Union is a game played outside on an oval field with fifteen players to a side. It is a form of contact sport and each side attempts to make a goal by throwing and kicking the football behind the team’s goal post. The opposing team must impede this aim. This game has become a popular spectator game and Lions tickets are regularly wanted.
Rugby union has developed into an world game, with countries across the world developing national teams. The game has gained particular fame and esteem in countries such as England, Australia, Wales, France and New Zealand. With the increasing internationalization of the game, there is a growing focus on worldwide games where nations play against each other for the honor of being the top in the world. These worldwide games - and the Lions tickets - draw a global audience.
The precise beginnings of rugby union are unknown, although games involving kicking and throwing a football would have been known for some time. The rules of rugby union, however, were first laid down in the English town of Rugby in 1845. Although the game was codified so that rules governed its play, rugby union players supported the principle of amateurism. Where different sports built up the professionalism of the game with team members who played the game for a living; rugby union did not become a ‘professional’ game until 1995. Although an ‘amateur’ sport until 1995, Lions tickets have been sold for as long as the game has been in existence.
The worldwide games are perhaps one of the most highly regarded modes of games in rugby union and the enormous numbers of Lions tickets bought are a testament to that. There are three known worldwide games: the Tri Nations series, which is played by Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in the southern hemisphere; the Six Nations Championship, played by England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy and the Rugby World Cup, the only truly global rugby union competiton.
Each year, greater and greater Lions tickets are sold throughout the globe as global games become ever more popular. The earliest worldwide game in rugby union history was the so-called “Home Nations” games that began in 1883 with England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Gradually, this became the Five Nations Championship with the addition of France in 1910 and then the Six Nations Championship with the addition of Italy in 2000. The southern hemisphere version is the Tri Nations Series, which has its start in the informal games between Australia and New Zealand, which began in 1903. South Africa toured both nations in 1921 but the informal games did not become a official worldwide match until 1996.
The Six Nations Championship has been surpassed by the Rugby World Cup as the premier worldwide game, from its beginning game in 1987. Although a belated development on the worldwide rugby union scene, more than two million rugby tickets were sold in 2007, which easily competes with the amount of Lions tickets purchased for other global games.
The format of the worldwide games varies between every event. Both the Six Nations Championship and Tri Nations Series are held yearly and Lions tickets sell out quickly. However, where in the Six Nations Championship each side plays every other side once; in the Tri Nations each side plays the other three times, with the overall champion decided on a points system. The Rugby World Cup is held every four years and the twenty involved countries go through two stages: a group and a knock-out. The next Cup for which rugby tickets will be sold is in 2011, when the World Cup will be hosted by New Zealand.
Six Nation rugby tickets make excellent gifts for any rugby fan of your acquaintance. Lions tickets can be purchased for any budget and it is a game appropriate for all ages and is a great way for a family to spend time with each other. Even friends who don’t usually follow rugby union find themselves enjoying the game if they’ve been given Lions tickets - it’s never long before the liveliness of the spectators and the exhilaration of a live game gets them hooked!
Lions tickets are sold by many companies. Lions tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis and all ticket buyers are given a seat allocation. The simplest way to acquire Lions tickets is on the internet and prices vary depending on where the ticket-holder’s seat in the stadium will be. For worldwide games, Lions tickets can sell very quickly so it is always advised to get in and purchase them as soon as possible.