adminLONDON. — England’s long-awaited showdown with the All Blacks in November is destined to be the most expensive one-off Test rugby match in history — with the RFU planning to charge £195 for top tickets.
The premium seats will cost £34 more than for the matches against Wales and Ireland in the current NatWest 6 Nations campaign. The last time New Zealand faced England at Twickenham, in 2014, the top-priced tickets were £89, so there is set to be a like-for-like increase of £106 in the space of just four years.
The RFU insisted on Monday night that the pricing policy for the fixture on November 10 between the teams ranked first and second in the world is still to be confirmed. It is due to be presented to the union’s council at a meeting in April but a well-placed source claimed that approval is likely to be a formality, given the appetite for this blockbuster event.
A spokeswoman for the RFU said: ‘We haven’t yet finalised ticket pricing for the 2018-19 season, including the England v New Zealand game, which is our prime fixture next season. We always have a range of prices at Twickenham, and the top price is typically paid by no more than 10 per cent of the fans. — Mailonline
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