‘Binned’ Rugby World Cup promo material ended up in pub

A large amount of promotional material belonging to the organisation which runs the Rugby World Cup ended up across the front of a Dublin pub — even though it was supposed to have been binned.

Julie O’Mahony, senior in-house counsel for the Rugby World Cup, said she spotted the posters and signage as she was driving through Dublin on a break at home during the event last autumn.

She told delegates at last week’s Law Society conference on sport and the law that it was just one of a number of issues that cropped up during the tournament, which took place in England and Wales and which was ultimately won by New Zealand.