With the Springboks gearing up to face the All Blacks at DHL Stadium for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship Test on Saturday, 7 September, proud supporters of the Boks are anticipating a clash of the titans, Cape {town} Etc reports.
Gates at the DHL Stadium will open at 12:30pm with the Springbok Women in action against Barbarians RFC at 1:30pm, and the Castle Lager Rugby Championship match kicking off at 5pm.
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It is advised to be in the stadium precinct by 2:30pm and be inside the stadium itself by 3:30pm at the latest.
Digital tickets from Ticketmaster are the only way to gain entry to the test match and supporters are urged to ensure they ‘take advantage of the free parking’ and shuttle services available to ticket holders, according to the SA Rugby website.
The test match is a digital, mobile ticket only event, meaning that there are no paper or electronic PDF tickets, with your phone being your ticket.
You can download the Ticketmaster App via the App Store or Google Play Store to access and download your tickets directly on your phone.
Make sure that you have your tickets available on your phone before you arrive at the DHL stadium, to ensure an easy entry process.
Individuals entering the stadium should have their ticket on their phone and emails or screenshots will not be accepted for entry.
Each spectator must have their ticket with the QR code available on their Ticketmaster app when they enter.
Additionally, you must ensure that you have downloaded the tickets to your Ticketmaster app and transferred all tickets to those who will be attending the match with you before you get to the stadium.
For more information about Ticketmaster’s mobile tickets, click here.
If you experience any issues downloading your tickets to the Ticketmaster app, you can contact [email protected].
MyCiTi shuttle options are available and ensure that you arrive early at the DHL Stadium to enjoy the pre-match activations and experience.
There will be heavy traffic congestion in the precinct of the stadium and no parking will be available to the public in the vicinity.
Spectators are advised to park remotely and catch a free MyCiTi bus, that is available to depart from the Civic Centre and Thibault Square bus stations, UCT, Century City Steelbridge E-Parking or the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC).
There is, however, dedicated parking available in the CTICC parking area for R150. Bookings will be online through Ticketmaster at: https://www.ticketmaster.co.za/event/2477.
Parking will be available from 11:30am to midnight on Saturday, with a free MyCiTi shuttle from 12pm and the last bus returning from the stadium at 9:30pm.
Free public parking will also be available on a first-come first-served basis at the Civic Centre from 11am.
There are 355 bays available at the Woodstock Parking Area, where you enter from Civic Road, and 120 bays in the Hertzog Parking Area, which you can enter from Hertzog Boulevard incoming.
Spectators parking at the Civic Centre will also be able to catch a free ride with a MyCiTi Shuttle to the stadium from the Civic Centre station.
It should be noted that there won’t be parking available at DHL Stadium, unless you have an event-issued Vehicle Access Pass.
On-street parking is available within the city centre but without additional security. Parking tariffs will apply until 1pm, after which on-street parking becomes free of charge.
Ticket holders with disabilities have a dedicated parking area in P5, and while these parking bays are limited, it will only be issued to those who apply to [email protected].
Ticket holders will be able to board MyCiTi buses to DHL Stadium, without charge, from Century City Steelbridge E-Parking, UCT, Civic Centre, Thibault Square and CTICC.
Starting at 12pm, the shuttle service will take spectators to the Stadium Station.
Thereafter, a bus leaves every 20 minutes or when it has reached full capicity. The last return bus will leave the Stadium bus station at 9:30pm.
Century City Steelbridge E-Parking, Thibault Square and Civic Centre shuttles will drop spectators off at the Stadium MyCiTi Station, while the UCT shuttle will drop spectators off at Green Point Park East Gate on Helen Suzman Boulevard.
The shuttle departing from the CTICC will drop spectators off at the Drop and Go Area at the P4 Parking on Helen Suzman Boulevard.
The shuttle service from UCT and Century City Steelbridge E-Parking will operate until 4:45pm to make sure that all spectators arrive at the event before the Springboks’ kick-off at 5pm.
A park-and-ride system will be implemented at UCT from 12pm. Spectators can park on Upper Campus and take a bus to the stadium from the UCT Shuttle North Stop, next to the dam.
The parking areas will be North P1, below the Sports Centre, P6, behind the bus stop and P4, next to the rugby field, P5, P17 and P14, which is a total of 2 000 bays.
These parking areas will be monitored by security.
There are 500 free parking bays at Century City Steelbridge E-Parking for spectators with match tickets, with the first bus departing at 12pm and the last bus to the stadium station leaving at 9:30pm.
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