In recent days, some real concerns came to light about the slow ticket sales at Ellis Park, and that the Springboks could end up playing their first Test of 2026 against England in front of widespread empty seats.

Just over a week ago, only about 21,000 tickets had been sold at the 62,000-capacity venue, with many fans pointing to the fact that prices were simply too high, highlighting that a family of four could have to cough up over R5000 for a Springbok day out when factoring in ticket prices, travel, food and beverages.

The tickets that were on sale

Read the full article from The South African Rugby here.