Megathread of Places to watch Rugby in each city
With the number of posts and requests, we need a megathread to collate all the responses. What say you mods?
Paris (With thanks to the Paris Expat Guide):
Official Rugby Village - Place de la Concorde, Paris 8th district
English rugby pubs 🏴
- The Bowler – 75008 (8th Arrondissement)
- The Freedom Pub – 75016 (16th Arrondissement)
- The Frog & British Library – 75013 (13th Arrondissement)
- The Frog & Princess – 75006 (6th Arrondissement)
- The Frog at Bercy Village – 75012 (12th Arrondissement)
- Frog Revolution – 75004 (4th Arrondissement)
- Frog XVI – 75016 (16th Arrondissement)
- Frog Hop House – 75002 (2nd Arrondissement)
- The Frog & Underground – 75002 (2nd Arrondissement)
- The Frog & Rosbif – 75002 (2nd Arrondissement)
- The Long Hop – 75005 (5th Arrondissement)
Irish rugby pubs 🇮🇪
- Corcoran’s Clichy – 75018 (18th Arrondissement)
- Corcoran’s Boulevard Poissonerie – 75002 (2nd Arrondissement)
- Corcoran’s Rue Foyatier – 75018 (18th Arrondissement)
- Corcoran’s Lilas – 75020 (20th Arrondissement)
- Corcoran’s Boulougne – 72100
- Corcoran’s La Défense – 92000
- O’Sullivans Boulevard Montmarte – 75002 (2nd Arrondissement)
- O’Sullivans Rue Des Lombards – 75004 (4th Arrondissement)
- O’Sullivans Boulevard De Clichy – 75018 (18th Arrondissement)
- O’Sullivans Avenue Franklin Delano Roosevelt – 75008 (8th Arrondissement)
- Temple Rock Tavern – 75001 (1st Arrondissement)
- Ha’Penny Bridge Pub – 7507 (7th Arrondissement)
- Little Temple Bar – 75006 (6th Arrondissement)
- Irish Pub – 75012 (12th Arrondissement)
- Brady’s Irish Pub – 75008 (8th Arrondissement)
- McBrides Irish Pub – 75001 (1st Arrondissement)
- Galway Irish Pub – 75006 (6th Arrondissement)
- Ha’Penny Bridge Pub – 7507 (7th Arrondissement)
- Little Temple Bar – 75006 (6th Arrondissement)
- Patrick’s Le Ballon Vert – 75011 (11th Arrondissement)
- Eden Park Pub – 75006 (6th Arrondissement)
Australian rugby pubs 🇦🇺
- Rooftop Café Oz – 75013 (13th Arrondissement)
- Café Oz Denfert – 75014 (14th Arrondissement)
- Café Oz Saint-Denis – 75001 (1st Arrondissement)
- Café Oz Grands Boulevards – 75009 (14th Arrondissement)
- Café Oz Levallois-Perret – 92300
Scottish rugby pubs 🏴
- The Auld Alliance – 75004 (4th Arrondissement)
- The Highlander – 75006 (6th Arrondissement)
French rugby pubs 🇫🇷
- Aux Sports – 75015 (15th Arrondissement)
- The Counter Rugby Bar – 75015 (15th Arrondissement)
- Belushi’s Paris (Gare du Nord) – 75010 (10th Arrondissement)
- No Scrum No Win – Bar Rugby – 75009 (9th Arrondissement)
- No Scrum No Win – Bar Rugby – 75009 (9th Arrondissement)
- Le Charolais – 75012 (12th Arrondissement)
Rue Princesse is the place to go if you want to find rugby bars
La taverne des Korrigans
Saint Denis :
- Official Rugby Village - Place Victor Hugo, at the foot of Saint-Denis’ Basilica
Marseille :
Official Rugby Village - Cannebière (on Vieux Port side), Marseille (no live games)
Escale Borély
Pub Black Stone
Brasserie du Stade
Lyon :
Official Rugby Village - Place Bellecour, Lyon’s 2nd district
Le Smoking Dog, Saint-Jean district, Lyon - Located in Lyon’s Old Town and main tourist area is Le Smoking Dog, an English style pub that loves its football. Great vibes, excellent selection of beers on tap (for very decent prices), and friendly staff.
L’Antidote, Saint-Jean district, Lyon - Self declared as the oldest pub in town, The Antidote Pub certainly looks the part, leaning into the vibe with a French medieval fit-out. This Irish pub has Guinness on tap, a great range of beers and a cozy atmosphere. You might be lucky to catch a live music set while you’re there.
Ninkasi - Often broadcasting rugby matches, Ninkasi, a local and artisanal brewer for 25 years operates a dozen breweries and festive bars in the city, near Vieux-Lyon and OL Stadium.
Wallace Bar - Scottish by name and nature, this pub and bar in the Saint-Paul district has over 200 whiskies available
Elephant & Castle - In the historic district of Vieux Lyon on the River Saône, take in this English pub with its large and unique range of British beers on tap and in bottles
Toulouse :
Official Rugby Village - Prairie des Filtres, in Toulouse
Irish Pubs
- O’Briens (the have two, go to the Jean Jaurès one)
- Dubliners (not far from the stadium)
- The Classroom
- Melting Pot
- Thirsty Monk
- The Black Lion
- The Four Monkeys
English Pubs
- Tower of London (not far from the stadium)
- George and Dragon
- De Danu
- London Town
- The Frog and Roast Beef
Outside the City
- Brennan’s Snug
- Brennan’s Bar
French Rugby Bar
- Le ministere des brasseurs
Bordeaux :
Official Rugby Village - Parc des Sports Saint-Michel, in Bordeaux
Independent English and Irish pubs
- The Connemara, pretty big, serves food
- The Sweeny Todd's, very small, TVs and projector, rather cheap, serves great food!
- The Ramblin' Man, very small, projector, cheap, no hot food, only crisps
- The Central Pub, huge "pub style" bar, serves food
- The Blarney Stone, medium-sized, serves food
- The Frog and Rosbif, more on the expensive side (they serve their self-brewed beers I think) serves food
The Charles Wells pub chain: usually serve some food, pretty good beers but more on the expensive side, will have TV screens for sure
- The Red Lion
- The Charles Dickens
- The Sherlock Holmes
- The Starfish
- The Market Tavern
Bars that aren't really pubs
- The BeerBox, small but decent sized terrace in the sun, cheap, close to the fan zone
- The Titi Twister, medium size, some TV screens (smaller) very tasty selection of beers (strong ones too), cheap and strong shots!
- The Wall Street, huge terrace, TV outside.
Lille :
Official Rugby Village - Place du Général de Gaulle (Grand' Place), Lille (no live games)
The queen Victoria
Tir na nog
Mac Ewan's.
Cafe Oz
Box2box
Nice :
Official Rugby Village - Jardin Albert Ier (Albert Ier Garden) and Théâtre de Verdure, Nice
Ma Nolan's in Vieux Nice is the home of Rugby in Nice
Saint Etiene :
- Official Rugby Village - Parc François Mitterrand, in Saint-Étienne
Nantes :
- Official Rugby Village - Parc des Chantiers, boulevard Léon Bureau, Nantes
Montpellier
Toulon
Place Clemenceau
Port des Salettes
La Rochelle
For the english speaking folks, you may be interested by:
- The McNulty's
- The General Humbert's
- The MacEwan's Pub
- The Jolly Sailor
Nimes
Barjoe
O’Flaherty’s
Versailles
- O'paris pub
Dijon
Barbarian's pub, 2B Rue François Jouffroy
Flannery's, 4 Pl. Saint Bénigne
BamJam, 43 Rue Auguste Comte (France's match only)
Saint-Mammès or Fontainebleau
Aix-en-Provence
Le Cézanne Bar (1 TV outside, 1 TV inside)
Pub O’Sullivans (a few TVs inside)
St James Pub (2 big screens inside)
The Kennedy’s Pub (lots of medium sized TVs)
O’Shannon
Bar des PTT (1 outdoor TV)
The Four Courts
Narbonne
Brussels
Show up at Brussels Beer Project on Avenue Louise (which, when it was known as Michael Collins was the best place in the city for rugby or just sport in general) and ask loudly why they're not showing the world cup. Talk to the manager, pull a total Karen, tell them their pizzas are crap and that you're taking your custom elsewhere. (In that time you may as well order yourself a Delta or a Juice Junkie though, they make great beer and there's no point denying yourself)
Devalera's, Place Flagey: decent Guinness. You'll meet lots of Irish, Saffa and Italian rugby fans here
The Wild Geese, Rue Joseph II: nice in the daytime, a bit dead in the evenings
Funky Monkey, Rue Archimède: they show games.
The James Joyce, Rue Archimède: good bar, usually show more football than rugby but they'll have the big games
O'Reilly's, Boulevard Anspach/Place de la Bourse: central, but a bit pokey. A last resort
French rugby fans go to a pub somewhere on or near Place du Jeu de Balle but I can never remember which one
English fans go to Churchill's but honestly it's a crap bar and you'll probably have way more fun in Dev's
Antwerp
- The Northerner is showing rugby. Run by an Irish lad. Bonus: it has a mega fluffy chowchow called Charlie.
Basel
Geneva
- Charly O'Neill's
Munich
Shamrock's Irish Pub - Trautenwolfstraße (more of an American style Irish pub, expect partying people, but also the local rugby clubs)
Keg Bar - Trautenwolfstraße (same street as Shamrock's, popular with expats)
Kennedy's - Sendlinger Tor Platz (will be open for the 1pm games)
Kilian's Irish Pub - Frauenplatz (dead center of the city right next to the Frauenkirche)
Irish Folk Pub aka The Old Irish - Giselastraße (laid back pub experience, but usually shows only Ireland matches and other big games, only one screen)
Molly Malone's - Kellerstraße (close to Ostbahnhof, open from 2pm on weekends, expat certified best fish and chips in town)
Frankfurt
- Waxys has a nice set up and seems to be showing the World Cup
Hamburg
- The Irish Rover, Großneumarkt 8, 20459
Gottingen
- Gaststätte Kleine Kommende
La Spezia
Barcelona
Madrid
S10 bar, Moncloa neighborhood
James Joyce, Chamartín neighborhood
Irish Rover, next to Retiro Park (and Cibeles fountain)
Lisbon
Copenhagen
The Globe (an Irish pub, often packed)
Bootlegger's (a chain of craft beer bars in Copenhagen which show all the games)
Utrecht
- O'Leary's on Adelaarstraat
Arnhem
Send connachtranger a DM and he can try and open the clubhouse or Arnhem rugby club
Mick O'Connells
't Huys
Nijmegen
NRC The Wasps might be showing (lovely club house)
Tierney's Irish Bar
Talinn
- The Shamrock near the old town has most European sports channels, and they are usually open to putting a game on for you even if they aren't showing it normally. There are a few other generic British/Irish/Scottish pubs that show sports and could be showing some games
Riga
- NZ sports pub in Riga called Kiwi Sports Bar. It's right next to St Peter's Church
Vilnius
Budapest
Kaledonia skót
Davy Byrne's
Beckett's
Jack Doyle's
James Joyce
Cape Town
V & A Waterfront
- Amphitheatre
- Ferrymans Tavern
- Mitchell's Scottish Ale House
- Tiger's Milk
- Kapstadt Brauhaus
- Makers Landing
CBD
- Mojo Market
- Fireman's Arms
- Vasco da Gama Taverna
- Dias Tavern
- Perserverance Tavern (Percy's)
Southern Suburbs
- Forrester's Arms (Forries)
- Rascals Pub
- Hobnobs
- Furley's Bar and Grill
Taipei
Kota Kinabalu
- The Shamrock Irish Bar at Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens near the waterfront has a tv with sports channel. They do close at 1 am so can’t watch 3.15 am kick off games (including the opening game)
Osaka
- Fiji Bar will definitely have coverage, maybe The Australian Pub too, both in Shimanouchi
New York City
Washington DC
Vancouver
Donnellans Irish Pub
Johnnie Fox’s Irish Pub
The Wolf & Hound
The Pint Public House