The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Mexico City Rugby Cantina

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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 pub has teleported to Mexico City for the first qualifying match for RWC 2015. There's also TVs showing Aviva Premiership, Rabobank Pro 12 and Super XV action.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the pictures of the Grand Slam Winners or Dan Carter who returns to rugby this weekend.





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Gibson wrote:

rugbydreamer wrote:happy

Dreamer's bin out with de girlies on a wine bash. Yo!

Just in from a friend, after I changed my email from GMAIL (basterds) to Yahoo(lesser basterds).
He has his own IT Company in Paris. A Franglais. Man's a genius and a toker.

This, is what he wrote:

It's all about 'targeted marketing' and 'data mining' and 'user profiling' - but it's for your own good – this way Google can tailor your searches to automatically locate all pubs and other nightspots of ill repute instead of the local chapter of the Amstelveen quilt-making and embroidery association…

…of course – if you write back to me on this my 'gmail' address – Google can still get as invasive as they like about the content of your email – worse still, you'll be blissfully unaware of this…

…in fact – I find the best policy is to do what all internet savvy kids do these days – construct an outrageously fictitious online persona while keeping your serious – real-life interactions where they were always meant to be – down the pub you were trying to locate back in the middle of the first paragraph… ;-)

Cheers dude!

Caspar.

love it.

Radio 2 are reporting that Stuart Lancaster's got the England job full time. Fair play to him.

Gibbo,

Morning all. Lovely morning this morning so I decided to walk down to work from Holborn, wound up bumping into a Kiwi ex-workmate I last caught up with 3 years ago.

The chance to grab a decent coffee and the sight of a young lady in <ahem> denim hotpants & knee-high boots means the day is off to a good start.

Morning Kiwi, glad you're well!

England are within 100 runs of victory with five wickets in hand. I love Test cricket.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:It's due to get colder here too by Saturday, but I'm not too bothered, it'll still be the weekend! Should be a perfect evening for rugby when the Dragons play Connacht tomorrow.

Cider weather then I guess. Can't wait.

Morning all.

Will you be in the Dodger tomorrow, Rev?

Trot ploughing a lone furrow here.

Morning all,

Not sure if this has been mentioned but have any of the Irish regs seen that Ruaidri Murphy is making his first start for the Brumbies this weekend?

True, Willy. Samit Patel gone, they're into the tail now, fingers crossed we don't need Monty to bat.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Morning Kiwi, glad you're well!

England are within 100 runs of victory with five wickets in hand. I love Test cricket.

+1

256/7 now with Trott gone for 112.
C'mon Sri Lanka!

(When Australia were number one I wanted them to lose, when India were number 1 I wanted them to lose, now England are number 1 ...)

I can understand that, Kiwi. Now Trott's gone I don't fancy our chances.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:I can understand that, Kiwi. Now Trott's gone I don't fancy our chances.

It'll be a cliff hanger I think.

Following cricket and supporting NZ helps me understand how neutrals can want the ABs to lose on occasion. And after visiting Sri Lanka and seeing their passion for the game I have a soft spot for them (I vividly remember walking past a school on Saturday and stopping to watch for a while as there were about 100 people watching, including one commentating with a megaphone, as a bunch of kids played a game using a tennis ball.)

MBTGOG wrote:Morning all,

Not sure if this has been mentioned but have any of the Irish regs seen that Ruaidri Murphy is making his first start for the Brumbies this weekend?

Never heard of him MBTGOG, I take it he's of Irish stock with a name like that?

Mickado wrote:

MBTGOG wrote:Morning all,

Not sure if this has been mentioned but have any of the Irish regs seen that Ruaidri Murphy is making his first start for the Brumbies this weekend?

Never heard of him MBTGOG, I take it he's of Irish stock with a name like that?

Surely is, Mick, went from your lot to my lot and then on to Oz - decent youngster, could develop even more and feature for Ireland at some point in the future

One of my workmates is in the top 10 after 3 days of this: http://www.namibdesertchallenge.com/

Nutter.

Sri Lanka won by 75 runs. Some good bowling but some brainless shot selection from batsmen who should know better (Andrew Strauss and Kevin Pietersen, I'm looking at you).

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Will you be in the Dodger tomorrow, Rev?

Probably the club for my usual food and to probably cash in my free pints voucher (only two )

Okay, well presumably I'll bump into you down there.

Kiwireddevil wrote:One of my workmates is in the top 10 after 3 days of this: http://www.namibdesertchallenge.com/

Nutter.

Man Kiwi, he must be Super-Human, or as you say - a nutter. Now a 220km Pub-crawl, that would make some sense.

My bros boss trekked across the Antarctic with a team and it cost a fortune to himself and in sponsorship. Not to mention the perils of the trip.
Why didnt he just go Ryan Air? Ok, he would probably have landed in Nieuew Zeeland and would have had to take a ferry, but hey, thats a trek in itself.

How's the weather in Clogland, Gibbo?

luckless_pedestrian wrote:How's the weather in Clogland, Gibbo?

Its been stunninhg for over a week Lucky. Now? Cloudious Maximous.

Hows it in Newport? How's the puppy? I miss all that craic on FB.

Which reminds me, I must get your email address/phone no. Is it in the Dew Drop?

It should be Gibbo, on the list you updated the other day.

Newport's still sunny and the puppy's still awesome.

Can't get over this weather to be honest. I made the error of running back from the gym yesterday (2 miles). Way too hot for that caper.

Trying not to drink much now, but this weather is perfect for it.

It's so much warmer than you'd expect for this time of year. But then I remember last April was really warm and then we had bit of a cr@p summer, so hopefully it's not going to happen again!

Grand Lucky. I'll send you a test email and save the address. I love dogs and we live just on the edge of a park... be grand. But its a major committment. MrsG and I cant even pass a pet shop. We'd be in like Flynn if one of them looked up with sad eyes.. "take me home, take me home"... that would be it. Love em.

Hoi Rev. Great to have you back butt. Hope you are back for a while man. MrsRev must be well happy.

You going to the HC Final bud?

So Lancaster has got the job. He made it very difficult for Ritchie not to appoint him by getting the rugby public firmly behind him. A clear case of 'the peoples' choice'.

For much of the 6N England struggled to form coherent attacks. On the bright side, Wayne Smith should make a difference.

I'll look out for it, Gibbo!

Morning , how's tricks?

He fully deserves it Hound. Really like that guy. He has changed England overnight. In every aspect. Such courage. And its paid off. The players are really responding to him. Thats a great sign. Great move by the RFU.

Something here about Heaslip and the reason for his dip in form.. He's been playing for 6 years straight FFS. Missed next to NO games in that period. Ireland, Leinster and the Lions. Man needs a rest. Look what it did for Kearney, and hopefully Fitz, Cullen and BOD now. No one wants a forced rest, but it can be a major plus in the long run. They should take POM, Jenno/Dom Ryan and McLaughlin to NZ and leave him home, imo.

http://www.herald.ie/sport/rugby/its-time-for-jamie-to-take-a-break-3063399.html

Morning pub

Silly, silly people panic buying petrol I pass 2 petrol stations on my way into work and both are now out of fuel. It's only a threat of a strike. And shut up government, you're really not helping matters!

Swanny

People have been going mental about it here in the Diff too, just complete stupidity.

And morning all! the sun is shining, Friday is almost here and I've got the usual nervous feeling I get before a Scarlets match already. Life is good

Wish me luck, amigos - it's MOT time for the Blue Bug. In other news, the sun continues to shine in deepest Perthshire. Also, my new log-burner is installed. Dying to try it out, but have to wait for the plaster to dry completely.

I actually do need to put petrol in the car after work today - fingers blydi crossed there'll be enough left!

Swanny, the Government have been something else, haven't they? In attempting to assuage fears they've made things a whole lot worse. That's some achievement.

EDIT: Bonne chance, Blue Bug!

good luck for the Blue Bug then Puma!

I love log-burners.

Morning Hound, Dreamer and Swanny. All the best Puma

Yeah I am going Gibbo. Long overdue to meet Aslongas and see a load of you guys again. Home for a week now, then a little day job (allegedly) next week in Europe).

Lucky, are you going to the Dodger then? I think I'll get there a bit late, but if I have time I'll walk over.

I'll try to get hold of Rhino and see what he's doing. I usually head straight to the clubhouse so it might be easier to meet there.

Batman rides again.
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/americas/holy-moly-its-batman-police-get-a-shock-when-they-pull-driver-over-on-us-freeway-3065118.html

Lucky, haven't they just!!

And all those idiot drivers have created the precise situation they were afraid of in the first place.

I have about 100 miles of fuel left and normally fill up when I've got about 50 miles worth left. Two days to and from work will account for 60 miles so that means I'll be ready to fill up on Saturday morning. Will I be able to? Only if drivers revert to their normal behaviour pretty darn quick.

Ok, spleen vented. Now will someone please take this soapbox away me before I hurt myself

The media haven't helped things either. All those reporters at petrol stations and every single driver who turns up and sees a camera crew will start to panic. So well played, media.

Vanessa Feltz sitting in for Jeremy Vine. Radio 6 Music it is, then!

God dam day before pay day, all I want to do this avo is have a few beers in the garden. Bank balance just will not allow it. Basterds

You could try dancing for beer money, Hughie. Start with the caterpillar and take it from there.

ha goodness I've got a vision of that in my head now Lucky!


I am oooooh so very bored. Boredy bored bored.

Same here, Dreamer. It's so much worse when it's such a beautiful day outside.

I know. Would have loved to have been able to sit in the parc this morning and listen to the cricket. Want to go to the parc now actually and just scoff some ice cream and go for a stroll. I wonder why offices can't be designed to have retractable roofs for when the weather is good? that would be amazing right now!

When do you get out of prison lucky? Soon I hope!

Go on, get out and take young Lola for a walk...

hughie1986 wrote:God dam day before pay day, all I want to do this avo is have a few beers in the garden. Bank balance just will not allow it. Basterds

Hughie, check all the pockets of all the clothes you might have worn recently. I'm sure you might find a forgotten tenner in there somewhere.

Used to work for me anyway

Love your thinking Rava.

If it were me it would have probably gone through the wash... like some business card I had the other day. I discovered nothing but a thin piece of film with traces of illegible print on it. Fat lot of use that is!

Rava wrote:Hughie, check all the pockets of all the clothes you might have worn recently. I'm sure you might find a forgotten tenner in there somewhere.

And if that fails, go through someone else's pockets!

Just over three hours until I finish, Breaker. I cannot blydi wait.

Scarlets team for tomorro copy and pasted from SF: Sanjay, Gogzilla ,Darth Maul, Foxy, Fenby, RP, Gareth D

Rhodri,Smiler,Manu,Timone,Dom,Josh,Jedward,Kerion

Bench: KenO,Phil,Welch,MG,Liam,Steveo,Sean

Can you slip out for a bit? Tell them you think you're developing DVT and only have partial feeling in your groin area.

I'm the only one in the office, so I could probably finish now and no one would know. But that would weigh heavily on my conscience.