Official Leinster Supporters Club

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1 Official Leinster Supporters Club Guide to OSPREYs OSPREYS v Leinster OCTOBER 12, 2013 SUPPORTERS CLUB Sportsfile

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3 Introduction Swansea is Wales second largest city, located a short distance from Cardiff the marina area has undergone significant redevelopment over the last few years. The new SA1 area boasts a number of hotels, restaurants and bars along with the national waterfront museum. The Welsh Rugby Union has structured its regional rugby around four teams Llanelli Scarlets, Newport-Gwent Dragons, Cardiff Blue and the Ospreys. Known previously as the Neath- Swansea Ospreys today the team are referred to simply as the Ospreys. This reflects the wider region the team now represents often referred to as Ospreylia. Getting there While Cardiff has the closest airport, the vast majority of supporters will fly to Bristol given increased capacity and lower flight costs. Greyhound operate a bus service between Bristol airport and Swansea that passes through South Wales. (Journey time is just under 3 hours each way). To book visit fares begin from 10 each way. OLSC direct transfers between Bristol airport and Swansea city centre: At the time of writing the OLSC still had seats on its direct Bristol airport to Swansea bus on Saturday morning and a bus returning to the airport on Sunday evening for the late Ryanair flight. To book please send 30pp return or 20 one way to olsc@leinsterrugby.ie via Paypal with your name, number and flight details. The journey time is under 2 hours each way. The OLSC transfer buses will drop supporters off (and pick up on Sunday) outside St Mary s Church on Princess Way (just around the corner from our Supporters HQ). On Sunday, the bus will be leaving at 11.00am for flights FR505 and EI3285 and at 5.30pm for flight FR509. Please ensure you are at the above point minutes before these times as we cannot wait for late comers. Our contact number in relation to the buses across the weekend is

4 Accommodation There are two areas where supporters will stay, the city centre or the newly redeveloped SA1 area (a short taxi ride from the city centre). If you don t have any accommodation booked at the time of reading, we suggest visiting We can recommend The Dragon Hotel or the Premier Inn. Train times Swansea is served by a train station for those not staying in the city. If you plan on heading out after the game please be aware of the last trains on Saturday night. Cardiff 12.10am (taxi cost 55) Llanelli 12.10am (taxi cost 25) Newport 9.43pm (taxi cost 75) Top 5 things to see and do in the region Ospreys v Leinster Rugby, KO 6pm Saturday The National Waterfront Museum Plantasia a tropical haven in the city centre Swansea Bay take a walk along Mumbles pier Quadrant Shopping Centre located in the city centre (beside the bus station)

5 Supporters HQ The OLSC has arranged for The Walkabout on Castle Square to be our base for the weekend. This central location is ideal to meet other members of the blue army both pre and post match. The base is also a good spot to watch other European Cup games taking place this weekend. FLAGS Kharl and the Walkabout team are offering Leinster supporters 30% off all food and 2 selected pint specials. Entry is also free on both Friday and Saturday nights. To avail of these discounts just show your match ticket or wear your Leinster gear! The Walkabout is open from noon until 3am on both Friday and Saturday with food served until late. Free wifi is also available at the bar, registration is required to The Cloud but is free. Flags handed out at both the RDS and Aviva Stadium (with white plastic poles) have been cleared as hand luggage by the Dublin Airport Authority. Please bring what you can from home as we will only have a limited number to hand out at Liberty Stadium before the game.

6 LIBERTY Stadium This purpose-built stadium is located 1.5 miles from the city centre. If walking to the ground allow approximately 30 minutes for the journey. The suggested route is to follow Swansea High Street north until the crossing with Bridge Street. Turn right onto Bridge Street and follow until you reach the stadium. If you are driving, please be aware that there is limited car parking near the stadium priced at 6. Please note parking at the retail park beside the ground carries significant risk as clamping is in operation on match days. If travelling from the city centre, you can share a taxi ( 6) or take a number 4, 4a, 120, 125 or X20 that leave from the central bus and train stations (journey time 6-10 minutes) at a cost of Note the last bus on Saturday night is the 4a leaving at 10.59pm. The Ozone opens beside the North Stand at 4.00pm (KO is 6pm). There will be bars, food and entertainment available, please note that there is no Sky Sports in the stadium to watch the Castres v Northampton game before our kickoff.

7 Keep in touch with the OLSC You can keep up to date with all the latest news and information from the OLSC on our website, by liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter. You can also view all our video content on our YouTube channel. Just search for us or simply scan the QR codes below to find us. Official Leinster Supporters Club Twitter: OLSCRugby YouTube: OLSCRugby

8 OLSC discounts for supporters Home and Away Leinster clothing: To stock up with all the Leinster gear you need ahead of the game this weekend or at any time visit any Lifestyle Sports store where your season ticket will get you 10% off. Quote OLSC2013 at to avail of the 10% season ticket discount Dublin airport specials: Car parking: Book any car parking for our away games this season and save 20% at DAA carparks by quoting OLSC13SEPT Terminal 1: 20% off all food/non alcoholic beverages when you show your away match ticket at Alcock & Brown Restaurant and Bar (Land side mess level over departures) Gate Clock Bar (Air side Pier B 300 gates) Refuel Cafe (Air side Pier B 300 gates) Cafe Refuel (Air side Pier A 200 gates) CU Bar (Air side Pier D 100 gates) Bar Zero9 - airside at Bristol airport : Four bottles of Sol for 10. A burger/curry and a pint for 10 (with free upgrade on burgers for Leinster supporters). Bear: Jamie Heaslip s restaurant on South William Street, Dublin 2 offers all season ticket holders a 10% discount on presentation of their plastic card on match days. The Exchequer Gordon D Arcy s restaurant on Exchequer Street, Dublin 2 offers all season ticket holders a three course meal for the price of two. Pints of Guinness and Heineken are also just 4 Sportsfile: Sportsfile is the official photographer of Leinster Rugby. Whether you are looking for action shots of the team or supporters at home or away you can avail of a 15% discount by quoting OLSC1315 when purchasing photographs directly from The gallery on line is normally updated within hours of each match so if your photo is taken on the road you can order a copy quickly! More: Season ticket holders can avail of a wide range of discounts, to see the full list visit the Blues Benefits page at Save EEE with the OLSC

9 Message from the coach Dear Leinster Supporter, On behalf of the team and management I would like to thank you for your terrific support so far this season. Prior to joining Leinster I was aware of the outstanding reputation of the Leinster support and nothing has diminished that viewpoint. Already we have had huge numbers supporting the team in the RDS as well as on the road and that s hugely appreciated by everyone connected with the team. The Liberty Stadium is a wonderful arena for rugby and I hope that you enjoy Swansea which is a real sports-mad town! The Ospreys have been one of the most consistent side in the PRO12 for the last number of years and they have big European ambitions this year so we re expecting another full-blooded test on Saturday. This is the second of four scheduled meetings this year and because of the familiarity between both sides, we re expecting another tight and physical affair. It is important that we get off to a good start in the Heineken Cup and the players are determined to do so. Leinster have a proud European record and it is a competition that has provided many happy memories in recent years. Hopefully we can provide a few more memories over the coming months. Travel safely and enjoy the game. Best wishes. MATT O CONNOR Head Coach Leinster Rugby

10 SUPPORTERS CLUB Message from the OLSC committee And so we begin another Heineken Cup campaign in the midst of speculation on the future of the competition. This Saturday sees us take on the Ospreys, a team that we have plenty of history with over recent years. As we know from last season, every point counts especially when it comes to qualification in January. A slip up now could be the difference been getting out of our pool or not. We have some tough fixtures coming our way with the Ospreys, Northampton and Castres Olympique. It really is one step at a time in a competition that has many twists and turns, just one of the reasons why the Heineken Cup is so popular. Ospreys come into this game near the top of the Pro12 table having snatched a draw in the RDS last month. As would be expected they will be determined to get a win on home turf. Approximately 500 members of the blue army are expected at Liberty Stadium on Saturday and we need those travelling to give everything they have, vocally and visually, to cheer on the team in the midst of the black and white. Our supporters HQ for the weekend is the Walkabout, whether you are in Swansea on your own or in a group do join us there over the weekend. Kharl and the team will be looking after us with a range of beer and food specials for those wearing Leinster gear or showing a match ticket. For those that can t make the trip, regardless of if you are in Arklow or Washington DC, we have prepared international broadcast information, as we do for every game during the season, so keep an eye out for this alongside the team announcement on Friday. C MON LEINSTER! OLSC committee

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