Twickenham ticket fury

TWICKENHAM debenture holders are angry over their shoddy treatment when buying tickets for the Barbarians game against New Zealand on November 4.

The RFU directed them to Ticketmaster when tickets went on sale, but the agency were charging £95 plus £7.50 delivery for seats inferior to their normal debenture positions.

Recent purchasers have managed to buy £75 seats direct from the RFU, who had said previously their only role was in hiring out the ground. An RFU spokeswoman said the Barbarians were still in charge of all ticket arrangements.

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