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 collage of great modern open-side flanker pictures on the bar. We've got Dusatoir, Jennings, Pocock, Brussow and McCaw up, all in action "pilfering pill". Graffiti's a banning offence

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



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TMO says no. Still 29 - 3.

How long after the final whistle before they mention England ?? I'm going three minutes

kaino in with a try.

Heaven forbid an English TV channel should mention England eh Hughie?

LDCPete wrote:Heaven forbid an English TV channel should mention England eh Hughie?

Carter's having a funny day. He's nailing the difficult kicks and fluffing the easy ones.

34 - 3.

"you can't be throwing straight when your hair's like that..."
Our funny guys are still at it.

hughie1986 wrote:Andy Gomersall is one of the most boring commentators ever



Notch, why was hook talking about cricket??

He was talking about the minnow nations in the World Cup and then he went on a long tangent about Ireland in the Cricket Word Cup, and comparing them with Argentina in the Rugby and the Pacific Nations and eventually Pope had to interject

Cari I'm just looking at the womens rugby teams to see if any of them look like a ex of mine,, couple of props look likely candidates.

Dreamer - they just mentioned the Carmarthen Quins/Scarlets so the player must be on.

Corey Jane

Carter's kicking has been a bit like that all year in the S15 Cari, not sure if it's not a bit of complacency and lack of concentration with the easy ones.

[quote="LDCPete"]Heaven forbid an English TV channel should mention England eh Hughie? [quote]



No Pete, in fairness ITV are the broadcaster of RWC 2011 for the UK. That's England Wales and Scotland and technically N. Ireland as well. All I ask is for some balance

Gwaaan Tonga!! They're within five metres of a try.

yaaay cheers Cari!

I don't object to them talking about England more than they talk about the other home nations - they have a better World Cup record and are more likely to do well; but I object to it when they don't mention the other home nations at all.

Tonga have got to have a strong scrum now. They're only a couple of metres away from the try line.

What a hit....take that Dan Carter!!

Awh they're so close....another scrum. They've got to score here!!

This is it. Come on Tonga!

Tonga should have a strong scrum, the worst most devestating scrummager EVER (according to sky) is packing down the loosehead side for them...

Bloody English... with their English Channel... mentioning English Rugby.

Its a bloody disgrace I tell ya! :-)

Penalty try imminent

Gibson wrote:Bloody English... with their English Channel... mentioning English Rugby.

See, thats the problem. It's not an English channel! It's a UK channel.

Blow it up Georgie, give 'em a penalty try!

Tongans opting for another scrum. Fans booing getting impatient, but Tonga know they're winning the scrums.

G'wan the Tonga scrum! #absolutelylovingthis

hughie1986 wrote:

LDCPete wrote:Heaven forbid an English TV channel should mention England eh Hughie?

No Pete, in fairness ITV are the broadcaster of RWC 2011 for the UK. That's England Wales and Scotland and technically N. Ireland as well. All I ask is for some balance

luckless_pedestrian wrote:I don't object to them talking about England more than they talk about the other home nations - they have a better World Cup record and are more likely to do well; but I object to it when they don't mention the other home nations at all.

England vs. Argentina is the next big game in the competition and one that would have the most appeal for the largest proportion of the ITV audience, of course they are going to mention it after this game, it's their next major televised sporting event. I would imagine that straight after that game, they will talk about Wales vs. South Africa, which will then be their next big match.

Sorry if I sound a bit humpy with this one but it does get a little grating in here sometimes as an Englishman when there is constant digging out of the coverage favouring England when it is on channels where the English audience is the largest and therefore the coverage is quite rightly targeted that way.

Dreamer - your Scarlets man is No.19, dunno what his name is, but he almost got over...they're sooo bleedin' close! Come on Tonga!

Disappointing 2nd half from the ABs... but my tipping is worse!
Tonga have been camped 5m out for over 10 mins now. Well done Tonga.

ooo this is tense just reading all the update from you guys, c'mon Tonga, would love for them to get a try!

TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get in there

TRY!

Try time

Good work tonga!! Well deserved....wish they'd stop complaining about the scrums though....some of us love watching that side of rugby, just because they can't continue to lick nz butt.

After that hit that prop deserved the try!!

According to RTE Tonga have only ever scored 1 try v NZ.

He's in. 34-8 kick to come.

WOOOOP! game on! I said they'd get 12

Yes! Tonga deserved that.

Well said Pete.

Good to see Tonga score a try.

7-5 Tonga in 2nd half.

who scored it for them??

No.17 Dreamer (whoever he is). It lead to the best post-try celebration I've seen on telly by a Tongan fan running up and down the stairs in the stands

Pete that is total nonsense you are getting like the Yanks you are just interested in hearing about yourself.
When it comes to rugby viewing figures the numbers will be far closer.

rugbydreamer wrote:who scored it for them??

Taumalolo. I think thats his name.

Pete, I was referring to BBC Breakfast this morning. But let's leave it there.

Awh guys, come on WORLD IN UNION. Who gives a toss about the coverage as long as we get some!

Viewers in Wales can watch S4C if you're that fed up of ITV during the Wales games.

LDCPete wrote:

hughie1986 wrote:

LDCPete wrote:Heaven forbid an English TV channel should mention England eh Hughie?

No Pete, in fairness ITV are the broadcaster of RWC 2011 for the UK. That's England Wales and Scotland and technically N. Ireland as well. All I ask is for some balance

luckless_pedestrian wrote:I don't object to them talking about England more than they talk about the other home nations - they have a better World Cup record and are more likely to do well; but I object to it when they don't mention the other home nations at all.

England vs. Argentina is the next big game in the competition and one that would have the most appeal for the largest proportion of the ITV audience, of course they are going to mention it after this game, it's their next major televised sporting event. I would imagine that straight after that game, they will talk about Wales vs. South Africa, which will then be their next big match.

Sorry if I sound a bit humpy with this one but it does get a little grating in here sometimes as an Englishman when there is constant digging out of the coverage favouring England when it is on channels where the English audience is the largest and therefore the coverage is quite rightly targeted that way.

I can't agree with you on this Pete, it is ITVs duty to cover all three nations in a fair and balanced way, the fact that even in the build-up they cut to a reporter to tell us all about "Jonny Wilkinsons England" and their build up but failed to mention Wales or Scotland already shows they plan a biased English heavy coverage

ITV are catering to more than just an English audience though, so balance is needed when discussing the home nations (although I concede England will be mentioned more often then the others) . It's not just ITV that does it though, the BBC are just as guility and that's not even in the build up to matches, that's just reports on the RWC itself. Just because there's more of you, does that really mean it's fair that Ireland, Wales and Scotland don't even get a mention?
I'm not going to say any more on it now.

Cari - tis S4C all the way for me, I love their coverage

Notch - cheers for the name