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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31-10 Carr. Grand. One more lads One more...

Well done Nacewa.

Munster 23-12 Glasgow FT.
Leinster 31-10 Dragons FT.

PenfroPete wrote:CARI - we had a stop at Sully (Singapore) for 3 nights Then an overnight to Bridgend (Sydney), get to Porthcawl (Wellington) 14:00 local time Saturday (today). On Monday our Qantas flight was delayed for 12 hours but they bumped us on to a BA flight so actually got to S'pore 30 mins early. The flight from S'poer to Sydney was great, we had flat-bed seats

I hope the weather's nice in Bridgend....there's supposed to be the orse end of a hurricane heading over here next week!

Well done Leinster. Commiserations Dragons.

FT 31-10, v good win for Leinster, much improved from last week. Harsh for the Dragons, but these two opening away fixtures were always going to be really tough.


And I'm off to get some kip now. Hopefully I feel better at 1:30am to get up and watch Scotland play

Nos da for now.....

Thanks a mill for the help Cari. Appreciate it pal.

I hope Berquist is ok.

See you later Dreamer.

No probs Gibbo I understand the frustration...I'm the same when it comes to the Gaa.

I was watching BBC last night via UK IP address. Didnt work with Scrum V tonight. Must get that sorted. Watched 2 episodes of Torchwood Id missed. On IPlayer. In HD. Grrreat!

Night all. Got 2 hours sleep last nite. Feiced.

Cymroglan wrote:

Glas a du wrote:How many of that third will pay to watch rugby matches week in week out in Wrexham or Bangor? It's not just the set up costs, it's the closing down costs of the Dragons (joke).

You could chuck that argument at me if you had full stadiums week in week out, I travel down South on a regular basis and so do many others from up North.

If regional rugby can't get the fans in from the heartland what makes you think they will get them from virgin territory? Football is the main game up your way, but you haven't got a team in the top four divisions.

You're not in your 20s anymore Gibbo!

Later Mr G

Thomond wrote:You're not in your 20s anymore Gibbo!

Not even I can cope with 2 hours sleep!!

Glas a du
Football is far more popular down your end,,,The sad thing is your way of thinking is exactly how the WRU have been thinking for the last 100 years.
The reason you wont support your regions is because you are involved in this petty squabbling the North will have none of that,

Ok

but these two opening away fixtures were always going to be really tough.

That's what seeped into their sub-consciousness. They beat themselves before they ran on the field. When things started to go wrong they imploded. They looked like schoolkids starved of ball, once they had it they panicked.

That much later!

Cymroglan wrote:Glas a du
Football is far more popular down your end,,,The sad thing is your way of thinking is exactly how the WRU have been thinking for the last 100 years.
The reason you wont support your regions is because you are involved in this petty squabbling the North will have none of that,

What! Football is ubiquitous throughout the country, rugby is concentrated in south and south east Wales. Before professionalism there was hardly a stream of North Wales clubs working up the higher leagues. They could have taken opportunities to sort this at moments of flux such as the inception of leagues and the regions. They didn't. Trist iawn, very sad.

Glas a du they were always blocked from being promoted, There always has been several clubs in North Wales.
Fortunately there are hard working club officials here in the North working hard to keep the clubs going with very little help from the WRU.
Hey we could even have competed with New Zealand If they had decided to form a little enclave around Wellington.
Any fool would know that we as a small country need to search in every corner of Wales,

Limerick 1-0 Longford 92nd minute. Still was a dreadful game

Sport?

Cymroglan wrote:Glas a du they were always blocked from being promoted, There always has been several clubs in North Wales.
Fortunately there are hard working club officials here in the North working hard to keep the clubs going with very little help from the WRU.
Hey we could even have competed with New Zealand If they had decided to form a little enclave around Wellington.
Any fool would know that we as a small country need to search in every corner of Wales,

What, like the Crusaders in Rugby League?

What on earth has Rugby League got to do with anything ?

The Crusaders was an artificial concept. It didn't work. Wrexham FC are not in the league. There are no north Wales clubs in the premiership, or anywhere near. Welsh club rugby can sustain 3 1/2 regions and we have four. What makes you think north Wales can sustain a fifth?

You have four are you telling me that North Wales should not have one ?
Who is keeping your four regions going? it certainly is not the crowds at the gate.
Obviously there is not enough interest in Rugby down South to sustain four regions so lets move one up North.
Let the kids up north here have a equal opportunity as the kids down South to progress further than just play club rugby.
At the end of the day you need to look at the bigger picture.

Ok, how do you propose to get four into three?

That's the fishbowls problem it's irrelevant what region gets sacrificed it's all for the good of Wales with one region gone it will not add any more to the petty squabbling.
There is no major sport in North Wales sponsorship will not be a problem here.

Harts War on BBC One now. The perfect warmup to the rugby. I have a 6 pack of diet coke chilling plus my mates Ben and Jerry. Banter central.

Willy - you staying up all night for the matches?

I'm flagging a bit now...am going to try and hang on for the Scotland match, but I might fall asleep soon...or during the match.

Same here Cari

Dunno Cari. Hart's War finishes at 1:40, so I'll play it by ear.

Not a bad film that. Anyone else still up?

hello? anyone about?

can't believe I've actually managed to wake up for this. Am watching it in bed though, so could very well fall back asleep!

ah yay Willy you're here, super

or not

no matter, really looking forward to this match, hoping for a really good Scottish performance. This group could easily come down to points difference so they've relaly got to go for it I feel.

Still here. Just...

Good start from the scots. Not fond of their shirt colour though I must say. Too similar to one of their old football jersey.

really? I quite like it

Come and join As and I on the match thread!

Boom great try for Scotland made by a certain Ulster adoptee...

Jaysus what happened there? Patterson misses from in front of the posts. That's clearly going to appear on question of sport in 10 years time.

aye, looks like the rugby ball fell off the tee just as he was about to kick it, most strange!

Right I'm hitting the sack. Scottish backs look decent. Romanian pack very impressive. Just need a few backs and learn how to tackle when they don't have the ball. I hate to say it but Scotland are in trouble here.

Ciao

last 15 mins of the first half did look worrying for them aye...

nos da willy

Score getting closer now. Next round of tipping I'm dividing everything by 4!

Morning! Up bright and early, but not sure if there's anyone in here to join me?

Nalaga has just scored a try to seal the game for Fiji here, 47-25. Heard about the Scots troubles? Interesting game.

Like a big game of sevens.

EDIT: I joined in at half time to watch Fiji v Namibia and they were talking about the Scotland game. The horror! Fortunately they made it up by mentioning "the game we're all waiting for" England v Argentina

Yes, a strange one. They're showing highlights of of the Scotland game now. Grand.

Patersons conversion!?

Great try for Scotland towards the end of the game. Some terrific movement.

ha isn't the Paterson conversion just so strange Notch??

Really enjoyed teh Scotland match, so glad I got up to watch it, nerve wracking though, Romania really could have won that one!

Some very good tries, but they were sweating!

Ansbro seems to have made a difference to the backline. Or at least he's come in with the changes.

Just watching the highlights now. Lovely try for Danielli. Great team try

especially when you consider when Romania were beating them in the scrum on the Scotland 5m line, had a chance to go for another scrum (which you would think they were almost certain to score from), but they went for a kick at goal instead, and then missed! golden opportunity lost for them I feel.