IRFU urged to reduce prices for 10-year ticket renewals

The Irish Rugby Football Union should stick with its plan to offer renewals next year of its 10-year tickets but reduce the asking price to account for the ongoing economic downturn, according to a leading Ulster Bank League club president.

Buccaneers president Ted Carty was reacting to yesterday’s story that the IRFU is considering abandoning plans to offer a renewal of its first tranche of 10-year tickets next year.

There will be around 2,000 of the 10,600 10-year tickets due for renewal next spring with another tranche up in 2015 of the tickets which guarantee premium-level seats at all of Ireland’s home Six Nations and Autumn Internationals at the Aviva Stadium.