Fans can buy tickets for Rugby World Cup 2015 now
Rugby fans can buy tickets to Rugby World Cup 2015 for the first time through the Official Travel Programme, thanks to England Rugby Travel.
England Rugby Travel, having been appointed Official Travel Agent for Rugby World Cup 2015, England (exclusively for Great Britain), has launched the first ticket-inclusive packages for the Tournament, six months ahead of the public sales process in September.
Packages now on sale for UK fans feature England's pool games as well as the knockout matches including the quarter-finals, semi-finals and Final. Prices start at £179 per person for a match ticket and coach travel inclusive package to see England versus the Play-Off Winner in Manchester on 10 October 2015.
And England Rugby Travel will offer a unique 'Ticket Ballot Promise' to all fans who buy through England Rugby Travel now but who are then later successful in the 'Front Row' public ticket ballot later in the year. On England pool games and selected knock out matches played at Twickenham, England Rugby Travel will offer a full refund to fans who are successful in September's ticket ballot and re-allocate their package to any supporters on the England Rugby Travel waiting list.
There is a selection of packages available which aim to harness the Rugby World Cup experience and offer access to rugby legends as well as a number of special events. All packages are ticket inclusive and range from simple day travel and ticket experiences to multi-day hotel breaks.
Further packages will be released for all 19 other remaining teams playing in the Tournament including Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand in the coming weeks and months of this year, prior to tickets going on general sale through Rugby World Cup 2015.
England's head coach Stuart Lancaster said: "I don't think a day goes by when I don't think about Rugby World Cup 2015. It comes around once in a generation and the opportunity to inspire a nation will be huge."
Example packages now available to book include:
England v Oceania 1 - Twickenham - 18 September 2015
Secure a slice of the action watching England's round with Oceania 1, prices for a match ticket and coach travel package start at £279pp. Or combine with a one or two night stay in a hotel, available from £479pp (based on 1 night in Continental Hotel Hounslow).
England v Wales - Twickenham - 26 September 2015
Enjoy the cut-throat rivalry between England and Wales, the atmosphere at Twickenham will undoubtedly be electric. Prices for a match ticket and coach travel package start at £299pp. Or combine with a one or two night stay in a hotel, available from £499pp (based on 1 night in Continental Hotel Hounslow) or a two night break with experience at the Hotel Ibis Earls Court from £679 (based on 2 nights at the Hotel Ibis Earls Court).
England v Australia - Twickenham - 3 October 2015
Fans can see England play Australia in what's sure to be a highly-anticipated match - prices for a match ticket and coach travel package start at £299pp, or combine with a one or two night stay in a hotel, available from £499pp (based on 1 night in Continental Hotel Hounslow), or a two night break with experience at the Hotel Ibis Earls Court from £679 (based on two nights at the Hotel Ibis Earls Court).
England v Play-Off Winner - Manchester Stadium - 10 October 2015
Head to Manchester to see England take on the playoff winner in the hope of defeating the opposition, prices for a match ticket and coach travel package start at £179pp. Or combine with a one or two night stay in a hotel, available from £299pp (based on 1 night in Park Inn by Radisson).
Quarter-Finals 1 & 3 - Millennium Stadium - 17 and 18 October 2015
Cardiff will rock to the knock out stages of Rugby World Cup 2015 - a great Rugby city will welcome two truly memorable matches. A two night weekend break at the famous Angel Hotel, just a matter of metres from the Millennium Stadium, will be a great way to experience Rugby World Cup 2015. A two night stay, available from £899 (based on two nights in the Angel Hotel).
Quarter-Finals 2 & 4 - Twickenham - 17 and 18 October 2015
In the hope that England will be in one of these quarter finals, prices for a match ticket and a two night stay in a hotel is available from £929pp (based on 2 nights in the Continental Hounslow).
Semi-Finals - Twickenham - 24 and 25 October 2015
Typically a great duels the Tournament, watch the two teams battling it out for the Final, prices for a semi-final match ticket and a two night stay in a hotel is available from £1,359pp (based on 2 nights in the Continental Hounslow) or two nights in the Rydges Kensington from £1,399.
Bronze Final and Final - 30 and 31 October 2015
Watch the Bronze Final and Final of Rugby World Cup 2015 to see the best teams in the world fight it out for the top prize. Prices for a match ticket and a two night stay in a hotel is available from £1,549pp (based on 2 nights in Hotel Ibis Earls Court).
Final - Twickenham - 31 October 2015
Fans will be hoping for a repeat of England reaching the Final, but whoever's playing, it's sure to be a a great game of Rugby. Prices for a two night stay in a hotel and official match ticket is available from £1,399pp (based on 2 nights in Continental Hounslow) or two nights with experience at the centrally located Doubletree Hotel Westminster with experience for £1,799 (based on 2 nights at the Doubletree Hotel Westminster).
Rugby World Cup 2015 will be the eighth Tournament and is on course to write another memorable chapter in its success story.
To book your place, visit englandrugbytravel.com.