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!





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Mrs P I'm watching it on the tv at work here. Hence no computer I'll try getting it up on the iPhone here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c022n

Best I can do. No idea if this'll work on a pc

Just listening to Logan. None of the names mentioned are being talked to at present. The decision to replace McLaughlin was taken a year age Nd McLaughlin knew about it.
The new coach will have to fit in with the "ulster" way and work closely with iHumph.

Ttrrrryyyy Gilroy.
Ulster lead 20-12. Three tries to nil.

You at Ravenhill Rava?

Ulster needed that 3rd try, Dragons were clawing their way back in.

Didn't get finished in time Pete. Standing watching in the kitchen.

Feic. Asbo will be delighted.
Danielli on for us.



Means he won't be feicin up for the Scots tomorrow

Evening pub, hope everyone is well

For the first time in a while I am enjoying the start of the weekend, now it actually means something again! The new job is going really well, the people are just lovely and I know I'll enjoy my time with them.

And in other news, the MD of my previous place of employment has gone! I don't believe the official line for a second, I'm 99.9% certain he was pushed rather than walked. It doesn't affect me directly anymore but I am so happy for those who are still there. The man was an arrogant dictatorial bully who has finally had his comeuppance. I have been since I heard about it early this morning.

Today has been a good day

Ah he almost latched onto that kick from iHumph there.

Need this 4th try really, plenty of time to get it still though.

Looks fair freezing there tonight.

Glad to hear you've had a good day Swanny.

Always reading doom and gloom everywhere so nice to hear something positive.

Hi Swanny glad to see to chipper.

Ulster making very heavy weather of this and giving away loads of penalties.

They are making it harder work than it needs to be. The ref is not helping he is very whistle happy, but they need to adjust and play him a bit better.

Ref is pretty poor all right Pete but you are quite right they need to play him better.

Pete, apologies - I've just referred to viewtothegym and AlynDavies as horse's arses, which is not appropriate for this board - completely true, mind you, but not appropriate

Second Ulster yellow of the night. Discipline has been so poor.
Penalties given away at will.

Bonus point try from Terblanche.

Final score Ulster 30 Dragons 12.

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Pete, apologies - I've just referred to viewtothegym and AlynDavies as horse's arses, which is not appropriate for this board - completely true, mind you, but not appropriate

Yah man. You are right. Its not appropriate. Dickheads would be more appropriate. But that's just me being finicky

No need to apologise As, if someone complains I'll deal with it bud.

Rava, that was an ever so slightly fortunate TBP win, certainly not a vintage Ulster performance.

You got to be happy getting the TBp when you've not played great though.


Time to watch the second half of Sale Sharks vs. Worcester Warriors now.

Well done Ullsstuur btw. Good win in the end.

Evenin Rav.

Evening Gibbo cheers buddy

Quite right Pete. Not the greatest performance but we are now seeing a different Ulster from last year where we can eke out TBP wins from not performing at the best.

Any idea why Paddy Wallace had to fly to France. Has someon got injured?

Bit of worry about Sexton, but he's more than likely going to be ok.

Sexton apparently has a sore calf or something.

Paddy to start at 10

I would have started Paddy there anyway. Deccie just doesn't have the bollicks for decision making

Ozzy, I'm watching Sale v Worcester. Not a great game. Least of all from a Sale perspective

My mood is not dampened though

Pete the Worcester 7 just dragged the Sale guy down in the lineout. Surely that was a yellow in any language.

Begining to doubt whether Deccie has any balls at all.

Poor Ulster performance, but we somehow get a bonus point eh? No idea how we managed that. Dragons looked good for large portions of that match. Some abominable refereeing decisions though at times. Still a bonus win is a bonus point win :-)

Still don't quite understand the Henry and Wallace situation though...

I've watched the Sale game since half time and it has been a poor advert for AP rugby do far. Some of handling has been abysmal.

I thought a penalty was sufficient to be honest Rava. It wasn't overly dangerous and the player pulled down landed feet first and got up straight away.

Na Pete I disagree. Definately a yellow
I'm starting an article on it. Must PM Chunky and Seabiscuit. Send the video to Mrs P.
See you in 700 posts Pete.

Got to watch the second half with the littlest P.

2 moments made me laugh.

First was the ref penalising number 15 for not releasing the tackled player 5 mins after Adam Darcy had left the pitch. The second was after the final whistle when the weeun ran off and returned with the Trophy she won today at school for being Star Pupil of the Week and waving it at the telly to celebrate our TBP win!

kids are priceless MrsP, I love moments like that.

If you're starting a war out there Rava I'm running for cover. I think I am the only rugby mod online at the moment.

I could just ban everyone I don't like actually........

Banning them might be better than looking down you nose at them just because you don't find the discussion interesting!

Each to their own was what I thought was the saying but heyho!

Rava!!!!!

You cheeky slabber!

MrsP wrote:Banning them might be better than looking down you nose at them just because you don't find the discussion interesting!

Each to their own was what I thought was the saying but heyho!

Who's been looking down their nose at people?

Some people just seemed to express that it was some lesser type of rugby fan who found the whole Law Interpretation thing interesting.

I love rugby and I am interested in the way the Laws are applied and interpreted and the way the citing process works. I wanted to discuss it and this afternoon we had eventually got some more information about what the IRB though of the whole thing and amongst the abuse there was some interesting points raised but we were told we were making ourselves look daft by continuing to try to tease out what the IRB thing meant.

Just felt we were being tutted at for being interested on the stuff that happens off the pitch.

An exciting enough finish. Defences of both teams very good.

I haven't seen the thread that you are talking about MrsP, but the forum is here for people to discuss any aspect of the game that they want to.

If others don't want to discuss that particular aspect they should just find another thread that they are interested in to post on.

Apparently not everyone feels that way.

Anyway, glad to have got the TBP tonight, especially after the week Ulster have had.

Well, that was the strangest game of rugby I've been too in a long time.

It was a bonus point win, and it was a very one-sided game. However the team that got the bonus point were not the 'one side' I'm referring too! That, and the truly surreal refereeing, made me feel at times like I was living in some sort of bizarro alternate rugby universe. I don't know whats real any more. I'm googling Rene Descartes.

How absent was our backrow? Notice I don't say bad, I say absent. I was almost heartened to see Faloon sent off. At least he was involved for once! There were two occasions Diack got the ball off a set piece- scrum and lineout- and crashed it up just a few yards. The first two players there were Dragons players. I mean, we literally surrendered the breakdown to the visitors.

That's what I'd be saying if we lost, like we very easily could have, but we didn't lose. We got a bonus point win. I don't know what to do with that. It makes no sense! I'm.. delighted? Yes, I'm delighted. Very happy. We played very badly. Ho hum. Great result!

And in the midst of all that we scored one of the tries of the season.

Obviously the ref felt the same as you about Faloon because he carded him when it was Dan Tuohy who made the tackle. Faloon was on his feet jackling for the ball.

Dan owes him one!

The ref was a muppet with a capital m

Why on earth was the second yellow card given? Can you shed some light on that?

What it seemed to be given for from my view on the Prom was so surreal I can't help believe I must have gotten it wrong.

Rava wrote:Pete the Worcester 7 just dragged the Sale guy down in the lineout. Surely that was a yellow in any language.

Nah, nah, nah, watch it in slow mo - not even a penalty

Not allowed Glas.

Real rugby fans never discuss such things apparently!

It was a well intentioned interjection Mrs P, don't take the hump.

Com'ere

Notch,

Ian Whitten knocked the ball out of the scrumhalf's hands.

There then followed a complete farce as the TJ kept saying,

"13 White"

and the ref kept asking,

"Are you sure about the number?"

As by this stage Whitten had legged it over to the other wing !

It went on for a quite while.

Glas,

But he didn't though, did he? Am I going mad?

Yeah I think he did!

Certainly looked that way from the TV but you probably had a better view from where you stand.

Need to find the Slo Mo from 5 different angles to be sure though!