Rugby-World Cup organisers welcome Viagogo fine for unauthorised ticket sales

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - 2023 Rugby World Cup Draw - Palais Brongniart, Paris, France - December 14, 2020 The Webb Ellis trophy is pictured during the draw REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

(Reuters) - France's rugby World Cup organising committee welcomed the Paris Court of Justice's decision to punish Viagogo for the unauthorised sale of tournament tickets online, with the ticket reseller ordered to pay 400,000 euros ($445,000) in fines.

The dispute was related to Viagogo's online sale of tickets, without authorisation, for the World Cup from Sept. 8-Oct. 28. The committee said the only authorised online sale of tournament tickets was via its official website.