The First Whispers Of Six Nations Rugby

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Six Nations - Fifteen Matches – but only ONE great place to watch them – Come to Whispers In Bucharest, Romania for the Six Nations and enjoy the great atmosphere. Special ‘Meal Deals’ and promotions available on ‘Six Nations’ days. Book your table now – go to www.whispers.ro

For the sports fans amongst you that prefer to see men playing with odd shaped balls, the Six Nations competition is almost with us. For rugby fans the excitement is doubled this year as a successful spring could lead to further success in the Rugby World Cup that will be played in New Zealand this summer.

WHO IS THE WHISPERS BAR, FAVOURITE? IS THERE ONE?

Bucharest Expat, with Whispers Bar have tried to pick the likely favourite, and national bias aside, this is difficult. We looked at the autumn round of internationals for some clues, but the results are more difficult to read than an upturned cup of tea (loose leaf, not bag…. We do not want to get into too much fortune telling because of the tax implications but we did look at the evidence.However, we will be gathering at Whispers bar to shout and scream and as i am Scottish, probably cry…

In the first round of matches, all of the southern hemisphere team won. No surprise there. In the next weekend there was an upset when England beat Australia and looked good doing it. Ireland drew with Samoa and Ireland gave the South Africans something to think about. The Bucharest Expat team were doing their best to catch as many of these games as possible in the pub – all in pursuit of a good story.

In the third weekend England managed to scrape a win against the very physical Samoan side, the French beat Argentina and Scotland delivered the next upset by beating South Africa. Game on!! The Bucharest Expat team were now awaiting the final games with a combination of anticipation and trepidation. Could Scotland move forward from their win and beat Samoa? Would South Africa bounce back against England? Should France keep their momentum and beat Australia? After an epic weekend of rugby there were three positive results for the northern hemisphere. The Scots came out with their heads held high after beating Samoa, Italy beat Fiji and Romania beat Uruguay to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

So what did we manage to learn from this marathon of rugby? We managed to draw several conclusions:

1.     Our rugby expertise increased for every glass of beer that we drank, and the referees became proportionally worse at the same time.

2.     Whispers is a fun place to watch rugby (and the all day breakfast proved to be a source of comfort).

3.     The results mean that we have no idea who will come out top in this seasons Six Nations but we will be watching with avid interest.

The Six Nations Fixture Schedule for 2011 is below, with all times being British (so add another two hours for the local experience). Members of the Bucharest Expat team may be found in Whispers Pub In Bucharest keeping a HIGH profile over a beer and a breakfast. See you there!

Friday 4th February
Wales v England – 7.45pm
Saturday 5th February
Italy v Ireland – 2.30pm
France v Scotland – 5pm

Saturday 12th February
England v Italy – 2.30pm
Scotland v Wales – 5pm
Sunday 13th February
Ireland v France – 3pm

Saturday 26th February
Italy v Wales – 2.30pm
England v France – 5pm
Sunday 27th February
Scotland v Ireland – 3pm

Saturday 12th March
Italy v France – 2.30pm
Wales v Ireland – 5pm
Sunday 13th March
England v Scotland – 3pm

Saturday 19th March
Scotland v Italy – 2.30pm
Ireland v England – 5pm
France v Wales – 7.45pm

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  • Maryelisabeth

    I see Whispers pub up on Bucharest Expat a lot. I’ve been going to some of the other pubs around town not paying a bit of attention to Whipsers; not because I didn’t know about it, but because I didn’t know the “why” in “why should I go here”… now I do! Thanks a bunch!

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  • Debt Repayment

    France v Scotland in Paris, we either start the Six Nations, with a Huge roar from the North….Or we get our a**e’s kicked in France, first game, moral wrecked for the rest of the tournament…Historically, the latter is the typical…

  • inkblot

    (snicker, snicker) Sorry for laughing. I’m still giggling over the “don’t want to get into the fortune telling because of the tax implications” bit.

    Anyway, all day breakfast while drinking beer and watching scrums from all over the world – you just described heaven on earth!

  • Melody

    I am American, and I have to say that I am a little curious to find out what kind of breakfast goes well with beer, but, hey, I’m game!

  • John-John

    So, you should book your table in advance? This place must get pretty crowded. That’s great. I look forward to making some new friends in the area.

  • Anonymous

    I have seen this bar being featured here last year. Now it is still featured so I guess this bar is really good to visit.

    Melody, the meal that would go well with beer on breakfast depends on the beer you want to drink. Pancake is great to have with beer that taste yeasty.

  • Jolene

    I agree to that, Melody. I’ve always pictured beer with burgers and fries, not with breakfast food. But what the heck, I’ll try anything once. And I’ll bet I could find someone to explain how rugby works. All I know is they don’t wear pads and seem not to enjoy the game unless they end up bloody and filthy.

  • KitKatt

    I wonder that too, whether reservations are needed or if you just pack in along the bar. I’m sure tables are hard to come by, but standing room is probably there.

  • M8R-0jdwms

    I guess you can reserve a table or just go there and get a table. I think the place will be really crowded at these event so better reserve a table there if you want to watch the games there. There is nothing better than watching sports events inside a room full of fans.

  • LostSoul

    Wales -v- England on Friday. Any guesses on that one? I’m going with England, since Wales has come out on top for several years running. (I’m a sucker for the underdog!)

  • Shamira

    So, the first game is this Friday, then? Very cool – I like catching things from the beginning! I plan on being there!

  • Steve

    Hi – to all those woorying about space. I am sure it will be fairly full but reservation of seats/tables is an option Whispers offers via its website but in no sense is it obligatory. The atmosphere should be great

  • Caleb

    No underdogs for me! I’m sticking with Wales. They’ve done it before, they’ll do it again. (Not saying they’ll take the whole thing, but I do think they’ll take England on Friday.)

  • asymmo

    Beer goes with most foods although the varieties available in some countries (such as Belgium or the US if you have access to craft beers) means that you can start to pair them as you would with wine. Bacon and eggs go nicely with most styles of beers including lager (such as Silva or Heineken), ales and stout (Guinness). If you can’t face the combination then you can always try a good, old fashioned cup of tea ;)

  • LostSoul

    Wooo Hoooo! England did it! 26 – 19 – First time in a long time. Think they’ll go all the way? Anybody have any favorites for who will win the whole thing?

  • Eric

    OK everyone – make your predictions for today’s games: Italy -vs- Ireland, and France -vs- Scotland.

    I know nothing about Rugby or about these teams, so I’m going to go for my gut. I like lasagna, so I’m going with Italy in the first game, and I like the movie Braveheart with Mel Gibson, so I’m going with Scotland.

    There you have it: Italy and Scotland. Who do you want and why?

  • Anonymous

    I want to cheer for the US if it is in the game but sadly it is not. I go with Ireland just because they are Irish.

    LostSoul, let’s have a bet on March 19th for the Ireland-England match.

  • Eric

    It’s official. I stink at making predictions. I publicly supported Italy and Scotland, and they both lost. I am officially retiring my position as Six Nations Rugby Results Predictor.

  • LostSoul

    Vacationer – I will take England, naturally, while you suffer with the Irish (ha ha). Loser buys a beer and breakfast at Whispers after the match. Is it a deal?

  • Anonymous

    No problem LS, we have a deal!

    Well, our teams both have 1 win so far. Let’s see if they can beat the team that we have beaten. :)

  • Suprtrpr53

    going. cheers for the post. see everyone there.

  • Epetrova

    the more beer you drink the more things seem to go well with it, whispers; glad to see you up on here looks like cornering the market for sure

  • Epetrova

    I was reserving here… is that correct? seemed to work…
    http://www.whispers.ro/sports.php?id_sport=92

  • Foreigner4fun

    could not get the reserve button on whipsers site to work. is it necessary or walkin okay?

  • GiddyupROM

    lol

  • Steven Hughes

    Don’t know if anyone responded to your question but no it is not necessary to make a reservation – just walk into Whispers and enjoy the rugby

    Steve

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