Classic All Blacks confirmed for World Cup match in Queenstown
Queenstown is getting a Rugby World Cup game.
A match between the Classic All Blacks and a French Barbarians team has been officially confirmed, two months after it was revealed in Mountain Scene .
Destination Queenstown's marketing boss Graham Budd believes the game at the Recreation Ground will be a Rugby World Cup highlight.
He's a classic: Former All Black Justin Marshall
Former All Black halfback Justin Marshall – now a Sky Sport commentator – first confirmed next year's September 18 match.
Marshall's played four games for the Classics, comprising former All Blacks, many still playing overseas. He hopes to duck out of commentating duties to rejoin the team in Queenstown.
The French lineup is expected to include members of the team responsible for the All Blacks' World Cup demise at Twickenham, London, in 1999.
Queenstown will also be hosting training camps for three teams next September, including Ireland and England. With this in mind Pounamu Apartments have made a stand and decided not to join other hotels, motels and apartment complexes by hiking rates for their accommodation for next year's Rugby World Cup. You can book now on www.pounamuapartments.co.nz
“The news that Queenstown will host an international-calibre match featuring some of rugby's legends is the icing on the cake,” Budd says.
Lineups for both teams are expected to be confirmed by July 1 next year – tickets will go on sale around the same time.
Organising the event is the local Sevens with Altitude committee which runs the annual National Sevens tournament at the Recreation Ground, in January.
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