Grand price to see historic bid for rugby glory
Rugby fans could be grand slammed in the pocket as they scrummage for tickets for the historic Six Nations decider.
Flights and ticket prices have been hiked up this weekend as Ireland bid to win our first Grand Slam since 1948.
Tickets for the Cardiff finale, with a face value of €60, are selling for up to €300 on the black market, while flights have soared towards €400.
Return flights to Bristol from Dublin with Ryanair, which are normally less than €130, are priced at €367 for a Friday to Sunday trip.
Direct flights from Cork to Cardiff with Aer Arann are booked out for Saturday and Sunday, meaning supporters would have to fork out €345 for Friday to Monday flights, plus the cost of extra overnight accommodation.
So, fans who are belatedly making plans to travel to the Welsh capital are likely to spend at least €1,000 on tickets, travel and accommodation.
Saturday’s game has been an official sell-out since before the Six Nations championship began, but thousands of ticketless fans are expected to travel for the potentially historic occasion.
As evidence of the clamour to get to the Millennium Stadium, two tickets for half-line seats with a face value of €65 fetched a winning bid of €813 on eBay this week.
Meanwhile, Irish people are being urged to sign a book of motivation for the team to inspire them for the clash.
The O2 Be The Difference book is expected to be signed by thousands of fans before it is presented to the team on match day.
Captain Brian O’Driscoll said: “It will be an unbelievable motivation to know that we have the support of the whole country behind us when we face Wales this Saturday.”
As team sponsors, O2 have also put 7,017 fan names on the numbers of the Irish jerseys that will be worn on Saturday.
People can get their name on the Be The Difference book by free-texting Ireland plus their name to 50308 or going online to www.bethedifference.ie.
Article courtesy of the Evening Echo newspaper.
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