The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

Welcome to the virtual rugby pub - a place where you can come in for a sly beverage and discuss whatever's on your mind, or just eavesdrop on the regulars if you fancy a break from all the rugby chat.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the Tommy Bowe photo on the bar. That's a banning offence

So pull up a chair....what'll it be?


FYI, the last pub was :
https://www.606v2.com/t10092p950-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub#316272

this where we are rolling now?

A reminder - MARK YOUR DIARIES - updated to accommodate Scarlets vs Munster

young Hugbert and I have been mulling the coincidence of European games, and round 3 provides a good opportunity for a meet (for those interested). On Sun 11th Dec, Bath entertain Leinster with a 12.45 kick-off, and on the same day, a short train ride away, at Sandy Park, Exe will mostly be slaughtering the Dragons . As luck would have it, Scarlets will be hosting Munster the day before on Sat 10th at 15.40.

~~~~~~~Flights to Exeter international if you can; trains to Tiverton Parkway~~~~~~~~~~~~~

There's plenty room at my place in Devon, we could manage a few looseners on the Friday nite at the local (the Culm Valley Inn comes with 's full approval), a full English/Irish/Scottish/Welsh breakfast on Sat morning (including ), I'll drive up to Llanelli, match 1, , drive back to Devon, repeat Fri eve & Sat morning, jump on the train to Bath, match 2, a few celebratory scoops , back on the train to Exe, match 3, further torturing of the liver , back home to Yew Tree.

Not for the faint-hearted!

All in favour, shout

Asbo - THAT sounds promising!!

That's the weekend after my birthday, what better way to celebrate

Kiwi,
Not too much need for bedding,the straw is warm enough so don,t fill up you hand luggage with a sleepingbag;we'll find the necessary

I see Flybe do Dublin Exeter,unfortunately, I'll have to come thru Soton;what's the train service like twix Ex and Sot?

Mick(TEFC) wrote:Kiwi,
Not too much need for bedding,the straw is warm enough so don,t fill up you hand luggage with a sleepingbag;we'll find the necessary

I see Flybe do Dublin Exeter,unfortunately, I'll have to come thru Soton;what's the train service like twix Ex and Sot?

I actually paid the extra for checked baggage, so it's not a biggie either way. I will remember to pack the hayfever pills though

Mick , 2hr 30 mins with a change at Westbury, for the grand sum of £13 or €15 europees

Asbo,

I might think about making it down for at least the Exeter game if timings work and trains aren't too dear.

I'm thinking I'll probably start that weekend at Parc y Scarlets, rather than going down to Devon on the Friday only to go back past Newport on the Saturday.

If things work out and
a)Swanny &Sharpey decide that a Thursday evening SUA vs Sharks match is not possible
b) is tempted by the SWBritish adventure rather than the SWFrench version
then
c) I can also get to see Agen vs Sharks as well as the other 3 games.

Rugby ODed

I don't think I'd go down to Devon on the Friday, but the rest of it sounds brilliant to me

Just had a good laugh at some of them jokes in the old pub. Brilliant.

This time tomorrow I'll be in Dublin - just saying.

Right. Round three part I and round three part II. Anybody interested in PYS, send your written application (PM will do) to me please, so I can get my head around logistics. Ta.

Cari wrote:Just had a good laugh at some of them jokes in the old pub. Brilliant.

This time tomorrow I'll be in Dublin - just saying.

Me too!

Those meets sound class, but I can't commit to anything this season

Notch! You kept that quiet! How you long you there for??

Cari,you heading to the games on Sunday. A chance to see the magnificent Kerry team in all their glory. There isn't a better team out there.

Notch wrote:

Cari wrote:Just had a good laugh at some of them jokes in the old pub. Brilliant.

This time tomorrow I'll be in Dublin - just saying.

Me too!

Me not.

Thom - I'm not sure what the plan is to be honest. I know Mr C will be there and that's a mouth watering prospect...

Cari wrote:Those meets sound class, but I can't commit to anything this season

Notch! You kept that quiet! How you long you there for??

Until Friday, just decided earlier. My parents have been away on Holiday and they are stopping off in Dublin on the way back. My sister is away in Asia for the whole summer because of her husbands job so they are going to stay in her house for a few days (in Rathgar dawhilng). So they get in past midnight tonight; I'm going to get the bus late this evening from Belfast (they run on the hour all night).

Cari wrote:Those meets sound class, but I can't commit to anything this season

I'm interested in some, but really have the same problem as you Cari. Last day of work was July 1st.

Why would you want to be watching Cork? Kerry are the real team,no one better out there.

ish. Need to work out logistics of Staggy & Munsty staying Friday, down to PYS. Then the decision is either -

A) Drive down to Exeter for the Saturday night
B) Stay at Glas' on Saturday night and then down on Sunday

Will work it out

Thom - I think we'll be watching the games at home with a few drinkies. I'm surprised to hear you say that about Cork??

Thomond wrote:Why would you want to be watching Cork? Kerry are the real team,no one better out there.

They're gonna be very embarrassed when they lose at the weekend then.

nottins wrote:

I'm interested in some, but really have the same problem as you Cari. Last day of work was July 1st.

I'm fortunate in that I haven't lost my job, I just don't know where I'll be working in the coming months, so I can't book time off or anything like that.

Just back from an early evening stroll where we picked about 6 kilos of these;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boletus_badius

and there will be even more tomorrow.gotta start bottling the stuff.plus the end of the wild plums

You spending a lot of time in Bizarro world then Munsty?

Also,that Dublin super cup thing is on this weekend. An airtricty league XI will play(the league of Ireland)
The Aviva stadium has 4 dressing rooms. Before this week 2 dressing had shower systems installed as the other 2 dressing rooms have not been required before. This week at a cost of €50,000 dressing room number 3 had a full shower system installed for Celtic FC. Dressing room number 4 which is to be used by the Airtricity XI has not had a shower system installed and wont have one installed before the tournament kicks off on Saturday.
The squad have been told that a bus will be provided to bring them to the nearby Wanderers Rugby club where they can use the showers there.


Am I the only one who thinks this is disgraceful?

Thomond wrote:You spending a lot of time in Bizarro world then Munsty?

Also,that Dublin super cup thing is on this weekend. An airtricty league XI will play(the league of Ireland)
The Aviva stadium has 4 dressing rooms. Before this week 2 dressing had shower systems installed as the other 2 dressing rooms have not been required before. This week at a cost of €50,000 dressing room number 3 had a full shower system installed for Celtic FC. Dressing room number 4 which is to be used by the Airtricity XI has not had a shower system installed and wont have one installed before the tournament kicks off on Saturday.
The squad have been told that a bus will be provided to bring them to the nearby Wanderers Rugby club where they can use the showers there.


Am I the only one who thinks this is disgraceful?

To both questions, in what sense?

Did Celtic pay for the upgrade? I'm guessing a big fat no.

I suppose they feel the big team will bring the fans and best to keep them sweet. The team that is there to make up the numbers, is... well you get the idea.

That's football.

So basically a smaller team have been told they'll have to wash elsewhere whilst the big team hog the showers? That's soccer for you...money talks...

The first question is about Limerick beating Kerry and how you're on crack if you think Limerick will win.

The second is how the FAI are a joke and that it makes a mockery of Irish soccer that our national stadium has 4 dressing rooms but 3 showers.

Surely it couldn't have been that much more expensive to install showers in the other one at the same time?

And what's the point of even building four dressing rooms but two of them without the facilities needed to host a top sports team anyway?

Oh that's what it was...

Kado + Mickyt: if you fly into cardiff I can drive us all down to exeter and save money overall plus have comfort!! If this is def going ahead I'll book friday and monday off work! As: so long as your happy to have a west county/welshman stay?! Also you missed off the big gahe-connacht vs glaws!!

Kado + Mickyt: if you fly into cardiff I can drive us all down to exeter and save money overall plus have comfort!! If this is def going ahead I'll book friday and monday off work! As: so long as your happy to have a west county/welshman stay?! Also you missed off the big gahe-connacht vs glaws!!

Currently in dempseys now waiting for the gig in clwb to start!!

Cari wrote:

nottins wrote:

I'm interested in some, but really have the same problem as you Cari. Last day of work was July 1st.

I'm fortunate in that I haven't lost my job, I just don't know where I'll be working in the coming months, so I can't book time off or anything like that.

If you do know you are going to still be in work, surely you can arrange trips and then tell the new place that you already have holidays organised and they'll be able to accomadate you time off ? When I had the interview for Woolworths they asked if I had any planned holidays, I told them I had a 6 week holiday planned in New Zealand the following year and they still employed me and allowed me the time off.

Thomond wrote:The first question is about Limerick beating Kerry and how you're on crack if you think Limerick will win.

The second is how the FAI are a joke and that it makes a mockery of Irish soccer that our national stadium has 4 dressing rooms but 3 showers.

Got no one else to support at the moment so throwing myself totally behind Limerick.

Watching the Olympic thing on BBC 1. They were handing out, well I don't know what they were, but the Greek fella looked so happy. Made my sister and I smile. Amazing thing to be able to do that to people.

I can certainly vouch for As' local. The challenge of reaching 'the top if the stick' is an excellent concept

I will almost certainly be in SW France that weekend. Just need to sort out flights and hotel.

prop_lyd wrote:Kado + Mickyt: if you fly into cardiff I can drive us all down to exeter and save money overall plus have comfort!! If this is def going ahead I'll book friday and monday off work! As: so long as your happy to have a west county/welshman stay?! Also you missed off the big gahe-connacht vs glaws!!

Prop, more than happy

Magic cheers as, feel free to pm me details and things to get it going, I'm happy to book time off work tomorrow if it's a go go!!

Well whats up mother-flipers


on that one anyway, but asbo I won't be staying in yours ill have somewhere else to stay


Been to the doctors today bit of a chest infection so on a dose of antibiotics now for a week or so, doctor recommend a trip to the sun so I said ill see what I can do next week

Munsty,you could always support Limerick FC.

Thomond wrote:Munsty,you could always support Limerick FC.

Very true. But I think my home town team is now Chester FC

Dreamer, if you're about, you have a FB message.

hughie,it's been sipping down for the last 10 days,which has resulted in a wonderful crop of mushrooms(which are to be eaten with canard confit),BUT as of now it just gets better and warmer;it's 22 at 9.15pm ce soir.Consider yourself on the road to good health.

message received and replied to Swanny

Hi, swanny,my love,
how goes things?
Joce wants to know when you'll be arriving, so's you can have the "Bridal Suite" well not exactly suite,just the spare bedroom with a loo down the corridor.