A rugby fan who booked flights to Tokyo “four or five pints down” after watching England rugby’s win over New Zealand rugby is preparing to arrive in Japan on crutches — with nowhere to stay and without a ticket to the World Cup final.
Rob Lewis, 36, a web designer from Sunbury-on-Thames, started looking up flights after a boozy morning with friends during Saturday’s semi-final.
Mr Lewis, top, said: “At 11am the idea popped in my head to look at flights.” He found an Air France flight with a stopover in Paris for £650 return, leaving on Tuesday. England are set to play South Africa in the final in Yokohama this Saturday.
“I had a knee operation just over a week ago so I’m on crutches at the minute,” Mr Lewis said. “I’m going to be hobbling around Tokyo on crutches trying to get a ticket to the final, which is pretty dumb but worth it for the adventure.”
Hundreds of other fans are planning expensive trips to the final, despite all direct flights back to Britain on the Sunday and Monday after the match being fully booked.
The cheapest resale tickets for the World Cup final on Viagogo on Monday morning cost £1,120.
