Rugby World Cup comes to Leicester!

As I am not a football fan, this is likely to be the closest I will get to reviewing a game at Leicester City Football Club's King Power Stadium. The Rugby World Cup has come to the home of rugby football (almost: the town of Rugby is 21 miles away in our neighbouring Warwickshire) so we couldn't pass up the opportunity to see the world's greatest sport (in my opinion) at home.

Leicester has always had a big rugby following, our beloved Tigers are the pride of our city, so it was natural for some of the matches to be held here. Unfortunately the organisers deemed our Tigers ground on Welford Road too small for such an occasion so 3 matches were held at LCFC's King Power stadium instead.









We started our afternoon in the pub (as usual for our outings), heading to The Counting House  on Freeman's Common. A decent pub with local ales and countless sports fans which is handily located within a car park and just a short walk down the tree-lined avenue to both the Tigers and LCFC stadiums.

I have to say the King Power (formally Walkers') Stadium is a decent venue despite the exorbitant price of beer. Very easy to navigate and despite the down-pours we managed to stay dry under the roof. We had the honour of seeing Canada take on Romania in the first stage of the 2015 World Cup, it was a close match as the teams were very equally matched but Romania managed to steal a couple of points right in the last few minutes.

The atmosphere was great, a good mix of Tigers shirts, Canadians and Romanians all cheering for everyone. Rugby fans are always good natured in my experience and this was no exception. Good game for both teams and a great afternoon out. For those who were celebrating into the night it is merely 10 minutes walk to the pubs and bars of Leicester, failing that it is not far to the train station where you can be in central London in a little over an hour.