Rugby World Cup final tickets selling for over €135000

Purchase tickets from an official source and avoid losing your money.

Fans are being contacted in the name of (or using trademarks associated with) RWCL, Rugby World Cup 2015 and/or World Rugby (formerly known as the global Rugby Board).

Thames Valley Police and World Rugby state that the scams claim to be connected with or authorised by either Rugby World Cup 2015, Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) or World Rugby.

In all, there are only 15 Fan Zones spread around the country during the tournament, with Bristol, a city of just under 500,000 people with a rugby team that has previously been in the Premiership and boasts former worldwide talent such as Dwayne Peel, Gavin Henson, Tom Varndell and David Lemi, missing out.

“Our message is simple; Don’t let the side down, enjoy the World Cup responsibly, don’t Drink and Drive”.

“Buy official tickets from tickets.rugbyworldcup.com – the official site which is safe and secure”.

Mr Fyfe added: “We’d like to see much clearer criminal legislation against people involved in secondary ticket markets – those who are operating fraudulently”.

The World Cup holders will open their defence of the Webb Ellis Trophy by taking on Argentina at Wembley Stadium on Sunday week.

Which? is concerned that GetSporting.com still appears to be trading online despite the action taken by the NFIB and we recommend that rugby fans exercise caution when shopping for tickets online.

It has been shown from the 2012 Olympics and other major events in the United Kingdom that ticket touts are often linked with other forms of criminality.

A man was arrested on Wednesday September 16 as part of a fraud investigation, police have confirmed, following the seizure last week of a parcel containing 300 tickets for the tournament.

He said he wasn’t able to buy a ticket for Molly because there was no availability, despite the game not being sold out.

Superintendent Jo Edwards, spokeswoman for the policing of the Rugby World Cup, said people keen to attend matches should not risk paying huge sums to touts for tickets which may not get them into games. The offer of sale or the unauthorised sale of tickets may be an infringement of the Unfair Trading Regulations Act 2008 regarding Consumer Protection.

In 1995, 1999, 2007 and 2011 the All Blacks went into World Cups as overwhelming favourites in spite of a chokers’ tag hanging over them, but the class of 2015 are serial winners.