The Howden Lions Women’s Series, New Zealand 2027 Match Ticket Terms and Conditions
All tickets issued by New Zealand Rugby Commercial LP ("NZRC") are issued on the terms and conditions set out below ("Conditions").
1. These Conditions are deemed to incorporate the rules and regulations of the ticketer ticketing the Match and the venue at which the Match is played ("Venue"). In case of any conflict between these Conditions and such rules and regulations, these Conditions will prevail. Any person who purchases, possesses and/or uses or attempts to use any Ticket shall be deemed to have accepted, and agreed to comply with, these Conditions.
2. Tickets may only be purchased through NZRC (directly or via the official appointed ticketing agents), official corporate hospitality and travel agents appointed by NZRC, or through any other sale or transfer mechanism authorised in writing by NZRC. A full list of official appointed agents or authorised channels is available on www.allblacks.com/tickets. The original Ticket Holder is responsible for ensuring anyone they provide a ticket to is fully aware of and complies with these Conditions.
3. NZRC may place a limit on the number of Tickets that may be purchased for a Match whether in a single transaction or a series of transactions and reserves the right to cancel without refund or compensation of any kind Tickets purchased in excess of the stated limit.
4. Any breach of any Condition may, in addition to any other remedy NZRC may have, and even if the holder of the Ticket did not have notice of the Condition or the breach, result in refusal of entry, eviction/expulsion from the Venue, cancellation or voiding of the Ticket and the cancellation of any other Tickets held or purchased for the same Match or any other NZR Matches without refund or compensation of any kind. In addition, NZRC may impose sanctions including, but not limited to, banning or prohibiting the original purchaser from purchasing Tickets to future Matches or refusing to sell or supply Tickets in future to persons found to have breached these Conditions. All Tickets remain the property of NZRC. In the event of a breach of any of these Conditions, Tickets will, upon request of NZRC, be delivered up to NZRC. Such actions are without prejudice to other remedies which may include a fine and/or legal action.
5. Ticket Holders will be obliged, upon request, to give an explanation as to how, from whom and from where their Tickets have been obtained.
6. It is an essential condition of issuance of Tickets and the right of admission to the Match conferred on the Ticket Holder that Tickets must not be and have not been:
a. offered, provided, resold or transferred for a value greater than the original sale price;
b. advertised or offered for resale or transfer publicly (including on any website, social media site or other public forum or elsewhere);
c. used in relation to any promotional or commercial purposes (including any competitions, advertising, promotion or as a prize in any competition or sweepstake whether for a business or a charity or otherwise) or to enhance the demand for any other goods or services or as part of a hospitality or travel package;
d. transferred or otherwise disposed of to any person who agrees to buy any good(s) or service(s) in return for the Ticket; and/or
e. bundled with any other goods or services (including as part of any hospitality, travel, accommodation or entertainment package),
without NZRC's prior written consent.
WARNING: Any Ticket that is (or NZRC reasonably believes is intended to be) altered or otherwise fraudulently dealt with, offered for sale, sold, transferred or provided in breach of these Conditions may be cancelled by NZRC without notice and any Ticket Holder seeking to use the Ticket may be refused entry without refund or compensation of any kind.
7. Entry to the Venue will only be authorised upon presentation of a valid Ticket and, upon request, proof of identity with valid photograph and signature. One Ticket will be required per person regardless of age, save that one infant aged under 2 years at the date of the Match may be admitted without a Ticket where they will be seated on an accompanying adult Ticket Holder’s lap and will not occupy a separate seat (limited to one such infant per adult Ticket Holder). Ticket Holders must comply with the security protocols in place at the Venue as well as any applicable health and safety or security regulations. Ticket Holders leaving the Venue will not be re-admitted and no pass-outs will be permitted.
8. Entrance to the Venue will be refused to any person noticeably under the influence of alcohol, narcotics or any behaviour-modifying substance, or to any person behaving, or considered likely to behave, violently, harmfully or contrary to public order.
9. Ticket Holders agree that it is an essential condition of issuance of Tickets and the right of admission to the Match conferred on the Ticket Holder that any person at, or entering, the Venue is, without limitation, expressly prohibited from:
a. holding or bringing any prohibited or restricted items (to be assessed at the discretion of stewards, security, safety personnel and/or any other persons legally authorised to take such steps at the Venue ("Authorised Persons")) including, without limitation, bottles, glass, cans, weapons, fireworks, hard cool boxes, compressed gas containers, flares, air horns, smoke bombs and flag sticks; alcohol and/or illegal substances; political, religious, offensive or race-related banners, signs, slogans or materials; any unmanned aerial vehicles and/or any other flying objects generally known as drones; and items that are dangerous, may be used as a weapon or may interfere with the enjoyment, comfort or safety of other persons or security at the Venue ("Prohibited Items");
b. using, possessing or holding promotional or commercial objects and materials, engaging in any ambush marketing, gambling (or assisting any gambling activity), conducting any commercial activity, offering (either for free or for sale), selling or possessing goods with intent to offer or sell such as drinks, food, souvenirs, clothes, promotional and/or commercial items, without prior written approval of NZRC. All such items, or other Prohibited Items, may be removed or confiscated (temporarily or for destruction) by the Authorised Persons;
c. engaging in disruptive or dangerous behaviour including, without limitation propelling, throwing, casting, thrusting or firing any objects, engaging in or instigating violence, racism or xenophobia, behaving in a way that others may interpret as provocative, threatening, discriminatory, abusive or offensive, creating any threat to the life or safety of themselves or others, or harming another person in any way whatsoever, climbing lighting masts, fences, roofs and other apparatus or constructions, or standing on seats;
d. entering or circulating in restricted access areas or other areas where that person is not permitted, including the playing enclosure; and
e. entering or attending where that person is banned by competent authorities or sports governing bodies, from attending rugby matches, receiving Tickets, entering the Venue or remaining at the Venue.
10. Any person attending a Match acknowledges that his/her presence and/or movement in and around the Venue is at his/her own risk and that to the maximum extent permitted by law, NZRC, Authorised Persons or any other relevant body cannot be held liable for any loss and/or harm, including but not limited to bodily or mental harm, personal property damage or loss, or any other loss and/or harm arising from and/or occurring during attendance at the Venue, and without limitation to the foregoing, no claim, complaint or proceeding will be brought by Ticket Holders in relation to the foregoing.
11. Ticket Holders will indemnify and hold NZRC, Authorised Persons or any other relevant body harmless from and against all damages and liabilities suffered or incurred in connection with, resulting from, or arising out of, a breach of these Conditions.
12. For the purpose of health and safety, security and checking compliance with these Conditions, all persons attending a Match shall, if requested by any Authorised Persons, co-operate by:
a. producing a valid Ticket and proof of identity with valid photograph and signature;
b. submitting to a search of possessions and/or body checks for the purposes of locating and removing Prohibited Items; and
c. complying with the instructions and guidelines of such personnel.
13. Ticket Holders acknowledge that they are individually responsible for their own property and there is no storage available at Venues
14. All sales or other issuance of Tickets is final and non-refundable unless required by applicable New Zealand law. NZRC reserves the right to not replace or accept any Ticket that has been lost, stolen, forgotten, damaged, defaced, forged, altered in any way or is unreadable or incomplete.
15. Photographs or any other recording of sound or images taken within the Venue may be used only for personal, private non-commercial purposes. It is forbidden to disseminate over the Internet, radio, television or any other current and/or future media, any sound, image, description, or result and/or statistics of the Match in whole or in part, or assist any other person(s) conducting such activities. Making, or distribution of, broadcasts, commentary, news reports or statistics (by any means in any format or media including any such content made, recorded or captured in still or moving form by mobile phone or other wireless device) is also forbidden.
16. Any person attending a Match:
a. acknowledges that broadcasters may be operating drones (remotely piloted aircraft systems) in and around the Venue;
b. acknowledges that they are likely to be captured, photographed recorded with still photography, film and audio-recordings in a number of media and publicly disseminated;
c. agrees that perpetual use, free of charge may be made by NZRC or British & Irish Lions DAC, their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, assignees, licensees, sponsors, commercial partners, including their respective contractors and agents of their voice, image and likeness by means of live or recorded video display, broadcast, transmission or other dissemination or recording, photographs or any other current and/or future media technologies. Parents and guardians consent to the granting of such rights and licenses, on behalf of their children and/or dependents attending the matches; and
d. waives, on an irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual basis, all rights to object to such broadcasting, transmission or dissemination in any media.
17. NZRC reserves the right to cancel Matches or make alterations to the times, dates and Venues of Matches or other details governed by any Ticket in the event of unforeseen or other circumstances, including without limitation, force majeure, safety and security concerns or decisions from any other competent authority. In the event of such alteration, NZRC will not be liable to the Ticket Holder or any other person for any loss resulting from such change. In the event that any Match is cancelled, an adequate and proportionate refund/compensation process may be set up by NZRC in its entire discretion depending on the circumstances.
18. Information about a Ticket purchaser is gathered and stored to identify the Ticket purchaser and for administration, communication, enforcement and access control purposes. The Ticket purchaser has a right of access to, and correction of, their personal information.
19. Any information requests should be addressed to: [email protected] or Ticketing Manager, New Zealand Rugby Commercial LP, PO Box 2172, Wellington, New Zealand.
20. In the event that any provision(s) of these Conditions be declared void, ineffective or unenforceable by any competent court, the remainder of these Conditions will remain in effect as if such void, ineffective or unenforceable provision(s) had not been included.
21. NZRC reserves the right to make amendments to these Conditions from time to time, which updated version will be available at www.allblacks.com/tickets and, upon request, from NZRC, at the address set out in paragraph 19 above. 22. These Conditions will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of New Zealand. All disputes arising from or related to these Conditions will be submitted to the competent Court in New Zealand. Nevertheless, NZRC reserves the right to pursue any legal proceeding in the competent courts where the defendant resides.
For the purposes of these Conditions, "Ticket(s)" means a ticket/tickets giving right of entrance to a particular match at a particular Venue in accordance with the information stated thereon, "Ticket Holder" means any individual holding or who has held, a Ticket, including without limitation, the person to whom the Ticket was issued, and "Match" means the match, the particulars of which are detailed on the Ticket.
May 2026