Good rugby pubs for watching matches

Trojan

I'd like to get a list of good pubs to watch rugby matches in as it's such a commonly asked question. Here's a template, feel free to improve.

Pub: (name)
Location: (Street & City)
Big screens: (number)
Small screens: (number)
Atmosphere: (Electric/good/mediocre/bunch of wendyball fans)
Space on a 6Nations day: (Can't breath/standing room/seats available/ near empty)

Any takers to fill out some of the common ones for Dublin & elsewhere? How about it?

Drummerboy2

Pub: THE PLAYERS LOUNGE (formerly The Fairview Inn)
Location: Fairview, Fairview Strand, Dublin
Big screens: Many
Small screens: 30
Atmosphere: Electric
Space on a 6Nations day: Large enough to cater for big crowds


Pub: THE IVY HOUSE
Location: DRUMCONDRA Rd
Big screens: 1
Small screens: 3
Atmosphere: (good/)
Space on a 6Nations day: (standing room)

itsallaboutheL

Pub: Cissie Youngs
Location: Bandon Rd, Cork City
Big screens: 4 and one massive one
Small screens: a wicked plasma in the smoking area
Atmosphere: full of genuine Cork nutjobs!!
Space on a 6Nations day: Not as crowded as munster matches, next best thing to being at match

Crash

Pub: The Orchard Inn
Location: Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Big screens: at least 4 inside
Small Screens: at least 3 medium sized outside
Atmosphere: good
Space on 6 Nations day: arrive early and you'll be in with a shot.

yeraulone

Pub: The Faltering Fullback
Location: 19 Perth Road, London, N4 3HB
Big screens: 1
Small screens: 4
Atmosphere: Good Irish bar without the diddle di idle. Good Guinness!
Space on a 6Nations day: standing room

Anyone know anymore in London?

Zzippy

Pub: Busker Brownes
Location: Cross St., Galway
Big screens: 1
Small screens: Several
Atmosphere: good
Space on a 6Nations day: standing room get there early

Pub: Dew Drop Inn/Myles Lee/An Tobar
Location: Cross St., Galway
Big screens: 0
Small screens: 5
Atmosphere: Electric
Space on a 6Nations day: Jammed, get in early to have any chance of a seat, more room in the smoking section out back (tv there too)

Cool_CM

Pub: Murrays
Location: Erkelenzdamm 49, Kreuzberg, Berlin, 10999
Big screens: 1 large Projector, 1 Widescreen
Small screens: 1
Atmosphere: Great atmosphere and sound, great food(steak around €12)/drink(Weissbier 3.50), table service. Extra TV outside for big matches in good weather.
Space on a 6Nations day: Jammed, get there early to get a seat/vantage point. Will show all matches and there's a good chance of running into opposing supporters for good natured banter.
Also shows Heineken Cup and Magners League

Cool_CM

Cool_CM wrote: »

Pub: Murrays
Location: Erkelenzdamm 49, Kreuzberg, Berlin, 10999
Big screens: 1 large Projector, 1 Widescreen
Small screens: 1
Atmosphere: Great atmosphere and sound, great food(steak around €12)/drink(Weissbier 3.50), table service. Extra TV outside for big matches in good weather.
Space on a 6Nations day: Jammed, get there early to get a seat/vantage point. Will show all matches and there's a good chance of running into opposing supporters for good natured banter.
Also shows Heineken Cup and Magners League

Unfortunately this pub has closed down. Pity.

Diom

Pub: O'Connells
Location: Eyre Square, Galway
Big screens: 0 (taking this to mean a projector/huge flatscreen)
Small screens: 1 (you'll get a crick in the neck) (big flatscreens not huge)
Atmosphere: Connacht supporters, interested and knowledgeable
Space on a 6Nations day: Standing room

Pub: Murty Rabbitts
Location: Forster Street, Galway
Big screens: 0
Small screens: 3 (you can see one from most anywhere)
Atmosphere: Older crowd, local crowd, residential, passionate and drunk
Space on a 6Nations day: Standing room (you'll see the TV though)

Pub: Blakes
Location: Eglinton Street, Galway
Big screens: 0
Small screens: 2 (you can see one from most anywhere)
Atmosphere: quiet but decent number watching games
Space on a 6Nations day: don't know...only found this place during the Lions.

Not telling anyone about my secret prime watching place. hahaha

son.of.jimi

Pub: Bardons
Location: Main Street, Kilcullen, Kildare
Big screens: 2 (extra 1 outside in good weather)
Small screens: 2
Atmosphere: (Electric/good/ unbelievable)
Space on a 6Nations day: Can't breath (need to get in around 12pm to get your spot at the bar, food laid out during half-time and grub always available!)

Santa Claus

Pub: Harry Byrnes
Location: Howth Road, Clontarf
Big screens: 8
Small screens: not sure
Atmosphere: Electric but with the odd bunch of wendyball fans
Space on a 6Nations day: Can't breath/standing room for 6 Nations and Leinster away games

[Jackass]

Pub: Horse Show House
Location: Ballsbridge, Dublin (accross from RDS)
Big screens: 1
Small screens: 5+
Atmosphere: Great pub before and after Lesinter home games, always a great mix of home and away support and is official bar to the OLSC. On home match days atmosphere is superb, but very big bar, so comfortable standing space. Away games you'll always get a group of Leinster fans in, but seating is plentifull.
Space on a 6Nations day: Near empty, more of a Leinster bar, but there's always a group down infront of the big screen for 6 nations and you'll always get a seat.


Pub: Slatterys
Location: Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4
Big screens: 1
Small screens: 2 or 3 (1 outside)
Atmosphere: Absolutely Electric
Space on a 6Nations day: Can't breath most of the time...and that's while Lansdowne is closed!! On Lansdowne match days you'll struggle to make the footpath by it. Smoking area out front and if you get there early and get inside, it's your only pub for 6 nations.
Here's a vid from Heineken Cup final when Leinster were playing:

bonnieprince

Pub: Nancy Blakes
Location: Denmark Street, Limerick
Big screens: 2
Small screens: 5+
Atmosphere: Electric
Space on a 6Nations day: Plenty of room for everybody but get in early for a good spot, mostly standing room on matchdays. Munster matches a specialty.:D

Blisterman

yeraulone wrote: »

Pub: The Faltering Fullback
Location: 19 Perth Road, London, N4 3HB
Big screens: 1
Small screens: 4
Atmosphere: Good Irish bar without the diddle di idle. Good Guinness!
Space on a 6Nations day: standing room

Anyone know anymore in London?

Pub: The Porterhouse
Location: Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, London
Big screens: 1
Small screens: 3 or 4 (Including one looking out into the Smoking area)
Atmosphere: In the basement, buzzing. Always a lot of Irish supporters. Elsewhere, more relaxed. Amazing selection of beers, plus it's Irish Owned, without being an "Irish Pub" which is a bonus.
Space on a 6Nations day: Basement is Rammed. Mostly standing room, but that adds to the atmosphere.

murphym7

Pub:Old Oak
Location: Oliver Plunkett Street Cork
Big screens: 2
Small screens: 10+
Atmosphere: Good - Electric
Space on a 6Nations day: Can't breath for French and English games. standing room for all the rest.

Mr.Applepie

[Jackass] wrote: »

Pub: Slatterys
Location: Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4
Big screens: 1
Small screens: 2 or 3 (1 outside)
Atmosphere: Absolutely Electric
Space on a 6Nations day: Can't breath most of the time...and that's while Lansdowne is closed!! On Lansdowne match days you'll struggle to make the footpath by it. Smoking area out front and if you get there early and get inside, it's your only pub for 6 nations.

+1 Slatterys used to be my local - absolutely brilliant pub in general

siltirocker

Diom wrote: »

Pub: O'Connells
Location: Eyre Square, Galway
Big screens: 0 (taking this to mean a projector/huge flatscreen)
Small screens: 1 (you'll get a crick in the neck) (big flatscreens not huge)
Atmosphere: Connacht supporters, interested and knowledgeable
Space on a 6Nations day: Standing room

Pub: Murty Rabbitts
Location: Forster Street, Galway
Big screens: 0
Small screens: 3 (you can see one from most anywhere)
Atmosphere: Older crowd, local crowd, residential, passionate and drunk
Space on a 6Nations day: Standing room (you'll see the TV though)

Pub: Blakes
Location: Eglinton Street, Galway
Big screens: 0
Small screens: 2 (you can see one from most anywhere)
Atmosphere: quiet but decent number watching games
Space on a 6Nations day: don't know...only found this place during the Lions.

Not telling anyone about my secret prime watching place. hahaha

O'Connells, the only true rugby pub in the Galway city centre, just great match day vibe! +1

WeeBushy

Pub: Colman's
Location: Rathgar Village
Big screen: 1 (used for for big matches only)
Small Screens: 4 (i think)
Atmosphere: Very good for big matches (6N & heinken knockout matches w/irish teams), grand for the rest, youngish crowd (30s) with some older. Very good for bringing family/younger children - no loud mouth drunks.
Space on 6N days: Standing, arrive half an hour before ko and you should get a seat.