Rugby World Cup organisers are urging fans trying to buy tickets to remain patient amid mounting anger about endless delays on the official website . There was huge demand when general sales resumed on Tuesday and by the evening , there were tickets still available for 17 matches in the tournament - being held in this country in September and October . All seats on sale at this stage for the opener , England v Fiji , had been snapped up , but two of Wales ’ matches , against Fiji and Uruguay in Cardiff , remained up for grabs . Rugby World Cup organisers have asked fans to be patient amid anger about delays on the official website - sales for Millennium Stadium fixtures continued to lag behind other venues . The total number of tickets available when they first went on sale in September last year . Sales for fixtures at the Millennium Stadium continued to lag behind other venues , with a further three matches there still showing availability , although the remaining tickets for France v Ireland had been bought . The latest allocations for New Zealand v Argentina at Wembley and Scotland v South Africa at St James ’ Park had also been rapidly claimed . However , it was a day when many supporters were left incensed by the process of trying to buy tickets online . With vast numbers attempting to the access the official website , delays of several hours and various technical glitches were reported by many of those trying to buy . Social media was awash with tales of angst as the system struggled to cope with the traffic . Recently departed chief executive Debbie Jevans had insisted before she resigned that the website would cope with demand . ‘ The capacity we ’ ve built into the system means we are confident it will stand up , ’ she predicted . But the experiences posted on Twitter by frustrated would-be spectators told a different story . Former head of the organising committee Debbie Jevans insisted the website would cope with demand . Tom Andrews tweeted : ‘ I have been in online Queue for rugby world cup tickets for 8hrs 45 mins , unbelievable ! ! ’ Rupert Garrett was equally fed up , posting : ‘ Been queuing since 10am for Rugby World Cup tickets but still having to wait ! Same happened with Olympics . Waste of time Disillusioned Joke ! ’ It was a similar story for ‘ LittleMead ’ , who tweeted : ‘ I know British people love to queue , but the Rugby World Cup tickets wheel of doom is something else ! # whyarewewaiting ’ Jamie Cleland added : ‘ Seems to be a consistent pattern of ticket distribution for major sporting events . You ’ d think best practice would now be learned. ’ An England Rugby 2015 spokeswoman insisted on Tuesday night that many thousands of tickets were sold yesterday but conceded that ‘ there have been a lot of queues on the website and we are aware of that ’ . The official line is that those who managed to access the system often spent long periods browsing the options , which led to a delay for others in the queue . Having begun the day with around 70,000 tickets to sell , officials were attempting to keep potential spectators informed of progress via Twitter . But with an official re-sale programme now in operation , matches will not be declared official sell-outs as tickets may become available again at a later date .
Fans urged to be patient following huge delays on Rugby World tour site . Many supporters have been left angry with the prospect of buying tickets . Debbie fans had hoped the tickets would cope with delays .