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KEVIN McCALLUM: Cheap shots and not-so-cheap beer and wine
As the delegates of World Rugby, the club once called the International Rugby Board, gird themselves to gather in London and vote to decide which one of SA, Ireland and France will host the 2023 World Cup, let them do so with this vital bit of information: the Independent of Dublin reports that cans of beer will double in price. Bargain wine will also rocket to €7.50 a bottle. This is because four out of 10 people in Ireland binge drink regularly and the Irish government wants them to stop. If it costs more, they will drink less, apparently. A poll in the same newspaper records that almost 80% of Irish drinkers say they will not change their boozing habits if the price of grog is increased.So, that’s not going to work. The Irish may need a few cheap drinks on November 15, World Cup D-Day. If they got themselves into a right lather when SA was announced as the recommended bidder last week, they were in a screaming fit this week. Diplomacy be damned as SA was torn apart by Irish Rugby...
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