rugby Canada and the local community rose to the occasion and are excited at the chance to bring international rugby back to the Victoria Capital Regional District.
"Rugby Canada is proud to be able to host such exciting fixtures at our new Centre of Excellence in Langford," said Mike Chu, Rugby Canada General Manager, Rugby Operations and Performance. "Bringing international rugby to Langford is fantastic for us and the community."
"The IRB Americas Rugby Championship creates an important strategic link between the top ranked Unions in North and South America that will generate exciting and competitive matches, while allowing the participating Unions‚ coaching staff to take a closer look at the development of their elite domestic-based players as they now move in to the qualification and preparation cycle for [Rugby World Cup] 2015," said IRB Head of Development and Performance, Mark Egan.
With the event just weeks away, Rugby Canada is pleased to announce that the on sale date for tickets will be Friday, September 7th. Information on tickets and ticket pricing will be released soon. For more information on the event, please visit www.americasrugbychampionship.com.
