Edinburgh Rugby Supporters Club

Oldsalt · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:37 am Post subject:

Guys,

if any of you have problems with air travel or have time to do it otherways without the security hassles at the airport try www.seat61.com

It gives details on ferry's and trains and euro travel, based out of London it would at least offer some alternatives. Cool

Dollar Bill · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:32 pm Post subject:

Am just back from that neck of the Woods

Flew with Ryanair to Marseille direct from Edinburgh

Castres is about 250kms, Autoroute most of the way though.
Drove to Carcassonne , about 40kms away from Castres in about 4 hours with a decent stop in Montpelier.

Flights out are on Friday at around 6pm arriving 10pm local time
Ibis / Etap Hotels etc 5 mins from terminal

Flight back on Monday getting in around 6pm as well

Dollar Bill · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject:

jrp · World Cup Star Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 266

Castres have just signed Chris Marsoe.

biffer · One cap wonder Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 21

Ryanair also fly to Carcasonne, Rodez and Beziers, although you'd have to go by Dublin or London.

A lot closer than Girona

Loops · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:44 am Post subject:

Baggage · World Cup Star Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 3427

djphilp · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:49 pm Post subject:

Loops · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:44 am Post subject:

Oldsalt · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:25 pm Post subject:

Not quite SFA, but according to the SRU report on the website the Warriors did it with an experimental side. A lot of first team were either on the bench or not there at all. We cannot take any expectations out of this. To finish 5th in the French league is tough, wouldn't we have been quite happy with 5th in the Magners League at the start of last season?

Just hope someone is keeping an eye on Castres for the rest of the tournament.

Loops · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:55 pm Post subject:

FOR THOSE GOING TO CASTRES.
I contacted Edinburgh Rugby today to ask if they would be selling tickets for the match over in Castres. Duncan in the office there says that they will be sending out an e-mail to Season Tickets holders on Monday with details of the tickets, and an order form.

If there are non-ST holders going, I can post details on here once I get my e-mail.

tigerduck · One cap wonder Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 16

Thanks Loops, been wondering when they would become available. Next is deciphering the SNCF website for trains!

Though I have found that the DB site is more accessible, strangely, for French trains, you can't actually buy from them.

Arlene · World Cup Star Joined: 07 Sep 2005 Posts: 579

Try http://www.raileurope.co.uk/

Have used it a few times for trains in France

tigerduck · One cap wonder Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 16

Cheers Arlene, that seems to have worked (required a phone call, but all looking good).

In the past I've had pretty poor experience of buying French train tickets on the day -so much happier to be in physical posession of a ticket in advance.

Loops · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:33 am Post subject: