Ouch! Tickets for England match going for over €2k
TICKETS for Ireland’s ‘grudge match’ against England, in what could be a Six Nations decider on St Patrick’s Day, are already changing hands for upwards of €2,000 each.
There is massive demand for seats at the Twickenham game, which kicks off on the same day that Wales take on France in Cardiff and Scotland are away to Italy.
Tickets for Ireland’s game were selling on the Viagogo website yesterday for an eyewatering €2,234 a pop, with – it’s understood – very few left last night.
These were reportedly in the L-section of the stadium at ground level near the halfway line. Others were on sale at €1,976 each in the Lsection in the corner.
Tickets for the IrelandEngland match are traditionally among the most soughtafter in the whole competition, and there is the added spice of it coming on the last day of the championship – just like last year.
England will be desperate for revenge against Ireland in March, because we blocked them winning a second successive Grand Slam last year when Joe Schmidt’s men defeated the English squad 13-9 in the Aviva Stadium.
England had been cruising with victories over France, Wales, Italy and Scotland – before falling to the Irish.
Ireland had disappointed fans early on by losing the opening game to Scotland, but still ended up runners-up after beating Italy, France and then England, albeit with a loss to Wales in the mix.
A St Patrick’s Day atmosphere among the travelling fans will add another, more charged, dimension to this year’s clash against the old enemy.
Ireland kicks off her Six Nations campaign with a home game against Italy on Saturday, February 10.
Fans can pick up a ticket for this Aviva match – usually one of the least in demand – for around €129.
Prices double for the second match, another home game, against Wales on Saturday, February 24.