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 pub regulars. We've got the big group pic from the HEC final in Cardiff, plus insets of ll those who couldn't make it

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



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All Blacks within inches....Pumas have a penalty against them and a yellow?

Is that down? Could've been stopped by a Puma's boot.

yellow for the Pumas, and you know, I don't think that is a try, some fantastic defence from Argentina. I don;t think it touches the covering of the posts.

I wonder who's boot that is? it's stopped the try anyway!

Yeah the ball was rested on the Puma's ankle looking at that angle.

Weepu gets them 8 points clear.

Go on Corey!!! Do a Tommy!!!

Nice to see it's not only in Wales' matches that the Mexican wave starts up. I really hate them because 'they' don't know when to stop!

I don't like them during games MrsPenfro. They're usually a sign that the crowd are getting bored and impatient

That was very close. I thought it was going to be intercepted there.

A risk to go for the intercept, I'd have rather he'd gone for teh tackle

Oh bless!

Mario Ledesma

I love him.

I know MrsPenfro he was almost in tears love him.

He's going to coach the forwards at Stade Francais they said. Nice work if you can get it.

I love that question from Nigel, asking whether Weepu had moved the ball forward. Shades of Arwel Thomas in a Swansea-Llanelli derby years back. The Llanelli fans were up in arms.

33-10 now after a good NZ try, not quite sure how they managed to keep the ball in play tehre though!

Got to feel for Argentina, they don't deserve this score line really.

The semi-final is going to be very interesting. Very difficult to predict.

I'm quietly confident.

New Zealand vs Australia
France vs Wales

Tipping Australia in the first. For whatever reason I think the AB fear the Ozzies the most. They where the last team to beat them and then throw in the Cooper factor who'll probably have the game of his life.

France/Wales is more difficult. Now they're in a WC semi with a good chance of getting through to the final I wonder if the attitude in the french camp will change. Also Parra isn't a 10, that's got to change. Think I'll go and review tapes of the French anthem during the tongan and English matches to see if I can find a tell. Wales have a dilemma in the form of Hook. Every welsh back played their shirt off, so who do you drop? I'll wait and see the teams before I call this.

we don't drop anyone Willy, baring injury, I don't want the Welsh team changed. Hook is a good utility back and a great player to have on the bench, he isn't better than any of the players that started against Ireland.

Gibbo, disagree about Jennings. He has never looked like international standard when playing for Ireland. He wouldn't have made a difference. it was the backrow of Wales' that did the damge not just Warbs.

Sam Warburton looks very comfortable dealing with the media another reason he could possibly in the future be a very good Lions captain

It wasn't long ago, well it was the previous lions tour that you welsh where tipping AWJ for captain. Now he's fighting for a place. Keep your hair on.

I think you mean Ryan Jones

no he's right it was AWJ, Ryan was injured for the last lions tour.

I don't remember anybody saying AWJ should be captain but I do remember a few suggesting that Ryan 2008 GS should be in the running prior to his injury.

Afternoon folks. Argentina did not deserve that scoreline.

At the time AWJ was worth a shout as Lions skipper, but on a like for like basis with 1997, POC was going to be the man.

Afternoon Hound, I didn't think they deserved it either. A superb effort by them.

Hi dreamer, I'm in the pub in Wycombe prior to Wasps v Bath, supping a beer from Rugby brewery called Play On. Not something England will be doing

Oh well, at least there's nothing for me to fret over now and I can just enjoy the games to come.

Afternoon. Toooo much and last night but did sleep very well admittedly. Missed all the rugby so I have been catching up.

Well done Aus and NZ this morning. Two mouthwatering semis to look forward to. Wales are carrying he hopes of the "home" nations so we must all get behind them.

Just looking out side and can see the old provincial swords being sharpened and the ROG/Sexton battle will rage for days. Some silly calls for guys to be retired and some sillier ones for picking guys who aren't even first choice for their clubs.

Apparently P divvy is likely to resign as SA head coach. There will be more rejoicing in SA than if they had won the cup!

Whats weird about this RWC is now 3 teams who went unbeaten in the pool stages are going home. France have only won 3 games themselves

That's bonus points for you.

Mickado wrote:

Mrs P wrote:
Those "orange potatoes" are what the rest of you call Carrots!

And the green ones are cabbages. The flag was a combination of the carrot and cabbage with a white parsnip of peace between them. History eh, great stuff...

Wasn't it the White turnip of Munster between the savoy cabbage of Leinster and the carrots of Ulster? (Connaght being ignored for these purposes)

Afternoon

Interesting first 40 minutes at the MadStad. Irish up 16-10 at the break but living dangerously and missing a lot of tackles. Worcester could have had another couple of tries, Andy Goode controlling things brilliantly for them.

Irish need to step up a gear second half otherwise we could come unstuck here.

It's a entertaining game.

Is it on terrestrial?

No SS1

Flip hell, typical! I haven't seen enough rugby this weekend!

2 tries in 4 minutes for us start of the second half, 30-10 now. Our backs look very dangerous.

30-17 now. Defences a little bit optional so far this half.

Is Scrum V on today ?

It normally is on a Sunday isn't it?

4th try Irish, 37-17 now.

Wasps 18-13 Bath at ht. Scrappy game though snd Bath denied a try by the ref.

Good win for London Irish. It's also good to see Steve Shingler getting some game time and not doing too badly by the look of it.

He's been good so far this season Mrs Penfro. Very good in attack. Worries me defensively at times, but looks like he will be a very good signing for us, gives us options at 12 as he has a completely different game to Hape, so we can vary our gameplan to suit who we are playing against.

27-24 to my lot. Relieved!

That's a good result for Wasps Hound, you needed that after a couple of defeats.

How did Chris Bell play? He seemed to start the season pretty well.

Robinson seemed to have his kicking boots on.