Efford demands Government legislate to stop touts ripping off Rugby Union World Cup fans

Clive Efford MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Sport said,

“The Rugby Union World Cup is one of the biggest international sports events with 2.5 million tickets on sale.

"The average price will be set to make it as affordable as possible for true rugby fans to see the world’s best players in the game’s premier competition. Failure to act now to protect tickets from being hoovered up for resale by touts will completely undermine that strategy, meaning that many people will be priced out of going to the matches.

"Intelligence suggests that many of the tickets will be bought by gangs involved in drug dealing and other criminal activities.

"The Government must legislate now to protect the tickets in exactly the same way that proved so successful for the Olympics and Paralympics.  We will give them every assistance in doing this but they must act now.”