Rugby World Cup 2015 fixtures and ticket prices: Q&A

The Rugby Football Union’s 2,000 affiliated clubs will get around 500,000

tickets in total and at least one each for the final itself.

How many tickets will go on public sale?

Approximately 700,000 tickets will be put on general sale in September, less

than a third of the total.

Debentures?

The RFU recently agreed a deal to buy around 50,000 tickets for Twickenham

debenture holders whose contracts include the right to attend every

international match at the stadium. It may yet face legal action from those

debenture holders whose deals exclude Rugby World Cup games.

What prices are they?

Tickets range from £7 to £715. Prices for England matches start at £15 for

children (under-16s) and £50 for adults, although the latter rises to £75 at

Twickenham. A family of four could watch Australia at Villa Park or South

Africa at the Olympic Stadium for as little as £70. However, prices increase

exponentially after the pool stages, with the same family of four having to

pay at least £380 to watch a quarter-final and £600 for the final.

Will they sell out?

England Rugby 2015 chief executive Debbie Jevans expects tickets to sell out

and, with demand for sports tickets in the UK at an all-time high, there is

no reason to doubt that.

Are organisers worried about touting?

Jevans’s pledge to make the tournament “affordable and accessible” risks being

ruined if legislation is not passed banning touting. England 2015 has taken

its own measures to limit the impact of touting but fraudsters have a habit

of circumventing such safeguards unless unauthorised resale is outlawed.

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Rugby World Cup 2015 fixtures and ticket prices: Q&A