Wales add Wallabies, Tonga & Boks to 2018 Under Armour Series
Wales will face Scotland, Australia, Tonga and South Africa in next autumn’s
Under Armour Series
at Principality Stadium, has been confi rmed, with tickets available from a club near you now. Head coach Warren Gatland’s side will begin their fi nal international season leading into the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan by hosting Scotland on Saturday 3rd November, with the Wallabies, Tonga and the Springboks set to follow on consecutive Saturdays in the month. Scotland will be the fi rst tier one northern hemisphere side to visit the Welsh capital for an autumn fi xture since the fi rst four-match series was played out in 2001 and the fi xture will also contest the ‘Doddie Weir Cup’ – created in honour of, and to raise money for, the charity of the former Scotland and British & Irish Lions lock who is suff ering from Motor Neurone Disease. The opening fi xture of the 2018 UA Series will also be notable for two new enhancements to the stadium experience. Firstly, the trial of a designated seating area in the North Stand where fans will not be able to take alcoholic drinks to their seats and, secondly, a 30% increase in disabled seating which will help make Principality Stadium even more accessible to more people Tickets for the UA Series are available now from all WRU member clubs
priced at £25, £35, £45, £65, £75 and £15 concession (U16s) for the three tier one matches – against Scotland, the Wallabies, on Saturday 10th November and the Series climax against the Springboks on Saturday 24th November.
matches. “First and foremost we have an impressive fi xture list for the Under Armour Series this autumn, one that will challenge Warren and his team and provide ideal preparation for the following Six Nations Championship
Tonga is on sale at £15, £20, £25, £35 and £10 (U16s), with a total of 215,000 tickets available at the stated concessionary prices across the four match campaign (47,000 more than in 2017). The alcohol free zone has been introduced after extensive research conducted with supporters who attended the UA Series in 2017 and the 2018 NatWest 6 Nations – these tickets are available to book with clubs immediately and are priced at £20 and £10-concession for Tonga and £45, £15-concession for the other three
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and the 2019 Rugby World Cup thereafter, and also some fascinating contests to capture the imaginations of the rugby loving public in Wales,” said WRU chief executive Martyn Phillips. “The matches are as accessible as they have ever been, with supporters able to buy tickets now from their local clubs, where they can be sure the money spent directly benefi ts the club due to a unique cashback scheme we operate with our member clubs. “We have listened to supporters and have over 215,000 concessionary tickets available to under-16s and we
have also conducted extensive research with supporters over the course of our last seven home matches.” Wales have regularly faced the top southern hemisphere sides in the autumn Test window with Australia now on their 13th trip just tipping New Zealand (10) for the most visits to Cardiff in that time – South Africa will make their ninth appearance, with Argentina on fi ve, to date. Tonga will make their third appearance in the series in Cardiff , but, of the tier two nations Fiji have been the most prolifi c visitors, matching the Pumas’ fi ve - Romania and Canada have made three appearances, Samoa and Japan two, with the Pacifi c Islands and Georgia (last year) completing the set with a visit each. When the Scots kick-off the 2018 campaign it will be another fi rst for Welsh rugby and a chance for an autumn audience to sample a fi xture which carries 134 years of history with it. The Scots haven’t won in Cardiff since the 2002 Six Nations (22-27), the only other time the two sides have met outside of the Six or Five Nations Championship, in the 135 history of the fi xture, was a summer friendly game in Cardiff in August 2003, which Wales won 23-9. Any remaining tickets will go on public sale directly from the WRU on Friday 25 May from 10am, with pre-registration open to the public from Monday 16 April.
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