The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Beach Leileifiafiafale, Samoa

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Talofa*, afio mai** to the Leileifiafiafale*** - 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 ventured to Samoa because Biltongbek fancied cocktails on the beach.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the pictures of the recently retired Lloyd Burns and Peter Short; Richardt Strauss and Stephen Jones or the posters for "Stamp Out Racism" featuring Pat Lam and "Justice 4 John Afoa".





Old pub: https://www.606v2.com/t27303-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub-georgia

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***Good Feast House (hopefully)

Twice in 60 secs, Murphy almost busts the gain line.

Liam Williams (Sanjay) scores after great width on the passing from the Scarlets

Why do they call him Sanjay?

ooh off the post. 16 - 21. Aironi can still get ahead here...

Jebus - Nick Williams on for Aironi now !!!

Aironi giving it a good effort, putting on the pressure, the razor is still beating the noose though.

Massive hit by Dom Day

Great run from Andy Fenby, off loads a metre out to Morgan- SUPERB TRY !!

Far Quinnell - Priestland hits the post AGAIN !!!

Ah, good try Scarlets. Can't help but feel sorry for Aironi. A lot of heart and endeavour but not enough precision, flair or strong defence.

DAnger time again for the Scarlets. Penalty to touch - Aironi will take and drive from the line-out. Here they go

16 - 26. Aironi could still get an LBP for what it's worth, if nothing else.

Great defence from the Scarlets

Fenby - who has been excellent, limps off. Iongi on

Scarlets looking desperate now

78 minutes - forward pass from Aironi on the Scarlets 22. They have to go from here and Pete "The Meat" is on

Aironi get a cracking try right on the 80th minute!!!

FT 23 - 26.

Great break from Davies, cross kick from Priestland to Lamont, off loads to Liam Williams but he passes to an Aironi player, Goes through the phases and Aironi score under the posts. Finishes 23 - 26

Leinster 73
Ospreys 62
Munster 60
Glasgow 57
Ulster 56
Scarlets 55

THE RUN IN

NEXT WEEKEND
Fri 20 Apr
Ospreys v Dragons
Ulster v Leinster

Sat 21 Apr
Scarlets v Munster

Sun 22 Apr
Treviso v Glasgow

MAY
Sat 5 May
Glasgow v Connacht
Munster v Ulster
Dragons v Leinster
Scarlets v Blues
Aironi v Osprey

I reckon:
Leinster - 81
Ospreys - 70
Warriors - 65
Munster - 64

Leinster v O's Final at the RDS.

My guess is:

Leinster =81
Os = 70
Munster =68
Scarlets =61

I think Munster, Glasgow and the Ospreys will all win both of their remaining games.

Pretty much guarantees the top four will remain as it currently is.

The final will be in Lansdowne id say...

Yeah, celebrate the Heino win in style.

I said it on another thread Gibbo, I think Clermont have our number. Don't fancy our chances...

I do Bikkies.

Leinster should fear no-one.

As I said before, if we were to make the final, I know which team I would fear most! I'll let you guess but give a heavy hint by saying that my desire for you lot to make the final is because it would be good for Irish rugby, not because you would be an easier option for whoever wins our semi!

And of course because we all love you and Gibbo and MickyT and Hughie(which team is Hughie supporting this week?)!

They are the biggest challenge possible. Especially away. No doubt. I just feel we have another 2 gears to shift into and are just cruising at the minute. Im worried about it. Of course I am. They have one of the best squads on the Planet and have stated that the HC is their prime target this year. But I think we will have too much nous for them in the end. They are European babies. We have been there. And we have BOD & Leo back. Thorn's experience to counteract Hines, will be priceless. We are better all over the Park. And better as a unit. In my not so humble opinion.

Believe.

I think we can beat Clermont if we get through. Honestly don't think we can beat Leinster in a game of that magnitude- yet. But Clermont are a real danger to Leinster, I think it would be a very smart punt to put a few euros on an Ulster vs Clermont final.

I'm not being arrogant- the last thing Ulster need is to get complacent!- we have a big job to do, but thats the way i see it. I do hope it is Ulster vs Leinster. The dream is an all-Irish final.

Quiet innit.

Arrived in my current location. Very hot here and not much to do. Just hoping that I am back on Wednesday so I can go to the Liberty on Friday. Going for the trip and the day out more than anything, but it should be a good day. Last time I'll see Shane play live too ( hope he starts). Anyway, see you around like a doughnut.

Yeah I'm going to that one to see Shane's last match. He can't pull off another grandstand finish can he?

He would play in the Rabo semi wouldn't he?

Just looking at the hightlights of the Sarries v ASM game. Some blatant dive from Parra...

Evening pub. According to TRP Shane Williams will be turning out for Amman RFC next season. He wants to play with his brother apparently.

Hi all, got an oral exam tomorrow as part of my beginners French course. You wouldnt believe what came up when I tried to google "French oral" for some last minute crammng

Would you believe I have just been listening to middleP practising for her French Oral?

Hope your accent is better than hers. Wasn't easy trying to convince her that the French word for "hair" is not pronounced Chev-ux!

Jenny Agutter

[quote="red_stag"]Hi all, got an oral exam tomorrow as part of my beginners French course. You wouldnt believe what came up when I tried to google "French oral" for some last minute crammng



Surely not the Monty Python ''My hovercraft is full of eels" sketch?

"it's Canard Del"

"you're telling me Rodney!"

Anybody else think that Ulster should put out their strongest team possible against Leinster?

Reasons:
1 a win would be psychologically huge if they are to face them in the ERC final
2 Edinburgh got smashed, if Ulster seconds do as well Leinster will be unstoppable in Twickenham
3 Playing is the best preparation for a big match
4 players get injured in training anyhow
5 need to get momentum going
6 nobody expects it - ballsy move.

Morning Glas and the rest of you when you come out of hibernation

Morning folks



Rolling through the English countryside on the way to paddington from devon after a weekend of madness in Chez Asbo. Man it was some laugh and a big thank you must be extended to the man and doris for the exceptional hospitality as per usual. Fair play buddy superb weekend

Light frost on the ground down this way, makes the countryside look beautiful.


Good question about Ulster Glas, its a hard one to contemplate though, its basically lose lose for ulster as they are going to get smashed either way

You're right. Silly me. Carter ASM are an excellent team.

Morning all

Glas a du wrote:

Anybody else think that Ulster should put out their strongest team possible against Leinster?

Reasons:
1 a win would be psychologically huge if they are to face them in the ERC final
2 Edinburgh got smashed, if Ulster seconds do as well Leinster will be unstoppable in Twickenham
3 Playing is the best preparation for a big match
4 players get injured in training anyhow
5 need to get momentum going
6 nobody expects it - ballsy move.

I don't know where you get this from.
Ulster have played their best available team in the week before all their HC games this season. Absolutely no reason why they would change that now.

It's the semi final, whatever you did for the groups, most people would expect you to rest a few.

As to tactics - Don't play in your own half unless it's a rolling maul. Get in the scrummaging machine all week.

Bore da pawb / good morning all. Nippy here on the docks this morning but at least it's dry, which won't be the case for most of this week, so they say.

I won £85 on the National on Saturday, which almost eased the pain of the Dragons being so poor on Friday night. Very few positives to take from the performance.

Glas a du wrote:"it's Canard Del"

"you're telling me Rodney!"

Anybody else think that Ulster should put out their strongest team possible against Leinster?

Reasons:
1 a win would be psychologically huge if they are to face them in the ERC final
2 Edinburgh got smashed, if Ulster seconds do as well Leinster will be unstoppable in Twickenham
3 Playing is the best preparation for a big match
4 players get injured in training anyhow
5 need to get momentum going
6 nobody expects it - ballsy move.

I said it in here yesterday and I can assure you I’m not fishing for complements for my team but I can’t see us beating Clermont next week.
I might even nip out and put a fiver on Ulster for the cup, they’d have a much better chance against Clermont in Twix than we do in Bordeaux…

I was telling Ulster lads that yonks ago a pal of mine put money on a Clermont v Ulster final with ASM winning. Got around 80-1 odds. I think they will beat Leinster.

Jeebus stag, thats a pretty decent bet to have made.

Ulster Leinster final for me with Lainster just snatching it.

First game in am absolute age that Leinster are playing that I'm not super confident of winning in.

It's great, really builds the excitement for the game.



It's going to need an absolute massive performance to get the result. Is it possible??? Of course. Is it probable?? That I'm not so sure about but itll be great finding out

red_stag wrote:I was telling Ulster lads that yonks ago a pal of mine put money on a Clermont v Ulster final with ASM winning. Got around 80-1 odds.

Hope he got each-way on that one.....

I have a positive for me Lucky. I wasn't there.

Mrs P, Shane will play in the semi I presume, but I have no interest in that. Plus a derby should in theory be a bigger gate, though the Ospreys opposition will be weaker than whoever their semi final opponents will be.

I think it's the worst I've seen us play, Rev. Usually you can expect to see some spirit and some heart but there didn't seem to be any. The whole place seemed flat.