Crackdown on clubs’ ticket sales to agents

IRFU chiefs are set to clamp down on clubs selling international tickets to agents by proposing that they must publicly declare where there ticket allocation goes.

Financially-struggling clubs have for years seen international tickets as a vital revenue stream, with ticket agencies and corporate visitors always keen to guarantee places at Lansdowne Road during the highly lucrative Test match windows.

IRFU chief executive Phillip Browne said: “At the moment, the situation is that the tickets are to be used for the club membership.