The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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Happy birthday Prop

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17071934

'Armed robbers have stolen dozens of artefacts from a museum in Ancient Olympia - the birthplace of the Olympics, Greek officials say.'

The wording / punctuation here makes it look like the Greek officials are saying Ancient Olympia was the birthplace of the Olympics.

I wish they named these BBC journalists.

I agree about sloppy journalism and I don't know when the Beeb stopped employing editors but is Olympia not where the Olympic games where held?

Olympia is where the Great British Beer Festval used to be held.

Sloppy journalism indeed!

roddersm wrote:Happy Birthday prop ....

Hey can anyone recommend anything good to do in Dublin today that doesn't involve drinking loads of ??

The Croke Park tour Rodders see if you can beat 103mph with the Hurley in the museum bit.

What mileage did you clock Glas?

Subs bench was high 90's, tbh because I couldn't beat him I didn't keep track of my scores

So....

26mph then?

I had the power, but not the technique.

83mph.

Mind you I couldn't hit the target for toffee! More practice needed.

I'm pretty sure it's not the most sensible thing to be doing with a dodgy back mind you?

It’s all in the wrist. The best hurlers can puck the ball 80m without swinging the hurl through 180degrees.

MrsP – I know what you mean, and you’re correct, but that’s not really what’s being said in the article.

It's a bat and a ball with an element of competition, how could I resist!

Its a dangerous game. The poor goal keeper for Limerick Joe Quaid lost a vital part of his gentlemans area in the service of his county.

Well maybe the journo had had too many beers at the festival then.

red_stag wrote:Its a dangerous game. The poor goal keeper for Limerick Joe Quaid lost a vital part of his gentlemans area in the service of his county.

When I heard about that the one word that stuck out in my mind was “exploded”. Truly chilling stuff.

Although, given how physical a game it is, injuries are fairly rare. I get the impression that pro athletes are so well tuned that sometimes the smallest thing can injure them, whereas the amateurs are less prone to injury but still every bit as skillful and enjoyable to watch.

I always confuse hurling with curling.

One is something a woman does before a night out, the other is something she does after a night out.

red_stag wrote:Its a dangerous game. The poor goal keeper for Limerick Joe Quaid lost a vital part of his gentlemans area in the service of his county.

His drinking hand?

Surely women don't hurl? It's like that saying, 'horses sweat, men perspire, women merely glow.' There must be a euphemism for women throwing up. Maybe women 'sigh' after a night on the asti spumante.

I'd love to see Lucky show up at the Curling with a helmet and a hurl!

vital part of his gentlemans area in the service of his county.

The cigar or the smoke rings?

Or have him at a Hurling match with a big stone with a handle on it and a wee brush!

Yes come on Stag, the stones or the handle?

Where was his box? Cricketers have them.

You would think they would have some protective gear similar to hockey goalies but I think it's just the helmet.

Glas the stones. Actually just one exploded actually.

No protective equipment in that area is worn.

Every cloud...one's a necessity, two's a luxury.

The best euphemism I've heard was in Viz: when a posh woman farts, it's not a fart, it's an air tulip.

You should try to make it over for an intercounty hurling or football match.

- question

Are the "A" teams at the provinces and the Wolfhounds a bar to good young players getting full international experience, or in other words just what does e.g. a young Irish 12 have to do to usurp D'Arcy and Wallace at 12?

red_stag wrote:You should try to make it over for an intercounty hurling or football match.

If I had my time back I'd have gone to the Dubs v Kerry

Will have to look at the scheduling next time I'm over, definitely.

Glas the million dollar question.

In short what they need to do is perform consistently in the Pro 12 when the internationals are away and ensure that when the big boys return they are now relegated to 2nd choice.

Tomas O'Leary, Denis Leamy, Simon Danielli (Scottish international at Ulster) all suffered this fate with Conor Murray, Peter O'Mahony and Craig Gilroy taking the jersey off them.

The big difficulty is that with Darcy, the man to replace him (Fergus McFadden) is a utility back for Ireland so he can never earn the right to take his Leinster shirt. Same happened to Donnacha Ryan at Munster for years. At Ulster when Paddy Wallace was injured the next in line Luke Marshall was injured and they put Spence in there which didn't really work.

What does doing well in the pro 12 prove?

I think Ireland would have actually benefited from leaving McFadden at home for the World Cup and bringing Fitzgerald.

McFadden would have had a chance to establish himself as first choice 12 at Leinster. The only game he started at the World Cup, he started on the wing. He got very little gametime and none at centre, if I recall correctly. I'm sure his omission would have provoked much gnashing of teeth but in the long-run it could have been better for us.

Shows consistency, shows that they are ready to move onto next level.

red_stag wrote:Shows consistency, shows that they are ready to move onto next level.

Does it, or does it show they are good Pro 12 players?

Priestland is not a good Pro 12 player, or at least he kept his international class well hidden in those games. What are you missing out on?

Yes its very true. This seems to be the system however and it looks a tough one to break.

........ work feic

For your VIEWING pleasure

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Main story on the BBC homepage:

'May bound for Jordan over Abu Qatada.'

What kind of weird S&M party is this?

A terrifying one.

I wouldn't have thought Theresa May was into that kind of thing. As Chuck Berry said, goes to show you never can tell.

Hazel Blears is well into her S&M, though. She gives a whole new meaning to 'party whip.'

Louise Mensch

Happy birthday to Prop

Cheers bud!!

For Notch when he visits next.

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It;s like Evil Twin versus Good twin!

Notch wrote:It;s like Evil Twin versus Good twin!

Finally got myself a phone that will bring me into this decade.

Glas a du wrote:Louise Mensch

More info please Glas, who the hell is she??