By DOUG THOMSON
WORLD CUP organisers have defended ticket prices amid claims they have failed to take account of the cost-of-living crisis.
Attendances for the first of three rounds of men's group ties ranged from 43,199 for hosts England versus Samoa at Newcastle to 4,182 for France against Greece at Doncaster.
The average for the eight ties waAlready a subscriber? Log in here
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