Additional World Cup Tickets Set For Sale

Over 100,000 additional tickets for the Rugby World Cup will go on sale, after tournament organisers England 2015 confirmed that ticket capacity would rise from 2.3 million to 2.45 million.

The increase follows final venue configuration across the 13 match venues.

40,000 tickets are currently on sale at tickets.rugbyworldcup.com and a further 100,000 additional tickets will go on sale from 27 July.

The extra 100,000 tickets will be available on the competition’s ticketing website, encompassing all 48 matches, with 15,000 tickets for the three England pool games at Twickenham among those available.

On Wednesday 30,000 tickets for the knockout stages – the quarter-finals, semi-finals, bronze final and the final – will go on sale.

Fans that applied for England and knock out matches at Twickenham Stadium during the September 2014 ballot, and have yet to secure seats, will be given priority access.

Stephen Brown, managing director of England Rugby 2015, said: “Selling 2.15 million tickets puts us firmly on track to be one of the best attended tournaments to date and we are really pleased with sales so far.  We have worked hard to ensure that we have as many seats for fans as possible and are pleased to confirm the increased ticket capacity of 2.45 million across the tournament now that our venue configurations are complete.

“We continue to see strong demand for tickets and have introduced a priority sales window for England and knock out match tickets as the next wave of sales are launched. This will allow fans who applied for tickets to these matches in the September 2014 ballot and have yet to secure seats with an increased opportunity to buy. Excitement around the tournament continues to grow and as we approach 50 days to go, it really is going to be too big to miss.”

World Rugby and Rugby World Cup Limited chairman Bernard Lapasset, added: “England 2015 is on track to be the biggest Rugby World Cup ever and with ticket demand continuing to grow we are confident that it will be a truly special, unmissable and record-breaking global celebration of rugby.

“Today’s announcement of an increased ticketing capacity is great news for rugby fans, major event enthusiasts and those who just want to experience what looks set to be the sporting event of the year and the biggest event in the UK in 2015. I have no doubt that England 2015 will reach out and inspire new audiences in the host nation and around the globe in a way no other Rugby World Cup has done.”