A Dublin developer and rugby fan is said to be so intent on winning the Heineken Cup, that he has offered multiple UK and Irish properties and an “n” to Leicester Tigers in return for two of the letters of their name (“c” and “e”) and the cup itself, in the event that Leicester win.
“It’s a simple proposition,” he has said. “The two names are so similar, that if they win, we simply change our name to ‘Leicester’ and keep the cup. They can call themselves ‘Leinster Tigers.’ A new name might also help change the reputation we have of being South Dublin sissies.”
The Tigers, however, are said to be highly dismissive, even though in Scrabble, the letters “c” and “e” are worth only 3 and 1 respectively.
“It might be interesting if the real estate market hadn’t collapsed,” they said. “We have no intention of being saddled with worthless properties, which are probably worth less than the metal the cup is made of.”
