Best pubs to watch rugby in Bristol
Posted on: 02 Oct 2015Week 3 of the 2015 Rugby World Cup has arrived and England now need to pull out their best performance to defeat Australia on Saturday night after stumbling against Wales last week. Most of the other games are going as you would think but everyone is of course looking for another Japan moment with a relative minnow smashing one of the favourites.
The next week of matches are detailed below and our recommended pubs are further down the article. Enjoy.
Friday 2nd October 2015
8pm : New Zealand v Georgia at Millennium Stadium
Saturday 3rd October 2015
2.30pm : Samoa v Japan at Milton Keynes
4.45pm : South Africa v Scotland at St James Park in Newcastle
8.00pm : England v Australia at Twickenham, London
Sunday 4th October 2015
2.30pm : Argentina v Tonga at Leicester City Stadium
4.45pm : Ireland v Italy at Olympic Stadium, London
Tuesday 6th October 2015
4.45pm : Canada v Romania at Leicester City Stadium
8.00pm : Fiji v Uruguay in Milton Keynes
Wednesday 7th October 2015
4.45pm : South Africa v USA at Olympic Stadium, London
8.00pm : Namibia v Georgia at Sandy Park, Exeter
If you have not sorted out a place to watch the games yet then here are some of our recommended places to watch Rugby World Cup venues in Bristol and around the outskirts of the City.
City Centre
Bristol's Sports Bar : Pranj's Bar, 41 Corn Street, Bristol, BS1 1HT. Tel: 07532 488458 if you want to reserve the VIP area. PLUS SOUTH AFRICA ZONE !
Proper Guinness at Bristol's Irish Pub : Seamus O'Donnells, 13 St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1UE. Tel: 0117 925 1283. Heineken promotion at Seamus O'Donnells - Buy 2 pints of Heineken and get a free Heineken Try Scarf.
One for the stags and hens! Central Chambers, 9 Saint Stephens Street, Bristol, BS1 1EE. Tel: 0117 9349348.
Clifton Triangle
The Brass Pig, 1 Clifton Heights, Clifton Triangle, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1EJ. Tel. 0117 329 4471.
Clifton
Table bookings available at Clifton Wine Bar, 3-5 Richmond Terrace, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1AB. Tel: 0117 973 2069.
Evening games being shown and available for exclusive hire! Bar 135, 135 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2HY. Tel: 0117 9706589.
Cotham
The Rugby Pub in Bristol is Cotham Porter Stores, 15 Cotham Road South, Cotham, Bristol, BS6 5TZ. Tel: 01179 423546.
Henleaze and Horfield
Outdoor Big Screen at The Gloucester Old Spot, 138-140 Kellaway Avenue, Horfield, Bristol, BS6 7YQ. Tel: 0117 924 7693.
Live music too at The Beehive, 112 Wellington Hill West, Bristol, BS9 4QY. Tel: 0117 9490078.
Hotwells
Food also served at The Bear, 261 Hotwell Road, Hotwells, Bristol, BS8 4SF. Tel: 0117 987 7796.
Shirehampton
The pub with one of the best views in Bristol - The Lamplighters, Station Road, Bristol, BS11 9XA. Tel: 0117 279 3754.
Knowle
Sports pub on The Wells Road. Charlie's Bar, 304 Wells Road, BS4 2QG. Tel: 0117 9771116.
Redland
The Redland Rugby Venue with great beers and food at Aviator Bar, 2b Chandos Road, Redland, Bristol, BS6 6PE. Tel. 0117 3292500.
AROUND BRISTOL
Regil/Winford
Join Frank who knows everything about rugby at The Crown, Regil, Winford, Bristol, BS40 8AY. Tel: 01275 472388.
Pilning
A great local serving terrific food! The Plough Inn, Pilning Street, Nr Pilning, Bristol, BS35 4JJ. Tel: 01454 632556.
East Harptree
A village pub with great food, excellent wine and good beer! The Waldegrave Arms, Church Lane, East Harptree, BS40 6BD. Tel: 01761 221429.
Keynsham
Now reopened under new management head to The Crown Inn, 63 Bristol Road, Keynsham, BS31 2WA. Tel: 01179 862150.
Saltford
Watch the rugby down by the river at The Riverside Inn, Saltford Marina, The Shallows, Saltford, BS31 3EZ. Tel: 01225 873862.