Six Nations tickets that appeared on the resale website Viagogo for inflated prices were leaked via local rugby clubs, it has emerged, prompting warnings that unfettered resale poses a threat to the game’s grassroots. According to information printed on the tickets, they were initially allocated to Rosslyn Park, via the RFU’s system of distributing tickets to local rugby clubs. The south-west London club told the Guardian an internal investigation had discovered the tickets were issued to one of its corporate sponsors. The governing bodies of the countries taking part in the Six Nations typically issue a large proportion of tickets via rugby clubs, who then pass them on to their members. One source at a rugby club told the Guardian that members reselling tickets could threaten the very existence of the club.

Source: The Guardian February 07, 2019 18:35 UTC