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The All Blacks will play in front of a less than capacity Eden Park crowd when they take on France in Auckland on Saturday night.
So far only 34,000 tickets have been sold for the match in a stadium that holds 44,500, and the match is not expected to be a sell-out.
Auckland Rugby's marketing manager Grant McKenzie believes Aucklanders might be holding out for the Tri-Nations match against Australia in July.
He said everyone has to remember that the All Blacks are only playing five test matches in New Zealand this year, and two of them are in Auckland.
McKenzie points out that test match prices are set well in advance and therefore there is no chance of lowering prices to try to ensure there is a sell-out.
McKenzie is expecting a crowd of around 40,000.
- NEWSTALK ZB
