Demand for RBS Six Nations reaches new heights as fans count down to World Cup <\/p>\n
viagogo, the world\u2019s largest ticket marketplace, highlights the key tournament ticketing trends it has seen so far. In the week running up to the opening match, viagogo has seen ticket demand nearly double as excitement builds. <\/p>\n
Most popular tickets<\/p>\n
The most popular Six Nations matches, based on ticket searches on viagogo\u2019s 55 global websites, are:<\/p>\n
Wales vs England (6th Feb, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)
\nIreland vs France (14th Feb, Aviva Stadium, Dublin)
\nEngland vs Scotland (14th March, Twickenham Stadium, London)
\nItaly vs Ireland (7th Feb, Stadio Olimpico, Rome)
\nScotland vs Wales (15th Feb, BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh)<\/p>\n
The popularity of Six Nations matches seems to mirror the groups for the Rugby World Cup, with England and Wales in one group and France, Ireland and Italy in another. <\/p>\n
Scotland\u2019s impressive performance over the past 12 months has also seen Scottish matches shoot up the rankings, with searches up 167% compared to 2014.<\/p>\n
Best value tickets<\/p>\n
The best bargains on viagogo\u2019s site are currently:<\/p>\n
Italy vs Ireland from \u00a314 (7th Feb, Stadio Olimpico, Rome)
\nItaly vs Wales from \u00a316 (21st March, Stadio Olimpico, Rome)
\nItaly vs France from \u00a316 (15th March, Stadio Olimpico, Rome)
\nScotland vs Wales from \u00a318 (15th Feb, BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh)
\nScotland vs Italy from \u00a320 (28th Feb, BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh)<\/p>\n
Rome is currently the best value destination for Six Nations matches and viagogo is seeing Irish fans snapping up tickets from \u00a314 to see their team play Italy in Rome, rather than \u00a389 to see Ireland vs France at Dublin\u2019s Aviva Stadium.<\/p>\n
A viagogo spokesperson commented: \u201cThe RBS Six Nations is always one of the highlights of the sporting calendar but the excitement is even greater this year because fans are seeing it as a warm up for the Rugby World Cup. The most popular matches are previews of clashes that will happen later this year. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are also seeing more cross-border demand for the RBS Six Nations than ever before, driven by the fact it\u2019s often cheaper to watch your team play away rather than at home, even with the travel costs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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