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 pictures of Rhys Priestland, Cian Healy, or the special one of Charlize Theron and Gibbo above the bar!


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



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Got two shoite pieces of new today.

- My friend's friend lost his Dad to a heart attack at the weekend. His Mam died a few months ago, his Dad is gone now and he has no brothers or sisters very sad.

- Another friends friend ended his own life due to the recession and economy and all that type of thing. Two young kids and a wife.

Both just before Christmas

That's awful, Stag. I never know what to say when I hear news like that.

Prop: yup, I'll be there!

Stag,

That is so sad.

What can anyone say that might help in those situations?

I suppose is all you can do?

Munsty,

You must have done something right to get asked to tog out for the 1st again.

I know yea. For the first one I don't know the guy at all. Buts its so sad - he's only a kid really 18 years old.

For the second one my pal booked a flight and is going to Africa for 6 months doing volunteer work.

Gulp, Staggy, makes everything else seem very trivial

With my twisted sense of humour,I could find things to make people laugh Stag,but I'll just keep quiet and respect people's grief

Mick(TEFC) wrote:With my twisted sense of humour,I could find things to make people laugh Stag,but I'll just keep quiet and respect people's grief

Thats a gift Mick to be able to do that.

I don't know any of the people personally so not grieving but its a pity for my pals. That young lad who lost his parents is a cousin-in-law (if such a thing) of my pal. The guy who took his own life is a close friend of someone I went to Ghana with.

Is this commuter silence?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS9_ipu9GKw

I don't know the guy at all...

That's ok, neither do I.

Evenin' All

Thanks for the messages today, really appreciated. Enjoyed my first day. The commute wasn't too bad except the lights on Newport Road are sh!t, but I still made it in good time. The building's really nice, the folks are lovely, Starbucks coffee is only 99p a pop and I'm allowed Tommy on my desktop

Have you checked it with the Os? They might be a bit peeved. Good to hear you had a good first day.

The commute wasn't too bad except the lights on Newport Road are sh!t, but I still made it in good time.

Cari,were you driving,are are you referring to the Xmas illuminations?

Neither Chef, I was on the bus. The lights didn't stay green long enough it seemed.

Evening all,
Sorry to hear that staggy....never know what to say for things like that and i know people felt the same when i was in a similar situation with grief

Anyone heard Graham Henry's response to the england post...."no i've got enough problems!!"

Ah, the joys of public transport!!Here we have 2 buses a day(bus stop 3 miles away),and the nearest traffic light is 12 miles, in Nerac,where there are 3!!!or Condom, where there's 1 and 2 pedestrian crossings

Thomond wrote:Have you checked it with the Os? They might be a bit peeved.

Jebus...I only just got that Thom

I'll say it's cause I'm tired...

Also, Stag - sorry to read your news. You have my sympathy.

Well that cleared the place. Like a particularly virulent lager bomb.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1A_uSEjTIQ

Evening peeps

Sorry to hear your news Stag

Hope everyone else is well? Glad to hear you've had a good day Cari. Am sat watching Man Utd vs. Benfica, the kids are asleep and the wife is out at the PTA chairlady's house folding raffle tickets and sorting out tombola prizes for the Winter Fete on Friday.

I've got as nice cup of tea and some custard creams on the go........ bliss!

Gowan give us a custard cream Pete. Please

Ozzy3213 wrote:Evening peeps

Sorry to hear your news Stag

Hope everyone else is well? Glad to hear you've had a good day Cari. Am sat watching Man Utd vs. Benfica, the kids are asleep and the wife is out at the PTA chairlady's house folding raffle tickets and sorting out tombola prizes for the Winter Fete on Friday.

I've got as nice cup of tea and some custard creams on the go........ bliss!

sounds good ozzy, i have just got in from work, and trying to find a thread on this rugby section to post on, which wont make me sound like a muppet

Yeah pete can I have a custard cream to go with my cuppa please...watching the man city match.

Evening Rava + cricket

I've just eaten the last custard cream I'm afraid lads, I think I'm in trouble when the wife gets in!!!

cricketfan, just dive in fella, it's all about opinions and you're entitled to yours on any given topic whatever it is.

Ozzy3213 wrote:I've just eaten the last custard cream I'm afraid lads, I think I'm in trouble when the wife gets in!!!

cricketfan, just dive in fella, it's all about opinions and you're entitled to yours on any given topic whatever it is.

Unless it's on Gloucester ....oh and don't bring up irish politics because people will be at each other's throats for weeks

Pete it's fine, i've got apple strudel in the oven!!

my Welsh class over ran (we were spending ages discussing all the topics we wrote about, had a good convo going about why some of us were for or against the Wales v Australia game on the 3rd) and have only just got in. Blydi well starving, have only had a packet of crisps and an apple since 1pm, my poor bola

Need a to help me relax too I think.

Stag - sorry to hear about your friends' news

ok thanks ozzy will do, prob start tomorrow though, as wont be online for much longer, off round the girlfriends house in a bit, our one year anniversary next week as well

It's not going great for the Manchester clubs in Europe tonight. City 1-2 down against Napoli, and Utd 2-2 with Benfica, having conceded an equaliser 80 seconds after going 2-1 up!

happ anniversary in advance then cf



aaaah no that is not good for Man U! ty for the score update though, was just about to ask if anyone knew what it was

Real Madrid just gone 6-0 up against Dinamo Zagreb, with 25 minutes still to go.

Are you a Utd fan then dreamer?

Ooo happy anniversary cricket!

See i'm happier that Stourbridge are beating Plymouth!!!!

cheers RD, and prop

For my sins Pete yes I am, starting supporting them when I was about 7 or 8 I think, when I realised there were other footballers out there other than Alan Shearer (before that I supported Newcastle United, still keep an eye out for their scores too).

Go on Benfica! ABU....

Berbatov just missed a pretty easy chance to put Utd back in front.

Utd look like scoring another goal to be honest, but in the same vein, they also look likely to concede another.

That sounds like the Utd of this season all over! Very frustrating.

Breadvan! how very dare you!

Joe hart has been amazing for City tonight.

Evening all by the way! (and thanks for the feedback Ozzy!)

No worries mate

I'm switching between the two! Would love to see Benfica win (sorry just don't like utd)! Yeah I agree Hobo; Hart is keeping them in it, need Augero to fire now!

Just watched"We Are Four Lions",absolutely brilliant,never thought that you could get laughs out of situations like that;and it sure does pose questions-is a Mogwai/Chewbacca a bear?

On a serious note,I remarked that certain meet goers were worrying about their sartorial elegance; I would like to know what colours the Scarlets will be sporting.

Watched four lions the other might myself chef, very funny

SCARLET (ignore the fact that that is red and not scarlet please )

Or we better blydi well should be!

Even though i'm not a scarlet......I think I may wear my leinster top (which i swapped for at the meet with a random drunk guy) for that match and maybe go for my gloucester top for the exeter match just to wind a few people up

I saw four lions at the cinema...right up my street comedy wise!

dreamer,just to make sure that Welsh gallantry will not allow the culchies to keep their traditional colours

ha, well I don't like it when we don't play in Scarlet, last season anyway, we never seemed to play as well.

I have got my navy blue away Scarlet shirt of a few seasons ago for the Leinster and Exeter matches.

OK,off to watch the soccer highlights,not seen any results/scores
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Thirteenwatch: Round Deux



If our first Thirteenwatch was a case of 'plenty of options, but none stand out', this week there were a few intriguing developments.  Seconds out, round two...

Eoin Griffin (Connacht)


Taken to school by the world class Toulouse backline, and looked more or less what he is - a rookie learning his trade.  Still has a long way to go to get to international class, but we still have high hopes for the future.

BOD Rating: will have learned valuable lessons from the weekend's mauling. 5/13 (-2)

Eoin O'Malley


Drafted into the Leinster team on the back of McFadden's dead leg, and grabbed his chance, scoring two tries, and performing well in all facets of the game. A genuine outside centre with distribution skills and a great step, he is also a throwback to the times when centres were small chaps with quick feet and good skills and not 110kg boshing machines - he reminds us a bit of Matthew Tait.  The question is: does he have the physicalty for international rugby?

BOD Rating: the best performer in the shirt at the weekend, albeit against poor opposition.  Needs to maintain that perfromance level and he will get more chances to stake his claim. 9/13

Fergus McFadden (Leinster)


Injured with a dead leg this weekend, his hopes of a run at 13 have receded as O'Malley took his chance

BOD Rating: more likley to feature at 12 or on the wing, we reckon. 5/13 (-1)

Darren Cave (Ulster)


Another fine performance, full of hard running and good lines.  Caused Leicester plenty of problems, but Ulster couldn't get over the tryline despite the huff and puff. 

BOD Rating: Upward curve continues, though, like McFadden, Cave just lacks that spark of magic.  9/13 (+1)

Danny Barnes (Munster)


An error-stren performance which will have done little for his confidence.  Given the shepherd's hook very early in the second half, and had to watch Will Chambers take his place to huge effect.  Can expect to be warming the bench for the Scarlets double header.

BOD Rating: a long way off international level on this form 4/13 (-2)

Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster)


Superb performance on the wing, and looks to have his mojo working fully again.  Skills would appear to transfer to centre.  Perhaps a call to Chez Schmidt to gently encourage him to give Luke some gametime at 13 is in order.

BOD Rating: great to see the old Luke back, but we'd need to see him at centre before we get excited 7/13 (unch.)

Notes for Deccie: A visit to the RDS to see young Eoin O'Malley wouldn't be a bad idea, Deccie.  The RDS, Deccie, it's in south Dublin.  You know it Deccie, BOD and Jamie play there.  Keith is still injured Deccie.  Telling McGahan you're still the boss down there and to stick him at centre won't help, Deccie.  I wouldn't advise it, Deccie.  No, Deccie, no!


 

Right....seeing as this is my 3,000 post and the first milestone i've actually noticed i'm going to spend it in here!!

And it's me saying nos da, first night back at training tomorrow so got everything crossed the ankle gets through it!!

all round

Just destroyed an epic and I mean epic chicken fajita wrap. Sooo tasty. Genuinely unbelievable. And yes I have been out on the town as well. Hasn't affected my grammar or spelling though. Got ambushed tonight by a dodgy cocktail with large amounts of peachello in it. The wrap could be making another appearance in a few hours time.