The Rugby World Cup isn’t an event to watch from your spare room in London. You need a huge HD TV, copious amount of Fullers and a room full of loud, burly, patriotic men and women. Luckily, we know just where to find these things.
Here are the best pubs to watch all the matches with your friends, family and flatshare.
London Welsh Centre, Gray’s Inn Road
Here’s one for all you Cymry Llundain! The London Welsh Centre in Bloomsbury is showing all the games on ITV. It’s even opening early to let you catch Wales’ first game against Uruguay’s finest XV.
We don’t want to offend any Uruguayans that may be in your London flatshare, but this is a great venue to celebrate what will surely be the Dragon’s first win of the tournament.
The William Webb Ellis, Twickenham
For any fan of rugby, watching a game in Twickenham is a holy pilgrimage that must be made at least once in a lifetime. If you don’t manage to nab a ticket to the stadium itself, this pub, named after the inventor of the game, is an admirable substitute venue.
It’s a Wetherspoon’s too, so look forward to millions of screens, cheap pints and questionable patronage.
The Faltering Fullback, Finsbury Park
Big screens, picnic tables and a name evocative of every team’s worst nightmare, The Faltering Fullback is an ivy-clad boozer on Perth Road.
Its obsession with the classic brown-and-green pub interior will only suit some (and may even make your spare room look great by comparison), but its sport-friendly layout and unexpected Thai menu will suit all. No bookings here though, so arrive early if you want to sit.
Kick, Shoreditch
In West London, the rugby is watched with Greene King and chips. But just because you work in Shoreditch doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the game at a pub!
Grab a pint of Kernel and a pulled pork sandwich and settle down to watch the egg chasers. If the game isn’t going your way, distract yourself with some table football. World cup? What world cup? I’m just concentrating on spinning this tiny plastic man, mate.
The Star of Kings, Kings Cross
This venue has many virtues. The £10 burger and beer deal becomes immediately amazing when you consider that Yeah! Burger are in the kitchen. Even better, there’s a DJ on every night there’s an England game. And if your team wins, you can start your tour of the UK from Kings Cross right away! Perfect.
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