The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub
by rugbydreamer on Wed 24 Aug 2011, 6:45 am

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 David Wallace photo on the bar. That's a banning offence

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

red_stag wrote:Prop I think he's just happy you'd rather play for the Principality of Wales than for the Provincial Empire of Ireland.

Ah yeah obviously...the team i'd pick is way more important than a boring old holiday in the cold and wet whilst we are in our warm houses with no queues for the toilets!!

prop_lyd wrote:4 out of my 5 young people got jobs!!

That's excellent Prop. Someone who is making a big difference to peoples lives, mid-recession. I take my hat off to you Sir. You should be so proud of yourself. Have a fantastic weekend. Your karma-cup overfloweth.

Out for a beer in the Sun.

Cheers Gibbo!! Off to see penfro for a water after a swim, then a mates b.day meal then rugby then a gig and finally glos vs saints on Sunday!!

I have to laugh (or despair) at some Irish fans. Just been told by a completely serious poster that Leinster would comfortably defeat the likes of South Africa or France.

red_stag wrote:I have to laugh (or despair) at some Irish fans. Just been told by a completely serious poster that Leinster would comfortably defeat the likes of South Africa or France.

In a tour match in Dublin, up against the mid-weekers, they just might grab a win. "Convincing" might be a bit of a stretch though.

I've said before a full-strength Crusaders side would do OK in the 6-nations. Perhaps you should respond that the Reds and Crusaders would "comfortably" beat Leinster

Hmmm, before the Leinster mafia arrive,

Kiwi the quote was:

"In my opinion Leinster playing as they did this year would have beaten that SA tean in the Autumn, France and Wales in the 6N, France in Bordeaux and England last weekend"

Did you point out that Munster and Ulster are the only Irish provinces who could acheive such a thing?

Still here (in work) , but only for another 16 minutes I'll will be in before Monday though - have good weekends all , , , ,

Have a great time Penfro.

I will be expecting full eye-witness reports on every match.

How many do you have tickets for and/or hope to get to?

Just finished applying for my masters course. Fingers crossed.

Heading to work now till 9 so will have to rely on customer updates for news from the 'hill. 5 points would be a nice way to start the season sil vous plait.

Mrs P - have tickets all Wales' group games (missing Samoa though, otherwise it would not have been feasible us to tour South Island), both 'potential' Q-finals, both S-finals and the Final

Work is done - catch you over the weekend

Sounds like the trip of a lifetime Penfro.

red_stag wrote:Kiwi the quote was:

"In my opinion Leinster playing as they did this year would have beaten that SA tean in the Autumn, France and Wales in the 6N, France in Bordeaux and England last weekend"

+1....Oh wait you're quoting me!.....

Lads. Have guests for dinner but phooke it. PM me a Link PLEASE! Tanks

Gibbo,can you add channels to your satellite? If so: http://en.kingofsat.net/lists.php

T,
Channels to me Sattelite man? I know I'm out there but still live on Earth like. Is it on SKY? I'll check Penfros Guide.

And thanks man. Appreciate it.

Ooooh the PRO12 kicks off. I could Poopie meself.

With certain sattellite receivers you can add channels,do yuo have a satellite?

So, Ive Sky+ this game and only up to half time but ...



amount of turnover ball at the breakdown makes me want to weep; I saw that back row line and smirked - how wrong can you be?



who the hell is in charge of organising the defensive line?



what is a Berquist? apart from a bad joke?



Buck your effing ideas up laddies!!!

Commiserations Leinster fans

Just had a nice evening in the pub with the Penfros and Dreamer. Not a great match - but a win for the O's. Disappointed they didn't get a BP.

Oh, and Ruddock is not a captain - not of a senior team at this level. Awful, awful, awful. I have to say that I have seen Leinster play at Murrayfield (in the league) and at Firhill and really felt that they needed a boot up their collective orses. Depend too much on home advantage to get them the results??? Tonight was dreadful - and I still have the second half to watch

Puma

I quite enjoyed the match really. Just loved taht rugby was back up and running, thought the O's were v good in the first half, and commiserations to all the Leinster fans.


and good God, Murray's lost the first set in a tie break and he's 0-3 down in the 2nd! Argh!

So Leinster's seconds not quite as good as we were led to believe...

I think they've got some good youngsters coming through by the looks Willy. What was the score in the Ulster match?

Ah fear not Puma. Sure we lost our 1st 4 games last year and still made the Final. Need to give the other teams a head-start to make it anyway interesting, ya know.

This team will grow and get better. Give it time.

Well played O's. Better in every facet of the game tonight. And remember, they were missing a sheet load of players too. Sooo. Fair doos.

Nederland 11 0 San Marino. We are the best team in the World.Better than all the rest. No 1. Numero Uno. Top honchos. Grande jongens.

Mixed bag from Ulster tonight, no try bonus point, but a comfortable win in heavy rain. Very impressive stuff from the forwards but Humphreys had a very poor game and that hurt us a lot. Glasgow were pretty limited; they went at it hammer and tongs for 50/55 minutes but faded badly in the last quarter.

Boom. Break back, merci Mr Murray. 2-3 in the 2nd set now.

ARGH I just had a spider in my room

Thank goodness my Dad's got me one of these:

spider catcher


Feeling a bit freaked out now. Who knows where else they could be lurking.....

Ah they're harmless over here Dreamer. Give it a home...it could be useful

You're better to leave them. They'll get rid of any flies you might have.

Great result for the Os Cari! Break down the game for me

ych just....ych. I've had bad run ins with spiders in the past, they totally freak me out!

Murray is playing like Poopie. Blah. Although Haase is playing v well, 2 points off a 2 set lead. Got to hand it to him.

Dreamer's better at that than me Notch - read her post in the Ospreys v Leinster thread. It's a good summary.

It was a good win, but I would've been happier if they'd got the BP. The discipline's still shocking. I wasn't surprised when Tipuric got a yellow...except I did think it would be Ianto. Shows we can do OK without the "galactico" players I suppose, and it's a good start to the season for us.

Oh and I thought the ref missed a lot of errors - mostly knock ons. But that's easy for me to say when I was watching a big screen.

Highlights on RTE at 10.30 anyway

red_stag wrote:Here's a question for the English and Welsh lads too:

English aka Pete - is Stevens going to start for England or is he glued to #16 shirt due to versatility.

Welsh - Could Wales have a situation where in 6 Nations not one backrow has more than 23 years old - Falatau, Warbuton, Lydiate, Turnbull, Tipuric - if so would it be a worry?

Stag

So for the delay, have had a busy day and not been near a computer for most of it. Stevens should start for England at tighthead but won't, mainly due to the fact that Cole is a firm favourite of Johnson. Cole is a good scrummager and anchors the pack well, but offers very little in the loose.

Before his ban Stevens scrummaging was ok but not great, but since coming back, he looks in better shape physically and has scrummaged well on both sides. He also provides great carrying and workrate. His versatility does perhaps go against him, but I never understand why. Start him at 3 with Cole on the bench and if the loosehead has to go off he can just switch over, it's not rocket science.


Anyway, evening all,

Wife is home from hospital and kids are asleep and I am watching Ulster vs. Glasgow, second half has just started.

How is everyone?

Good, good to be back at Ravenhill. Not the best showing form Ulster tonight but I love Friday nights at Ravenhill! So pleased the season has started again.

Evening Pete, hope you're wife's doing okay

I'm good, had a lovely evening tonight at the pub with Cari and the Penfro's (and briefly seeing Prop earlier).

Got my sister coming up to the Diff tomorrow then watching the Scarlets on Sunday - looks set to be a good weekend!

Just wish Murray would get it together in the tennis.....

Alriii Pete Chuffed with the O's getting off to a winning start.

Not up to much this weekend...nipping over to the Mardi Gras tomorrow to see some friends who've got a stall there, then it's the All Ireland hurling final on Sunday so I'll watch that online, and some more rugby.

Are most Ulster home games a full house Notch, as there looked like a fair few empty seats at Ravenhill tonight?

Wife's good thanks dreamer. I think the Scarlets will win comfortably this weekend. Who is playing 10 for them with Jones and Priestland both away?

What was the final score Cari? I saw the O's were something like 28-3 up at one stage.

That's how it ended Pete. 27 - 3. No one scored in the entire second half which was odd.

Those would be our STs LDPCP!



Good to know the Ps are missed.

Seriously though, they aren't allowed to fill the seats in the top corners of the old stand for H&S reasons so it is never "full" even when it is if you know what I mean.

Blimey, that is a strange old game. Were the Ospreys that good first half or Leinster poor or a combination?

I suspect that in these first few rounds in the the Rabo and Aviva there will be a few odd results.

Ah, I see MrsP, you mean Rava won't let anyone sit there. I understand now!

Am desperate for a trip to Ravenhill, HC QF will do nicely!

Evening. Making things even.

Scarlets team against Aironi Sunday 4th September at Parc y Scarlets kick off 1600: 15 Daniel Evans, 14 Lee Williams, 13 Rhodri Gomer Davies 12 Aled Thomas, 11 Andy Fenby, 10 Dan Newton, 9 Rhodri Williams, 1 Iestyn Thomas (capt), 2 Emyr Phillips, 3 Rhys Thomas, 4 Aaron Shingler, 5 Dominic Day, 6 Rob McCusker, 7 Josh Turnbull, 8 Ben Morgan.

Replacements: Kirby Myhill, Phil John, Simon Gardiner, Lou Reed, Richie Pugh, Justin James, Rhys Jones, Adam Warren.

It'll be a big, big step up for Newton I think Pete. He played a few LV games at 10 for us last season but spent most of his time for us at 15. Not fully convinced of him, think he's a bit like Priestland was a couple of seasons ago, v much a confidence player. It's a ridiculously inexperienced backline we've got there. I also don't recognise any of the backs on the bench!

That would suit me just fine too LDPCP!

LDCPete wrote:Are most Ulster home games a full house Notch, as there looked like a fair few empty seats at Ravenhill tonight?

No, not really. Heineken Cup games and games against the bigger teams are. The Scots and the Italians are a harder sell, especially with the BBC dictating 7.05 kick off games. Makes it harder to get there if you live outside Belfast and why bother when it's on TV? The fact that almost all of the star players are missing, Northern Ireland are playing at home and the forecast of heavy rain just about outs the seal on it.

Attendances have steadily decreased since BBC NI got the rights, does my head in.

Blimey you know I hadn't really looked at the team properly before now,not even sure we've got a replacement scrum half. Rhys Jones is a 10 I think, Kingsley Jones' son I've heard (might not be true)

bit surprised Dom Day's getting a start over Lou Reed. Make or break season for him I think.

I really like Dan Evans at full back dreamer, I remember when we played at your place in the Heino the season before last, he was fantastic and tore us to shreds at times.

Quality back row you have there as well.

poissonrouge wrote:Seriously though, they aren't allowed to fill the seats in the top corners of the old stand for H&S reasons so it is never "full" even when it is if you know what I mean.

That is actually true. The old stand is showing its age! Saw some footage of Irelands first Slam in 1948 the other night, it looked much the same way back then.

ah Dan Evans is really hit and miss Pete, although sometimes I forget how young he is. Some games he's brilliant but other's he just goes missing. So frustrating. he's a handy player though, can play 10 at a push too. Just wish he'd get some consistency.

I love our back row. Wales' loss is the Scarlets' gain in Josh Turnbull for sure.

George Hook on orte looks ready to explode. Expect a Fitz slagging imminently.

Here quick question. Why oh why is the trophy at the Liberty Stadium?

The new trophy is awful as are the jerseys for refs. Dreamer,impressive forwards for the Scarlets,untested backs.