MRSC Guide for Saracens v Munster in Allianz Park Munster v SaracensTravel, transport and meeting point details for Munster fansInphoThe MRSC London Branch are really looking forward to welcoming everyone back to the London area for the crucial European Champions Cup game next week. They have been busy planning some exciting events for that weekend for travelling Munster fans, including for the Friday and Saturday evenings, with full details to be announced very shortly. For now please find below travel options to the ground and the pre-match local meeting points/flag collection details. This news item will be further updated in next weeks Red Letter. The main central base for the weekend is Rudds Bar, (148 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4BY - beside Blackfriars rail/tube station). This is the home of the MRSC London Branch and will also be the venue of choice for the evening entertainment post-game with live music and replays of the game planned. Travel options from Central London to Allianz Park Allianz Park is situated in Hendon, postcode NW41RL. Getting there There are two viable public transport options to get to the ground from London: 1: By Train (Over Ground). Mill Hill Broadway, on the Thameslink, is the nearest overground station. Its about 1.6 miles, so 30 minutes walk or a 10 minute taxi journey from Allianz Park. 2: By Tube (Underground) Edgware and Mill Hill East tube stations on the Northern Line provide an alternative with Mill Hill approximately a 30 minute walk or 10 minute taxi journey to Allianz Park.(Edgware is further away/approx. a 40 minute wlak). *At the moment there is no planned engineering works affecting any of the above for the weekend. **Saracens run very frequent, free, buses on match days from all these stations from around two hours before kickoff to around two hours after, but we have no details for the Munster game yet. A detailed timetable is generally made available in the week before the game. At the ground, the buses arrive and depart from Pursley Road, which is around a ten minute walk from the ground along a dedicated footpath. London Buses Route 221 also serves these stations and the ground, but you need a Travelcard, Bus Pass or Oyster Card to board as tickets are not sold on the bus. *** To plan your journey to Allianz Park from anywhere in London, go to tfl.gov.uk and select your travel points within the Journey Planner. Allianz Park is accepted as a destination. **** Parking is very limited, and expensive at the ground, and must be booked at saracens. There is also a widespread controlled parking area around the stadium. If you are driving, the best option is to use public car parks near Mill Hill Broadway station and use the shuttle bus. Matchday Meeting Points We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement with the two locally based amateur rugby clubs, Mill Hill RFC/Hendon RFC, to act as our local official meeting points both of whom have Irish connections. In addition, the Claddagh Ring, located in nearby Hendon, provides a good alternative for those seeking a more traditional Irish bar. Both clubs are located in the shadows of Allianz Park (less than 5 minutes walking). From the Pursley Road shuttle bus drop off point continue past Allianz Park along Greenlands Lane for Hendon RFC, or take the right at the swimming pool along Champions Way for Mill Hill RFC. Our Central London venue, Rudds, is just by Blackfriars station, which is a direct 30 minute train journey to Mill Hill Broadway, four trains operate per hour. Match Flags for Munster fans will be handed out at the shuttle bus drop off points on Pursley Road and at both club houses from about 90 minutes prior to kick off. The MRSC Choir will be attending the match and performing at our various events over the weekend. Hendon RFC ( Greenlands Lane, NW4 1RL hendonrugby/) Open from 9am, serving breakfast rolls pre-game and BBQ post match. Will have live music from 11am. Popular MRSC Irish trad group Celtic Crunch will also play there from 3pm and there will also be an appearance from the MRSC Choir post game. They will facilitate cash back in the bar and there is free wifi also available. Hendon RFC have a very strong Irish connection with many of their players and supporters either first or second generation Irish and the club house manager being a Munsterman himself. Mill Hill RFC (Champions Way, NW7 2EL pitchero/clubs/millhill/) Open from 9am, serving breakfast pre-game and food post match. The car park has a few limited spaces that are pre -bookable through the website. There will be a traditional rugby club welcome here complete with a roaring log fire. They also have good Irish connections with St Kierans GAA club training/playing there. The MRSC Choir will sing a few songs here pre-game. Claddagh Ring (10 Church Road, NW4 4EA, claddagh-ring.co.uk/ ) The Claddagh Ring is located a little bit away from Allianz Park but is still the closest pub to the ground with a great Irish tradition. They will be open from 9.30am serving full Irish breakfast all day with a full bar menu available from 11am-10pm. They run their own free shuttle bus from Hendon Central tube (Northern line) every 10 minutes to Allianz Park commencing at 11am. There will be live music from the Bible Code Sundays from 5pm. They will have wristbands available which gives free admission to their sister venues in the area and a 10% discount on prices all day.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:50:53 +0000
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