Hundreds fall victim to Rugby World Cup ticket scam

That is the romantic version anyway and, whether Webb Ellis knew exactly what he’s started or not, is why no visit to this year’s World Cup would be complete without spending a little time in the sport’s spiritual home.

Stars including vice-captain Leonardo Ghiraldini, Martin Castrogiovanni and Mauro Bergamasco, trained as part of an open training session, with local residents and rugby fans in attendance.

The squad were officially welcomed to the tournament on Monday evening at Hampton Court Palace, where the players and coaches received their tournament caps and participation medals.

“Fan experience is at the heart of what promises to be a special Rugby World Cup and we urge fans to be vigilant and contact Action Fraud immediately if any fraudulent activity is suspected”.

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

The cheapest Ireland tickets remaining on the site are for the side’s opening game against Canada at the Millennium Stadium which cost £59 (€80.90), while the cheapest ticket for the Romania game at Wembely is £82 (112.48).

She said: “Our advice is simple, do not buy tickets from touts or unauthorised sites”.

Three Rugby World Cup 2015 matches will be taking place at stadiummk in Milton Keynes in early October.

Tickets for the general public can only be obtained through England Rugby 2015 Limited (ER2015), the outlet for ER2015 can be found through their official website at https://ticket.rugbyworldcup.com, here a range of hospitality options can be found too, as well as a number of travel packages.

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.

“This appears to be a classic lottery fraud that is using the good name of the Rugby World Cup to try and persuade people they have won a genuine competition”, says detective chief inspector Andy Fyfe, from the City of London Police’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB). ER2015 reserves the right to cancel without refund any tickets which ER2015 reasonably believes have been or are intended to be resold, offered, exposed or made available for sale, or transferred or otherwise disposed in breach of the ticketing terms and conditions.

World Cup officials have warned fans may end up paying inflated prices for tickets which may not grant them access to matches.