Welsh rugby bosses want ‘Ticket Touts’ outlawed
Published October 28th, 2005
Calling on the Government to outlaw the sport’s black market by treating touts who sell international tickets as criminals. The move came on the day officials launched an investigation into how Welsh international tickets allocated to the New Zealand Rugby Union and seven Welsh clubs ended up on internet auction site eBay. Paul Sergeant, Millennium Stadium chief executive, confirmed he would be meeting Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell just five days after the November 5 clash between Wales and New Zealand.
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