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 Gibbo's Ma and Brad Thorn above the bar!





Old Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t24993-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub

Glas a du wrote:

Glas - ah that's horrible about the ticket, can't anyone else to the cover for you?

What if I tell you that of the 32 of us on the rota, 30 are rugby mad men (mostly Scarlets supporters) and the women's view of Rugby is similar to yours?

Ah. I see the problem. Thats's horrible luck

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Glas a du wrote:Looking for an expert witness on drainage - legal nuisance claim. Rava do you know anyone?

Glas, can probably help - I've got a civvie mate who had his own groundworks business - let me know?

I have a few Clients that are groundworks contractors. Thing is it is they who are the most likely cause of the problems.

Rava

Dreamer - it worked out ok in '05

Taking one for the team...

quiet in 'ere this arvo, will just have a quick before work finishes.

Glas - I hope we get the same result as in '05 then!

Did you have any luck with that whole drainage thing?

Dreamer,

It looks like The Blims are playing at RP tonight. I'm not a fan of that Sidesteps and Sideburns song really, but I'm sure it'll be good for a lot of people to see them.

ah nice one, hope they get to play some of their other stuff too, it's much better then this sidestops song, but then this one is easy to pick up the words and sing along to. Hope it's a cracking match for all you guys going later

dreamer, I think the whole website went down for a couple hours back there. I was getting 'Web page unavailable'.

Just arriving at Asboville, Devon on my way to Exeter yet again. I was supposed to be making this trip yesterday, but it got put back a day. Hopefully I will get an early train back tomorrow and be back in time for Stormers v Blues in the S15 ahead of the England v Ireland U20s game.

Hope you have as enjoyable trip as you can then Hound!

And hmm, I had no website problems, maybe just for access on phones? funny one that.

Hello all, I haven't been in for over a week, any big news? I decided to speed read through some pages and saw Biltong's young fella is now a rugby player.

Biltong, I'm a hooker myself so if you want tips or anything I might be able to help..... (I'm very cheap )


Glas, if you're around, I sent you a PM.

my God. The Hoff, in a welsh rugby shirt, on Scrum V

Also United are out of the Europa! Bilbao are a fantastic team, United are pretty awful. The worst United team in a while, I don't know how they are top of the league, it proably says more about the Prem than anything.

and no news T really I don't think (I can't remember!). I'm having a mid-20's crisis and hobbling round on a bad knee like an 80yr old, but other then that I'm grand, really looking forward to Sat (when my nerves let me)

"When Wales beat the UK and the guy scored the touchdown"

Ligind

urgh God, I know. I'm used to the rugby making me miserable when my team are knocked out of Europe, but not so often with the football. Don't like it

Glas a du wrote:"When Wales beat the UK and the guy scored the touchdown"

Ligind

And now we know he likes Jamie Roberts! And ya know Jamie Roberts, and Jamie Roberts,and um...Jamie Roberts. Bless him.

Thomond wrote:Hello all, I haven't been in for over a week, any big news? I decided to speed read through some pages and saw Biltong's young fella is now a rugby player.

Biltong, I'm a hooker myself so if you want tips or anything I might be able to help..... (I'm very cheap )

As long as you are not easy as well thomond.

Glas, have you written that Lions article?

Hope you're feeling a bit better about your options Dreamer, if you're stuck in a rut or a comofrt zone it might do you good to get out and go some place new.

Am I the only one who wasn't annoyed by Ferris' or Kearney's comments? I love when we stir the pot, remeber ROG's line about the English. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-411008/OGara-gives-English-barrels.html

If you can back up arrogance I see no problem.



Biltong, my dad taught me to always get your money's worth so I'm not cheap! If you want some helps about throwing in the ball or anything like to becoming like a modern day hooker, which is essentially an extra flanker, then I would have no problem helping. After I go out in ten minutes to play some soccer!

Rev and Rhino on tv AGAIN! The camera man must have a crush....

It would be great thanks, I have been looking at some youtube video's to show him, but some tips will be welcome.

As a Loose head prop my duties were a little different.

HIs line out throws have been very accurate, and I have been explaining to him how to bind once he has thrown into the line out, the other one I want to teach him s to arrange with the lock to get the ball back to him for the run down the side when they are close in. These 8 year olds will never expect that.

He has been complaining to me about the way his tight head and his lock behind him binds as well

When our middle girl was playing rugby she was the only girl. This was rarely a problem until they changed to 5 "man" scrums.

Their coach was teaching the second row how to bind to the front row when he suddenly realised that one of the props was a girl!!!!

The lads were great and just put their arm around her instead but the look on the coaches face when he realised was hysterical!

My friend has brought home a load of t shirts for Saint Patrick's saying 'get me bucked I'm irish'. The irony seems to lost on him.

I'll bet MrsP.

In soccerball, this is not Manchester's finest day. The game is on the box in the hotel bar and aCity are 0-2 down at home to Sporting (0-3 on agg) and need four goals.

What's the scote in The Dragons game dreamer?

Just finished Hound,

18 v 14

Hound - Just finished 18-14 to the Dragons, so Blues pick up a LBP to go level with the Scarlets on points I think.

Awful game of rugby, error strewn and the official....no, I shall say no more

Blimey the man of the match has taken a few knocks, got blood all over his face!

and ha, didn't realise City were losing too, that actually makes me feel a tad better...

18-14 FT Dragons win.

Cheers folks.

1 Leinster Rugby 17 14 1 2 436 255 181 37 22 4 1 63
2 Munster Rugby 17 11 0 6 369 276 93 33 20 4 4 52
3 Ospreys 17 11 1 5 345 270 75 28 19 0 3 49
4 Glasgow Warriors 17 9 4 4 319 266 53 21 19 1 2 47
5 Ulster Rugby 17 10 0 7 365 316 49 40 29 4 2 46
6 Scarlets 17 9 1 7 322 270 52 28 19 3 4 45
7 Cardiff Blues 17 9 0 8 359 328 31 32 29 4 5 45
8 Benetton Treviso 17 6 0 11 324 401 -77 30 39 2 3 29
9 Newport Gwent Dragons 17 6 1 10 260 346 -86 18 30 0 3 29
10 Connacht Rugby 17 4 1 12 230 333 -103 20 28 0 6 24
11 Edinburgh Rugby 17 4 1 12 343 423 -80 33 44 1 4 23
12 Aironi Rugby 17 4 0 13 226 414 -188 17 39 1 2 19

There's exciting. Any two of five could make the play offs to play Leinster and the Ospreys.


(only joking - Munster)

I dunno, Munster could be catchable too if they make another slip up (not very likely I know, but still)

7 points between 2nd and 7th - ooooo I love it.

YO! AZ make the QF's v Udinese. With 10 men for most of it and we missed a pen.

Well.Proud.Com

http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2012/matches/round=2000274/match=2007465/postmatch/report/index.html

Its going to hellishly tough to progress, with the quality left in it now. Unreal. Man U and Man C (nearly) gone. Billions wasted. Ah well...

P.S. Really not happy with Ferris and Kearney. Just keep yer mouths shut, or if you are going to say something, make it cool, ya gobshoites. Wouldnt say Deccie is well pleased. I dont blame him.

oh man, replays of that Mark Jones () almost try against France, a run of the length of the pitch just to be brought down a yard short. Unbelievable.

Ah sure, we've put a thousand years of history out of our minds, surely our Saxon friends can put the last couple of games between us out of theirs

Evening Gibbo,

I reckon Ferris said very little and some journo has quoted out of context. Kearney's is a strange one alright.

I agree that I rather neither of them had said anything though.

Don't believe it, Korky's poem got me

And now Burton

I thought it was just me Glas! But he's a Corcoran see, got a way with words

Good evening MrsP.
I just think its not the way of us, you know? It is healthy to be confident and believe inside you are better than the opposition. But, not cool to brag about it just before a big game. Maybe its banter and a storm in a teacup.

Journos put questions to provoke a certain answer. Its their job. But top players are schooled in communication and should know this well. Just dont want to hear anymore "We are great", from a team that has been underperforming for 3 years.

Shut up and earn it first.

Just my opinion.

rugbydreamer wrote:Hound - Just finished 18-14 to the Dragons, so Blues pick up a LBP to go level with the Scarlets on points I think.

Awful game of rugby, error strewn and the official....no, I shall say no more

Blimey the man of the match has taken a few knocks, got blood all over his face!

and ha, didn't realise City were losing too, that actually makes me feel a tad better...

I'll say it. The ref was atrocious. Penalising Nathan Buck for their loosehead dropping his arm? And that's just the start of it. Dreadful game, but I am buzzing we won that as we got reffed off the park. I had like 5 texts as soon as I was on tv. I knew anyway cos of the trusty red recording light ha. Feel better now.

Yeah I confess I did fear for the match when I saw the ref, only coz he reffed the Scarlets v Dragons match, and it was diabolical. No control of the breakdown whatsoever, it just turns into a free for all. Scrums were a mess too, bit of a shame, but the tries at least made it a tinsy bit exciting. And v good for the Dragons to get the win

I fully agree Gibbo.

In Ferris' defence I think he was complimenting the English team, saying they didn't like to lose and that, although they were perceived as arrogant, he had become great friends with several of the English players on the Lions tour.

Would rather not have given the journo the chance to twist it though.

Congrats Rev. Happy for you man. You TV Starlet you.

P.S. Regards to Rhino. Good geezer.

Evening all ,

Feeling a bit mischievious tonight, just been outside wiv me big stirring ladle ain't I, thought I'd nip in here to avoid the fights I just started.

Ye olde firework strategy, light the blue touch paper and do one.

On the subject of Ferris and Kearney? Nothing in it really, pretty much standard stuff to be expected when players talk about playing England, I don't remember any fuss about POC's speech before the last 6N encounter, so what's with the big deal on these two?

How's the wing Gibbo?

sure this is the best place to admit to your crimes PJ?

MrsP wrote:I fully agree Gibbo.

In Ferris' defence I think he was complimenting the English team, saying they didn't like to lose and that, although they were perceived as arrogant, he had become great friends with several of the English players on the Lions tour.

Would rather not have given the journo the chance to twist it though.

True. Kearney's was more pointed. He is a leader and not afraid to say what he thinks. Bit like ROG. I admire that. But, the younguns should take lessons from BOD to help prevent these meejay-aberrations in future.

Having the knowledge, not to put a in a fruit-salad, will stand to them some day.

MrsP wrote:How's the wing Gibbo?

Near completely eased thanks pal. Just still there a bit. Im a bloody wuss!

Rav brought down 6 elf & safety slings to hand out to the lads. Fuunnneee.

He's gas craic that man. Love im.

With friends like that eh?

rugbydreamer wrote:sure this is the best place to admit to your crimes PJ?

Errrr, good point Dreamer - where's the back door?

Bad Boy, PJ. Bad boy. I love it when your'e bad.

Mwahhahahahahahahah!

I took Rav into the Pub my Da used drink in, on Friday. Showed him where he sat and used start verbal uproar, by dropping political or sporting grenades. Then he'd go home, come back in the evening and they'd still be arguing.

He was a roysh feicer for that, my Da.

He sounds like a proper feckin laugh to me bud.

As it happens, I'm off to bed in a bit - job done.