Wasps Pass 17k Ticket Mark For First Ricoh Arena Game

Wasps have announced that they have passed the 17,000 ticket mark for the first fixture at their new Ricoh Arena home against London Irish on December 21. The club recently announced that it now has the 100% shareholding of the new stadium and have been keen to embed themselves in the region and promote rugby locally. Chief executive Nick Eastwood confirmed last month that over 12,000 free tickets had been made available to local schools and rugby clubs in the Coventry area, to be spread across the first three games that Wasps will play at the Ricoh. The 17,000 tickets includes Wasps season ti…