The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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Dreamer well done to the Scarlets. I hope it means a place in the Amlin? Also well done in holding your own in here amonsgt all us Irish

no news as of yet Cymro sorry.

Ah man, a win out on France, great way for us to finish off the group

Just wish we could play more like that when the pressure is more on us though!


Rava - diolch! I was in my own little Scarlet world And aye, think it means we get in the Amlin now, or it at least gives us the best possible shot at it now. Not sure if other results need to go our way, I just knew we needed us, Bath and Munster to win.

Zebo is the man. In Denver they have Tebow, in Munster we have Zebo!
Have been saying it since the Senior Cup game in 07, he will be an international and a top one. (would be the first coloured person to represent Ireland, I think too)

Best backplay I've seen from us all season. An all-round decent performance, the scrum being a big negative. We're coming to put Ulster back in their box! Seriously great result for the Ulster lads today, missed the match but had Clermont by 5, so I'm having a good week on SG with my gutsy picks.

Why do the best games always clash.

A guide to French commentary:

Tombola - knock on/interception

Recoupe - retains the ball

Attention! - line break

Ooh la la! - other side does something good

Magnifique - French side do something good

Vite! Vite! - French winger making break

Joie de vivre - flair

Directement - Munster.

Notch,

Think back to the initial draw man. Could you have envisioned this scenario?

It is unreal. It is the best we could have dreamed of.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyfqW6td-yA

roddersm wrote:Sorry but D'arcy was very poor, worst player on the pitch.

O'Malley had a really good game though...feck sake Kidney be bold and pick the best players! Do yer job man!

Ah Rodders man. Dont do it. He was one of our best players. He knows he is being chased and he nailed his spot.

Its Darcy & Earls v Wales. Trust me on this one.

I was the one bullishly and defiantly saying Ulster had as much a chance as Clermont and Leicester to top the group when the draw was made!

I was saying I expected all three teams to win all their home games and beat Aironi twice which is exactly what happened. Bonus points- such vital currency. Our failure to take one at Welford Road cost us 1st place. That was a bitter pill to swallow too. Like today we absolutely went toe to toe with them just weren't quite clinical enough.

Gibson wrote:Notch,

Think back to the initial draw man. Could you have envisioned this scenario?

It is unreal. It is the best we could have dreamed of.

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyfqW6td-yA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyfqW6td-yA[/url]

Thats Class Gibbo.

Reminds me of The Green Mile though

I think we are through to the Amlin you know. If true, that's some great ranking points for us for next season. And apparently, if Stade win tonight, we are away to Brive?

I so don't understand how the Amlin works!

Sky were saying you are indeed in the Amlin dreamer. Diolch.

excellent!!

Notch wrote:I was the one bullishly and defiantly saying Ulster had as much a chance as Clermont and Leicester to top the group when the draw was made!

I was saying I expected all three teams to win all their home games and beat Aironi twice which is exactly what happened. Bonus points- such vital currency. Our failure to take one at Welford Road cost us 1st place. That was a bitter pill to swallow too. Like today we absolutely went toe to toe with them just weren't quite clinical enough.

No way are you having that to yourself my friend. There are others on here who would have been at least as positive.

I'm beginning to think Earls is capable of being at least a temporary centre for Ireland, he is growing and growing into the role.


Also a team I help coach hammered the current Munster U-17 Champions 42-3 so great day.

I know Rav

Defenders of the faith

ah now c'mon, no Earls at centre talk in here please! Go on the thread outside please


I can't put into words how proud I am of that Scarlets defensive display. Such guts, such determination, and with our supposedly "weaker!" pack. Amazing.

Well done on the win Thomond. Reluctantly agreeing on the Earls statement, based on his performance today.

Does anyone else think the Jeff are going to have to take a serious look at what is happening otherwise they are in danger of having their teams competing as second and third seeds in the HC. I can honestly see the day that NO English Premiership team qualifies for the Quarter Finals.

Another big home display by Treviso and that could be tomorrow

No bother Notch, just joshing. Love that smiley though

Thomond wrote:Zebo is the man. In Denver they have Tebow, in Munster we have Zebo!
Have been saying it since the Senior Cup game in 07, he will be an international and a top one. (would be the first coloured person to represent Ireland, I think too)

Best backplay I've seen from us all season. An all-round decent performance, the scrum being a big negative. We're coming to put Ulster back in their box! Seriously great result for the Ulster lads today, missed the match but had Clermont by 5, so I'm having a good week on SG with my gutsy picks.

BLACK person. We are ALL coloured T.

Dreamer will you now accept we are so much better with Ritchie Pugh playing? He was flying up and tackling backs all day. He even overtook Gilbert in coast mode during his try. Shingler, Morgan, Pugh with Turnbull on the bench for me

not so much better, but he had a cracker of a game (apart from the stupid penalty he gave away end of 1st half!). Was so proud of him, of all of them, the entire squad. To go out to France with so many injuries and put in a display like that. Ah man, amazing!

Not me Gibbo. I'm white in a very literal sense

After my all-nighter on Thursday a Portuguese classmate of mine said to me, "Eh, Andrew, I know this is because you are Irish but it is like the Walking Dead".

Took me a while to realise what he was on about! Think a few of us were like the walking dead at that point.

Apologies Gibbo, wasn't sure which one would be more PC. Also Joey Barton even showed Munster some love "Munster look the real deal here tonight. Been poor all campaign but turn it on when it matters. Sign of champions!!" "Performance wise. Tonight was the real Munster IMO"

Steffan Jones speaks Welsh. Cap him now!

Right, can somebody give me a run down of who is in the qf and who is in the Amlin?

Munster, Leinster, Tolouse, Ulster, Clermont are all inthe QF for sure.

Scarlets and Chiefs are deffo are in the Amlin, dunno who else but we may be playing either Stade or Brive.

By the way Notch, Hughie reckons your all-nighter was nothing compared to his session last night

Right folks, I'm away to spend a little time in the bosom of my family. See you all soon

So far it is

Munster
Leinster
Clermont
Saracens
Toulouse
Blues
Ulster
Edinburgh

That's the HC QFs as far as I know.

So the Ospreys can't make it?

ooo hearing rumours that Hooky was injured today too. That could be both the 10's out of the Welsh squad.

Munster, Leinster, Clermont, Toulouse and Ulster are all in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals. Saracens only need a point to join them.

Edinburgh or Cardiff will take the last group winners slot but neither is qualified yet because if they lose either Ospreys or Biarritz could sneak in as one of the best runners-up.

Rava wrote:By the way Notch, Hughie reckons your all-nighter was nothing compared to his session last night

I reeckon he's right

More fun too!

A all-nighter for me these days is not getting up for a pee,

I don't want James Downey to sign for Munster.

Thomond wrote:I don't want James Downey to sign for Munster.

Think he's the wrong man, wrong kind of player for the style of rugby they are developing.

Cymroglan wrote:A all-nighter for me these days is not getting up for a pee,

2 pees? 1 - would be a bonus. I just stay awake these days.

So we may see two Welsh quarter finalists and one Amlin qualifier yet

Potentially Glas, but think more likely 1 Welsh HC QF, and 2 in the Amlin??

Well done Dreamer.

An Amlin spot is great! 2 years ago and when the HEC pools for this year were drawn I'd have bitten your arm off for one!

It's a long shot for Ospreys. 4 points behind Edinburgh and Cardiff at the start of play and away to a Biarritz side with the exact same chance to go through as they do.

Whereas Edinburgh and the Blues are both at home against teams with nothing to play for.

MrsP wrote:Well done Dreamer.

An Amlin spot is great! 2 years ago and when the HEC pools for this year were drawn I'd have bitten your arm off for one!

I know! and diolch Tis progress from last season MrsP and that's all we can ask for. Just keep improving each season. Getting to a HC QF would have been magical for us, but we didn't play well enough when it mattered. Now, we've a great shot at improving our ranking points for next season.

The defense today....couldn't believe it. Just amazing, we've improves so much in that aspect in just one season, it's fantastic!

I'm delighted with the game today and I think we could get to a semi. While we are still developing a new side I think that is pretty good.

I can see Edinburgh and Cardiff both losing. I can't see Ospreys winning and scoring four tries though. I suppose we could end up with all three Amlin places?

Gibson wrote:

roddersm wrote:Sorry but D'arcy was very poor, worst player on the pitch.

O'Malley had a really good game though...feck sake Kidney be bold and pick the best players! Do yer job man!

Ah Rodders man. Dont do it. He was one of our best players. He knows he is being chased and he nailed his spot.

Its Darcy & Earls v Wales. Trust me on this one.

Ok Gibson....I've never met you but I trust your judgement over mine...therefore I must deduce that I am wrong. Happy days that D'arcy played well!

Notch fair play for tipping Ulster, I really thought we'd need a miracle to qualify and now I am devestated we didn't win the group..how quickly things change!

Awesome weekend for Irish rugby! Brilliant all round and I'm sorry we let the side down..role on the 6N!

Yeah, you could. The middle way is most likely though.

I'm don't know who would get through if Biarritz or Ospreys and Cardiff or Edinburgh both finished 2nd on 17 points. Who has more tries?

hmm, not sure Glas but it looks that way. Can't see the Blues losing though.

Dreamer, the Blues are pants.

True, but they are pants, and winning their games in the HEC.

The Blues are ahead of Edinburgh if they finished level on points having got an LBP in Murrayfield.

Just as well as they have only scored 6 tries so far in the 5 games they've played so would find it tricky to compete with the runners up from other groups.

I can't see Racing beating them in Cardiff with nothing to play for though, can you?

French teams ALWAYS give it everything in European dead rubbers

If Cardiff lose that they don't deserve to be in the Amlin, never mind the HC.