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 Doug Howlett above the bar!


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



Old Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t19461p950-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub#757012

Excellent, I'll travel a bit lighter!

This is great. I hope every bigot in Newport hears of it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16058297

One other thing, Asbo: will we be under cover at Sandy Park? I know the forecast is for rain, but if we're not going to be standing out in it for long I won't bother bringing an umbrella.

Aye, leave the brolly at home, lucky

For 't wall

https://www.606v2.com/t19886-we-can-sort-out-the-economy#762176

PM for you

Ahhhh it's Friday!!! I've been waiting ages for this day to come AND it's sunny so i'll try to clean my car quick too.

Out the office for the rest of the day so catch ya'll later

Glas: p.m coming your way fella!!

Lucky, I've been thinking, do you want to get an earlier train up to Cardiff tomorrow, so you can leave your things at my flat? save you taking it all with you to Llanelli and back

And goooood morning! Happy Friday. Not sure how I'm going to manage any work today at all.

PM back Prop.

Bore da, Dreamer. Thanks for the offer, but I'll only have a rucksack with me so I should manage!

I'm going to get the bus to Cardiff tomorrow and get the train from there. I live on a bus route and I'd be travelling away from Cardiff if I went to Newport station. It's the 12.48, isn't it?

Aren't you driving?

Hey, you'll be able to drive Dreamer down to evening kick offs at PYS now!

Yep the 12:48, and there will be a change at Swansea.

Someone remind me tomorrow when we are getting a taxi from the station to the stadium, to ask the taxi driver to arrange to pick us up again from the stadium at about 6:15pm! We might get back to the station a bit early for the 6:35pm train, but I'd rather do that then miss it, and have to wait a whole other hour for another one!

I'll see if there are any cars worth nicking in the Parc y Scarlets car park, Glas.

American Christmas jokes, dontchaluvem?

"The Teacher asked young Patrick Murphy: "What do you do at Christmas time?

Patrick addressed the class: "Well Ms. Jones, me and my twelve brothers and sisters go to midnight mass and we sing hymns; then we come home
very late and we put mince pies by the back door and hang up our stockings.
Then all excited, we go to bed and wait for Father Christmas to come with all our toys.

"Very nice Patrick," she said. "Now Angelo Ianucci , what do you do at Christmas?"

Well, Ms. Jones, me and my sister also go to church with Mom and Dad and we sing Ave Maria , dance the Tarantella and when we get home we put
almond cookies and Amaretto by the chimney and we hang up our stockings. We hardly sleep, waiting for Santa Claus to bring our presents.

Realizing there was a Jewish boy in the class and not wanting to leave him out of the discussion, she asked, "Now, Isaac Cohen, what do you do at Christmas?"

Isaac said, "Well, it's the same thing every year...Dad comes home from the office. We all pile into the Rolls Royce; then we drive to Dad's toy factory. When we
get inside, we look at all the empty shelves...And begin to sing: What A Friend We Have in Jesus ..........Then we all go to the Bahamas ."

luckless_pedestrian wrote:I'll see if there are any cars worth nicking in the Parc y Scarlets car park, Glas.

You can take the boy out of Newport...

Insure yourself on Prop's car, jobs a goodun

I read 'insure' as 'injure' then. I hope that's not a premonition.

Not unless you treat cars as Marsado treats confectionery

Hi all in the diff

Morning Stag, you recovered from your travels?

Yes, he's making cheeky facebook posts already the little scamp!

Glas I genuinely didnt say that it was a Swansea.fan.with strong feelings about Llanelli

Dreamer yup had a few.ales and beers last night. Right as.rain now killing time in the diff. My phone wont work here so bought a british one. Need to charge it though

Your having problems with your periods though Stag.

(American joke)

The full stop button is in an awkward place on my phone

Ah nice one Stag. How'd you enjoy the ale? (you've not had any before right?)

There's loads of Christmas stalls in the city centre at the moment and they're well worth a look.

which ones did you try Stag?

Did you enjoy the ales Stag? Because if you did, it'll open up a lot more things to do next week.

Some cracking pubs in and just outside Chester for that sort of thing

Glas a du wrote:Some cracking pubs in and just outside Chester for that sort of thing

Certainly so. Still more to try out though.

This just got real:

Scarlets team to face Munster tomorrow, KO3.40pm at Parc y Scarlets:

15 Williams, 14 North, 13 S Williams, 12 J Davies, 11 Lamont, 10 Priestland, 9 G Davies, 1 I Thomas, 2 Rees (c), 3 R Thomas, 4 Timani, 5 Welch, 6 Shingler, 7 McCusker, 8 Morgan

Reps: 16 Owens, 17 John, 18 Manu, 19 Murphy, 20 J Edwards, 21 Knoyle, 22 S Jones, 23 Iongi

Excellent - JD2 and George North playing. A few butterflies now, Dreamer?

A stomach full, Lucky!

ooooooooo crumbs, I don't know what to do with myself! Our front row replacements aren't the best, other then that I'm really, really happy with the team.

If you can hold your own up front against Northampton, you should be able to hold your own against Munster. Discipline will be important, though, O'Gara doesn't miss many.

Leinster A team to face Llanelli:

LEINSTER:

15: David Kearney
14: Darren Hudson
13: Brendan Macken
12: Collie O’Shea
11: Andrew Conway
10: Noel Reid
9: John Cooney

1: Jack McGrath
2: Aaron Dundon
3: Jamie Hagan
4: Ben Marshall
5: Mark Flanagan
6: Ciaran Ruddock CAPTAIN
7: Jordi Murphy
8: Leo Auva’a

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Tom Sexton
17: Jack O’Connell
18: Jordan Coghlan
19: Conor Gilsenan
20: Luke McGrath
21: Cathal Marsh
22: Andrew Boyle

exactly, that's why we're starting with J Edwards on the bench!

Munster side looks really good though, Zebo and Mafi starting in the backs, and they've got a brilliant front row. Two very evenly matched teams imo.

It should be a cracker. If only I was going to the game...

Lucky -


That's a good side Mick, will have a look around to see if I can find the Llanelli one, but I know some of our regional players will be starting. Should be a great match that on the Sunday.

Jamie Hagan must be so glad at the moment. Fortunately he got away from having to play against big mean sides like Harlequins and Toulouse.

MBTGOG wrote:Jamie Hagan must be so glad at the moment. Fortunately he got away from having to play against big mean sides like Harlequins and Toulouse.

He's at Leinster long term. Better coaching, better facilities, better players around him. All for the greater good in the end.

Llanelli RFC Team:

15,Jordan Williams,14,Iolo,13,Reynolds,12,Jonny Lewis,11,Fenby,10,Owain Williams,9,Justin James

1,Shaun Hopkins,2,Ripper,3,Rhodri Jones,4,Adam Powell capt,5,Lou Reed,6,Dwayne Eager,7,Daniel Thomas,8,Matt Gilbert .


(sorry I don't have all the proper names, taken off a fans forum!)

Ripper is actually the hooker's surname. Jack T. Ripper.

Glas - done my HEC picks, not confident with them this week, am too all of a flutter about the Scarlets match to pick properly.


And I can't open the attachment in work that I sent to print out the Scarlets songsheet! argh! Will have to try and get to the library in the morning to do it instead.

In southampton waiting on chef, had a pint (or two) the weekend may officially begin

Meeting stag at 3.30ish in town!!

Guys, is anyone else driving/how are we getting back quicker so we can get the tickets? Is it worth him getting an earlier train and meeting me in ponty?

If he gets an earlier train, he'll have to leave before the end of the match.

Is there a way I get the tickets then because i'm stuck in limbo between Cambrian and Cardiff it looks

grr. I hate you all. I am literally raging I ain't going to the meet this weekend.

Thankfully though my christmas party is an overnighter tonight so that goes some way towards making my life better..

hope you all have a blast.

Hughie, I should have gotten you to bring those bottles to Stag to bring home with him.

ah well

Just had a nice wee lunch with yer man Staggy

Lucky / Dreamer - plans
16:15 - Old Arcade
17:00 - City Arms
18;00 - The Westgate

LUCKY - PM me your phone number please

and now I've read my messages. Thanks Lucky_Driver

Prop - haven't a clue sorry, guess Mick's going to have to look at getting a taxi from the stadium to Cardiff, not sure how much that's going to cost though!


Micky - wish you and everyone else could be making it to. Sure you'll have a fab time at your Christmas Party tonight though

Penfro - I'll aim to be at the City Arms for 17:00