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Tue 09 Sep 2010Ticket policy has undone goodwill towards Irish rugby
ON RUGBY:Did nobody tell the IRFU that this country is in the grip of the worst recession since the foundation of the State, writes GERRY THORNLEY
A NEW season has dawned and a relative degree of optimism is in the air. The game has seemingly been liberated by the IRB’s law amendments. Alas and alack, the most vexed area of debate hereabouts this past few weeks – judging by the bewilderment and outrage out there among pub discussions, message boards, letters to the editor, etc – is the IRFU’s eye-watering ticket pricing and ticket policy for the autumn internationals.
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