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Premiership final tickets on sale for four times face value

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Tickets for the sold-out Aviva Premiership final have been on sale for more than four times their original face value.

Demand to see the East Midlands derby at Twickenham on Saturday has been unprecedented in the history of England's premier competition.

The Premiership's showpiece occasion has sold out faster than any other final in its history, and a crowd of more than 82,000 people will watch Leicester Tigers hunt a ninth English title, while Northampton Saints are aiming for their first.

Both Leicester and Northampton have sold out their allocation of 7,500 tickets for the game, with Tigers getting rid of their number in just 48 hours after the semi-final win against Harlequins.

While most supporters were able to snap up the vast majority of tickets at face value – and those sent to the participating clubs were priced at £40, £50 and £60 – others are now being advertised at well over that amount.

On the buyers and sellers website Viagogo on Monday, four tickets for the middle tier of the West Terrace were selling for £315 apiece.

Another website, Stubhub, had just 18 tickets for sale yesterday lunchtime.

Organisers have said they could have sold "more than 100,000 tickets" for the game, had Twickenham had the capacity.

It is obvious that the prospect of Tigers and Saints going head to head with the league title on the line is whetting the appetite of the country's fan-base in a massive way.

Dominic Hayes, Premiership Rugby's commercial director, said the interest in the game was great news for all concerned.

"The appeal of Aviva Premiership Rugby is at an all-time high and selling out the final so quickly this year is great news for professional club rugby in England," he said.

"Saturday's game has captured the public's imagination, and the buzz around a Tigers v Saints match on domestic rugby's biggest stage is huge.

"All 12 of our Premiership clubs will also be well represented at Twickenham on Saturday."

This is the sixth consecutive year that the Premiership final has sold out.

The match will be broadcast live on ESPN, Five Live and Talksport, with an extended highlights programme on ITV4 at 11.0 on Saturday night.

Premiership final tickets  on sale for four times face value


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