RL has needed a game wide ban on alcholol for several years now. The problem is clubs and fans can't part with it for 80 mins in a weekend.

Personally, i like a drink but very rarely buy that overprices watered down stuff in the grounds.
Anyone who feels the need to want to drink more than 2 pints of that stuff wants their heads testing!

As for the argument, i can see both sides to it and i can relate to both sides, what 'him' is referring to is a small minority of people, for who the drinking is more important to the actual game on the field, this is usually seen at magic weekends etc, most people i know of and have seen maybe go to the bar/toilet once or twice, usually during breaks in play, i know i do, or i try to do.

What do you suggest they (the clubs) replace that income stream with?

Why ban something to suit a minority with a lack of tolerance ? As I have put on an earlier post, most stadia are not bulging at the seams for RL, you can always move?

Pints of Pimms

"income stream" excellent

If one person going for a beer or to the toilet means that 10 people have to stand up, or move out of the way, then who is the minority?

To be fair they want to stay in their seats. Union has put a lot of effort into crowd interaction and it certainly does this better than league. The amount of times the ball is lashed into the crowd when it looks like they may have to run with it or take a tackle is certainly impressive.

The crowd handle the ball more than some players.

If a ball is kicked into touch in rugby it's "lolol boring sport" when it's kicked into touch in Rugby League it's "oh that's great play, great kick"

Regards

King James

The circumstances surrounding when the kicks take place has a huge impact as to why it's considered boring in rugby union, if you had any grasp of either code you might have not made such a stupid statement.

As for the drinking at RL, it beggars belief that quite a large proportion of fans simply can't watch the match without the need to fill themselves with ale.
I'm one of a fair few who don't need to leave their seats at all though I will stand up periodically for clapping/when it gets exciting/scoring at t'other end and a HT stretch.

Jesus if my late 60s mother only has to go for a slash once in 2 hours I'm sure most can manage not to have to go for a wazz 2-3 times even with beer inside them.

CC Semi-final at Doncaster was crap aside from the result, FC fans standing throughout blocking the view and then meatheads on their way for yet another sodding pint.
I go to watch the rugby, I'm not interested in pre match 'entertainment' unless it's more rugby.
First and last time I sit with the plebs for such events as it really spoils the occasion.
If you want to have loads of ale, sod off down to the boozer.

Just, go away.

Not so for kicks out on the full