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Blues launch 'Pack the Park' for 2024 grand final rematch

The Blues celebrate after winning the Super Rugby Pacific Grand Final match between Blues and Chiefs at Eden Park, on June 22, 2024, in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

The first Blues home game for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season at Eden Park is one of the biggest games in the new campaign.

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The Super Rugby Pacific 2024 champions will be looking to start the season on a positive note, not just on the field but also in the stands.

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Come February 14th, when the Chiefs make their way up State Highway One to open their new Super Rugby campaign at Eden Park, the home team hopes to be playing in front of a packed Eden Park crowd.

The 2024 grand final sold out in minutes, and the Blues are pushing to recreate it with their new “Pack the Park” initiative to try and gain traction for the New Zealand derby.

Blues CEO Andrew Hore was pleased with the support of the Blues throughout the 2024 campaign but is keen to build on the success of last year.

The “Pack the Park” initiative brings a limited special offer for tickets – $20 adults, and $10 kids tickets in Eden Park’s East Stand.

“This great offer in the East Stand will hopefully get as many Blues fans as possible attending our opening game. It also gives those fans who missed out on Grand Final tickets a chance to see the rematch against the Chiefs in 2025,” Hore told the official website.

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“What a way to start the competition – the two best teams in the Southern Hemisphere, laden with superstar All Blacks, playing in front of a bumper Eden Park crowd – you won’t want to miss this one!”

The Blues have added extra membership and ticketing offers ahead of the new campaign, hopefully attracting more Aucklanders to get out and support their team.

There’s a special offer for the “kids combo’ ticket, where the kids will also receive a cold drink and hot chips with their $20 ticket.

“We all know watching live rugby and eating hot chips goes hand-in-hand for our youngest Blues fans. We trialled the ‘kid’s combo’ option last season and had good feedback so we’re rolling it out in 2025 and hope plenty of families take advantage of this excellent offer,” Hore said.

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Returning head coach of the Blues, Vern Cotter, backs the new and improved ideas, saying that it’s added motivation for his players.

“How good would it be if we pack the park for this opening match against the Chiefs? We know they’ll be out for revenge but we’re here to defend our home turf and start our season on the right foot,” said Cotter to the club’s official website.

“We’ve seen our boys come back with real intent around their pre-season training and you can feel the desire to go the whole way once again in 2025.

“Playing in front of a massive crowd always gets the boys up and firing – the fans got us home in the Grand Final last year and we need them at Eden Park on February 15 once again.”

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JW 15 days ago

Wow 20 bucks, what a way to sell 20-30k tickets 👎


They better have their top team having at least a couple of full preseason games to ensure theyre up for the match.

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Cantab 16 days ago

The 2 best teams in the southern hemisphere? Maybe, but last year is now history and there are some good teams in SA who would give both a run for that ranking. A resurgent Crusaders would now match both and indeed toppled the Blues when they last met. Interesting.

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JW 15 days ago

Who's limiting it to the SH?

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MM 15 days ago

There’s always a Saders fan who’ll take the bait. It’s guaranteed….

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