WRU announces most expensive Six Nations tickets ever as clubs given deal


Wales’ 2027 Six Nations tickets go on sale on Tuesday (August 4), with the top tickets against England becoming the most expensive in history.

Steve Tandy’s side host Ireland and England at the Principality Stadium across February and March next year, with Sean Lynn’s women doing the same in April. Tickets for all four matches go on sale this week, with both teams bidding to avoid another wooden spoon. You can see the full 2027 Six Nations fixture list with dates and timings, here.

Following on from this year’s Nations Championship fixtures in November, the Welsh Rugby Union will once again use the new seating category, A+, which the union says offers “the best seats in the house”.

For the match against England on March 6, that A+ ticket will set you back £155. The previous two home matches against England in the Six Nations have seen the highest-priced ticket sit at £130.

For the third-round clash with Ireland on February 20, it is £145 for an A+ ticket.

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At the other end of the spectrum, the governing body say that more than a quarter of the seats in the stadium are available for less than £100, with U18s tickets in these areas at 50 per cent of cost price and students offered a 30 per cent reduction.

According to the WRU, that means more concessionary tickets than ever before in the Six Nations.

The top four seating categories (A+, A, B and C), though, will all cost well over £100, with category C tickets priced at £115 for the England match.

In 2025, the last time Wales hoste England and Ireland, ticket prices were frozen at 2023 rates and were priced as follows under the old seating structure: Cat A £130, Cat B £120, Cat C £115 and Cat D £60

Student prices are available in the upper tier, as well as U18s tickets in the lower tier, for the first time next year – with the move allowing the governing body to create “specific ‘zones’ to cater for the different matchday experiences fans like to enjoy”.

It is also the first time student discount tickets have been available for England and Ireland Six Nations matches in Cardiff.

The prices still compare favourably to England, with premium seats at the Allianz Twickenham expected to be over £200 next year.

Clubs to make commission

Back in April, WRU chief operating officer Gavin Marshall told WalesOnline that the governing body were looking at maximising revenue from their premium customers.

“I’ve been here six months, and where I see the opportunity is in growing revenue rather than cutting costs,” he said. “I don’t see a bloated organisation with people not adding value. I think we’re lean.

“It would be great to come in and find quick wins to save a few million here and there, but I think those opportunities have already been taken. I’m inheriting a business that, from a financial perspective, has been managed well. The real opportunity is around growing revenue.

“We need to maximise matchday revenues and there’s a real opportunity to drive food and beverage income. There’s also a real opportunity to grow ticket income. We have changed our ticketing process for the autumn internationals, with more price categories and an opportunity to yield more from premium tickets. But we also need to be smarter in how we price games, because at the moment we’re not selling out.

“We need to maximise those matchday opportunities so that we can invest more in our rugby ecosystem. To support the community game, we are going to pay £2 back for every ticket sold in the Nations Championship to community clubs.

“We’re encouraging supporters to buy tickets through their local club links. It’s the first time we’ve done it, and we need to communicate it well, but with three games in November we could pass back up to £400,000 to clubs, which would be great.”

That ability to give back to community clubs is on offer again, with this marking the first time an England home match – which traditionally is a sell-out – will allow member clubs to earn £2 commission per ticket.

It is also the first time it has been on offer in the women’s game.

Tickets are available from clubs, and to debenture holders and ‘WRU Premium Supporters’, from Tuesday.

“We strongly encourage supporters to buy from their local rugby clubs and to get in early, to avoid disappointment, with two huge home fixtures for both of our men’s and women’s national sides coming in 2027,” said Marshall.

“A ticket bought for a men’s or women’s rugby international from a Welsh club now earns £2 directly for that club and, from 1st October, supporters simply need to use the ticket links provided by their club to ensure it gets that money.

“The WRU is of course a not-for-profit organisation and all the money earned from our Six Nations matches is guaranteed to go back into the game in Wales more generally, but the club commission scheme is a way for fans to contribute directly to their team of choice

“We introduced a range of new price categories for our upcoming Nations Championship matches in November 2026, following analysis of the demand trends for tickets, with the new top price A+ category selling out for every match and more concessionary tickets available than ever before.

“We are following the same system with the Six Nations and this new approach will help us to maximise income and therefore our investment in the game in Wales, whilst also ensuring prices are tailored to the matchday experience our supporters are enjoying.

“Welsh rugby needs its supporters now more than ever. Our patriotic and dedicated fans are some of the best in world sport and we know the prospect of England and Ireland in Cardiff will attract the loudest voices in Wales.”

Wales’ 2027 men’s and women’s Six Nations home ticket details in full:

Men’s

Wales v Ireland (Saturday, February 20)

CAT A+: £145, CAT A: £130 / U18s £65, CAT B: £120, CAT C: £110 / Students £77 / U18s £55, CAT D: £85 / Students £59.50 / U18s £42.50, CAT AFZ (Alcohol free zone) D: £85 / Students £59.50 / U18s £42.50, CAT E: £65 / U18s £32.50, CAT AFZ E: £65 / Students £45.50 / U18s £32.50

Wales v England (Saturday, March 6)

CAT A+: £155, CAT A: £140 / U18s £70, CAT B: £125, CAT C: £115 / Students £80.50 / U18s £57.50, CAT D: £95 / Students £66.50 / U18s £47.50, CAT AFZ (Alcohol free zone) D: £95 / Students £66.50 / U18s £47.50, CAT E: £70 / U18s £35, CAT AFZ E: £70 / Students £49 / U18s £35

Women’s

Wales v England (Saturday, April 10)

Prem: £27, Cat A: £22 / Students and teens £15 / Kids 12 and under £10, Cat B: £17 / Students and teens £10 / Kids 12 and under £7.50, Cat C: £14 / Students and teens £10 / Kids 12 and under £5

Wales v Ireland (Saturday, April 24)

Prem: £27, Cat A: £22 / Students and teens £10 / Kids 12 and under £5, Cat B: £17 / Students and teens £10 / Kids 12 and under £5

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