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Not happy.
SA Rugby is reportedly taking legal action against travel agencies after supporters were left without tickets for Saturday’s blockbuster Test between the Springboks and All Blacks in Cape Town.
According to IOL, the issue relates to unauthorised travel agencies who allegedly sold packages containing tickets for the sold-out clash at DHL Stadium despite not having an official ticket allocation.
The report states that some supporters who purchased packages have subsequently been left without tickets for the second Test of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series.
SA Rugby has now moved to address the situation, with the governing body strongly rejecting suggestions from the agencies involved that it was responsible for supporters being left ticketless.
“SA Rugby is seeking legal redress against travel agencies who have claimed that failures on the part of SA Rugby were responsible for fans being left ticketless for today’s Castle Double Malt Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Test at DHL Stadium.”
SA Rugby said the agencies in question had no official allocation of tickets for the fixture and had not been authorised to sell packages containing match tickets.
The governing body described claims that it was responsible for the situation as “completely untrue”.
The controversy comes just hours before the Springboks and All Blacks meet in front of a packed house in Cape Town.
New Zealand head into the contest with a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series following their 33-16 victory in Johannesburg last weekend, with the world champions looking to hit back and level the series on Saturday.
