Rugby fans are being warned not to drive if they indulge in the Six Nations triple-header tomorrow.

Rugby fans are being warned not to drive if they indulge in the Six Nations triple-header tomorrow.

Wales v Italy kicks off at 14.15 on “Super Saturday”, with the England v France game not scheduled to end until around 10pm – a TV blockbuster schedule lasting nearly eight hours.

Beer is the drink of choice for rugby supporters. During Round 2 in February, British pubs served 25.6 million pints.

“If you drink four pints of medium-strong beer, it can take as long as 14 hours for the alcohol to completely clear your system,” comments Hunter Abbott, MD of personal breathalyser firm AlcoSense.

“Just a small amount of alcohol slows your reaction time, inhibits judgement and reduces both concentration and co-ordination – increasing the likelihood of an accident”.

At the Rugby World Cup last year, records were broken as 137,000 pints were poured at just one match (Ireland v Scotland).

In a poll conducted by AlcoSense, over a third of us (36%) think our ability to drive is only impaired if we are actually over the legal drink drive limit.

But you are THIRTEEN times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash at the English limit, research shows.

Even with 10mg per 100mL of alcohol in your blood (one eighth of the limit in England and Wales) it is 37% more likely than when completely sober.

An estimated 6,740 people were killed or injured on Britain’s roads in 2021 (latest figures from the Department for Transport show) where at least one driver was over the drink drive limit. This includes 260 fatalities, the highest number since 2009.

“Let’s all enjoy this rollercoaster day, whoever ends up lifting the trophy”, adds Hunter Abbott.

“But please don’t drive the next morning if you’ve consumed a lot of alcohol, or use a personal breathalyser to check you’re clear”.

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Forty per cent of all breath tests conducted by Police are between 6am and 1pm.