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Rugby World Cup 2023 tickets to go on sale 15 March 2021

Tickets for Rugby World Cup 2023 will go on sale from 15 March, 2021 after the organising committee announced details of the tournament’s ticketing programme.

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The Springboks celebrate winning the World Cup in 2019. Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Tickets for Rugby World Cup 2023 will go on sale from 15 March, 2021 at 13:00 SA time after the organising committee announced details of the tournament’s ticketing programme.

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A total of 2.6 million tickets will be available for the 10th edition of the event which kicks off on 8 September, 2023, making France 2023 the most accessible Rugby World Cup ever, and fans can now start to plan their experience.

Tickets will go on sale through a phased process from 15 March, 2021 on tickets.rugbyworldcup.com with an exclusive pre-sale period for fans who have registered to join the 2023 Family by 13 March.

During this pre-sale period, which runs until 5 April, fans will be able to purchase Follow my Team and City packs on a first-come, first-served basis, which will enable them to choose to attend a team’s pool phase matches or all the pool phase matches at a match venue. 

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Real-time general sales for Follow My Team and City packs will open on 6 April, 2021 at 19:00 SA time with packages starting at R1 065 for the Toulouse City Pack (Category 4), an attractive proposition for fans across the host nation and around the world.

The ticketing launch follows the announcement last week of the match schedule which features an extended pool phase, furthering recovery periods for the world’s top players.

Rugby World Cup 2023 will be played across 10 host cities and nine stadiums with matches located within a two-hour commute from 80 percent of the French public.

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TICKETS BY TEAM OR BY CITY

In the first sale phase from 15 March, tickets will be sold in two formats, either by city or by team.

The Follow My Team pack includes all four pool matches from a qualified team, with the possibility to add an optional quarter-final should the team makes it to the knockout phase. Twelve Follow My Team packs will be available, one for each qualified nation.

The City Pack includes either three or all pool matches in each of the nine host cities. In the ‘three matches’ format, fans will need to select two fixtures in addition to one compulsory. Only the opening match won’t be available in this format.

On the comprehensive ‘all matches’ City pack, rugby fans will be able to attend all pool matches in the host city of their choice, except for Saint-Denis (Stade de France).

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A PACK FOR EVERY BUDGET

Rugby’s showcase event will be accessible to all thanks to four different price categories.

With a Toulouse pack, fans will be able to attend three fixtures, including matches for Japan and New Zealand, from R1 065 in category four, while the Lille pack will feature three matches including England, Scotland and France for R1 285.

Follow My Team packs have been designed to make the tournament accessible to all.

For R2 480, Fiji fans will be able to watch all of their team’s pool matches, following them across France, with the possibility of choosing an optional quarter-final, subject to their team’s qualification for the knockout phase.

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