A pub in Phibsborough is offering a free pint to Leinster fans this Saturday, ahead of their Champions Cup semi-final clash with Northampton.
The offer from The Back Page pub comes with one caveat; only Leinster fans with a Brown Thomas shopping bag can avail.
Over 82,000 rugby fans will be heading to Croke Park this weekend for the match which sold out within 48 hours of tickets going on sale.
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On Newstalk Breakfast today, Chris Raymond - head of marketing for Bodytonic, which owns The Back Page pub - explained how their offer came about.
“There’s a famous photo of the perfect Leinster fan supping a pint of Heineken with a Brown Thomas bag draped over the shoulder,” he said.
“That’s where the joke originated from.
“So, if they show up with a Brown Thomas bag, they get a pint.”
Free pint
Mr Raymond said Leinster fans could be in for a shock at the pub this weekend.
“We actually don’t serve Heineken,” he said.
“The Leinster fans will have two shocks on Saturday; first of all, we don’t serve Heineken and second of all, they won’t be able to drink in the stands [in Croke Park].”
Dan Sheehan of Leinster dives over to score his side's fourth try during the Champions Cup quarter-final match against La Rochelle at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, 13-04-2024. Image: Ramsey Cardy/SportsfileMr Raymond admitted he’s a “little bit worried” as to how many people will avail of the offer.
“Hopefully they won’t have the one pint, hopefully, they’ll have a pizza too – I’m manifesting this,” he said.
Kick-off in Croke Park will be at 5.30pm tomorrow.
If Leinster are to overcome Northampton, they will be meeting the winner of Sunday’s match between Toulouse and Harlequins on May 24th, at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Leinster knocked last year's winners La Rochelle out of the competition with a comprehensive win in the Aviva Stadium on April 13th.
Main image: Leinster fans in the Aviva Stadium in 2018. Image: NurPhoto SRL / Alamy Stock Photo
