THE RUGBY World Cup is just over a month away but preparations for the quadrennial tournament are already in full swing for pubs all over the world.
There are few venues better equipped for watching rugby than your local pub.
A mecca for merriment in its many forms, pubs provide an important focal point for communities the world over.
They’re a place to meet friends, make new ones and experience the kind of moments that live long in the memory.
Sure, the mere presence of alcohol on tap elevates these free houses above most other shops and service vendors but good drinks are only one element of what makes a pub truly great.
Few things better showcase a pub’s indomitable spirit better than a truly great sporting event and few sports bring people together better than rugby.
But, with a wealth of drinking establishments offer live sport on offer, separating the wheat from the chaff can prove a tricky process.
That could be about to change, however, thanks to the Rugby Pub World Cup (#RPWC19), a new interactive online competition which is calling on pub-loving rugby fans across the world to cast their votes for the very best sports-led boozers on the planet.
It’s a chance to pay tribute to those pubs that have provided so many of us with a meeting place to share the incredible highs and lows of sport in a communal setting.
The competition is very simple: the team behind the Rugby Pub World Cup want you to vote for the pub you rank as the best of the best and worthy of top honours.
Maybe it’s the setting, the staff or the drinks on offer. Maybe it’s something indelible to that particular place, a feeling or atmosphere. Whatever the case, this is your chance to bottle that feeling up and raise a glass or two to your pub of choice.
Those wishing to cast their vote can do so via the interactive form available here.
It only takes a couple of minutes but the impact on your chosen pub could echo for years to come.
The Rugby World Cup is only a month away but the search for the World’s Greatest Rugby Pub starts here. #RPWC19
