 Tickets for Wales games can be sold for four times their face value |
The Welsh Rugby Union is attempting to crack down on fans who sell their tickets for Wales internationals for more than their face value. Anyone found guilty of selling tickets on the internet or on the streets could now have their allocation revoked.
Said WRU group chief executive David Moffett: "It is imperative that tickets remain within the hands of the intended recipients and bought at face value."
Moffett wants the practice of selling on rugby tickets for a profit outlawed.
He said: "At the moment there's no law of the land, unlike in football, that says you cannot sell on a (rugby) ticket.
"But our regulations are very clear and we will ensure they are enforced. We've had enough of people profiting from this game."
From now on tickets for the forthcoming autumn series and Six Nations internationals will be issued under the following conditions:
they will not be used as a prize in any lottery or competition or for any other promotional purpose unless expressly authorised in writingwill not be re-sold for more than the face value. If a ticket is obtained in breach of this condition it will be void and all rights conferred or evidenced by it will be nullified (i.e. the holder will not be admitted)no replacement or duplicate ticket will be issued in the event of the original ticket being lost or misplacedadmission cannot be guaranteed if the ticket holder arrives at the Stadium less than 30 minutes before kick-off time. If admission is refused under this condition, no form of refund will be availableno ticket holder shall be entitled to re-admission on leaving the Stadium. Moffett revealed that 50,000 tickets had already been sold for the autumn matches against New Zealand (5 November), South Africa (19 November) and Australia (26 November).
He expects all three games to sell-out, and is hopeful Fiji's visit to the Millennium Stadium on 11 November would follow suit.
"The clubs will now have a second opportunity to buy the tickets and then when we know how many are left over, there'll be on sale to the general public," said Moffett.
Meanwhile, the WRU is also looking to set up a Disabled Supporters Club, which will be given a set number of tickets for each international.
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