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 picture of David Sisi, Jannie de Beer and Glen Webbe above the bar!


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




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Another huge match today. When does the Biarritz match kick off?

Linebreaker wrote:Another huge match today. When does the Biarritz match kick off?

3pm UK time breaker

I am wondering if Gibbo will be in the land of the living for Leinsters match

Did you like my pathetic joke Billy?
(No mention of the Leinster match)
I've got them winning by a decent margin in the SG tipping. I always get carried away tipping them so I'm hoping they won't let me down.

Feic, i completely issed the Irony breaker

Must drink more

I hate being slow in the mornings

I thought you might be in a too serious mood this morning.

I like your comeback post though - complete with reference to Gibbo.

I blame the amount od Grolsch beers that i had last night breaker. Does weird things to a mans head in the mornings

Also the music choices of some of the regs have to be called out here. Its obvious that plenty of alcohol was consumed by some here last night.. GIBBO

Yeah, sometimes I do the same thing watching/listening to those video clips. Especially after being out for a few hours and then being too wired up to go to sleep. I sometimes even get as sentimental as Gibbo does.
It's contagious... I tell ya!

Gibbo's music taste is way out there sometimes. I was pissing myself laughing this morning. Woke up Viking lady, was not a wise thing to do. Must remember to not do that again

Don't want that... sounds like you need a special room. A sound-proofed one.

I'm the same. I often find it hard not to stir up the wildlife in the valley during the wee hours. They must be thinking - what the**** is that guy doing???

Well Viking lady is 6ft 2 and i am only 5ft 11. Norwegian ladies are scary when woken up unwillingly......

Does she like rugby and cricket... or football?

No sports really, maybe some ice hockey. She will watch some rugby though

Morning Fellas.

I couldn't swear to it, but I reckon someone put my head in a blender overnight.

Morning PJ, terrible feeling isnt it

Proper nasty Billy.

I'm hoping for Leinster to dish up some Glasgae butt today, my beloved Bath went down in the last minute AGAIN yesterday, but if Leinster stretch their legs at Firhill Bath still have a shot at an Amlin spot next week.

I love the Heineken Cup.

Alright folks .

I'm at the bar at Venice airport with a few of the Wasps players. They're all on water, honest.

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Alright folks .

I'm at the bar at Venice airport with a few of the Wasps players. They're all on water, honest.

You'll all be on water in Venice, no? I thought that's how the place worked.

Nothing worse PJ. I hope Bath get there, i do like them

Nice one Hound, drink a few there.

None of them can claim to walk on the stuff after yesterday's performance PJ. Scrappy would be about it. Hopefully we can beat Bordeaux next week, then we should have a host of players back next month.

Low Voltage cup games after Bordeaux and I couldn't give a rat's rear end about those.

Battery about to die on the phone. Laters folks.

eirebilly wrote:Nothing worse PJ. I hope Bath get there, i do like them

Nice one Hound, drink a few there.

Damn nice of you to say so Billy, here I'll drink to that.........

Later Hound.

Its the best way to cure what ails you PJ

Morning (just!)

Watched the O's match highlights just now. Tommy's try was a classic from him - intercept pass, long run down the pitch on his own, casually tapped under the posts Some good tries in the Ulster and Edinburgh games as well looking at the highlights.

Morning all,

Awh Cari,

The Ulster match was just amazing.

The atmosphere was absolutely incredible. And that's from someone who was in probably the least atmospheric part of the ground and who had the box beside us empty apart from 4 or 5 of the Tigers management team, who obviously were not adding much to the vib at all.

Haven't seen any of the other games from the weekend as I'm still a bit poorly but we kept an eye on the scores.

Sorry to hear you're unwell MrsP. I hope it's noting serious and you get much better very soon.

I didn't see any matches hence I watched the highlights programme on S4C. I did try to watch the O's game on the net but it was a very poor stream and frustrated me so I gave up watching and listened to BBC Radio Wales coverage.

Morning Cari, we've had a proper feast of rugby the last two days, the O's game ebbed and flowed in the first half. I thought it was going to be a slaughter after Tommy went over so early but Treviso made a game of it....... until the second half.

Morgan impressed from the bench.

Morning MrsP, still feeling under the weather? It'll soon pass I'm sure.

Get you and your box stories though!

PJ - there were couple of really frustrating moments from an O's point of view - Chauncey O'Toole should've scored his try but he didn't ground it, when it was begging. Shane Williams did a couple of knock-ons due to bum passes from others and Tommy's second try was held up which was annoying too (although good defence from Treviso). Still, it was a win they needed to warm their cockles if nowt else.

I know PJ.

Well I just wanted to make sure that everyone was fully aware that I was in one of the boxes. And I mean the boxes. Just in case someone had missed the fact that I wasn't in the old stand or anything.

Did I mention that grumpy drawers Cockerill and Henry Tuilagi were next to us? I mean in the next BOX. I did tell you I was in a box, didn't I?

Cari, I'm not too bad really but the temp and headache are annoying!

Morning all

Not going to watch Leinster in real time as have to have lunch and walk puppy, so shan't be in here today.

best of luck to the boys in blue

MrsP - I hope that one day I'll be joining you in The Posh Box when I come to see Tommy

Morning Kia. Good idea not to come on here if you're not watching a match in real time

The best bit was, you know the abuse I get in here about the standard of potato based snacks that are consumed? ie. That I get acused of insisting on only serving posh crisps.

Well, you will not guess the name of the catering company they use for the boxes? (Did I mention I was in one of the fancy boxes?)

Tayto? I can't remember which ones were the poshest crisps...

MrsP wrote:And that's from someone who was in probably the least atmospheric part of the ground and who had the box beside us empty apart from 4 or 5 of the Tigers management team, who obviously were not adding much to the vib at all.

Richard Cockerill walking back from Ravenhill to the team bus;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNRUjnp-5Rw

Richard Cockerill at breakfast the next day;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_exermAXkU&feature=endscreen

Has Gibbo arisen yet

MrsP wrote:I know PJ.

Well I just wanted to make sure that everyone was fully aware that I was in one of the boxes. And I mean the boxes. Just in case someone had missed the fact that I wasn't in the old stand or anything.

Did I mention that grumpy drawers Cockerill and Henry Tuilagi were next to us? I mean in the next BOX. I did tell you I was in a box, didn't I?

Cari, I'm not too bad really but the temp and headache are annoying!

You were in a box MrsP?!!

Well you kept that quiet enough.

Cockerill is about the most miserable man in rugby.... with the possible exception of Graham Henry, it's a real shame Tigers are out of the Heino......

ooh hellooo Chilli

Record crowd in Glasgae - over 6'000 supporters - I'm not taking the proverbial there, that's just what they said.

The caterers are called,

Posh Nosh!

Cockerill is a strange character.

He has a tech guy there with several lap tops and all that stuff but he sits there clutching this wee black notebook and chewing a biro.

The first penalty to Ulster was, I thought, one of the most clear cut, easiest to spot offences by Youngs coming around off-side at a scrum and then kicking the ball out.

Yer man was complaining that the ref was just blowing his whistle and then making up an offence! I mean he actually said that!

Then a bit later there was an Ulster lineout and he starts to shout, at the top of his lungs,

"Not straight ref, not striaght, not straight!!!!"

I mean really yelling it!

Well, the looks he was getting from the Ulster fans were a picture to behold.

Then, for about the next 5 or 6 Liecester line out, all you could here was a wee chorus of folks shouting.

"Not straight ref!"

Ah MrsP - there's a Posh Nosh by me That's good then, there's tidy food there for when I arrive...

Actually PJ, Graham Henry is quite a character... very dry wit.

He puts a semblance of 'grumpiness' on for the cameras. My aunt taught with him at an NZ school and says he was very charming - he was a very popular and entertaining after-dinner speaker too.

Can hear the crowd singing Cockles & Mussels...thing is, is it the Weegee fans singing it or Leinster fans?

Linebreaker wrote:Actually PJ, Graham Henry is quite a character... very dry wit.

He puts a semblance of 'grumpiness' on for the cameras. My aunt taught with him at an NZ school and says he was very charming - he was a very popular and entertaining after-dinner speaker too.

Well I never, I guess you should never judge a book and all that.

Come on Leinster! I'm counting on you today.

Glasgow making a good start at the mo PJ...

eirebilly wrote:I am wondering if Gibbo will be in the land of the living for Leinsters match

Oh yes.

Pint anyone?

Believe.

They are Cari, they look like they mean business, this one could sizzle I think.

Gibbo.

...and right on cue in walks Gibbo for hair of the dog... and a bacon and sausage bap, Gibbo?

Leinster looking rattled at the minute...made a few errors, but they'll chill.