KEVIN MCCALLUM: Boyos not satisfied with Welsh cake for pudding anymore
Strikes in sporting clubs seldom occur, but do pay off sometimes
The Parkgate Hotel on Westgate Street in Cardiff is described as an “upmarket hotel” just a “six-minute walk from sporting events and concerts at Principality Stadium”. It is a joint venture between a property developer, a hotel group and the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). A room there will cost you R13,610 on February 25, the night of the Six Nations match between Wales and England.
Those are prime rooms in a hotel that usually charges about R3,000 a night during the week. Saturday February 18 will cost a bargain R4,395, which means Wales playing in town adds R9,215 to the bill, a nice return for the WRU, which has a 75% stake. ..
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