THOSE who miss out on the city’s Rugby World Cup tickets will be able to watch the matches on a big screen on the beach.

Similar to the football world cup, the beach to the east of the Brighton Wheel will be transformed into a Fanzone for supporters to soak up the atmosphere.

The Amex – known as the Brighton Community Stadium for the Rugby World Cup – will host two games on the opening weekend of the tournament.

South Africa will take on Japan on Saturday September 19 and a day later Samoa play USA.

The Fanzone on the beach will be open for both these games.

Debbie Jevans, chief executive officer of England Rugby 2015, said: “We are pleased to deliver another tournament first with an official fanzone in every host city.”

After Brighton and Hove hosted its first ever elite rugby match last week at The Amex, the biggest prize in the sport is on its way back the city.

The William Webb Ellis trophy head to Sussex on August bank holiday as it travels to Brighton via East Grinstead and Eastbourne.

A number of events involving the Rugby World Cup trophy will take place in the city on September 1, but the details are being kept under wraps by England 2015 organisers.

Ms Jevans added: “The Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour will be the perfect opportunity to excite and engage fans across the UK and Ireland and make 2015 feel like the year of the rugby nation.

“Delivering a continuous 100 day tour means we can give as many fans as possible the opportunity to see the Webb Ellis Cup and tell us their rugby story as they count down to their own tournament experience.

“We have been delighted with the success of the international trophy tour, engaging with thousands of people across the globe, and hope to replicate that success when the trophy Tour goes to Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Wales and England.”