The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Dar es Salaam

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Hamjambo. Karibuni 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 Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to visit pub regular MBTGOG on his big trip there. Maisha marefu! Afya! Vifijo!

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the pictures of Sir Fred "The Needle" Allen, Aberdeen Shikoyi, Isoa Damudamu, Chris "Mossy" Patterson, Nathan Hines and Simon Danielli. The poor defenseless IRB referee's jersey draped over the dartboard is fair game though




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Hamjambo. Karibuni ... - Hello. Welcome to ...
Maisha marefu! Afya! Vifijo! - Cheers

Morning pub, ahhhh that's better.

Another day, another dollar - maybe a dollar and a half?

Good luck to all those regs who have teams playing for something today - except for Leicester, of course.

I'll be getting regular score updates via my phone.

Morning PJ.

Day...here I come.

Look out!

Morning all,



Another days work to look forward to today, a day littered with engineering works so it'll be interesting to see what happens with my turn.


Hound best of luck today, must be horrid knowing the survival of your club comes down to one game

Morning all, can worryingly see Irish giving Glos a hammering today, good to see big Jim as captain though, hoping he'll get the job next season!

Gorgeous day here in West Wales, off to St David's in a bit!

Notch wrote:

red_stag wrote:My favourite part was when Geoff said he heard something about an centre coming from Feance.

I felt like I had to step in, before he told us all he'd heard all about Henson from his contacts weeks earlier because he's so in the loop.

Notch, can't believe that you spoiled our fun there! There were defo a couple of quality fish on the line!

Morning all, loads of exciting games today

As ill be up your way around 12 to get my keys from the fish bowl

Hoog wrote:As ill be up your way around 12 to get my keys from the fish bowl

Sound buddy

Jeez just watching brief highlights of Rebels v Bulls. Those Bulls SHIRTS "worse" than anything from Stade

Phase 1 - made the Bootlegger at Wycombe. And they are showing a re-run of the 2003 RWC final. Decent start to the day's proceedings

Ohhhhhohhhh Gino!

Jeebus, I forgot how bad Steve Thompson's darts were in this final...+ Tindall. actually played well

I see Ulster are overcompensating this weekend. 23/23 all Irish qualified. They are resting the foreign legion.....

Did we sign a bunch of Frenchmen when I wasn't looking?

Didn't the French 'foreign' Legion mean they wouldn't be French by definition?

Well the bloke I know who was in it is French!

Hound,

What is the minimum that Wasps need to take from the game today?

Have the AP decided that there will definately be demotion/promotion? I seem to remember they had all sorts of criteria that clubs had to fulfill to be allowed into the AP even if they topped the lower league.

Did he have a flappy thing on his cap?

No, but he had left the Legion before I met him.

Afternoon all, if any of you writers could take a gander at the latest. One of the clips in it will remind you of Shane Williams/Jason Robinson. Unbelievable!

Mts P - a defeat by less than 24 with no bp for Falcons.

At home right? At least the task is in no way insumountable!

And only Bristol can come up as things stand. London Welsh beat Bedford
13-3 away last night with their home leg to come.

Bris play Cornish Pirates in the other semi.

C'mon Welsh!!!

They were the first team (v Cardiff) I saw live. Some great playets graced the Old Deer Park turf back on that day in 1970.

red_stag wrote:I see Ulster are overcompensating this weekend. 23/23 all Irish qualified. They are resting the foreign legion.....

I can just see that headline from Hugh Farrelly; Springbok infested Ulster over-compensate for Foreign Legion!

This all Irish 23 is a good opportunity to put the boot in. If we win he can say our foreign players are holding the perfectly good Irish players we have back. And if we lose he can say that without our foreign players we're nothing. Thats generally how it goes isn't it?

Still, in all seriousness, it's good to see two current Ireland U20s starting in an all Irish team. It's quite a weak side in some ways but should be strong enough to make the game interesting.

Several players have been excused from Ulster duty to play for Belfast Harlequins in the AIL League 1A/1B playoff actually. Adam Macklin and Ian Porter are with Quins, although Kyriacou has a neck problem which means they're going to lose Niall Annett to our bench.

When Musnter hand Ulster their asses to them the papers tomorrow are going to be hilarious. Mostly pure shoite but still will be great.

It's kind of sad really- it means so much for Munster, but Ulster only have thoughts for the Heineken Cup final

Notch, it was only a few years ago you were in this position, don't get ahead of yourselves. I think Penney could do a great job with Munster and get them to compete with Ulster at least. Umaga would be great as a backs coach.

Of course not, I'm just pulling your leg man. Ulster are nowhere near the heights Munster and Leinster scaled, mainly because we have no depth in our squad. Great first XV. Very little behind it; and it's going to take time for that to develop.

There will be a lot of Academy players getting gametime in the Pro12 next season. I'd like to get back into the playoffs but we may have to be realistic because we're blooding so many guys.

Also, why are people so against Staunton? He would be a decent Pro 12 guy, can play full back/centre his experience will help bring the youngsters along and he can help Jackson. I think he would be a fine signing.

Ex are ahead at Sarries but no score yet at Adams Park (according to the beeb!)

Yes, me too. Between Staunton and O'Connor please, please, please let it be Staunton.

0-0 at Wasps. Exeter winning 10-6.

The good thing for Wasps is Newcastle are the ones under more pressure. Sure they'll be alright.

Looking forward to putting this season to bed (Dragons anyway). Was getting more confident of beating Leinster, but then their B team have beaten us the last three or more times. Plus as I said I've never seen Leinster lose live (this is my fourth game today). Hopefully Howley being at RP tonight will spur our Welsh lads on.

The only time I've seen Leinster lose to Ulster live was the time Gibbo, Hughie, Mickado, Micky T etc. decided to visit Ravenhill. Good timing!

Good luck Dragons. Leinsters B team is very beatable but they still play rugby off the top-shelf and will capitalise on any mistakes. I still fancy them to be honest.

So do I. I didn't realise Dragons had slipped to 10th. Those dreadful results v Connacht and Treviso have cost us badly.

Wasps 3-0 up

Try Wasps just at half time!

Wasps 10 v 0 Newcastle

Ex are still ahead, just.

But Saints are now ? 17 v 7 ahead.

LI well ahead against Glos.

Saints are 17-7 up with an extra man for another 4 minutes. Worcester have been defending well (albeit a little illegally too).

Wasps try is a great counter by the way.

Working on a Saturday is gash.


That is all

Saracens try just after HT is from an Exeter mistake then a run in. Their next try for Rhys Gill is weak tackling. Shame really

Come on Ex!!!!

Saints and Sarries pulling away now. Looked a bit suspect defence by Chiefs again sadly.

Newcastle ahead but they I think Wasps will hold on to the LBP.....

And they do!

Bleedin rubbish game, but we're safe.

So long as the buyer comes good.

Newcastle are an awful team to watch.

Good afternoon All,

Munsty has asked me to let you all know that he's arrived in Tanzania safely, and is in awe of the place. I think he'll really enjoy it

Glad you have avoided the potential drop Hound.

Onwards and upwards!

Great to hear that Munsty has arrived safe and sound Cari!

Me too MrsP. I think he'll be absolutely fine.

T'will be an experience there is no doubt!

Very different from pretty much everything he would have encountered before.

Hound- relieved for Wasps. Used to watch them on the BBC before Ulster even came close to their first Heineken Cup final. Too great a club, too big a history, to disappear. Hope they can rebuild now.

I see Peter Stringer scored the winning try for Falcons- he seems to have done well, albeit that will be bittersweet.

Oh- and it looks pretty much certain that Niall O'Connor is coming back to Ulster. Hmmm. Various journalists are now saying it's a done deal as well as the abundance of rumour thats sprung up.

Cheers Notch. Strings'try was a touch against the post job that went to the TMO. He wad a class apart from the rest of that Falcons team. They play a great brand of 'anti rugby'

Well done Wasps, Hound! Delighted for you man. Its been a hard aul season. But. Phase one complete. Now for the shekels to get the club going again.

Stringer in a side that plays anti-rugby. Naaaah!