The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

First topic message reminder :

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 picture of newly retired Gareth 'Alfie' Thomas.

Also a special picture of Thomas Domingo and wishing him all the best on a speedy recovery.

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




Pāparakāuta tawhito/Hen dafarn/Old pub: https://www.606v2.com/t16896-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub

Mickado - I'm glad the interview seemed to go well for you. Fingers crossed. As for drug testing, no they shouldn't. If they must do, it should be on a voluntary basis, and they should explain why the test is required.

Great stuff MIckado.

are they looking for a manager? hmm wouldn't mind changing..

I don't think they do drug tests. is that allowed anymore?

No it's not as a rule Micky T. If employers want to introduce random drug testing they have to justify it by doing a risk assessment, and thus providing a good business case for doing so.

Put it this way, if I thought a potential employee needed a drugs test I wouldn't be employing them.

Ye that makes sense alright Cari.

Thanks Asbo, I've just read that on the BBC blog about it.

Mickado, I've never been drug-tested by an employer. More fool them, I'm smacked up to my eyeballs most of the time...

Glas a du wrote:Put it this way, if I thought a potential employee needed a drugs test I wouldn't be employing them.

But you wouldn't know, that's the point of a random drugs test. Anyway, drug testing potential employees and existing employees is very unusual because it's difficult to justify it, and we're protected by the Data Protection Act in this country.

The Dragons and the Blues have named their teams - thread here:

https://www.606v2.com/t17361-the-battle-of-dave-parade-dragons-v-blues#645641

Cheers Lucky. No word on the other derby's teams yet....I bet they'll bloody leave it until tomorrow...boooo.

Munster name their team v Leinster:

Wian du Preez, Damien Varley, BJ Botha

Donnacha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell

Donnacha Ryan, Denis Leamy, Niall Ronan

Conor Murray, Ronan O'Gara

Lifeimi Mafi, Will Chambers

Keith Earls, Johne Murphy, Doug Howell

Bench: Denis Fogarty, Marcus Horan, John Hayes, Peter O'Mahony, James Coughlan, Tomas O'Leary, Ian Keatley, Danny Barnes

Doug Howell? Is he a new signing?

Lucky - no, he's just dropped the "eee"

Staggy - is Wally doing Tv coverage by any chance?

That's not completely true cari,

Every southwest employee is drug tested, however its because of safety critical jobs

hughie1986 wrote:That's not completely true cari,

Every southwest employee is drug tested, however its because of safety critical jobs

Exactly, that employer has done a risk assessment which has established that their work requires random drug/alcohol tests. Those employees should be aware of that though.

Leinster Team Named

15: Rob Kearney
14: Isa Nacewa
13: Fergus McFadden
12: Gordon D'Arcy
11: Luke Fitzgerald
10: Jonathan Sexton
9: Isaac Boss

1: Cian Healy
2: Richardt Strauss
3: Mike Ross
4: Leo Cullen CAPTAIN
5: Devin Toner
6: Sean O'Brien
7: Shane Jennings
8: Jamie Heaslip

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Sean Cronin
17: Heinke van der Merwe
18: Jamie Hagan
19: Kevin McLaughlin
20: Rhys Ruddock
21: Eoin Reddan
22: Ian Madigan
23: Eoin O'Malley

No BOD?

Don't really see McFadden as a 13. That aside Leinster do really have a lethal team. Wonder who's taking the kicks Isa or JS?

According to the BBC, cotton's inquisition was scrapped cos it was Thomas's idea,and as he's walked...

Cari, BOD only plays HCup and VI Nations,mo charie

BOD is being given another week to recover apparently.

I'd say Sexton will kick 7/8 last week.
I'm only messing about drug testing by the way, I've been off heroine for at least a month, should be well outta the system!

Cari wrote:

Glas a du wrote:Put it this way, if I thought a potential employee needed a drugs test I wouldn't be employing them.

But you wouldn't know, that's the point of a random drugs test. Anyway, drug testing potential employees and existing employees is very unusual because it's difficult to justify it, and we're protected by the Data Protection Act in this country.

I wouldn't need to know, that's what I'm telling you. If I thought the question needed asking I wouldn't be employing them. Bear in mind that a conviction for possession of a Solicitor would mean bye-bye practising certificate.

No Fion Carr?

mickyt wrote:No Fion Carr?

That's because he's on his way to the Ospreys in a swap for Bowe.

Bear in mind that a conviction for possession of a Solicitor would mean bye-bye practising certificate.

Eh? The conviction of a Solicitor for possession...

Bakkies has finally signed for Toulon,although it will be at least 2 months before he plays-achilles heel.Leonardo Senatore has also been signed as a cover for Fernandez Lobbe(out at least 6 months), so Shawsey's arrival on Le Rade looks doubtful,although Mourad still wants him

So Shawsey could be out of the HC with a self inflicted bullet hole to the foot.

Rava wrote:So Shawsey could be out of the HC with a self inflicted bullet hole to the foot.

mickyt wrote:No Fion Carr?

Micky, where would you see him in the current pecking order.

Brian O'Driscoll: I’ve no plans to hang up my boots

Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/heineken-cup/brian-odriscoll-irsquove-no-plans-to-hang-up-my-boots-16072512.html#ixzz1ceEQ8miO

One for the wall:

https://www.606v2.com/t17531-great-rubbish-band-names#645960

I don't think there is much time for him in the big games but thought he had done OKAY and maybe a spot on the bench wouldn't have been out of the questions.

I don't envisage he will get into many HC squard either. I just wasn't sure if he would have been about this weekend as he has been decent

OK thanks for the Shaw update.

Afternoon folks.

Referring to earlier, the Cotton enquiry did not get off to a good start with yer man being anything but objective in his approach. He had practically announced the ‘guilty parties’ in his view with his first comments on the subject. Thomas going has put an end to a potential embarrassment imo.

Afternoon, Hound. Quiet in here this afternoon...

That's cause you farted...

Nigel Owens pouring his heart out on Twitter.

it would appear a fella he was seeing was cheating on him and living with someone else.

apparently Owens had been paying for everything over in NZ (this is what his tweets are saying)

Feel sorry for the fella but probably not the best place to announce it over twitter as the media and the likes will pick up on it.

Still refreshing to see someone so honest on it

Not the best place at all, really. Nigel's meant to be refereeing the Dragons v Blues match tomorrow, and that's just extra ammunition for people in the crowd who want to have a go at him.

I have one friend who gets drug random tests in work. But he's a pharmaceutical researcher or something like that. So maybe they need to be sure he's not taking any of the drugs he's working with. I think Garda recruits might get one when they're applying to be cops too. Apart from that it would be unusual to get drug tested I reckon.

I think many people pour their hearts out on Facebook/Twitter and regret it later, but like you say Lucky, it'll be too late then. I guess they just need to offload some of whatever's bothering them. Trouble with social networking is you're open to abuse as well as helpful advice and comfort.

He seems to be getting lots of advice and comfort so far. haven't anything to the contrary but as Lucky says it might open up now tomorrow at the rugby.

That said, it is nice to know that it won't get as bad as it would if it was a football match he was reffing..

For starters, he probably wouldn't have been able to "come out" in the first place

He seems to be getting lots of advice and comfort so far

Is that an euphemism?

That's the thing, Cari: if he'd poured his heart out on Facebook, it wouldn't be too bad because it would only be his 'friends' who got to see it; but the whole world can see what you put on Twitter.

That's one of the reasons I don't use Twitter Lucky. Anyway, good to hear he's not getting copious amounts of abuse. I hope it stays that way.

I hope so too, Cari. He's great, our Nige.

I don't think that needs to be a reason not to use Twitter or any other medium like that.

I use both and I very rarely put anything up that expresses any thing too personal that I don't want people to know or that I might regret later.

Think it's just common sense that needs to prevail

I like Nige. I was hoping he was reffing at our derby this weekend. Never mind, I'll see him at the next one

That's a fair point Micky. I wouldn't post much on Twitter if I did use it anyway (one of the other reasons I've never bothered with it) There are other reasons I won't use it as well, that was just one of them.

I have two twitter accounts.

1. for the marching band. its a good way of getting networking opportunities and some of the local bodies retweet your notices etc that can generate interest.

2. my own personal one. I rarely tweet something myself and would rather just stalk famous people seeing what they are saying and retweeting anything of interest.

I will also occasionally try get a wee chat going with some of them.

this has been successful with:
Nigel Owens
Rob Kearney
Jonathan Davies
Amy Huberman
Geordan Murphy
Bernard Jackman

and one or two local radio hosts over here.

Think it's just common sense that needs to prevail

Get that man into politics.

Glas a du wrote:

Think it's just common sense that needs to prevail

Get that man into politics.

He is already, that's why he has 2 twitter accounts!

Pakistani cricketers get up to 30 months bird for spot fixing! (so not even throwing a match as Cronje did) that Judge has done himself no favours.

mickyt wrote:I have two twitter accounts.

1. for the marching band. its a good way of getting networking opportunities and some of the local bodies retweet your notices etc that can generate interest.

2. my own personal one. I rarely tweet something myself and would rather just stalk famous people seeing what they are saying and retweeting anything of interest.

I will also occasionally try get a wee chat going with some of them.

this has been successful with:
Nigel Owens
Rob Kearney
Jonathan Davies
Amy Huberman
Geordan Murphy
Bernard Jackman

and one or two local radio hosts over here.

Local Radio hosts? Second thoughts, don't let him anywhere politics!

Politics Smolitics

and the second twitter account is a generic one and do not support any of my personal views