Rugby fans in town

It’s come to our notice that some bars (Vespa and Jet Bar to date) have barred punters wear­ing rugby jer­seys. We’d like to take this oppor­tun­ity to both warn fans, par­tic­u­larly out-of-town­ers, AND to express how much we think this sucks.

When the Barmy Army and the rest of the fol­low­ers hit Wel­ling­ton we are expect­ing the ser­vice industry to open it’s doors with their nor­mal huge, “Come on in, have an awe­some time”.

We trust these were isol­ated incid­ents, not a policy and will not hap­pen again.

It won’t, will it Wel­ling­ton bars?

If, as happened to our sports cor­res­pond­ent on the vis­it to Christ­ch­urch, a bar stops you from enter­ing for the only reas­on that you’re wear­ing a rugby jer­sey (of any col­our) then simply move on. There are plenty of oth­er bars in Wel­ling­ton, don’t let the snooty ones get to ya.

Also, if you suf­fer from a rugby-jer­sey-bar­ring incid­ent let us know and we’ll name-and-shame those con­cerned.