RWC fans urged to avoid touts

11 September 2014England Rugby 2015 failed to persuade the Government to make touting of Rugby World Cup tickets illegal, but under their organisers' terms and conditions anyone buying a ticket from an unauthorised outlet can be refused entry to the stadium.

The ticket agency Ticketmaster has brought in measures to combat secondary agencies using sophisticated software to flood their website with ticket applications for high-demand games.

England Rugby 2015 communications director Joanna Manning-Cooper said: "Fans should only buy through official sources.

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