By Wright Communications -
4 July 2017
With all eyes on Eden Park for this weekend’s DHL New Zealand Lions Series 2017 decider, local fans are being asked to play their part in the most anticipated rugby occasion of recent times.
Eden Park Chief Executive Guy Ngata says the national stadium
will be ready to end the series on a high, but is encouraging home
fans to match their visiting counterparts off the field.
"From what we observed in the first test, the British and Irish
Lions fans set the pace when it came to getting to the stadium well
ahead of kick-off."
Ngata says getting to Eden Park early is one of the best ways to
make the most of the live match experience, as is catching public
transport or walking the Fan Trail to get into the spirit of the
occasion and avoid traffic and parking hassles.
"With what we saw from the fans at the first two tests, this
series decider promises to be the most amazing live sport
experience in New Zealand for years and we don't want fans to miss
out on any of the action," he says.
Ngata says both public transport and the Fan Trail were hugely
popular with fans attending the first test of the 2017 DHL New
Zealand Lions Series and will be again.
"With public transport free with all match tickets up to four
hours before kick-off, there's no reason to leave it to the last
minute."
The gates at Eden Park open from 4.30 pm on Saturday.
Free public transport for match ticket holders includes travel
from four hours before the match on trains and special event bus
services from Northern Busway stations, Takapuna, Midtown,
Newmarket, Mt Eden, Pakuranga, Botany and Manukau.
After the match special event buses returning to those
destinations depart for one hour after the final whistle while
train travel is free until the end of service.
Ngata says the Fan Trail, a comfortable 45 minute walking route
from Auckland's city centre, was popular with fans two weeks ago
and will once again feature plenty of colour and entertainment from
4pm this Saturday.
Fans arriving at the stadium early will be able to take full
advantage of Eden Park's revamped food and beverage offer which has
debuted during this series.
The stadium now features four types of outlets designed to
improve the live match experience for fans:
- Loyal Brew - local and international lagers
and ales as well as new craft beer selections and carefully
selected New Zealand wines
- Eden Market - the healthy choice, featuring
freshly prepared salad boxes, sandwiches, wraps and artisan cabinet
selections
- Salt & Pepper - Locally sourced
ingredients in stadium favourites such as fish and chips, jumbo hot
dogs, prawn twisters, hot chips, a seafood basket and a range of
gourmet pies
- The Ground Grill - Choose from six of the best
burgers, made from locally sourced ingredients and assembled on
site, and add a side of potato or kumara chips.
For more information on travel options to and from Eden Park,
please visit www.edenpark.co.nz/getting-here.
ENDS