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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I think inexperience in pressure situations cost Glasgow there more to be honest Gibbo. Great defensive effort from Leinster but i cant help but feel that a better side would have knicked some points off Leinster there.

Yeah Billy, we rode our luck for sure,

But, we are very lucky a lot these days.

Glasgow should be proud and annoyed at the same time after that. They took some bad decisions. Huge at this level.

Right, come on Saracens!

Do us a solid.

2 provinces through to the QF's 1st. Now for Ulster next week.

Believe.

Yeah, need a big Sarries win. And deny Biarritz a BP.

In all honesty Gibbo, if i was a Glasgow fan i would be gutted because Leinster looked ready to be taken today. Oh well at least Ireland now have two teams n the quaters

We Munstered it out today Billy... Cant be sexshy all the time.

Your saying that like its a good thing Gibbo..... Using Munster in a positive way.... Are you still drunk?

Come on you Saracens! Do it for the motherland

Notch wrote:Come on you Saracens! Do it for the motherland

Nah, drinkin iced water vaandag. Ah every game is different. I think its woken us up. Good thing. We never play well that early.

Er, what? Where did that flag come from

Saracens and Ulster Rugby, brothers in cheap Saffer jibes. So do us a favour and knock these Frenchies with their fancy pants 'home grown' players out

Next weekend will be very interesting now. Hopefully Ulster will get through as well

Notch, i am in stitches mate

Iced water, Gibbo!!!! Do you have to work tomorrow?

Nah mate. Always have 2 or 3 flushing-out days. It's why Im still alive...


Mon Saffacens! Do it for De Ulster Bokkes!

I would love a beer but have to fly again tomorow

Wooo been up pen-y-fan and now defrosting a steak rugby afternoon for me me thinks!!!!

You on the gas/oil-fields Billy? Chopper to work?

Building two new Satelite rigs for Wind mills in the north sea Gibbo. Normally for the oil and gas but a German company has hired our company in to manage the project.

If you want to come and spend a few hours flying over the North Sea, let me know Gibbo

It is a very early wake up call though

eirebilly wrote:It is a very early wake up call though

Id love it man. No probs getting up if its not work.

If your sure drop me a line, it can be easily arranged and is some experience. Took a mate last week and he is still raving about it.

Sounds like a Trip, Billy. Love to do it in nice weather.

Will be doing it on a regular basis for the next 5 months so anytime you want just let me know and i will arrange it. Will cost you a pint at Cocos though

Is it my imagination or did we just get closer to qualifying for a quarter final????

Where are my manners!

Well done Leinstuuur!

Alright; Ulster, Clermont Auvergne, Toulouse, Harlequins, Edinburgh and Cardiff Blues.

5 of those teams will be celebrating next weekend. One will be disconsolate. The games that will decide the two best runners up (as well as the three winners of those respective pools!) are;

Clermont Auvergne vs Ulster
Connacht vs Harlequins
Gloucester vs Toulouse
Edinburgh vs London Irish
Cardiff Blues vs Racing Metro

How do we see it panning out?

The way I see it, we have to beat ASM to qualify.

One point will not be enough.

Cardiiff, Edinburgh and Quins (our likely competitors for runner up spots) all have games against teams for whom only pride is at stake and 2 of those will also have home advantage.

We'll just have to do a Leicester on them!

After some serious working out on the back of a fag packet, I have come up with the following QF's

Leinster v Ulster

Sarries v Cardiff

Toulouse v Clermont

Edinburgh v Munster

A bit of something for everyone in there I reckon, but having said that, if you check out my SG form, you'll see I can't pick a winner to save my life.

Still, Leinster v Ulster would be a cracker I reckon.

Tell us your logic for the order of qualification there PJ.

I think:

Leinster v Cardiff Blues

Munster v Quins

Ulster v Edinburgh

Toulouse v Sarries

Hokey-dokey

Munster to pick up a losing bonus point at Sinners leaves them on 21pts.

Edinburgh & Cardiff to win with 4 pts each leaving both on 21pts .... ahh swap Edinburgh and Cardiff round as Cardiff have the better return of points from their head-to-heads.

Leinster to pick up a full 5 pts against Montpelier leaving them on 25pts.

Ulster to pick up the LBP against Clermont leaving Clermont & Ulster on 20pts, both will have 5 pts from the head-to-heads but Clermont have a better tries scored record.

Sarries to get the full 5 on offer against Treviso leaving them on 23pts.

Toulouse and Quins to both pick up 4 pts leaving Toulouse on 22 & Quins on 20, but as Quins have only scored 13 tries to Ulster's 18 so Ulster will go through in 8th place.

The full ranking I believe will look summat like this:

1. Leinster 25pts pool winners.

2. Saracens 23pts pool winners.

3. Toulouse 22pts pool winners.

4. Cardiff 21pts pool winners (9 tries + 40 odd points.)

5. Munster 21pts pool winners (9 tries + 30 odd points.)

6. Clermont 20pts pool winners 27 tries.

7. Edinburgh 21pts best runner-up.

8. Ulster 20pts second placed runner-up by virtue of having scored (probably) 18 tries to Quins (probably) 13.



You'll be right enough MrsP.

If we get a lbp and score more tries than them or score the same number of tries as them and get to within 4 points of ASM we would top the group.

I think.

But then again, my brain is addled with this virus so...

ah I love watching a bit of darts I do.

No, you're brain's working just fine, it goes on points from head-to-head matches, tries scored and then aggregate points difference, so yes, if Ulster match Clermont on tries and get to within 4 points or less, they would in fact top the group.

See, I told you I knew nowt, Ulster have just gone from rank 8 to rank 6.

Hi Dreamer.

I'm not big on darts I'm afraid.

evening PJ and everyone

Ah my dad loves darts PJ so it was always on the tv this time of year when I was growing up and we even had a darts board set up in the porch (I was rubbish at it!). I love it, although I have to be in the mood to watch it

I think I'd rather play in Dublin!!!

Who says women are never happy?

Jeez PJ have you learned nothing this weekend. Ulster LBP my arse. We will have to win some time in France so why not this weekend? I like the idea of being third seeds.
Imagine three Irish provinces playing at home in the HC quarter finals. That would be some show? It would also guarantee at least one in the final.

Women should not play darts bursting boobs is already a risk without exposing them to bounceouts.

Cymro,

You have a lot to learn about women!

Not really I know a lot about the woman that matters.

Im not even going to attempt cross-checking PJ's fag-packet info.I trust him.

Welcome to the Ulster QF of Hell that is the RDS MrsP. Sorry,make that Landsdowne. We'll meet in Fagans roysh?

Bring lots of posh crisps.

Its going to happen. The 1st and 2nd best team in Ireland, coming together for a massive game in Dublin. I thought that if Ulster beat Leicester(didn't beforehand, but ye thrashed em to a pulp) - it would be enough momentum to take ye to to a min RU spot. ASM is the worst place in the World, to pick up even a BP. But, if Ulster are really serious about moving on up , they must believe they can do that. I think you can.

Your big buy-ins are kicking-in now. Pienaar, Wannenberg, Afoa, Muller, et al. Earning their shekels rightly. They bullied Tigers pack, yes Tigers - off the field yesterday. Very few have done that. None that I can remember actually. Your indigenous key players - Trimble, Best and Ferris - have very few peers. Paul Marhsall with Pienaar at 10 - is the ticket for Ulster down there, imo. Be bold Mclaughlin. You have to take on the very best, to be the best. And. Ye beat them already. So. Who's to be afraid of?


Its all about focus.

Believe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pibzj6GyoPM

Rava wrote:Jeez PJ have you learned nothing this weekend. Ulster LBP my arse. We will have to win some time in France so why not this weekend? I like the idea of being third seeds.
Imagine three Irish provinces playing at home in the HC quarter finals. That would be some show? It would also guarantee at least one in the final.

Rava, I'm as thick as mince man, I thought you'd have picked that up.



MrsP Dublin or Toulouse? On the whole I'd rather poop myself.

Rava wrote:Jeez PJ have you learned nothing this weekend. Ulster LBP my arse. We will have to win some time in France so why not this weekend? I like the idea of being third seeds.
Imagine three Irish provinces playing at home in the HC quarter finals. That would be some show? It would also guarantee at least one in the final.

Love the way that man is thinking. Always aim for beyond the hole. Not ease up to it and fall short. In GOLFING terms bad people.

3 home QF's, would be worth a large Irish...

Oh yes.

Do they have boxes at Lansdowne?



Nah! I'll stick with Rava.

Home quarter for us then we'll have our semi and your semi back to back at Lansdowne.

Sorted!

Fair enough pal. Deal.

Unfortunately Mrs P I think any home game for us would be in Dublin. I just can't see them getting sufficient temporary stands in to get up to ERC requirements.

I would have no worries playing in Landsdowne Road. We have history there, great history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0l7DU1I3ns