Saturday sees the start of the 6 Nations Rugby Championship and Madrid’s bars offer a great chance to watch the games, meet up with rugby supporters of all the teams taking part and, of course, to have a few beers (or Guinnesses)! The first weekend sees Ireland v Italy (2.30 p.m. Madrid time) and England v Wales (4.30 p.m.) on Saturday with Scotland v France on Sunday at 4 p.m.
Instead of pointing you to a previous post that I wrote (for the 6 nations last year and the World Cup!), I have decided to cut and paste some of the places where you will no doubt find the games going on:
Finnegan’s – Plaza de Salesas 9 – Metro: Alonso Martínez – Tel: 91 319 8716
Finbars – c/ Marqués de Urquijo 10 – Metro: Argüelles/Moncloa – Tel: 91 548 3793
Irish Rover – Avda de Brasil 7 – Metro: Santiago Bernabéu – Tel: 91 597 4811
Kitty O’Sheas – c/ Alcalá 59 – Metro: Banco de España – Tel: 91 575 4901
La Fontana de Oro – c/de la Victoria 2 – Metro: Sol – Tel: 91 531 0420
Molly Malone’s c/Manuela Malasaña 11 – Metro: Bilbao – Tel: 91 594 16 35
Moore’s – c/Barcelo 1 – Metro: Tribunal – Tel: 91 532 6331
Moore’s – c/Felipe – Metro: Sol – Tel: 91 365 5802
O’Connors c/Alamagro 3 – Metro: Alonso Martínez – Tel: 91 310 44 35
O’Neill’s – c/ Príncipe 12 – Metro: Sevilla – Tel: 91 521 2030 (Apparently, the biggest Irish pub in Europe!)
The Quiet Man – c/ Valverde 44 – Metro: Tribunal – Tel: 91 521 4181
Triskel c/San Vicente Ferrer, 3 – Metro: Tribunal – Tel: 91 523 27 83
I would suggest you phone beforehand just to ouble check that the games are being televised. My personal favourites has to be Finnegan’s.
A list of 6 Nations Fixtures can be found on the IRB site. No prizes for guessing which team I’ll be supporting!