Ireland fans set up Facebook page to help frantic ticket swaps

Travelling fans have been left flat-footed after Japan top Pool A at Ireland's expense

Ireland fans set up Facebook page to help frantic ticket swaps

Beleaguered Irish fans in Japan have set up a Facebook page to facilitate a quarter-final ticket exchange with their Japanese counterparts, as Ireland's failure to top Pool A has left presumptuous punters stranded.

The "RWC 2019 QF2/QF4 Ticket Exchange" event already has over 400 people listed as attending with fans scrambling for tickets to Saturday's game after buying tickets for Sunday's quarter-final tie in advance.

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