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February 4, 2026
Top seats for Nations Championship’s ‘Glastonbury of Rugby’ at Twickenham to cost £280
Spectators will not know finalists but can ‘swap’ tickets
TL;DR
- The inaugural Nations Championship final will take place at Twickenham.
- Top-end tickets for the final will cost £280.
- The event is being billed as the “Glastonbury of Rugby”.
- The new 12-team competition replaces traditional tours and will be held every two years.
- The final will span a weekend with two matches on Friday, two on Saturday, and two on Sunday.
- Matches will pit teams against each other based on their pool rankings (e.g., 6th vs 6th, 1st vs 1st).
- Spectators might be "buying blind" as team identities for the finals are unlikely to be known until the week before.
- The most expensive tickets are for the 4 v 4 and 1 v 1 finals at £279.90, which cover two matches.
- Cheapest standard tickets for the final day are £125, with Saturday at £100 and Friday at £60.
- Junior tickets for finals day are £50 and £20 for Friday.
- Pricing is set by Six Nations organizers and Sanzaar.
- England's autumn Nations Championship home matches are against New Zealand, Australia, and Japan, with prices set by the RFU.
- Premium tickets for England vs. New Zealand will cost £238.
- Ticket interest is tracking similarly to England vs. New Zealand matches, with significant interest from the US.
- England's campaign begins in July with matches against South Africa and Fiji.
- There's a possibility of fielding a second-string side against Fiji due to logistical reasons, but a strong performance against South Africa could lead to a record-equalling 18th consecutive win.
- Moving the Fiji fixture away from Twickenham is to avoid the neutral venue for the finals.
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