Scallywags Bar & Restaurant
11 St. Clair Ave. W.
(416) 922-3737
National intel: The fearless Globe and Mail World Cup location scouts will probably have to go into hiding after lumping these two nations under the same heading. (Canada, U.S., why not?) But in this case, their inhabitants share similar accents and inferiority complexes, and have long nursed a bitter sporting rivalry, whether it be rugby, cricket, polo.
The pitch: Let's hope the owner of Scallywags knew what he was doing when he decided to host both the Australians and New Zealand games. Not just for South Africans, the bar has become a favourite with Australians and Kiwis because of a long tradition of showing rugby games there. Stuart Mulachy, a member of KEA, Kiwi Expats Abroad, will be at Scallywags with about 50 other new Zealanders. He plans to drink Keith's and partake in the Haka, a Maori war dance that fans do to get in the zone. He says he doesn't mind that most have classed New Zealand as the worst team in this years World Cup. 'We're little,' he says, referring to the small population of New Zealand, 'but we may take you by surprise.'
Grub: Usual pub fare, plus breakfast.
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