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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Great offload, but was Dagg's foot on the line?

This is an ominous start for the AB's

A game of inches...

Great run & offload from Dagg.

C'mon Wallabies... just need some of that ball!

Both opensides losing to the referee.

Ref certainly picking out the 7's in this one. Right so far though.

Surely one of those penalties was a sending off...............

oops fell asleep there a bit. Good luck to both Australia and NZ today. Seems like an exciting start to this one anyway.

Great run by young Digby. What a big loss to the WC it is we're only seeing him now.

Morning All...just tuned in as I've only got up. Did well to do that having gone to bed at five this morning....this world cup's killing me for sleep!

McCaw offsi...well you knew that anyway.

Glas a du wrote:McCaw offsi...well you knew that anyway.

But did the referee?

Cooper is having a mare

Glas a du wrote:McCaw offsi...well you knew that anyway.

Rava wrote:Cooper is having a mare

Absolutely. Trouble is in that atmosphere, he's not going to improve...

15 missed tackles is about 10 too many if Oz has have any ambitions to win this game.

Come on Kiwis. Anyone else seen Nigel Owens twitter. He basically said he wouldnt comment and some of replies have been apalling like how could you comment youp.rick you showed yourself to be a biased racist. Rowland the Frenchie is a cheating lunt etc. I think in last 2 seasons the respect for ref think has been evaporating

ah that's sad to hear Stag

Sorry how is that not an Oz penalty? Surely Jane came flying over the top there?

I don't use Twitter Staggy, and I really don't blame some well known people for not using it. I know the All Blacks players have been avoiding any social media for the duration of this tournament, and I can't say I blame them. Perhaps others should as well. It's a shame that a minority abuse such things and spoil it for other fans by posting abuse like that. It's appalling.

Rob Brydon summed up Twitter well. He said that most people are like your good friends on there, and you like to share important, sometimes very personal moments with them; but the abuse you get for doing so is shocking.

That's a really tough offside call.

Good to see some Pumas fans still enjoying themselves there. Did Penfro go to this semi as well?

Actually Australia have done well to be only 8 points down. They are still in this. Just.

Joubert is criminal for calling rucks unplayable once the clock has gone into the red.

The difference in quality between this game a yesterdays is stark.

MBTGOG wrote:Joubert is criminal for calling rucks unplayable once the clock has gone into the red.

+1 Its easy way out
Anyone else think that Austrailia missing way too many first time tackles

Dreamer - having just read back....I hope you enjoyed yourself despite the result (and the amount you drank! ). I don't listen to radio 1 so if you find your interview on iPlayer or something, let us know. I had a really good time in the stadium. I thought it was great that everyone in seats stood up for the anthems anyway. Worked really well with the singers on stage too. I bought a programme, I don't know if you did - they were matchday programmes from the actual game in NZ, so it's a nice little momento.

Morning all.

I'm with Lol on the 'offside' law as just witnessed with AAC there. It's a subject we have discussed after games at Wasps. There needs to be a full penalty awarded where a player clearly seeks to profit from being in an offside position. Where the offside is clearly accidental, and the player immediately leaves the ball alone (like just then), treat it like a knock on and award a scrum.

A law change would be welcome

Definitely Stag

Dagg is breaking the line every time he runs the ball.

nah i didn't buy a programme, a friend of mine did though, nice that they were the official ones.


I feel really sick and a bit miserable. Think I might watch the match again and have a cry just to get it out of my system (I know that sounds a bit sad!)

It was really surreal in the MS, being stood right where the pitch usually is. Am so glad I ended up going though, twas a special day, even if the result didn't go our way.

Tis just so horrible that we've lost two matches by 1 point, when were both so winnable if we'd just gotten our kicks!

Notch wrote:The difference in quality between this game a yesterdays is stark.

That was down to Warburton/Rolland though.

WTF! Aussies committing suicide here. Why not kick that!

Dreamer - that's the bummer about those two matches...the small difference in the scores. Ah well. We could still get third place....although looking at this match I'm not sure....

I don't think I've ever seen so many bloody noses in a rugby match. We're up to 6 different players alerady!

McCabe off again. The only time I see that bloke is when he goes off injured.

Silly pen to give away. AB should have gone to the corner.

SERIOUSLY??!! I think the SH need to strengthen their noses!!

7th player with a bloody nose!

Oh eww this one's is practically weeing blood as well. Weepu having to come back on.

rugbydreamer wrote:I don't think I've ever seen so many bloody noses in a rugby match. We're up to 6 different players alerady!

There's another one!

This game is boring.

I agree Dreamer I was just thinking the same thing, the medics have been really busy here.

ABs are looking comfortable here. I hope they can get the 'Cup' next weekend. I haven't been that impressed with the French so far but you can never tell with them so anything could happen.

I'm confused now, when did Weepu come back on.

Hound,

Yeah it was a stinker of a day at Rodney yesterday. At least Chavhanga opened his account though.

I watched the Cleverly fight last night. Very good actually. Was a little bit drunk as some of you might have guessed from my post in the Dewdrop.

I guess Lydiate plays 7 next week?

Score wise it has been pretty dull. Game over now you'd have to say. At the risk of incurring the wrath of a few on here I would love to see SBW get absolutely minced.

rugbydreamer wrote:I don't think I've ever seen so many bloody noses in a rugby match. We're up to 6 different players alerady!

Dean Richards isn't out there is he?

Aww that's a shame.

Hound -

Rev - aye I think Danny will go to 7. Not sure who comes in though, Ryan? I thought he played v well when he came on yesterday.


Ooo SBW finally pinged in a match for not using his arms.

How refreshing to hear ITV commentators agree with a refs decision.

Michael Owen's commetnary yesterday was absolutely

Would have much preferred them to have put S4C on in the stadium, but ah well.

Dayglo isn't a bad commentator really, he's very articulate at least.

Who got hold of McCaw there?