Rugby-WRU to serve weak beer, close bars early at Six Nations home matches

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Wales v England - Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, Britain - February 27, 2021 Welsh rugby club shirts on display in the stands before the match REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

(Reuters) - The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) will serve weaker beer at stadiums and close bars during the second half of Six Nations matches in an effort to reduce alcohol-related disorder by fans, Wales' rugby body said on Wednesday.

The new measures at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff come in the light of "anti-social behaviour" from spectators at the Autumn International series, which included two pitch invasions and reports of drunkenness among the crowd.