I’ve never watched Rugby before, so when a friend suggested going to see the Rugby 7s live… I said ‘sure’! Tickets came to about £30 each, and I later learned that there is a fancy dress theme each year. This year the theme was ‘galactic’.
I went yesterday with two friends and was surprised that the game was really interesting to watch! It did help that there were lots of fit men running around in shorts. The best thing was the positive and fun vibe. You know when you are surrounded by people dressed as Bananaman, Superman, Jedis, Sailor Moon, Bender or covered in star stickers that when they are drunk, they will probably not be angry drunks. And we walked around a bit too and found an outdoor area with music and a booze bus.
Overall, it was a great sunny day of Rugby and cider and beer with good natured drinkers.
http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/
Following the rugby, which finished at 6 pm, we made our way to Clapham Junction for dinner and drinks. Dinner was at Mien Tay, a BYOB cash only Vietnamese restaurant that is about 5 minutes walk from the station.
http://mientay.co.uk/battersea/
The summer rolls were good but I found my # 61 beef pho to be very bland, so I was a little disappointed with my main.
After dinner, we went across the road to the Sugar Cane Bar – a place I had walked past a number of times and intended to check out one day. And I’m glad I did! It’s a great bar with fun decor and great cocktails. I enjoyed the ‘Hairy Coconut’ and ‘Strawberry Collins’. Apparently there is a dance floor downstairs – I didn’t make it that far, but perhaps another night…
TWO SHOES TRAVEL 