The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

First topic message reminder :

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 Tommy Bowe, Ryan Jones, Dan Newton and birthday boy Prop above the bar.





Last Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t23758p1000-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub#970282

Well we kind of had Shrove Monday yesterday in here instead!

Harrowing story - LINK

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Bore da pawb / good morning all. I had a cracking night's sleep last night, the kind that makes you more awake the next morning. Grand.

Can I have some shroves, please? Whatever they are.

Shrove = past tense of shrive (Present oneself to a priest for confession, penance, and absolution)

I thought they were like cloves. Or chives.

Mickado wrote:Actually you’ve just reminded me Hughie. The Fiji game was in 2009. But he at least played Canada before the tour.

Are you sure the Canada game was a full international? I was sure Earls was uncapped before the Lions tour too.

Declan Kidney has called Paddy Jackson into the senior squad.

IRFU exploring the possibility of hosting the 2023 World Cup. Massive assistance would be needed from the GAA.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/0220/1224312051891.html

I have mixed feelings about such a bid Rava.

As an Irish rugby fan I'd love it. However I wonder would the money be more than the country can afford and I feel it looks more like a GAA money making exercise than anything. We would be completely dependent upon them.

Rodders,

Canada was a full Test. Plus Earls came on as a sub against New Zealand that same year.

OK fair enough Munsty

An IRFU bid would be fantastic. Ireland would be a brilliant place to host the RWC and it would give the whole country a massive boost.

Everyone needs to get behind it and believe we can pull it off. It would be amazing.

Is the ireland team announced today?

red_stag wrote:Declan Kidney has called Paddy Jackson into the senior squad.

Is that as a replacement for someone, or is he just coming in for the experience?

It'll be for experience Lucky. Kidney calls up a youngster or two into all his squads.

There was an article in the indo this morning about Leinster vowing to “fight the IRFU” on the new NIE player rulings. Leinster have just released a statement saying they won’t be fighting anything. I think Guy Easterby might be getting his wrist slapped for speaking out of turn.

The Ireland team is announced today lads.

So Gilroy and Jackson into the Irish Squad?

MrsP wrote:So Gilroy and Jackson into the Irish starting line up?

Fixed that for you mrs p.

Hey, we've a match ourselves Friday night!

MrsP - forget about your province for a bit. Its Ireland time.

I rate Gilroy. I'm not convinced by Paddy Jackson yet, although the potential is there.

Where'd you hear that Jackson has been called up?

It was mentioned by Geoff on another thread (Ireland v Italy thread)

red_stag wrote:Declan Kidney has called Paddy Jackson into the senior squad.

Reactionary.

See he can't win!

The fossils from various OAP clubs in the area were bussed to the civic hall in Llandeilo last night where we gave them pancakes and tea and they were entertained by the local school's music department and the Young Farmer's Club. Sorry to the elders of the pub, you're just outside our catchment area.

Question:

Conservative - low score margin either way,

or,

Expansive - high score margin either way?

Morning, amigos. Just waiting to be picked up to go to a funeral

Pressed 'send' too soon. Was going to add that at least the sun is coming out - I hate burials in the rain.

Hope the day goes as well as it can, Puma.

Wales match-day squad for Saturday:

Leigh Halfpenny; Alex Cuthbert, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, George North; Rhys Priestland, Michael Phillips; Gethin Jenkins, Ken Owens, Adam Jones, Alun Wyn Jones, Ian Evans, Dan Lydiate, Sam Warburton (capt), Toby Faletau.

Replacements: Richard Hibbard, Paul James, Ryan Jones, Justin Tipuric, Lloyd Williams, James Hook, Scott Williams.

Super team

lucky, looks good, really only Matthew Rees and Luke Charteris missing from a starting XV (altho Ian Evans does seem to be fulfilling his potential at last)

red_stag wrote:Super team

+1

Over half the starting XV have surnames that end with the letter S.

Yep, that's how bored I am.

Good point, lucky. Also, I don't know whether you noticed, but the whole squad apart from one player have vowels in both their first and surnames. FACT

Interesting point Asbo

Shut it shrimpy, Y is a vowel in Welsh!

(Glas, eat a Snickers...)

Astonishing.

I'm annoyed they've shortened that advert now and left off the best bit:

"Me, subbed for Gary No Goals?!"

Penfro! oh PENFRO

I've started an article on the Ulster v Ospreys game. I was wondering if you would cast your eye over it to make sure everything is factually correct and proper names have been used

Thanks

Good man Deccie - same squad again

red_stag wrote:Good man Deccie - same squad again

No need to change

Rava he made 44 changes. He changed the entire 22 . . . . . then changed them all back again. A lot of change.

red_stag wrote:Good, conservative yet short sighted in the long term man Deccie - same squad again

That's better.

Well, to be fair to Kidney, this 15 hasn't had much gametime whilst the other players in the squad got a game last week. So ahead of the last three games it makes sense for them to get some gametime under their belts.

You can read between the lines Glas good man.

My own team not that it matters would have been:

Healy, Best, Ross
Ryan, O'Connell
Ferris, Heaslip, O'Mahony
Reddan, Sexton
McFadden, Earls
Zebo, Kearney, Trimble

Cronin, Court, Toner, O'Brien, Murray, O'Gara, Bowe

Of course, he will be picking the same XV for the rest of the 6N anyway...

Afternoon folks. Just in case anyone with access to Setanta Ireland this afternoon. here's a reminder of Penfro's TV guide update yesterday...

https://www.606v2.com/t6249-penfro-s-live-tv-guide-for-tomorrow-updated-monday-20-02-12-1743

Of course, you may not give a rat's orse about it

Glas a du wrote:

+1

I got all excited then!

Glas, what do you think of this. Who in their right minds would want to have this on their person?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17114422

It's a necessity to cut a path through the notoriously think jungles of County Antrim. See this picture of a Ballymena resident going to the shops for some milk;

Spoiler:

Nuts.

It does remind me of a local Solicitor who in defending somebody for carrying a machete produced his own from under the desk saying: "here's mine, I use it for fishing" (this was before the law was tightened up, but still!)

Also there is a story about social services telling a father he could not have access to his daughter whilst he had a machete. His response "well, it is an excellent tool, an excellent tool...I'll have to think about it".