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?



Previous pub: https://www.606v2.com/t13079p950-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub#449579

No, I think they did very well but they are being judged by the standards they themselves have set. Ultimately no other side would get that reaction from that performance.

That's the pressure that will make them or break them.

In other news, it's a testy atmosphere in the France camp for the opening game;

http://www.rugby365.com/news/2786044.htm

During the Six Nations Championship France lost 22-21 to Italy - a setback that sent French rugby into temporary turmoil and prompted Lievremont to publicly lambast his players in brutal terms.

"It served as a lesson for us," Dusautoir said. "I think the team is better equipped and stronger than it was then."

As Dusautoir was finishing his sentence, Lievremont cut in with "let's hope so."

Yeah... tense!

LDCPete wrote:Wow, no mention of England until right at the end when they ran through the upcoming games, in order, meaning they mentioned Scotland first.

Everyone happy now?

Good, let's move on.

I thought we had till you had the last word on it

Off to watch the Inbetweeners movie and then Dragons tonight. Not going to do Flip all in Dublin, but as long as we give it a better crack. Hopefully they'll overtake me in this season's try scoring stakes too.

It's not a bad film rev, ended up having to see it twice with my young people but it's a good giggle and some VERY nice ladies there

prop_lyd wrote:It's not a bad film rev, ended up having to see it twice with my young people but it's a good giggle and some VERY nice ladies there

I'll have the wife with me, so won't comment on the ladies I have heard mixed reviews, but I think I'll like it.

you can comment in your head!!

Afternoon! Washing done, even cleaned my oven. It was minging. Now for a and Jeremy Kyle. Well it is a day off in the week

I loved the first half.

I thought the ABs looked great.

Oh to have our back line display those skills.

The sleepiness was probably contributed to by the youngest deciding that our bed was the place to be at 1am and the middle P having a nose bleed at 3am!

Very excited about the whole thing really and I didn't mean to imply that the rugby was boring.

When you need to sleep, you need to sleep.

I love sleep.

Extremely unusual for me to fall asleep during the day, but then again it is extremely unusual for me to be watching rugby first thing on a Friday morning.

Maybe I just need more practise.

I'm meant to be staying at my girlfriends place this weekend. How do I not wake her up when I get up at 7am to watch rugby games

Stag, you'll just have to get out of bed extremely slowly...

awww the service manager at my building is lovely. She just bought flowers for my and my colleague for all the hard work put in, especially as it's always just the two of us holding the fort on a Friday.

I feel marginally less grumpy now

Dreamer,

That is a GOOD manager. Notices when you need a bit of a pat on the back.

Stag,

Get up at 5.30 and bring her breakfast in bed!

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Stag, you'll just have to get out of bed extremely slowly...

Makes more sense than my plan to ply her with drink the night before I think she'll understand about the Ireland v USA game to be fair.

poissonrouge wrote:Stag,

Get up at 5.30 and bring her breakfast in bed!

She's not a fan of it actually. Finds it awkward to eat, gets crumbs on her sheets and says its not particularly relaxing.

MrsP - yep she's fabulous!

I guess you'll just have to stick to "slowly and very quietly" then!

poissonrouge wrote:I guess you'll just have to stick to "slowly and very quietly" then!

I guess we're still talking about getting out of bed ?

Did you know? This mornings game was Tongas best ever result against the All Blacks.

I expected Tonga to be far more physical

Did you know that as many posts were expended in the pub on the game as were shared with the open forum?

I have more interesting stats to share if you are not too sniffy being effectively elitist.

Surely it doesn't matter whether someone types 'hooray' here or elsewhere?

Whats elitist about it Portnoy. The pub is available to anyone. Its an open thread on an open forum. I have no interest in squabbling with the likes of Greyghost in discussing a NZ game.

Isn't this part of the open forum?

Victor at it again.

Well done Dreamer. We have Reward & Recognition in work, but you have to get nominated. I've only had it twice in nine years. I've been nominated more than that, but it's been refused.

Cari sue the beggar's there must be some form of compensation for it.

Did anyone else see the CEO of Manchester City has resigned?

Apparently he sent an e-mail to a City player's mother (who has cancer) making fun of her condition. It doesn't seem to have been intentionally sent to her though.

http://sportsvibe.co.uk/news/football/manchester-city-launch-investigation-into-offensive-cancer-email-from-gary-cook-10536/

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2011/September/Club-statement-2

...what a twerp.

Portnoy how can this pub be exclusive if anyone can post in it? You really are becoming a bore.

In other news, I almost set myself on fire. I've got a Dyson and they're really powerful, and I accidentally sucked up a stray sock without realising until it started to smell of burning... Hoover is fine, the sock however is not...

Portnoy can we have Portnoy606V1 back. I have to say I don't care much for the way you post on 606V2 Portnoy. Always an unpleasant word or a jibe at someone. Its not you man.



I've come to know you as a fella incredibly sure of his beliefs, passionate about Tigers and English rugby who remembers a type of rugby that I never knew and provides a brilliant foil to those of us who only knows the modern game.



But we are seeing that less and less of late in your quest to be as controversial as possible. I miss you Portnoy606V1. Come back to us.

We don't have any recognition schemes. I'm not even worthy of an invitation to the Christmas party (for the second year in a row).

I'm currently our only employee - I'm the best we've got Though we have a woman starting in 2 weeks time so we'll be 3 musketeers!!

Notch wrote:

Isn't this part of the open forum?

This pub is a sticky (and therefore easy to skip) . But also I find it a genuine argument that if on a fledgeling board, committed participants aren't prepared to engage with the rest on open posts then it ain't gonna survive.

Jayz Lucky that's harsh! Could even be construed as bullying if you're left out on purpose...

cymro - I don't give a sheet really. Our senior manager got her knuckles rapped for not using R & R enough anyway.

red_stag wrote:I'm currently our only employee - I'm the best we've got

And you still didn't win eh? Bad luck

Portnoy wrote:

Notch wrote:

Isn't this part of the open forum?

This pub is a sticky (and therefore easy to skip) . But also I find it a genuine argument that if on a fledgeling board, committed participants aren't prepared to engage with the rest on open posts then it ain't gonna survive.

I do very much engage with the rest of the board, as do many (most?) of the other posters on here. It's up to posters to post however, wherever and as often or rarely they want.

It's a sticky so... it's also easy to not skip. Personal choice and all that.

The whole point of making this a sticky is so it wouldn't get lost amongst the other threads. Also, as far as I know everyone who posts here, posts outside - some more than others indeed, and some more in other places than rugby union, but so what?

You don't need to explain yourself don't let Victor Mildrew the control freak try and tell you what you can and cant do.

Oh he has absolutely no control over me Cymro. I'm just pointing out that his complaint doesn't really have much substance.

Anyway, swift change of subject: RUGBY.

Hold on, no Cari. You're meant to talk about rugby on the forum outside. This pub is for telling people off for not posting in the appropriate thread

Just kidding. I find it hard to take this stuff seriously when there is a massive festival of rugby on the horizon!

You can't talk rugby in here Cari He'll have kittens.

It's good that you find your stats interesting Portnoy.

Didn't know inbetweeners was near two hours long. I'll have to rush home for the Dragons match.

It's not on the horizon, IT'S HERE!!!!!!!

poissonrouge wrote:It's not on the horizon, IT'S HERE!!!!!!!

I still can't believe it! We've all been waiting for this Leinster vs Dragons game for so long.

Afternoon all, just a very quick check in for me, work's really busy this arvo.

I'm looking forward to getting home and watching the recording of the NZ game, I managed to see about 25 minutes before my meeting. Hound emailed me a comment from Planet Rugby's review of the game that I liked:

Got the win, got the job done in the first half. Took it a bit easier in the second and avoided injuries

.

On the plus side, I actually like the plans they announced for the restructure - I get to go back to doing 1 job again instead of 2 half-jobs.

Hahahahahahahahaha!

Its a top film Rev. Cute girls and slapstick giggles.



Munster v Glasgow isn't televised. No company thought people would want to watch the standard they'd serve up Its the likes of the Dragons who are the media darlings. isn't that right Rev.



Festival of rugby is a great term. Its one that M.Williams uses on Setanta to describe the pool stage of the RWC. Its do or die rugby after and both need to be handled differently.

Aw bollix. It's a forum and I'll talk rugby if I want to.

Notch, MrsP forgot to add the all important Rugby Woo Cup. At the moment NZ are leading. Only cause SBW lost his shirt and Kahui scored twice so there were plenty of shots of him

I don't know if I can stay up for Fiji/Namibia, so I'll have to look for some highlights of that game. I'm going to try and watch Scotland tonight, but then that means forfeiting France tomorrow...or sleep...

Cari, Ireland must be red hot favourites surely.

Cari - cheers. We don't actually have a recognition scheme at my work the service manager is just lovely in giving us gifts if she thinks she's worked hard. No work policy at all, she's just that brilliant

Notch - I didn't know that was Tonga's best ever result against NZ. Got to say i was so incredibly glad when they scored a try in the 2nd half, I honestly thought they'd get all their points from kicks.

Really looking forward to seeing all of the NZ tries too when I get back home, they can be such a great team to watch when they fully click.

Cari - forfeit sleep for the rugby woo cup! France and Scotland must surely be the top two contenders (well they are imo ) and surely can't be missed.