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 wedding pictures of Dan Carter and Honor Dillon above the bar! And if anyone tells the Australian Womens' Weekly that KiwiRedDevil's Mum smuggled a camera into the service* there'll be hell to pay - they paid a fair amount for the exclusive


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



Old Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t19779-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub#757023




* Note to any lawyer-y types, that's a joke and is completely and utterly false, Mum forgot to put the camera in her handbag

6-16 at half time. Ospreys losing with 70% of the possession. Why? The simple answer is that they can't deal with Saracens blitz defence. How much they will concede again with Paul James off for 10 is a big question.

2 things. The yellow was a massive decision. It was the third penalty on the trot in scrums against James. However all three could have gone the other way and it could have been Stephens in the bin.

1st scrum Saracens go straight down - Hames pinged for not binding

2nd scrum Saracens don't engage James penalised for a free kick offence which he didn't even committ.

3rd scrum Stephens goes straight in on Hibbsrd and doesn't bind. James (THE Flip LOOSE HEAD) gets pinged for boring in! Un be Fu kc in li ev ab le.

Add to that the fact that a blitz defence is all the easier when they start two yards offside and I think I can understand your Osprey mate's anger Gibbo.

Where's Rory G...

Well that should have been an ideal start to the second half for the Os, but Dan Biggar misses a relative sitter.

That wouldn't be a Welshman blaming the ref, would it?

Mrs P it has been freezing for the past two hours. That on top of a couple of sleet showers. Tomorrow morning will be interesting.
Lucky I don't understand Cardiff. They have so many good players but seem to lack direction and commitment.

Actually,

Notch!

The BBC seem to have changed their mind about the weather. It might be icy tomorrow morning afterall.

I hope not though as MiddleP has her first hockey match tomorrow. It was supposed to be a couple of weeks ago but it was called off then because of the weather too. She will be disappointed if it is postponed again.

Good Morning all,

Thanks for the updates...

Just dropped off some relatives at the airport.... I was nearly blinded coming back over the bridge. I hate it when I leave my sunnies on the side table at home... exactly where I left them.

MrsP wrote:Are you still in GB Gibbo?

Are you staying till Christmas?

Yes and yes MrsP. Staying till New Year. Its so nice here. So Christmassy.

If it's icy I'll have to warn people off, but after a few hours no-one will be around. Perfect- bring on Aironi

More Christmassy than home?

Frustrating play from the Os in the build-up to Ashley Beck's non-try: two or three good drives around the fringes make them some ground, then for some unknown reason the forwards decide to fan out in midfield to take the ball standing still when it comes out to them. You were making ground, keep at it!

Paul James returns from the sin bin and Schalk Brits takes his place there. The Ospreys need to capitalise here.

I've just been browbeaten into driving my two girls to Ballymena for shopping tomorrow morning.
Told them the taxi was returning to Ballymoney at 1.00pm sharp.

Well isn't it just as well you listened to me or you'd have stayed shopping till 2 and missed the first half!

Cardiff playing a bit better but have knocked on twice in a few minutes with good opportunities. 19-6 Edinburgh.

Cauliflower Bean Bag?

Notch - I was just going to ask if any of the Irish regs could explain that. apparently it's a well known Irish rugby expression...?

Hmmm...

Google it guys.

Makes perfect sense

MrsP wrote:Well isn't it just as well you listened to me or you'd have stayed shopping till 2 and missed the first half!

I'm too scared MrsP in case there are painful looking pictures. Can't someone explain it? I've really never heard of it. Nor had Ieuan Evans.

"the Cauliflower beanbag is the result of a man slipping during the balance beam event and catching the twins on the bar"

I take it you know what I mean by the twins!

There are no images Cari. I don't think this is as common a rugby expression as our commentator friend may think!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cauliflower%20beanbag

No pictures I promise.

Let's just say the lads will all have tears in there eyes at the thought!

And,

Men don't compete on the beam!!!!!

I was wrong, KB is streets ahead of 1F - Brits is in the bin, so who's throwing in for Sarries - you got it

Kelly Brown?

Yes it would, problem?

Oh I see now....so this commentator was talking through his hole? It was Lee Evans who invented it, not Irish rugby players!

Not if you've never been on a balance beam nor have any intention of doing so.

Unusual to see Strings in a different shirt, I think the fact it's red makes the transition easier!

Thom - ah, it's red, I'm sure he feels at home.

Cardiff have just clawed back another 3 points but butchered a 7 point chance in doing so.

Desparate Dan Parks?

Surew if he wins he will feel right at home, winning in Wales is second nature to Munster.

MrsP wrote:More Christmassy than home?

As long as MrsG is with me and No. 1 son is coming up from Brighton, Im grand.

This house looks like Santa's Grotto. 3 live-in rugby players in the house makes it fun for me.
Loads of pints and convo in the local on Pitshanger Lane (50 metres form here). MrsG, her sis and neice have made the place looking like something from a Christmas movie. Just lovely.

This Taff beside me has JUST GONE WILD. TRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY. Mince pies!

Try for the Os - but I want to see another replay of that Kelly Brown yellow card, didn't seem like much in it to me. Game on!

Good man Stringer. Typical Munster...

What a conversion! 13 - 16.

Asbo I like the look of Roddy Grant. I wish he was an Ulsterman.

I'm not feeling christmassy yet, give it to next week. Will pick up a few things in town, get a crepe and a nice White hot chocolate (yes I realise how feminine this sounds) and you're in the state of Flavourtown in the United States of Christmas.

Why do Sky insist in picking the MOM at 75 minutes

Also, I found another place that hosts games will I send it on to the usual suspects?

Yes pls

How's Mike Paterson playing, Rava?

Asbo, you're not one of the usual suspects!

Cardiff back to 7 points down. Now looking at a LBP.

Roddy Grant had a decent game last Friday, Rava.

Game over. 19-12 to Edinburgh. A good (5pts) win for LI tomorrow and the group is wide open. PC Pete will be getting all excited at the Possibility of Irish qualifying from this group.

Line, Paterson was neither good or bad of you know what I mean. Only thing of note was a poor pass in a good Edinburgh attack.

Thomond wrote:Asbo, you're not one of the usual suspects!

T, I'm always suspect, but you're right, I'm not very usual