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?



Hen dafarn/Old pub: https://www.606v2.com/t15642p1000-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub#576037

perthshirepuma wrote:Away to York for a long weekend tomorrow

There's lovely, Puma. Never been to York. Love to go. I'm a Cathedral and architecture anorak. Ask poor Chef, who took to me loads of them in Southern France. Great man for guiding you to beauty, that fella.

England and France are a joy for that kinda thing. So are Germany, Spain, Italy and parts of Eastern Europe.

Which of these clubs has best atmosphere?

Toulouse, Agen, Biarrtiz, Perpignan, Castres, Montpellier

Where's Chef when you need him?

Agen. Easily

Mick(TEFC) wrote:

Thomond wrote:I'm considering going to the Palindrome for the first time for it.

Is that Sarah's brothel in Alaska?

I just had a vision of that. I bet she's a secret tart. Super-Mom me arse.

Wouldn't want to urine her off though. I'd say she will bate you with her hockey stick or shot you with her rifle.

Never been to York either but always wanted to go, not least because my paternal grandfather was from there (or thereabouts). Visit to the Minster is a definite. Can't believe that Himself is actually coming too!!! Also, my sister, bro-in-law and a couple of close friends who have just got married in their senior (hem, hem) years. Going to be a gas. Must remember to set Sky+ to record, don't know what the TV situation in the hotel will be.

It sure ain't Castres or Montpellier staggy. Dunno about Agen. Les Toulousain can be pretty lively. Biarritz at San Sebastian has always looked special. Perpignan's Stade Aime Giral isn't known as 'The Bear Pit' for nothing.

Mind you, both Wasps and Munster have well and truly shut their fans up in the Heiny previously

Been to both Stade Municipal - which Toulouse use for the Heino and Stade Ernest-Wallon is pretty good. Clermont's ground rocks in the Heino. Its just the family atmosphere and the passion of the Agen fans that really struck me. Not a huge ground but a fantastic atmosphere.

The old Parc des Princes beat the lot, IMO.

Puma - in York, the Museum of British Life (summat like that) is worth a visit. It's near Cromwell's Tower. I found the Viking Experience a bit naff.

The river cruise wasn't bad either. Plus there are some classic pubs in York. In a pub near The Minster I had the best pub meal I have ever had. Barnsley lamb chops and three veg. cuffin' superb; I can still remember it now.

Illuminating York festival is good that's about this time of year.

York is beautiful Puma, you'll love it. I think it's the Yorkshire Museum Hound's talking about, agree it's well worth visiting. Newgate Market is great for local produce, and then there is the famous Bettys Tea Rooms. Not the cheapest cuppa you'll ever have but definitely a York tradition.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-15277618

The Tea-room/restaurant, in Bath Spa... (Pump-room) is stunning. Felt proper posh having my scones, pastries and tae, in a setting enhanced by a classical music trio. So grand. Not cheap but is so worth it.

I'll be back there for the Bath Leinster Heino game.

Us D4 types need our bit of culture and pampering, roysh?

http://visitbath.co.uk/eating-and-drinking/the-pump-room-restaurant-p30351

Cymroglan wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-15277618

What an eejit! He should have biked it and saved the fare...

Puma, if you are there for a few days take in one of the night-time ghost hunting walking tours. They're superb. I did the Minster once when I was there. Incredible place. Generations of the same families worked on there either building it or restoring it.
You also have the National Railway museum if any of your party are train buffs.

Thanks for the info, amigos. Hound, any idea what that pub was called? If you can bring it to mind, I know 3 fellas who will be in like Flynn - getting them back out will be the tricky bit. Knowing you, the beer will be first rate too! I really really want to do the BAth Leinster match, but it follows on from the weekend of a family birthday party in Newbury (Berks), which is a 3 line whip. Just not sure about crossing The Great Divide two weekends running. C'mon, persuade me.

Please come Puma! I'll take ye for tae & scones. Promise. We'll talk of Felipe, Leinster and udder nice tings. MrsG is coming with this time. Please come.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8LZGQ4MkvQ&feature=player_detailpage

Puma, if Hound can't remember the name of the Pub he was in try this one

http://www.royaloakyork.com/index.php

I love the look on the face of the guy who finished behind the cheat but knew he hadn't been passed by him!

The guy was a bit of an eejit running a 10K the day before a marathon though I would have thought!

It is strange though as most runners do marathons for the self satisfaction, not the medal.

MrsP I'm also glad he was man enough to expose him as a cheat but he looked like a guy that would not take any nonsense.

Puma,
check out the Shambles in York;that's the origin of the word,I remember going on a skool trip at the age of about 10,and the memory lingers.

Gibbo, how do you know the Pump Room is expensive,I paid

For French atmosphere,Agen is great, family stuff,kids and mums and grannies all over.Perpignan, like Toulon is one of those "Hate,whistle,boo anything not wearing our colours,especially the opposition and the ref"grounds,but I think the bark is worse than the bite.Castres and Biarritz have small grounds, and although YdManoir in Montpellier is large, they are only just discovering big time rugby.Brive's not bad,but the best must be Michelin, now that it's nearly completed,a proper 18,000 seater, with the crowd towering over the pitch.(I may be biased )

Scroll down to see the development,when all the angles are filled in, it'll be finished.There's a 2*restaurant at one end called 'The In-Goal"

http://www.cybervulcans.net/spip/Le-parc-des-sports-Marcel-Michelin.html

If I had just run 26 miles and some guy was claiming to have beaten me after getting the bus I wouldn't take any nonsense either!

That is if I was still breathing! Which is highly unlikely!

Oh good, I'm due to finish at 10, and a job has just come out on the radio where I've got two lot's of numpties with knives/machetes looking for each other for a scrap on my patch.

Deep joy. It's going to be a long night!!!

Ozzy3213 wrote:Oh good, I'm due to finish at 10, and a job has just come out on the radio where I've got two lot's of numpties with knives/machetes looking for each other for a scrap on my patch.

Deep joy. It's going to be a long night!!!

In Sandhurst? Must be army chaps, old boy

Puma - can't remember the name of the place, other than it was in a street immediately SW of the Minster.

Just check out places where they are in a 'gate' street

http://www.york360.co.uk/pubs-in-york.htm

I don't work in Sandhurst Chef, I wouldn't live and work in the same place. Did that for a bit, hated it.

You be carefully out there LDPCP!

Mick(TEFC) wrote:Puma,

Gibbo, how do you know the Pump Room is expensive,I paid

That's true mon chere. And you were delightful company too, dahling.

Pete what a bummer mate. I really think we should start looking at Eugenics again. I'm joshin roysh?

Punch-up at the Nell-Gwyn Tea-rooms.

Yeh Pete,
Nowt worse than taking work home with you, apart from having delivered to your house.

Wasn't that three piece sweet,Gibbo

off to read a bit,so question, "What happened 20 years ago today?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOO8-Jp-xsg

Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play?

Thats something not to be sneezed at

I think I want to have Neil Oliver's babies

Hahahaha!

I hadn't opened the link before I replied!

It was just the automatic answer!

Asbo,

I think the time has come for us to have "THE TALK"!

Yippee! When, when, when?

Soon lad, soon!

Ok, shall I come to you? Belfast has been on the cards for some time

This is comic genius.

Dedicated to our Cari and her Blackberry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI&feature=player_detailpage

MrsP,
Go easy with that young Scot. He's very naive. So break it down for him yeah?

Anytime my wee skirted Scottish buddy!

Just give us a shout.





In triplicate.




6 months in advance.


And make sure we know which airport you are planning to use!

I'm sure we have a ladybird book somewhere that we could have translated into Scottish Scots!

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:I think I want to have Neil Oliver's babies

Hands off! That long-haired Scottish archaeologist, author, historian, broadcaster hunk, with the accent to die for - is mine. Mine I tells ya!

Im thinkin a three-some with yerman out of Tribe. Bruce Parry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_gFB4wVPpAU

Not ashamed to say that I also think Asbo is a fine thing. That sweet accent is an unfair advantage tho...

Evening all!! Had a nice day...won 2 squash matches and am in the loser's final had a few beers and a curry now!!

Looking forward to the 10th if I can definately make it too....Gibbo and Rava you best make it!! for all.

Neil Oliver is mine. Hands off.

Sorry Prop mate 10th won't happen for me.
Ulster v Aironi on Friday night then me and Mrs R at Mrs Brown's Boys on Saturday. I'll be there in spirit though.

Guess that means evem more that Glos have to come to Ravenhill for a win then

I don't like all this attention Wales are starting to get. It's making me really nervous, more than last week as this is seriously getting to the business end of things. But if you'd said before the cup that Wales would even get to the semi I'd probably have laughed at you.

MrsPenfro.
Forget all outside hype. Forget the past of Barry-John and Gareth Edwards. Forget JPR. They are ghosts, whose weight of history, has inadvertently held the Welsh rugby psyche back for eons.

This side is now. This Welsh side has the wherewithal to make a RWC Final. Something, the aforementioned Gods - never achieved.
What they have done up to now, should fill any Welsh fans cup to overflowing. Even the neer-do-wells. Now come the extras. Its all joy from here on in.

Believe. Credu.

Do it for Penfro boys!

I'm trying to consider all this as an extra bonus really. That calms me down a bit. On the Penfro front he's back in Auckland now and gearing up for the semi tomorrow. I actually heard from him just now, thought he'd forgotten about home!

I bet he's well excited Mrs Penfro. The atmosphere over there will be something else come tomorrow.
I can understand your nerves though, it would be strange if you weren't nervous.