South Africa call in police following second Test with All Blacks
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South African Rugby has called in the police following a major ticket controversy surrounding the second Test between the Springboks and All Blacks in Cape Town.
Hundreds of tickets that had reportedly been promised to travel agencies, hospitality providers and supporters for Saturday’s sold-out clash at DHL Stadium never materialised.
Some of those affected had already booked flights, accommodation and hospitality packages, with supporters travelling from as far away as New Zealand and London for the highly anticipated Test.
SA Rugby initially announced before the game that it was seeking legal redress against unauthorised agencies after rejecting claims that problems with its own ticketing system were responsible for supporters being left without tickets.
The situation has now escalated further.
According to Daily Maverick, SA Rugby has reported four companies – Leisure Connexion, SportPro, Steadfast Africa and Resolute Sport – to the South African Police Service.
The governing body maintains that the affected supporters had not purchased legitimate tickets through its official system.
SA Rugby said they had instead been “sold a promise that the sellers had no legal right to offer or access to deliver”.
It also rejected claims that tickets had been double-sold because of problems with its ticketing operation, describing those allegations as “completely untrue”.
SA Rugby said the agencies had breached event terms and conditions of sale by reselling tickets, packaging tickets with other offerings and selling a product they did not own.
A spokesperson told Daily Maverick:
“These are breaches of the Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act, 2 of 2010 (Sasrea), and the failure to deliver is in breach of the Consumer Protection Act, 68 of 2008 (CPA).”
Several companies caught up in the situation are now seeking answers themselves, with some maintaining that they had purchased tickets through suppliers they had successfully dealt with in the past.
Steadfast Africa has told affected customers that they will be refunded even if the company is unable to recover the money it paid for the tickets.
Leisure Connexion, meanwhile, has said it sourced its tickets through a third-party supplier that ultimately failed to deliver. The company said it is aware of the allegations against it and that the matter is being investigated alongside its legal representatives.
The controversy overshadowed the build-up to Saturday’s Test, which South Africa eventually won 33-26 to level the four-match series at 1-1.
The Springboks and All Blacks meet again at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg this Saturday before travelling to Baltimore for the final Test of the series
