Wales v France Six Nations Unsold Tickets

Looks like there are many thousands of unsold tickets for the six nations game on friday night. By my calculation perhaps between 7,500-10,000. May be the lowest ever six nations crowd at the Millennium Stadium and unless I'm mistaken, the first time that Wales v France hasn't sold out.

Of course, there are circumstances; friday night game, appalling transport options etc. However, tickets are £100!

The thousands of spare tickets are to the back of the upper tiers and every ticket seems to be £100 or £105. So a family of four may cost £420.

A similar amount of tickets remain for Wales v Italy next saturday, though at least you can get an adult ticket for £65 and a kids for £32.50

In my opinion, the WRU should be slammed for this. With everything going on, these are shameful prices and they deserve the embarrassment of great swathes of empty seats.

I've been to quite a few friday night games in the past - always france as it was only the WRU and french RFU who sanctioned friday night games out of the six nations teams.
Always a good night out, afternoon off work on the beers etc and dosn't interfere with saturday football.
But as you quite rightly say, the price of £100 in these times is just too off putting, and unsurprisingly a lot of my rugby mates who are diehards fans have felt the same. Easier to stay at home and have gatherings, beers, pizza nights with friends etc.

I can't say I'm surprised tbh.

Anybody who doesn't live in or near Cardiff will be spending a lot more money getting home on taxis.

Hopefully this will wake up the WRU and drive prices down as I agree, scandalous prices, especially in this day and age.

That's a fair chunk towards the energy increases.

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Originally Posted by JamesWales

Looks like there are many thousands of unsold tickets for the six nations game on friday night. By my calculation perhaps between 7,500-10,000. May be the lowest ever six nations crowd at the Millennium Stadium and unless I'm mistaken, the first time that Wales v France hasn't sold out.

Of course, there are circumstances; friday night game, appalling transport options etc. However, tickets are £100!

The thousands of spare tickets are to the back of the upper tiers and every ticket seems to be £100 or £105. So a family of four may cost £420.

A similar amount of tickets remain for Wales v Italy next saturday, though at least you can get an adult ticket for £65 and a kids for £32.50

In my opinion, the WRU should be slammed for this. With everything going on, these are shameful prices and they deserve the embarrassment of great swathes of empty seats.

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We usually go as a family to at least one game that's doesn't clash with the city but we normally get them through our local sports club which we are members of as they are cheaper but didn't get any in the ballot this year but not willing to pay this it would cost over £400 plus transport and food etc - cost of a week away abroad if you shop around!!

As others have said hopefully a wake up call for the WRU to reconsider as they well lose a generation of fans of they piss the parents off of the younger generation coming through

Club rugby at amateur level continues struggle certainly my way with lots of youth sides struggling clubs not being able field 2nd eleven in the league and relying on friendlies and some clubs going out of existence as well

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Originally Posted by Monster munch

I've been to quite a few friday night games in the past - always france as it was only the WRU and french RFU who sanctioned friday night games out of the six nations teams.
Always a good night out, afternoon off work on the beers etc and dosn't interfere with saturday football.
But as you quite rightly say, the price of £100 in these times is just too off putting, and unsurprisingly a lot of my rugby mates who are diehards fans have felt the same. Easier to stay at home and have gatherings, beers, pizza nights with friends etc.

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If rugby is so good, why does it require hours of drinking before the game? :biggrin:

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Originally Posted by Wales-Bales

If rugby is so good, why does it require hours of drinking before the game? :biggrin:

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I have a drink before internationals as it is more of an event and a day out but at least you can just go out and enjoy it without a great degree of planning and wondering what the "safe pubs" are as you normally have to do when following Cardiff away

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Originally Posted by JamesWales

Looks like there are many thousands of unsold tickets for the six nations game on friday night. By my calculation perhaps between 7,500-10,000. May be the lowest ever six nations crowd at the Millennium Stadium and unless I'm mistaken, the first time that Wales v France hasn't sold out.

Of course, there are circumstances; friday night game, appalling transport options etc. However, tickets are £100!

The thousands of spare tickets are to the back of the upper tiers and every ticket seems to be £100 or £105. So a family of four may cost £420.

A similar amount of tickets remain for Wales v Italy next saturday, though at least you can get an adult ticket for £65 and a kids for £32.50

In my opinion, the WRU should be slammed for this. With everything going on, these are shameful prices and they deserve the embarrassment of great swathes of empty seats.

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Cardiff City are running at just over 50% capacity, same rules apply?

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Originally Posted by OurManFlint II

Cardiff City are running at just over 50% capacity, same rules apply?

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The CCFC tickets are not overpriced though, I think they are reasonable, as are the Welsh international prices.

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Originally Posted by JamesWales

Looks like there are many thousands of unsold tickets for the six nations game on friday night. By my calculation perhaps between 7,500-10,000. May be the lowest ever six nations crowd at the Millennium Stadium and unless I'm mistaken, the first time that Wales v France hasn't sold out.

Of course, there are circumstances; friday night game, appalling transport options etc. However, tickets are £100!

The thousands of spare tickets are to the back of the upper tiers and every ticket seems to be £100 or £105. So a family of four may cost £420.

A similar amount of tickets remain for Wales v Italy next saturday, though at least you can get an adult ticket for £65 and a kids for £32.50

In my opinion, the WRU should be slammed for this. With everything going on, these are shameful prices and they deserve the embarrassment of great swathes of empty seats.

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pure greed and unjustifiable especially with the scrum fiascos and hoofball tennis.

Far too expensive for a game that is getting far too complicated to watch live, with so many rules changes every season.
I'd rather watch on TV with someone explaining what the hell is going on and why the ref has blown his whistle for the umpteenth time.

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Originally Posted by Nobody's Rep

Club rugby at amateur level continues struggle certainly my way with lots of youth sides struggling clubs not being able field 2nd eleven in the league and relying on friendlies and some clubs going out of existence as well

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Things must be bad if the number of players has been reduced to eleven :hehe:

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Originally Posted by The Bloop

Far too expensive for a game that is getting far too complicated to watch live, with so many rules changes every season.
I'd rather watch on TV with someone explaining what the hell is going on and why the ref has blown his whistle for the umpteenth time.

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I always watch Wales in a pub (spending money there instead) and have always wanted to go to the stadium for a game against like likes england, France, Scotland, Ireland, NZ or SA - but not at that kind of costs x2. By the time the clubs have been given the cheaper tickets they alienate revenue streams, with unrealistic tickets prices to people such as myself when they struggle to sell out.
I registered for the Scotland game recently but all that was left was the dregs at £105!

I enjoy international rugby ......club rugby is boring ......and I used to go to watch the odd game with my old man .

But since the arrival of the fancy dress idiots and women in those stupid daffodil or dragon suits I would rather have a cup of tea .

And getting to the ground through all those piss artists no thanks

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Originally Posted by The Bloop

Far too expensive for a game that is getting far too complicated to watch live, with so many rules changes every season.

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Spot on. I've stopped watching games live now, regardless of the explanations by the commentators. The game itself is far too complicated with so many petty rules and the ball is in play for less than half the allotted 80 minutes. Much easier to watch the highlights!

Where does the money they make go? The WRU messed up club rugby by bringing in regional clubs.

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Originally Posted by splott parker

Things must be bad if the number of players has been reduced to eleven :hehe:

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Haha - that'll learn me

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Originally Posted by Nobody's Rep

Club rugby at amateur level continues struggle certainly my way with lots of youth sides struggling clubs not being able field 2nd eleven in the league and relying on friendlies and some clubs going out of existence as well

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The youth bit is mainly down to the change in ages that qualify for youth.

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Originally Posted by Monster munch

I've been to quite a few friday night games in the past - always france as it was only the WRU and french RFU who sanctioned friday night games out of the six nations teams.
Always a good night out, afternoon off work on the beers etc and dosn't interfere with saturday football.
But as you quite rightly say, the price of £100 in these times is just too off putting, and unsurprisingly a lot of my rugby mates who are diehards fans have felt the same. Easier to stay at home and have gatherings, beers, pizza nights with friends etc.

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..I've been to a Wales England friday night game

I went a good few years ago to Wales v France.85 quid up in the Gods.Idiots back and fore to the bar. An elderly couple were sat with their feet in beer. .1950s atmosphere. Cardiff city centre a river of litter and piss artists. A shocking experience.

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Originally Posted by OurManFlint II

Cardiff City are running at just over 50% capacity, same rules apply?

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Are Cardiff charging £100 to stand in the Canton?

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Originally Posted by City123

Are Cardiff charging £100 to stand in the Canton?

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No 20 i think and it still half empty

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Originally Posted by The Bloop

Far too expensive for a game that is getting far too complicated to watch live, with so many rules changes every season.
I'd rather watch on TV with someone explaining what the hell is going on and why the ref has blown his whistle for the umpteenth time.

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you can hire/buy a little radio to listen in to what the ref is saying.

I went to England v wales. £89, top tier. It was a pretty good experience to be honest. but then people around me were generally sober. Being surrounded by pissed muppets on a friday night is less fun.

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Originally Posted by JamesWales

Looks like there are many thousands of unsold tickets for the six nations game on friday night. By my calculation perhaps between 7,500-10,000. May be the lowest ever six nations crowd at the Millennium Stadium and unless I'm mistaken, the first time that Wales v France hasn't sold out.

Of course, there are circumstances; friday night game, appalling transport options etc. However, tickets are £100!

The thousands of spare tickets are to the back of the upper tiers and every ticket seems to be £100 or £105. So a family of four may cost £420.

A similar amount of tickets remain for Wales v Italy next saturday, though at least you can get an adult ticket for £65 and a kids for £32.50

In my opinion, the WRU should be slammed for this. With everything going on, these are shameful prices and they deserve the embarrassment of great swathes of empty seats.

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That's a lot of money, does that include the daffodil face or would that be extra?

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Originally Posted by JamesWales

Looks like there are many thousands of unsold tickets for the six nations game on friday night. By my calculation perhaps between 7,500-10,000. May be the lowest ever six nations crowd at the Millennium Stadium and unless I'm mistaken, the first time that Wales v France hasn't sold out.

Of course, there are circumstances; friday night game, appalling transport options etc. However, tickets are £100!

The thousands of spare tickets are to the back of the upper tiers and every ticket seems to be £100 or £105. So a family of four may cost £420.

A similar amount of tickets remain for Wales v Italy next saturday, though at least you can get an adult ticket for £65 and a kids for £32.50

In my opinion, the WRU should be slammed for this. With everything going on, these are shameful prices and they deserve the embarrassment of great swathes of empty seats.

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Prices are high, but they'd have sold them if they were winning and going for the grand slam, a lot of glory hunters like Wales Rugby (not now they're not very good obviously) and Liverpool (mostly when they are good).

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Originally Posted by Optimistic Nick

you can hire/buy a little radio to listen in to what the ref is saying.

I went to England v wales. £89, top tier. It was a pretty good experience to be honest. but then people around me were generally sober. Being surrounded by pissed muppets on a friday night is less fun.

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There's no such thing as those at rugby games. They are merely high spirited.

On the subject of the top tier, I watched Bruno v Lennox from there, well I watched the ****ing video screens. Shit view.
£100 quid for that is outrageous considering you could have got a wales football play off ticket for around £35.
The WRU are proper ripping fans off, as not selling out a home match might make them think again next time?

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Originally Posted by barrybloo

On the subject of the top tier, I watched Bruno v Lennox from there, well I watched the ****ing video screens. Shit view.
£100 quid for that is outrageous considering you could have got a wales football play off ticket for around £35.
The WRU are proper ripping fans off, as not selling out a home match might make them think again next time?

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Boxing's one which I don't think I'd ever bother watching live. Between the coked/pissed up dickheads and the crap view I much prefer watching it at home, also I think the commentators really add to the viewing experience

It's bring a bottle night to my potting-shed-cum-beach-bar for tonight's egg encounter at mine. Dumplings and stew included but it's a full house, I'm afraid. All eight seats around the table have been snapped up.

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Originally Posted by delmbox

Boxing's one which I don't think I'd ever bother watching live. Between the coked/pissed up dickheads and the crap view I much prefer watching it at home, also I think the commentators really add to the viewing experience

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I went to watch a Joshua fight in the 02 in London a few years ago after he'd turned pro. Even there (20K capacity) could hardly see it and again was just full of nutters pissed up, puking & fighting between each other, etc.
Glad to say i saw him "live" but yeah, never again.
Easier to pay the £25 nicker box office and watch it at home or over someones house.
God i'm getting old... :hehe:

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Originally Posted by barrybloo

On the subject of the top tier, I watched Bruno v Lennox from there, well I watched the ****ing video screens. Shit view.
£100 quid for that is outrageous considering you could have got a wales football play off ticket for around £35.
The WRU are proper ripping fans off, as not selling out a home match might make them think again next time?

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I don't consider that I have attended a gig if I have watched proceedings on a video screen because the artists are so far in the distance.
Old fartism perhaps.

Save100 plus drinks game review.

France kick ball in the air as far as they can .

Charge forward.

Wales grab or drop ball.

France ruck and head for big white line .

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Originally Posted by barrybloo

On the subject of the top tier, I watched Bruno v Lennox from there, well I watched the ****ing video screens. Shit view.
£100 quid for that is outrageous considering you could have got a wales football play off ticket for around £35.
The WRU are proper ripping fans off, as not selling out a home match might make them think again next time?

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I watched Bruno V Lewis in the second tier , they were like ants ,I think the crowd was around 27,000

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Originally Posted by TWGL1

I watched Bruno V Lewis in the second tier , they were like ants ,I think the crowd was around 27,000

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I went, took binoculars, still hard to pick things out though. Shocking weather as well.

Wales are doing well at the moment, loads of errors from France

Abysmal atmosphere mind, they're playing the anthem over the speakers

Too many women there these days.

Havent got a clue when it comes to rugby rules , but love the Millennium experience . It feels more like a show than a sporting contest for some reason . Prices are very steep but I will be back hoping I can see Scotland beating Wales in Cardiff at some point :hehe:
It is expensive , occasionally is fine ..

International Rugby left ordinary rugby fans behind years ago, its now a middle class event based business hospitality play thing

Wales played well

But onto the atmosphere ......there simply isn't one . No singing .

And a poor crowd . We are continually told Wales is obsessed with rugby , its in our blood and all that ridiculous nonsense.

Rugby is a big event 5 times a year and is 3 home games ?

So if the population of Wales is 3 million then why is a rugby obsessed nation unable to sell out 74000 seats against France ?

It's expensive but even going to every home game is hardly going to make you sell your house ?

And if the myth that we all love rugby was true then if dai can't afford 3 home games this year , Trevor can , dai can come next year , isn't it ?

Never mind comparing rugby to football crowds , we are not perpetuating the myth that everyone loves football

I saw Wales V New Zealand at The Millenium not that long ago and there were loads of empty seats 😳

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Originally Posted by life on mars

International Rugby left ordinary rugby fans behind years ago, its now a middle class event based business hospitality play thing

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In the same way football has left ordinary football fans behind

They gotta deal with it like we have