As the Rugby World cup kicks in, more questions are being raised about whether there will be any relocation vehicles, or any rental vehicles available at all for that matter, and if so from where. To be honest, I really do wish I had a crystal ball (as do many other businesses I’m sure) but I don’t (otherwise I would be filthy rich and not sitting at my desk right now :)).
With an estimated 80,000 visitors said to be arriving into New Zealand for the World Cup Tournament, we can only imagine that many of them will be renting cars and campervans across the country. We don’t know however, where or when they will be arriving and leaving as many will likely use this time to travel the country.
In an event like this, you might need roadside assistance, that is why the extraordinary car towing dublin services will be a great ally in these type of situations.
What I can do, is tentatively make some guesses as to where vehicles may be headed and where they may also get stranded.
So if we look at the Rugby World Cup 2011 Match Schedule we can roughly calculate where RWC fans will be headed based on the most popular matches and teams with the largest followers (national and international visitors).
Here’s what we know:
The tournament kick off will be at Eden Park on the evening of September 9, 2011, seeing New Zealand and Tonga go head to head.
There are 20 teams and 40 pool matches that will be hosted in 11 regions nationwide
The following table shows each of the 11 regions and which rugby matches will be played in their cities. I have used a colour code based on calculations made from international travel statistics (NZ statistics, 2006 – 2010), taking into consideration the general flow of tourists into NZ, the popularity of certain teams, airport locations and the geographical location of countries (ie; ease of access to NZ).
The codes are as follows:
- Green = Free cars and campervans highly likely
- Orange = Possible free cars and campervans
- Black = no idea
From this data you will get a rough estimate of where people will be travelling to. If they are then leaving they will be heading to the nearest airport to either fly home or fly to the city where their flight is scheduled to leave from. When they do this, they will ultimately leave their rental cars and campervans behind, giving us the chance to relocate them for the owners.
| Region | Date | Matches | Venue |
| Auckland | Sept 9
Sept 10 Sept 11 Sept 17 Sep 22 Sep 25 Sep 24 Sep 30 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 15 Oct 23 Oct 21 Oct 16 |
New Zealand v Tonga
France v Japan Australia v Italy Australia v Ireland South Africa v Namibia New Zealand v France Fiji v Samoa South Africa v Samoa England v Scotland QF2: W Pool B v RU Pool A QF4: W Pool A v RU Pool B SF1: W QF1 v W QF2 SF2: W QF3 v W QF4 Bronze Final Final |
Eden Park
North Harbour Stadium North Harbour Stadium Eden Park North Harbour Stadium Eden Park Eden Park North Harbour Stadium Eden Park Eden Park Eden Park Eden Park Eden Park Eden Park Eden Park |
| Invercargill | Sept 10
Sept 14 Sept 17 |
Scotland v Romania
Scotland v Georgia Argentina v Romania |
Rugby Park Stadium |
| Rotorua | Sept 10
Sept 14 Sept 25 |
Fiji v Namibia
Samoa v Namibia Ireland v Russia |
Rotorua International Stadium |
| Dunedin | Sept 10
Sept 18 Sept 24 Oct 2 |
Argentina v England
England v Georgia England v Romania Ireland v Italy |
Otago Stadium |
| New Plymouth | Sept 11
Sept 15 Sept 26 |
Ireland v USA
Russia v USA Wales v Namibia |
Stadium Taranaki |
| Wellington | Sept 11
Sept 17 Sept 23 Sept 25 Oct 1 Oct 2 |
South Africa v Wales
South Africa v Fiji Australia v USA Argentina v Scotland France v Tonga New Zealand v Canada |
Wellington Regional Stadium |
| Whangarei | Sept 14
Sept 21 |
Tonga v Canada
Tonga v Japan |
Northland Events Centre |
| Hamilton | Sept 16
Sept 18 Oct 2 |
New Zealand v Japan
Wales v Samoa Wales v Fiji |
Waikato Stadium |
| Napier | Sept 18
Sept 27 |
France v Canada
Canada v Japan |
McLean Park |
| Nelson | Sept 20
Sept 27 Oct 1 |
Italy v Russia Italy v USA Australia v Russia |
Trafalgar Park |
| Palmerston N | Sept 28
Oct 2 |
Georgia v Romania
Argentina v Georgia |
Arena Manawatu |
I think I have to reiterate here that this is a really, really rough estimate and is in no way a final and accurate measure of what is going to happen over the coming months! So please don’t call me saying “but your blog said that…..”
On that note, good luck to all the teams competing in the RWC. We hope to see you back visiting New Zealand (driving one of our free cars or campervans) after the games are done and dusted.
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