The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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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 Lionel Nallet photo on the bar. That's a banning offence

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

have a couple for me I'll ,hopefully be watching it here,all depends if the bro in law has left(gotta be polite, only see him every 10 years)

wotcha Gibbo!alright?Phone you tomorrow

Alright Chef mon cherry? Yeah, lets have some of that aul French-Paddy phone-sex, just like we used to have, back in the old days. Hugs, great news man. Look beyond that shoite - he who brings it down and rise above him and it. Good tings will come from it, mo chara.

Believe.

Wotcha Gibbo,

Glad you had a good time

Sweet Jebus, talk Welsh to me woman.

Thats a ref to Eve in Torchwood. Post timing roysh.

Hoi Swanny. Cheers pal. Miss yer face.And your hubbys voice. Bhugger made me weep from a remote (Asbo) live transmission, at De Chefs bash. No wonder ya married him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM7-PYtXtJM

the T14 rocks. The best league in Europe for quality rugby.

Gibbo - glad you had a grand time back home

Won't see the the Ire v Eng game on Saturday, but I hope the players all come through unscathed. Should catch some of the TN decider with a bit of luck.

Hound_of_Harrow wrote: the T14 rocks. The best league in Europe for quality rugby.

Gibbo - glad you had a grand time back home

Won't see the the Ire v Eng game on Saturday, but I hope the players all come through unscathed. Should catch some of the TN decider with a bit of luck.

Hound, just stop showing yer class man. Yeah, I concur Sir.

Thank Flip for that Gibbo, I was all prepared to try some Welsh but my pronunciation needs a little work!

Miss you too hon. I heard about the live transmission but didn't witness it. I was too busy talking elsewhere unfortunately. That'll teach me to be a gobshoite!

Forgot how much rugby makes you ache...I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great episode this Mrs Sharpey-Swanny, eh pal? Barriers? There are no barriers. If ones mind is open. BEEB rocking in this one.

Eeeeeve Rocks! It's wrong. It's all wrong. But soo right. She is my definition of the perfect woman. Far too much trouble to handle. But so much to enjoy. Is that racist?

In a cab on the way home. Monsoon time - we coud see the rain sweeping up the road in front of us.

Swim!!

Yeah Gibbo, that was Auntie Beeb doing what she does best.

Barriers are created, I really don't believe they occur naturally.

Hound! Do you need rubber rings or are you ok?!

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:In a cab on the way home. Monsoon time - we coud see the rain sweeping up the road in front of us.

Swim!!

It's still dry in my part of Northwest London. But I left my umbrella at work this eve so that won't last ...

littleswannygirl wrote:

Barriers are created, I really don't believe they occur naturally.

Agree with that!

Prop - glad you enjoyed your first game back, what was the score?

And just a brief visit in here for me this evening, hope everyone's well

Home ok. The rain only lasted for a couple of minutes but it was heavy. The driver took it easy on a dodgy road with several blind corners.

Sleep time. Nos da peeps.

Nos da Hound.

No sign of rain here so I'd better go and water Sharpey's tomato plants before sleep.

G'nite all.

littleswannygirl wrote:Yeah Gibbo, that was Auntie Beeb doing what she does best.

Barriers are created, I really don't believe they occur naturally.

Hound! Do you need rubber rings or are you ok?!

I know. It's a consciousness-level thingy. But the kids (nowt to do with age) - will be reading this in de mornin. You explain it to em.

All right Dreamer?

Nuqneh. (klingon for howdy)

Just back from the inbetweeners. Hilarious but at the same time I fear for my generation, when we come to run this country. Off to raid the fridge and freezer for goodies.

WillyGilly wrote:Nuqneh. (klingon for howdy)

Just back from the inbetweeners. Hilarious but at the same time I fear for my generation, when we come to run this country. Off to raid the fridge and freezer for goodies.

I vote Willy for Pres. There will be lots of arguments, debates and contentious discussion... But, I feel, with the Man in charge... At the end of the day... Obviously...As I say... We'd be grand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeuyoyMIF0Q

Success. Diet coke. Tortellini. Ben and Jerrys. I'm going to be up for hours. Gibbo I can see from you confidant resolve you're behind me 100%. Campaign manager?

Evening all

Can't sleep and got to be up at five for work. Laying in bed listening to Andrea Bocelli on my headphones. Love ya Gibbo

Willy,

I will be your Spiro Agnew. No prisoners. And NO surrender - to whatever gets in the way of our own, self-served, self-righteous - policies. Havent quite worked out what the policies of the Party ideals are yet. But phhoke it. Lets do it man. See what happens.

Believe.

Pete,

Told the story about you to a Guard (in Donegal) - when you spread the masses(including White Horses) and got us pints in a Pub in Wemberly (must have been a 1000 queing) A time, when the rest of the 606 Tribe, were hopeless, outside and beerless - crying in the rain - in vain. We gave them a complimentry sup. Oh how we laffed and condescended.

Ligind.

First thing on the list Gibbo. Get rid of spiders. Sitting quietly in the living room watch the tv when bang, a fecking tarantula strolls across the floor. Exit stage right, followed by multiple swear words. Definitely not sleeping now.

Morning all

Seriously tired this morning after not sleeping well last night. Think it might have been as a result of eating quite late after waiting for the wife to get back from slimming world. Still, am off to the pub after work as a young probationer PC that I've had on attachement for two months on my team is finishing today to go to his permament posting. Hopefully won't be as busy as the pub in Twickenham Gibbo.

You'll have to let me know when you're over these parts next buddy, been too long since I saw you last.

Been thinking about tomorrows game in DUblin, and I think itis massive for both teams chances in the World Cup, although strangely I would say more so for Ireland. Given the Irish dominance over England in recent years it is difficult to estimate how much England winning would knock the Irish confidence, and could make for a tricky match with Italy in New Zealand if they're not in a great frame of mind.

England also need the win, having dominated territory and possession against Wales and still losing they need a boost in order to hit the ground running down under. If England lose, I still thing they will have the strength of mind to come through their pool which is arguably the easiest with no 3N's team in.

Going to be a fascinating afternoon tomorrow. Good luck to Ireland and I echo what Hound said last night about hoping everyone who plays comes through unscathed. The World CUp is a showpiece and we want the best players possible out there.

Well, that was a bit an early mornign essay, any on the go, I'm parched.

Morning all, no papers today the list is on my phone and can't get on the Internet on it so you'll have to do without, usless someone wants to copy and paste it from yesterday


Anyway great to be home and getting looked after,
"Ah will you have a beer hugh"

I will Ma yeah

"Do you want a sandwich"

Sure why not??

"What else can I get for you??

Love it!!!

Morning all from a very gloomy London

Looking forward to the T14 tonight, and a trip to Henley tomorrow.

Mams and their boys eh Hughie, it's the same when I go home and see the old girl, if she knows I'm coming she'll go out and get extra stuff in just in case I want something. I always end up leaving there with some sort of food parcel.

You gotta love 'em.


Morning Hound, 'tis gloomy in Guildford also. Have cancelled ESPN as they are robbing bar stewards so will have to try to find a stream for tonights game. What you up to in Henley tomorrow mate, have Wasps got a friendly there or something?

Bore da pawb / good morning all from an equally grey and overcast Newport.

Hound, do they show T14 matches on Eurosport? I'm sure I've watched a game on Europsort in the past.

How long are you home for, Hughie?

Got up at half one Wednesday to drive 7 hrs to Scotland, so it wasn't the best move to go drinking till half one that night. Got up at 6 to go and tend the sheep and didn't get back here till midnight last night. Up now getting the next lot ready to go to Welshpool today. Question - am I mad?

Almost certainly not, Glas. Almost certainly not.

Yes Pete. We're playing Treviso at 2pm. Our A team play at Henley so a lot of our lads will be used to it.

Lucky - batten down the hatches over there. The forecast for Wales and the SW is pretty grim this morning.

Pete, I thought ESPN was only £9 a month ? I get it free as part of my Virgin TV XL package.

So only ESPN show Top14 matches?

morning.

sipping down here,at last;we slept outside again, but had to run to the van at 1 am;still nice to lie there listening to the rain and acorns tumbling.
Off to get the aforementioned vehicle controlled pollution-wise,and get to drive in the rain,love it!!!

don't know if Eurosport have any rights to the Top14,I think Canal+ have it sewn up,and sell off matches to ESPN. Have you got RCT vs BO tomorrow,4pm, your time?

Nottins

I have Sky so get ESPN through them. I was getting it for about £5 a month but the offer I had has run out and they wanted to charge me £14.95 a month for it so we told them to shove it up their corporate bum.

Morning all, damp old day here.

I'm just after doing my Sportsguru pics, those of you in the summer internationals and the soccer one don't forget .

Pete, I've just checked Sky's website and it's £12 for ESPN if you don't have Sky Sports and £9 if you do. Does the £14.95 include all 3 of the ESPN channels ?

Dreamer: we lost 20-10 (I think) but they were a division above us and had about 28 players in comparison to our 17.....ankle's nice and blakc/blue.

Morning regs: 2 1/2 hours left of work and i'm free to go back to Gloucester

can't remember exactly what i would get for the £14.95 notts, but suffice to say I'm not overly fussed as I can normally find a stream for most games.

Mick, ESPN aren't showing the RCT v BO game tomorrow, the are showing Bayonne v Toulouse today though.

6 ESPN channels??

ESPN
ESPN America
ESPN Classic (which actually comes as part of the news channels)

what are the other three??

Oops, typo using numeric keypad, should be 3.

Toulon squad for tomorrow


Armitage, Bruno, Chesney, El Abd, Emmanuelli, Genevois, Hayman, Ivaldi, Lewis-Roberts, Missoup, Schofield, Suta, Tawake, Tussac ; Bastareaud, Dumora, Kefu, Lapeyre, Loamanu, Magnaval, Messina, Pretorius, Rooney, Sinzelle, Smith, Tillous-Borde.

OWCH

Missing are Kubriashvili, Botha, Fernandez Lobbe, Wilkinson, Lovobalavu, Palisson, Lamont and Giteau

RE-OWCH

Booked my Ireland v Australia tickets in the O2 and booked the hotel across the road. Perfect!!

ON THE BIG SCREEN - https://www.606v2.com/t6249-penfro-s-live-tv-guide-for-the-next-few-days-updated-friday-26-08-2011-1207

nottins wrote:Pete, I've just checked Sky's website and it's £12 for ESPN if you don't have Sky Sports and £9 if you do. Does the £14.95 include all 3 of the ESPN channels ?

Worth noting that if you are piped into cable, that it may be well worth considering Virgin Media. You have to pay extra for Sky (and ask about availability of Sky red button service).

Overall we got the package much cheaper (including ESPN) with Virgin than via Sky.

Portnoy wrote:

nottins wrote:Pete, I've just checked Sky's website and it's £12 for ESPN if you don't have Sky Sports and £9 if you do. Does the £14.95 include all 3 of the ESPN channels ?

Worth noting that if you are piped into cable, that it may be well worth considering Virgin Media. You have to pay extra for Sky (and ask about availability of Sky red button service).

Overall we got the package much cheaper (including ESPN) with Virgin than via Sky.

Good point Portnoy , remember though only SS1 and 2 are available in HD through Virgin Media

PenfroPete wrote:Good point Portnoy , remember though only SS1 and 2 are available in HD through Virgin Media

It is still only certain programmes that are shown in HD ?