The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Belfast

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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 ventured to Belfast, as Red Stag is still struggling to come to terms with Munsters QF loss to Ulster

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the pictures of Brian McLaughlin, John Hart, Duncan Bell, Michael Lynagh, Mick O'Driscoll, Deiniol Jones and Shane Williams.

Get well "Noddy" Lynagh - our thoughts are with you.





Old Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t27620-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-beach-leileifiafiafale-samoa

Glas; I would have agreed but nowadays quite a lot of the front row training looks at getting'the hit' and this is now used to gain the advantage for certain moves off the scrum. I really don't think you'll be able to get rid of 'the hit' in rugby now.

Take the hit out. That's why they designed CTPE, was to get a better engagement!

I'd agree with getting rid of it but the thing is that so much is built on it now I can't see it happening. It's the same in the tackles...everyone wanting the 'big hit.'

Say you meet someone and you go to shake hands. You wait 'til you have each other's hand before you start shaking. Otherwise you'd keep missing.

Shaking hands is just like scrummaging. Take it from someone who's never played in the front row.

Couldn't write it!!!!!!!!!!

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaane!!!


awww man, chuffed for him.

SHANNNNNNNEEE!

Ulster 8-16 Leinster FT. Good physical workout for both.

Paddy Wallace and Wanneberg taken off as precautions. Hope they are ok for next week.

And he adds the convo!

hope the Ulster lads aren't injured for next week!

and da iawn Leinster.

So, O's home and dry for 2nd place. Scarlets could join em, if Glasgow and/or Munster slip up. Scarlets v Munster is now HUGE.

aye Gibbo. Tomorrow is a big, BIG day. neeeeeeervous.com

A class act is Shane Williams

rugbydreamer wrote:aye Gibbo. Tomorrow is a big, BIG day. neeeeeeervous.com

Good luck tomorrow dreamer

eirebilly wrote:

rugbydreamer wrote:aye Gibbo. Tomorrow is a big, BIG day. neeeeeeervous.com

Good luck tomorrow dreamer

why, I almost thought you meant that...

Hoi Billy man. Hows tricks bud?

Working hard Gibbo, hows you?

I dont mean a word dreamer

Ah fair ta Midleton man. MrsG gets back tomorrow after 3 weeks away. Thought she'd left me... Ah well.

I missed her so. The bed's too big. The frying pan's too wide...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5782PQO5is

Oooh Jonii...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBF3hXaS1OQ

She was and still is - unique. No other female singer/songwriter, in music, is owed so much, by so many others after her.

Genius.

I love her Gibbo. Beautiful music. Could listen to her for hours.

Going to follow that up with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PooKzxQdFLQ&feature=related

Leinster interprovincial grand slam. They have beaten both their potential final opponents in the last two weeks. Only Chefs boys can stop them now.

Pretty good performance by Ulster tonight just a shame that 4 or 5 times we conceded penalties or turnovers in the Leinster 22 and missed a few kicks at goal. It's about being clinical. In another week we would be kicking ourselves about missing out, but it's an ideal warm up for a Heineken Cup semi.

As disappointing as it is to lose at Ravenhill, in a way I'm not very disappointed that we'll finish outside the Top 4. I didn't really want that playoff spot as much as Scarlets or Glasgow. If we beat Edinburgh next weekend, I would have advocated that Ulster rest key players for the semi-final had we made it. It falls the week before the Heineken Cup final and we simply don't have the depth to compete on two fronts. The romantic in me says go out hell for leather in every game, but we need to be pragmatic.

That said, I thoroughly enjoyed the game tonight. Leinster are easily the best side to visit Ravenhill this season; they are so much better than the usual teams we play in the Pro12 it's just ridiculous. That team could have put 50 points on most sides in the league and it's encouraging that they had to scrap it out in the trenches. Only an act of God means they will end the season without silverware, and the unbiased part of my brain tells me that they will be the first team to do the Pro12 & HC double.

*this is a massive If, it really is. It's all or nothing next week- death or glory

Dreamer. Ive loved her music since I was 16. Near 20 years now...
Huge part of my Life experience. Music can and should be. Like a mental diary. Paging back (in time) to the sound of a track.

yep, have noticed that happening to me already, and I love it. How a song can just take you back years is magical...


and just the 20 years eh? you sure that's accurate??......

Gibbo is getting more modest. I'd expected him to say 10, not 20. I guess accepting your limitations is all part of growing older

Good win for Leinster tonight in a pretty tough game mo chara. We put them under pressure but their work at the breakdown and in defence is fantastic. We concentrate on the flair they play with but they still have the toughness of that team that beat Harlequins at The Stoop in 2009. The complete package, in other words, even if hearts and minds were clearly on next week.

Hope you enjoyed it

Sorry Dreamer... 19 years. Jeez the memory starts goin in yer late 30's.

Mind that roysh? :

The BAND!

RIP Levon Helm. You rocked man.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUKUMmM89IQ

Ah Gibbo love it and, this song was on the suggested list: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRpkssn0X5s&feature=related

Notch wrote:Gibbo is getting more modest. I'd expected him to say 10, not 20. I guess accepting your limitations is all part of growing older

Good win for Leinster tonight in a pretty tough game mo chara. We put them under pressure but their work at the breakdown and in defence is fantastic. We concentrate on the flair they play with but they still have the toughness of that team that beat Harlequins at The Stoop in 2009. The complete package, in other words, even if hearts and minds were clearly on next week.

Hope you enjoyed it

Hi man. Enjoy the game? Inclement weather did not help. But I thought we both put in a decent shift. Its HC or nowt for ye now. I think that may be a good thing. One focus.

Paddy Jackson looked great out there. Cave gave no quarter to BOD (who I thought was annonymous). McFadden, Ryan and Reddan were exellent for us.

Hope Paddy and Wanneberg are ok mo chara.

Believe.

Yeah, me too. I think they will be but it's certainly a nervous wait too see the team sheet! We badly missed both of those guys and Henry as well- I'm sure at least two of them would have finished the game had it been in the Heineken Cup though.

I actually did enjoy the game a lot. Leinster have some great traveling fans- they may have been holding back like us, but they are still so much better than any other team to play here in the Pro 12.

We lost one of the greats from your era this week- Levon Helm of The Band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjCw3-YTffo

righty, I am off to get some kip. Early start in the morning before gearing myself up for a massive trip to Y Parc, can't wait!

Nos da pawb

Great minds Notch. Great minds bud.

For a youngfella, you sure know your music. Nice passion to have. That and the rugby like.

Hoi Prop. Nice one man. From Eva to the WHO. Eclectic taste. Like it.

I'm a very eclectic person buddy!!!!

Evening all.

Well done Leinster!

My biggest regret about tonight was that we didn't get a win for Brian McLaughlin's last game in charge at Ravenhill. Hugely emotional night. I'm not sure if any of this was on the telly but after the team had clapped Leinster in to the changing room Johann Muller stood on the pitch beckonning BM down to the pitch. He tried to get him down several times and eventually marched up the "tunnel" and brought BM down onto the pitch with his arm very very firmly around his shoulders. I think he probably gave him the option of walking or being carried!

The whole crowd started chanting his name as well as cheering for all the players. The poor guy could not even raise his head. after they took him off for an interview but I don't know how he could have given one.

Brilliant send off for him and Pedrie and the others who are leaving at the end of the season.



Very emotional.

Seasons not over yet- the best is yet to come... thank you Brian, Pedrie, Willie, Ian, Andi and Stefan. It's been real

Bert Weedon just died. Millions learned to play guitar from his Play In A Day books. Some not very well. Some really well. McCartney, Clapton and Brian May...

Heard about that one too. My Dad says he learned everything he knows about playing guitar from his book- I know it must have been much better than that suggests though (#MusicalGenesFromMyMumsSide)

I'll tell him that next time I see him too.

My lads will always say that too. All the artistic sides from Mam.

I dunno tho. Just cos I can't sing, dance or play an instrument.

I think I thought them how to blag people to death. Yeah... that's one. Well useful in the real World IMO.

Pays better, thats for sure.

Chris Henry very sore. Paddy Wallace was seeing double. Took a big blow to the jaw. Pedrie has some sort of a groin strain.
Paul Marshall wont play unless he's fully fit and still isn't sure if he will recover.
Jared Payne is raring to go. He reckons if they put the HC Final back a week he might just make it. John Afoa is just a gentleman.
Met BOD and Sexton as well. Great night.

Oh and best of all - I met Rodders and GF

Lovely couple those two, had the great pleasure of spending some time with them in Limerick.

Evening folks, Notch Rava yous are too kind the pleasure was ours .

Disappointing evening but finally seeing my all time hero in the flesh definitely made the journey worthwhile.....meeting Brian O'Driscoll was nice too.......

Morning folks.



Couldn't tell you the last time I slept past 8 o'clock. It's a bloody pain in the aorse




So happy I managed to get time off for chefs bash, I would have been so bloody gutted not to make it and actually I'm only on my days off for chefs weekend, my holidays don't start until I come back. I've another 10 days off after that. I've a mate coming over from Oz, she used to live in the house with me, be great to spend time with her


Looking forward to this avo, CCCCCCCOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEE OOOOOOOONNNNNNN SSSSCCCCCXOOOOOTTTTTTTIIISSSSHHHHH

Ah yeah I'm sound today, thanks for asking though

Talking to yourself again??

And morning all, here's to another great weekend

Morning all. Crusaders are up 32-0, and it's not half time yet

Morning Hoog!

Get this into ya - .... we need an icon for thick toast don't we?

Crusaders slaughtering the Canes... 32 zip after 35 mins. I knew I should have tipped them by more than a measly 10 points. Too late now.

Watched my local team the Gordon Highlanders (or Stags) defeat the mighty galloping greens of Randwick 29-22 this afternoon. Maybe they will have a good year in 2012.

It was an OK game, pitch heavy after all the rain... a few good tries from both sides but also some pi55 weak defensive lapses and a few too many errors. The Randwick captain took it on the chin after the match saying they were slow to react, etc and also mentioned the difficulties of communicating in Spanish with the Noriega bros from Argentina.

Morning shovey



Remember no one beats Scarlets 15 times in a row

That's exactly right hughie.

Right, best actually get out of bed, eat brecwast, and get myself to the hairdressers. Morning of pampering here I come

Last league game of the season today!!!! Come on Sarries, and also a Glaws and Lydney win would be much appreciated too. If someone going to the Scottish match could let me know how Lyd do that would be great!!