Afrigather A South African rugby fan who bought tickets to observe the Springboks play the All Blacks at Ellis Park (now Emirates Airline Park) has complained about being issued duplicate tickets to the match.
The 62 000 seater stadium was crammed to capability for the highly-anticipated recreation, which the Boks gained 31-27.
South Africa and New Zealand will play once more on Saturday, 7 September, on the DHL Stadium in Cape City.
In a TikTok video, rugby fan Mandisa N revealed how Ellis Park stadium-goers had fallen prey to duplicate or presumably counterfeit tickets.
She mentioned: “I purchased tickets to take a seat on a staircase. It’s not concerning the cash; it’s concerning the expertise. I noticed lots of people standing on the staircases.
Mandisa revealed she spent a considerable a part of the sport on the lookout for her seats. However when she ultimately discovered her block, she claimed: “Folks have been drunk and sitting in all places.”
@mandisa_nd That is actually my worst #rugby expertise. I needed to profit from the scenario whereas sitting on the steps as a result of I’ve been actually trying ahead to this recreation and there was no use for me to sulk the entire recreation. I’m undecided what measures there are on the stadium when scanning tickets purchased on illegitimate websites, however clearly it didn’t work trigger there have been duplicate tickets and folks nonetheless entered the stadium. As I mentioned, it’s not concerning the cash, it’s the expertise. #rugby #savsnz #bokrugby #springboksrugby #allblacks ♬ authentic sound – mandisa_nd
Mandisa claims that it was a problem of duplicate or counterfeit tickets.
She continued: “We simply standing…[we didnt want to] miss the sport. We paid cash to observe the sport and purchased tickets approach again in April.
“This was my dream come true [to watch the All Blacks play]. To get there and have such a horrible expertise, I couldn’t hold it in. I began crying on the stadium.”
Judging from the remark part, others had comparable struggles at Ellis Park.
@issa.loops: “We had the identical expertise”
@basetsanashilaye: “The safety guards made me stroll across the whole stadium as a result of they couldn’t assist.”
@pabi_: “Safety doesn’t care. Lion administration helped us with seats, nevertheless it was within the final 10 minutes of the sport.”
LIMITED DHL STADIUM TICKETS ON SALE
Based on CapeTownetc, there are just a few last-minute tickets accessible for the Springboks vs All Blacks recreation on the DGL Stadium this weekend.
That is accessible to rugby followers who buy 2024/2025 season tickets for the Stormers.
DID YOU ATTEND THE SPRINGBOKS VS ALL BLACKS GAME AT ELLIS PARK?
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