Hungary

If you are in the capital Budapest, the Becketts Irish Pub and Restaurant on Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 72 has Sky, therefore shows England home matches, Tri-Nations, Zurich Premiership and Tetley's Bitter Cup matches. Also has Eurosport therefore also some Heineken Cup matches.

Then a good alternative is the French Institute (on the banks of the Danube opposite the Parliament building) which has French Satellite channels and usually shows all big international rugby games (6N, Lions, French tests etc).

Note that they don't officially show the rugby matches as part of their regular film listings - you just turn up at the French Institute at the right time to watch as access to the film theatre is organised by the French expat members of the Budapest Exiles rugby team. The address is Institute Francais, Fö utca 17, 1011 Budapest Tél : (0036) 1 489 42 00 or e-mail:

A regular haunt of the 'Budapest Rugby Watching & Beer Drinking Association' (which has 310 members) is Champs Pub on Dohány Street 20.

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