"Fancy a Ruck?"

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Brothels heat up for World Cup

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Brothels across Australia are packing down for an anticipated bumper trade during the six-week Rugby World Cup, which tourism officials estimate will attract at least 40,000 overseas visitors, many of them well-heeled fans with plenty of money to spend.

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One inner Sydney brothel kicked off its World Cup campaign with a party on Thursday night and also plans to target arriving players and fans with girls bearing "Fancy a Ruck?" placards.

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"Many of them came from countries where prostitution was highly illegal, so for the first time in their lives it was like seeing a lolly shop where lollies were legal. You had to go in and buy one even if you didn't like them," Swan told Reuters.

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"Maybe there's a legion of people who will follow the team who are not yobbos, they're not soccer hooligans or rugby league fans but they're from the upper classes in England. We know that they like spanking, for example," Swan said.

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