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Johannesburg - Tickets to the Super 14 final at Orlando Stadium in Soweto at the weekend sold out within minutes on Tuesday morning.
A Sapa reporter at Computicket in Cresta shopping centre, north of Johannesburg, who was tenth in line, was told that tickets were sold out by 9:06.
Many who had been queuing since early morning left disappointed, including a builder who had been waiting with his workers to buy tickets for the historical event on Saturday.
An official at the Computicket call centre confirmed that everything had been sold out.
"We don't have any tickets anymore," the official said around 9:30.
Computicket offices opened at 9am countrywide to give the public access to 3200 tickets for the coveted event between the Blue Bulls and the Stormers.
Several rugby fans tweeted about their frustration.
"In queue for Super 14 finals tickets. Painfully slow, already rumours that its sold out! Just not fair. Fcuk!! [sic]," complained one fan named frankie2x on the website twitter.com.
Beeld newspaper reported that Orlando stadium, where the Super 14 semi-finals were hosted last Saturday, could only accommodate 36 500 people.
Of these, 3200 tickets went to the public, 14 000 to seasonal ticket holders, 10 000 to box holders, 1 000 to the Stormers rugby union, 3 000 to the Blue Bulls rugby union and 5 300 to rugby officials including team management, referees, sponsors, suppliers and SA Rugby.
A Sapa reporter at Computicket in Cresta shopping centre, north of Johannesburg, who was tenth in line, was told that tickets were sold out by 9:06.
Many who had been queuing since early morning left disappointed, including a builder who had been waiting with his workers to buy tickets for the historical event on Saturday.
An official at the Computicket call centre confirmed that everything had been sold out.
"We don't have any tickets anymore," the official said around 9:30.
Computicket offices opened at 9am countrywide to give the public access to 3200 tickets for the coveted event between the Blue Bulls and the Stormers.
Several rugby fans tweeted about their frustration.
"In queue for Super 14 finals tickets. Painfully slow, already rumours that its sold out! Just not fair. Fcuk!! [sic]," complained one fan named frankie2x on the website twitter.com.
Beeld newspaper reported that Orlando stadium, where the Super 14 semi-finals were hosted last Saturday, could only accommodate 36 500 people.
Of these, 3200 tickets went to the public, 14 000 to seasonal ticket holders, 10 000 to box holders, 1 000 to the Stormers rugby union, 3 000 to the Blue Bulls rugby union and 5 300 to rugby officials including team management, referees, sponsors, suppliers and SA Rugby.
