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    Where to watch the rugby in London?

    By Will last year, mid-October Leave a comment on this post

    Right then. It’s a big one tomorrow for the Rugby World Cup Final. Me and my mate have come up with what we consider to be a definitive list of must-haves for a venue in London:

    1) Pub atmosphere. A pub, then.

    2) Reasonable quantity of South African supporters, but no more than 50%. And that includes those behind the bar.

    3) Decent Guinness, and not the extra-cold filth

    4) Decent Youngs, Adnams or other draft and a fine selection of snackage

    5) Not massively packed. Yeah, ok - stupid request

    6) Easy access to outside for the socially retarded smokers like me

    7) Oh, and a TV would be useful too

    8 ) Unattached ladies to court. Sloanies need not apply. (No funnies about Soho please)

    The O2 centre was mentioned but I’m not going all that way. I want it to be central in case we lose and need to drink into the wee hours. In fact, that applies for both eventualities.

    So come on - by this time tomorrow I want a choice of at least 10 ideas.

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    7 Responses to “Where to watch the rugby in London?”

  • Rob Cornelius wrote:
    October 20th, 2007 at 4.35 am

    you have no idea how hard it has been to track down a pub here in Victoria BC thats showing the game. It seemed like such a good idea at the time to have a holiday during the world cup final. There was no chance of us ever making the final was there.

  • steve wrote:
    October 20th, 2007 at 11.19 am

    Just to let you know, Will, that here in my corner of Oz, we’re all hoping the South Africans thrash you again :-)

  • Alan R wrote:
    October 20th, 2007 at 3.11 pm

    According to the page you linked to, Rugby is a Sloaney school. So no Rugby-ers at the rugby, I guess…

  • Will wrote:
    October 20th, 2007 at 4.20 pm

    Steve, and there was I expecting most Australians to support England, not the filthy boks!

  • Jonathan Liew wrote:
    October 20th, 2007 at 10.29 pm

    I’m in Edinburgh. The sound of schadenfreudic cheering is still ringing in my ears.

  • Marcus wrote:
    October 21st, 2007 at 12.57 am

    Well, I don’t know about Steve, but I have roots in South Africa, and they’re a Southern Hemispheric team, which is good enough for me. So..YEEHAW! Boks 15, Wilkinson 6!

  • Chris wrote:
    October 22nd, 2007 at 1.31 pm

    After last time Will? No way. Yay saffers. Really though, it was a matter of picking the lesser of two evils.

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