It’s Game On (Again) At Tui Brewery

IT’S GAME ON (AGAIN) AT TUI BREWERY!

Hurricanes to play Chiefs at pre-season Super Rugby match in Mangatainoka

Next year is New Zealand’s year of rugby and it will kick off in grassroots style in Mangatainoka before culminating with the 2011 Rugby World Cup final in Auckland.

Tui Brewery is bringing the big game to the small town for the second year in a row after securing the Hurricanes and the Chiefs in a Super Rugby pre-season game on Saturday, January 29th 2011. The game follows the success of this year’s Super 14 pre-season game between the Hurricanes and the Blues which sold out two weeks before kick off and attracted almost 10,000 spectators. Held on Neil Symonds’ farm, the home of the Mangatainoka RFC, next to Tui Brewery the game emphasized the theatre of going to see rugby and received the highest praise from some of New Zealand’s rugby greats including Sir Brian Lochore and Sir Colin Meads.

Tui Brewery commercial manager Nick Rogers, who championed this year’s game, says he is determined to continue his crusade of bringing about a ground swell of grassroots rugby. An initiative he believes is even more important in a Rugby World Cup year.

“What a great journey for our rugby nation in 2011 - from grass roots in Mangatainoka to the elite level at Eden Park,” says Mr Rogers.

‘Tui Brewery is thrilled to be bringing the big game back again to our small town. Our match last January was the biggest attendance at any Hurricanes pre-season game ever, and the franchise’s only pre-season game that has ever sold out! This year we expect the tickets to sell out even faster – due to the positive feedback from those that attended last year’s event and also due to the fact we have reduced the grandstand capacity for this year’s game, because we have changed the grand stand configuration.

“With New Zealand hosting the Rugby World Cup next year we want to show case how Mangatainoka, a small town community, can bring rugby to life in true No 8 wire style.”

Tui Brewery has teamed up with match day supporters to make the day possible including: Sharpes Stockfeed, PGG Wrightsons, K&M Print, Allflex, Summit Quinphos, Hunting & Fishing, Delmaine Fine Foods, Silver Fern Farms and Hirequip. Tui will also be offering transport deals to and from the game thanks to their strong relationship with Tranzit Coaches.

Tickets are available from www.tui.co.nz, the Tui HQ, from Tranzit Coaches or from PGG Wrightson stores in the Hurricanes territory

The day will start at midday at Mangatainoka Rugby Football Ground with general admission $35. The ticket price includes a free Tui beer up to 1 hour before kick-off for those 18 and over.

Corporates can also purchase tickets for $125 which includes great Kiwi Gourmet Lunch and beverage package, program, reserved seating, Tui Cap and calendar. Punters coming through the gates will also go in the draw to win a few cases of award-winning Tui East India Pale Ale and the highly sought after Tuimato Sauce, perfect for summer barbies.


Timeline for 29th January, 2011 :

12.30pm: Gates open MRFC
1pm: Curtain raiser
1pm: Tui Invitation XV vs Mangatainoka RFC Invitation XV
3pm: Hurricanes vs. Chiefs
5pm-6.30pm: After- match speeches, live band
7pm: Close

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