{"id":19781,"date":"2026-06-10T10:19:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=19781"},"modified":"2026-06-10T10:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:19:22","slug":"the-rugby-combo-at-protea-hotel-balalaika-sandton-that-turns-halftime-into-a-power-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/the-rugby-combo-at-protea-hotel-balalaika-sandton-that-turns-halftime-into-a-power-play\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rugby Combo at Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton that turns Halftime into a Power Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rugby days call for big screens, cold drinks, and food that understands the assignment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Protea Hotel by Marriott Johannesburg Balalaika Sandton is bringing all three together with its Rugby Combo.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Available at The Bull Run, Destination, and Lords Bar, this match-day special is priced at R199 and includes a juicy burger, crispy chips, and an ice-cold beer. In other words, it is the halftime power play fans can actually eat.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whether guests are gathering with friends, settling in for a big fixture, or simply looking for a relaxed place to enjoy the game, the combo offers an easy win before, during, or after the action. With a lively sporting atmosphere and a hearty plate made for match-day hunger, Protea Hotel Balalaika Sandton is giving rugby fans a solid reason to arrive early and stay until the final whistle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rugby Combo for\u00a0R199<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Includes a juicy burger, crispy chips, and an ice-cold beer<\/p>\n<p>Available at The Bull Run, Destination, and Lords Bar by Protea Hotel by Marriott Johannesburg Balalaika Sandton. Call 011 322 5046.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u21d2\u00a020 Maude Street, Sandton<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rugby days call for big screens, cold drinks, and food that understands the assignment. Protea Hotel by Marriott Johannesburg Balalaika Sandton is bringing all three together with its Rugby Combo. Available at The Bull Run, Destination, and Lords Bar, this match-day special is priced at R199 and includes a juicy burger, crispy chips, and an&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-specials"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19781"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19790,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19781\/revisions\/19790"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}