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 pictures of John Hayes, Craig Gilroy,
Niall O'Connor, Ben Skirving and Jonny May above the bar!




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Sounds like Dublin Gibbo for the Blues and Ulster to Munster.

isolated, gutted, but omg Racing are going for the win!




yep gibbo, Blues will be travelling to Dublin, really can't see them being happy about that!

Munster v Ulster
Leinster v Blues
Edinburgh v Toulouse
?????

Oho. One Racing dropped ball from going out altogether.

Lucky Blues. They go to Leinster now, we go to Munster. It will be very, very, very hard for Cardiff if they play like that.

I understand now why the Edinburgh-Racing game was so high-scoring. Racing are incredibly sloppy side on the road, they haemorrhage points and yet they can cut you open if it breaks up with some real class.

Saracens v Clermont

my god I thought Racing were going to nick it there.


Saracens v Clermont, Gibbo?

LOOK at Edinburgh! Love it! They play great rugby and will grace the QF's

Absolutely over the moon for Edinburgh

Sarries v ASM

Scarlets get Stade Francais? Dreamer... PARIS!

All the pressure was on the Blues today but in the next round the pressure will be shared.

me too Notch, so completely chuffed for them, and Asbo!

Gibson wrote:Scarlets get Stade Francais? Dreamer... PARIS!

It'll be them or Brive I think Gibbo, but I would LOVE to go to Paris!!

Asbo,

You'll have to do your "Norwegan Blue" impersonation more often if this is what happens!

Cant stop Tim McVisser.

Not bad from the Rabo, 5 out of 8 quarter finalists. Well done!

Notch wrote:Oho. One Racing dropped ball from going out altogether.

Lucky Blues. They go to Leinster now, we go to Munster. It will be very, very, very hard for Cardiff if they play like that.

I understand now why the Edinburgh-Racing game was so high-scoring. Racing are incredibly sloppy side on the road, they haemorrhage points and yet they can cut you open if it breaks up with some real class.

Hi Notch, yep you summed it up, Racing is altogether a team that lack composure, that is most of the time disorganised in defense and yet can show glimpses of flair. a bit of waste of talent! and to say they used to be praised for their defense last year!

afternoon everyone, I really enjoyed the excitement and entertainment provided by this last round of HC. they should play the QFs next weekend !

MrsP wrote:Asbo,

You'll have to do your "Norwegan Blue" impersonation more often if this is what happens!

Ok, i will ask.... Whats the Norwegian Blue?

So from the PRO12 in the last 8:
Munster
Leinster
Edinburgh
Blues
Ulster

Its a weak, uncompetitive, League all right.

Go Michael Bradley!

Another Pro12 side in the Amlin too, Gibbo! (I don't care it's the 2nd tier European competition!)

How does the Amlin stack up?

Billy,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjOSLCR2hE

Stade, Brive, Wasps and someone else have a home QF, I know Scarlets and Exeter have away trips, but I can't recall the other three teams! And not sure who links up with who. So confused over here.

1 (ACC 1) v 8 (ACC 5)
2 (ACC 2) v 7 (Heineken Cup 3)
3 (ACC 3) v 6 (Heineken Cup 2)
4 (ACC 4) v 5 (Heineken Cup 1)


We are HEC 3, and brive ACC 2, no?

Cymroglan wrote:All the pressure was on the Blues today but in the next round the pressure will be shared.

Eh? Edinburgh had to go one better than the Blues against the 3rd placed team, whereas Blues had the 4th placed team? Suspect the pressure was on the Scots, Cymro? Anyhew, well done to both teams for negotiating a group with plenty of potential for hiccups

rugbydreamer wrote:Another Pro12 side in the Amlin too, Gibbo! (I don't care it's the 2nd tier European competition!)

As well Dreamer. Sorry bud. 6 PRO12 teams in the ERC Cups.

Brive away, just confirmed

Cheers Gibbo, how could i forget

yep just seen taht MrsPenfro!

need to get planning for that asap, let me know if you and Penfro are going to be going!

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Cymroglan wrote:All the pressure was on the Blues today but in the next round the pressure will be shared.

Eh? Edinburgh had to go one better than the Blues against the 3rd placed team, whereas Blues had the 4th placed team? Suspect the pressure was on the Scots, Cymro? Anyhew, well done to both teams for negotiating a group with plenty of potential for hiccups

I was talking about the Blues match Edinburgh had their own game to deal with and did it well.

And I didn't mean that Asbo had been nailed to his perch!

Who else qualified for the Amlin Biaritz? Quins?

Am not sure Glas, Toulon may be another automatic qualifier from the Amlin, not sure which other HEC teams drop down

Will do, he's not here at the mo. He's down west, his mum had an accident and broke her hip on Friday(!) He's down there to check out what's happening with that etc.

You going MrsPenfro? Be a great trip. Yer fella can support YOUR team.

I know how he loves that...

Yeah Biarritz and Quins. I think the group that missed out was the one with Bath, Glasgow etc.

Mrs Penfro wrote:Will do, he's not here at the mo. He's down west, his mum had an accident and broke her hip on Friday(!) He's down there to check out what's happening with that etc.

ah no best wishes to her then, hope she has as speedy a recovery as possible, horrible thing that to happen his mam's wonderful.

Mrs Penfro wrote:Brive away, just confirmed

Where?

Ah God no. Penfro's Mam. She is such a dote. Ah...
PG she will fully recover and be up and about again. Such a lovely couple.

AC QF sould be something like that (not sure though) :
stade français-exeter; brive-scarlets; toulon-harlequins and wasps biarritz

Sarries/Clermont V Leinster/Blues
Munster/Ulster v Embra/Toulouse

Great!

Guaranteed a semi-final in Ireland. Either us or Munster to welcome Edinburgh/Toulouse to, probably, Lansdowne Road.

Tough one for Leinster though! Could this be Clermonts year if they get a home semi?

aergh no van P!! he's just equalised against Man U

Ohh sheet! I thought that may happen. But, we are good enough to beat anyone away. I Believe. Ive a funny feeling it will be Sarries at Twickers.

Been there. Done that.

Great goal by Van Persie. Eye of a Needle job.

Sarries? Home quarter. Home Semi. English team has won every time the final has been held at Twickenham.

Loads of rugby to be played between now and the quarters.

away trips in the semis for both the Scarlets and Exeter if they get through the quarters.

Rava wrote:Sarries? Home quarter. Home Semi. English team has won every time the final has been held at Twickenham.

They wont get by us. I hope.... That's if they beat ASM. I really hope they do.

really? ah that's boo MrsP.

Although, how amazing would it be if it ended up a Scarlets v Exeter final?

ah but that's looking faaaaar too far ahead. Tough job in Brive first. Wins out in France are never easy!