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 Jonathan Davies (JD2), and all of the weekend's 6 Nations debutants above the bar!





Last Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t22964p950-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub#911771

I'm jealous, Kiwi! I love shellfish.

I think I love Kiwi!

Oh, I've just noticed it's snowing.

MrsP wrote:I think I love Kiwi!

Awww shucks


I was slightly disturbed yesterday when I agreed with Chunky on something (in fairness, an Irish poster was trying to argue that Dusatoir wasn't good enough to make the Irish back row and that Earls was miles better than Rougerie )

I would definately be concerned Kiwi.

Thing is, the ....poster...is still saying he was right all along!

Wasn’t Emerick only with Ulster on a short term contract anyway MrsP?

I’m not surprised at the nasty stuff - he has a bit of previous, having dumped Ollie Barkley on his bonce (no damage done there though ) and kicked DTH van der Merwe in the head playing against Canada. He got 10 weeks for that one!

Still, a 32 year old whose rugby highlight was probably playing for the Dragons for two years (sorry Dragons fans) is not the kind guy we need right now.

No offence taken, Hound, he never pulled up any trees for us either.

He was only a short term contract but I think he still had time on it when he made that tackle but he never played in our shirt again.

Yeah Emerick was totally average. We got well clear of him. I guess he filled a hole, but it was a misstep. We should have brought through someone like Gilroy much sooner in hindsight instead of signing a journeyman.

I just ballsed up my Guinness fantasy Six Nations transfers. I swapped Bonnaire for Harinordoquy and Dan Cole for Andrea Lo Cicero - two out of the possible four transfers - and I wanted to swap Ben Youngs for Morgan Parra, but I didn't have enough points. So I swapped Jonny Sexton for Charlie Hodgson in the hope that that would give me enough points but it didn't, so I had to use my last transfer to swap Hodgson for Sexton, who I had in the first place!

I think the problem was Gilroy was injured too though Notch!

luckless_pedestrian wrote:I just ballsed up my Guinness fantasy Six Nations transfers. I swapped Bonnaire for Harinordoquy and Dan Cole for Andrea Lo Cicero - two out of the possible four transfers - and I wanted to swap Ben Youngs for Morgan Parra, but I didn't have enough points. So I swapped Jonny Sexton for Charlie Hodgson in the hope that that would give me enough points but it didn't, so I had to use my last transfer to swap Hodgson for Sexton, who I had in the first place!

Yesterday morning I swapped out Parra for Yachvilli and made a change to my pack, only for the latter to be ruled out, and didn't have enough points to bring Parra back in. On top of that I had to sub out Murray, so was forced to go with Mike Phillips in order to have a starting half-back. And I really dislike Phillips*


*Don't ask, it's just one of those things

Plenty of people dislike Mike Phillips, Kiwi, so I wouldn't worry about that!

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Plenty of people dislike Mike Phillips, Kiwi, so I wouldn't worry about that!

Especially Heddlu De Cymru and Macdonalds franchisees

MrsP wrote:I think the problem was Gilroy was injured too though Notch!

Yes, thats right. Broke his jaw or something.

I'm finding it very difficult to seriously engage with posters outside now. Often I start writing a reply ten I stop, because it is apparent that posters are simply writing about what they want reality to be- how can you argue with that? Anyone else feel that?

Anyway, back to some real bread and butter rugby tonight. Ulster vs Dragons without the Irish lads and a couple of our Springbok big hitters out injured. We've a good backline out but a very average pack with the exception of our stand-in Captain, big John Afoa, and Dan Tuohy.

A good bit of experience behind the scrum with Pienaar, Wallace and Terblanche- but we need to win the ball first!

MrsP wrote:Sorry.

Just a subject close to my heart.

Another Kights move Asbo.

Is "Frazzle" an actual/common name in Scotland? There was a wee lad in the thing our fella was in the other day called Frazzle and I wasn't sure if it was a nickname or if his folks just didn't like him?

I'v been called this by mistake many times

Teams for THE big game tomorrow;finally Hines and Vosloo are fit;Skrela vs Hernandez,Nakaitaci/King vs Steyn/Estebanez ,should be interesting.Kickoff 1330 GMT

ASM
Buttin; Russell, King, Nakaitaci, Sivivatu; Skrela, Radosavljevic; Lapandry, Vermeulen, Vosloo; Hines, Cudmore; Ric, Ti'i Paulo, Faure.

Reps: Kayser, Chaume, Pierre, Audebert, James, Williams, Floch ,Kotze.

RM92
Imhoff ; Saubade, Steyn, Estebanez, Bobo ; Hernandez, Descons ; Vaquin, Cronje, Leo'o ; Qovu, Van der Merwe ; Tuugahala, Noirot, Brugnaut.

Reps : Bianchin, Ben Arous, Ghezal, Le Roux, Bergamasco, Boussès, Germain, Orlandi.

Rava wrote:

MrsP wrote:Sorry.

Just a subject close to my heart.

Another Kights move Asbo.

Is "Frazzle" an actual/common name in Scotland? There was a wee lad in the thing our fella was in the other day called Frazzle and I wasn't sure if it was a nickname or if his folks just didn't like him?

I'v been called this by mistake many times

Fixed that for you

O'clock .....................

Kiwi

Lambing has started

Rava/Gibbo/anyone interested in Irish soccer. My predicition has been realised. McClean isn't in the squad for the game against the Czech Republic.

Saw that earlier Thomond. Bit of a blow for his chances to make the euros.

Willy, as I said in what I wrote a few days ago, he won't make the Euros, if he doesn't play in this game. I'm really disappointed. This guy is talented, would we get rid of Trap after the Euros FFS.

Glas a du wrote:Lambing has started

Just in time for Easter

Thomond wrote:Willy, as I said in what I wrote a few days ago, he won't make the Euros, if he doesn't play in this game. I'm really diappointed. This guy is talented, would we get rid of Trap after the Euros FFS.

I'd personally pay for the plane tickets, as long as he takes Deccie with him.

It is a shame T. But Id say Trap has his team and maybe 15 players nailed down now. He wont want his System messed with by individuals, at this stage.

Glas a du wrote:Lambing has started

A magic time for you Sir. And a very busy one to boot. But you LOVE it. Its great to see a man who loves his work. Rare too.

I'm with Penfro (well not literally).

o'clock!!



And off on Monday!!

And just had an email from Ealing RFC - tomorrows game v Sedgley Park Tigers is off, as expected.

Quite relieved - didn't fancy freezing me off at Vallis Way.

Well with Viking lady away up in the cabin skiing with the girls this weekend, i can finally open a beer. Cheers everyone

Lambing doesn't start round here until end of April. Rufty tufty Blackfaces that stay out on the hill all year - none of yer soft southern sheep.

perthshirepuma wrote:Lambing doesn't start round here until end of April. Rufty tufty Blackfaces that stay out on the hill all year - none of yer soft southern sheep.

Lambing should start around the end of March early April here.

Yum, yum. Where's the :knifeandfork: and :mintsauce: emoticons?

Lamb is my favourite meat. Shame it's so expensive.

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Yum, yum. Where's the :knifeandfork: and :mintsauce: emoticons?

Lamb is my favourite meat. Shame it's so expensive.

Come to holland Hound, its barely affordable. I am forced into taking monthly trips to Germany to get it at a reasonable price.

Aye billy - an ex lived in Antwerp (lovely city) and the Dutch used to swarm over into Belgium for the cheaper shopping.

Yeah its Belgium or Germany for cheap food when you live in Holland. The meat is so poor and expensive here.

Last time I was in the Dam there were great Argentine steak restaurants, and they were very reasonable. It was 14 years ago though. A load of us did a weekender for one of my birthdays.

eirebilly wrote:Well with Viking lady away up in the cabin skiing with the girls this weekend, i can finally open a beer. Cheers everyone

See you in Coco's so squire?

Welsh lamb is the best!

Wouldn't disagree with you Mrs Penfro

The rugby's going ok too at the moment.

Mrs Penfro wrote:Welsh lamb is the best!

Yeah but Glas robs our Texels.

Keely Hawes

Hound a trip to the Dam was the setting for the famous airport announcement:

"will passengers Davies, Davies, Davies, Rees and Davies board at gate three now or the plane will leave without you!"

We had got there two hours early, but were playing cards in the bar. By the way three of the four Davieses were unrelated.

Puma, mountain bred, mountain manners.

Billy, I'll send you a pack of chops.

Ulster under the cosh at the start. Then some sexy rugby. Boom 2 tries.

WillyG,

My puter seems to think I live in Glasgow (I mean come on!!! As if????) so it is trying to make me watch the Culture Show !!!!

It will not let me get to BBC2NI.

Could you post the page please please please?

Mrs Penfro wrote:Welsh lamb is the best!

No argument from me on that one. I love welsh lamb.

Ulster playing sexy rugby tonight. Pienaar just scored the try of the season.

And I missed it because my Puter thinks I'm in Glasgow.

I've been trying to tell it I don't for half an hour!!!!

Didn't want to ask for help as I've been called "daft "enough on here today already!

Hope you get it sorted. Interview with Logan at HT.

Nope!

Jim Neilly it will have to be for the second half!

Night all!