The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Jedburgh

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Sláinte and 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 made it's way to Jedburgh, home of Greig Laidlaw who kicked the winning points for Scotland on Tuesday night.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of all of the June Internationals debutants hanging over the bar.

Old pub: https://www.606v2.com/t30214p1000-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub-sixmilebridge#1286837

Gteat text from Andy (on a stag do in Helsinki)

"Great hoot in the Aussie Bar - split screens for rugby and Eurowendy (big crowd from the Dutch Embassy). No hint of trouble and beer being quaffed at a fair lick The Finns like rugby but don't understand it, but would like to!"

Rava - I thought he was today and has been for Ireland for a while. He needs to lose 1/2 stone to a stone, just off the pace at this level for me. You should try POM there I reckon

ooooh erugh, they just re-played the Scott Williams and Australia 2 head clash. Ychafi!

rugbydreamer wrote:Heaslip was poor and off the pace, you guys need to drop him. Thought your front row was very good (and after the England match, who knew I'd be typing that ) Best again was a standout. he's been your best player for well over a year now, I reckon.

He really has achieved consistency of perfomance Dreamer. Never had it before, but it proves that players need to know they are No.1 for their country and to give them time to grow into it.

He will need to keep doing it. Next season he will be under pressure from Strauss. And Cronin.

That what I always wanted. 2 or 3 class players for every position fighting like Hell to take the spot. Its how the Kiwis rock. Massive competition, means seamless changes of personnel and a brilliant side keeps on flowing.

EDIT: Plus the fact that they are twice as powerful, skilful and fast - by DNA. Its just needs feeding.

That's whats wrong with Heaslip now and in the past - R Kearney and ROG. No realistic competition for the spot. If Ferris was fit, I'd have him at 6 and SOB at 8. But we need to find a proper 7.

Ah Gibbo you nailed it my friend.
We are a small Nation with three decent Clubs in an average league (no diss to Connacht). We punch above our weight most of the time but we are too obsessed with club success and that stunts us on the International front.
Wales are the epitome of a Nation who see success at International level being more important than Club success.

Rava wrote:Ah Gibbo you nailed it my friend.
We are a small Nation with three decent Clubs in an average league (no diss to Connacht). We punch above our weight most of the time but we are too obsessed with club success and that stunts us on the International front.
Wales are the epitome of a Nation who see success at International level being more important than Club success.

Exactly.

We should have got marrried darlin. We'd never row. It would be pure sex, love and agreement all the way. Sounds like bliss.

Apparently the Aus 10 today is fifth choice!! Jeez he would be fighting Sexton for the Ireland 10 jersey. We do not have any depth to our squad unfortunately. That was also so apparent last night in the U20 game against England.

Congratulations on RDW, he is leading the summer tour competition.

Sh1t man lets just live in sin

Ja, much more exciting.

Careful though bud. PJ will get jealous. Even more exciting...

Good win today Biltong.

Evening Biltong. Congrats today. SH Rugby rocks.

Except at U20 level your young fellas will have to man up

Biltong BBC2! Absolutely Dire Straights!

Gibson wrote:Ja, much more exciting.

Careful though bud. PJ will get jealous. Even more exciting...

Good win today Biltong.

You me and PJ in a threesome. That'll get him excited

Wrinkly sex!

who is the guy in B&W

Thanks guys, Gibbo our U20 team is in total dire straits at the moment.

Cari wrote:Wrinkly sex!

Jeebus Cari don't knock it. I'd take any kind at the minute

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Gteat text from Andy (on a stag do in Helsinki)

"Great hoot in the Aussie Bar - split screens for rugby and Eurowendy (big crowd from the Dutch Embassy). No hint of trouble and beer being quaffed at a fair lick The Finns like rugby but don't understand it, but would like to!"

The Finns are huge powerful specimens. Like white AB's. They'd be brilliant at it, given the time and commitment.

Its really growing in Germany too, so watch out. A whole host of my son's Kraut friends play rugby at club level, in NL and Germany. Mad and lovely big feicers. Just great to watch a game with.

They got him into rugby. Not so much me.

The Times They are a Changin'

Rava wrote:

Cari wrote:Wrinkly sex!

Jeebus Cari don't knock it. I'd take any kind at the minute

+1

rugbydreamer wrote:Nice one Gibbo, any stand out performances on show?


Hmm I thought they were highlights, but you know it could be the whole match they're showing on S4C.

Sorry Dreamer. Just saw this.

Yes there was. Feeellllllllllllllliiiipeeeeeeeeeeee!

Italy fully expected to beat them. Argentina had a new side led by old-hands Contepomi and Roncerro.

Things looking really good for the future of Argentinian Rugby. Thats grand. Upset for the Italians. Hope they grow from it too.

Some good tunes on BBC 2 but also some awful ones.

Ah Waterloo Sunset

Evening folks...

for , and fans

for fans for the result of the weekend by the U-20's

(+ valium) for the Irish

Keep the rotgut Rodders! Any proper whiskEy on the go?

I hope you absence means you took that lovely not Mrs Rodders out tonight

Rava wrote:Some good tunes on BBC 2 but also some awful ones.

Ah Waterloo Sunset

Yeah bud. Watching that. All about Laahndaan Town. Nice.

Evenin Rodders. Careful ya dont overdose on those emoticons man.

Yea Gibbo you are right again bud.





Rodders is the emoticon using

Nah Biltong is .....

Had to take a wee 606v2 break there to calm down after this morning...

Joe Meek story on now. Must be London night.

Joe Meek wrote Telstar.

Have a lovely night regs. I need to get away from talkin sport. Im sported out. Bad sportin day at the Orafice, but I still Believe!

Mon Ireland for tomorrow.

Ireland v NZ highlights on Sky2

Rava wrote:Ireland v NZ highlights on Sky2

There were highlights?!

Boxing on now I think......

Can we have a gang of anti-cliche busters in this place? I have one big question here on Dan Lydiate. The Welsh coo (or is it moo? That was a farmer joke. Oh no he didn't! Yes I did girlfriend) over him for doing 'the unseen work'. How can you know he does the unseen work if you can't see it?

Also how are Ireland overachieving? There's one nation that massively overachieves- those bloody Aussies. For all our talk of rugby being a hugely minority sport here, its even more a minority sport in Australia.

rodders wrote:

Rava wrote:Ireland v NZ highlights on Sky2

There were highlights?!

Boxing on now I think......

Oh yes!

Ireland haven't featured in many of them though

Cream craicered. Wot a blwdi day! The 'Diff in the morning for the Ireland & Wales games, London for The England game - plus a load of Toulousain in the Thornbury for the T14 final (on the other screen).

Despite the results, that was a great rugby day.

Win or lose, fan wise, NH rugby rocks and always feicen will.

Pint for Hookie

Apparantly Donnacha O'Callaghan does a lot of unseen work too...which is just as well because the work he does do isn't that great.... it's hard to prove a negative.... I'm sort of a Lydiate 'agnostic' I suppose....

When Richard Hill did unseen work it was a lot more noticeable...

Ireland overachieving?....

You de man

Oh! Kiwi I was right. The penalty conceded when Reid almost scored from the kickoff was for Zebo pulling Guilford back.

Tell you what....those AB's are some side...amazing. Ireland made life easy for them but flip you just have to hold your hands up at the quality they have and the rugby they play.

It is mindblowing at times... they are on a different planet to the rest of us .

Rodders, many Wasps fans think Lydiate is on a par with Joe Worsley as a tackling machine. The guy never misses.

We can offer no higher praise.

Just a quick wee post while I nip outside here for a breath of smoky air. Holland getting beat? I haven't read back so Gibbo what's the verdict? From what we saw both Germany, Holland and Portugal had excellent attacking oppertunities. What a tough group. Right back inside. Chow.

Wullie lad are you on the sauce again tonight. Good lad I wish I had your stamina.

But "both" Holland, Germany and Portugal? Not sure about that one.

Oh! And another thing. Give up those fags. They'll be the death of you!!

I'll tell you what annoyed me the most today more than any other comment. Some commentator saying that Ireland need to improve their offloading 'like the Sonny Bill Williams's of this world'. Firstly, I hate when sports commentators pluralise people names. it drives me insane. Secondly, all I could think was fook me mate, there's two of them? Give us a chance sunshine.

... I though we did really well against Sonny Bill actually... we just couldn't deal with NZ in the wider channels though and that was as much down to our defensive frailties there as it was to NZ's outstanding quality out wide..... you live and learn I suppose... well not sure about the learning part...

If only McFadden and Zebo could tackle on the field as well as Heaslip has been tackling abrakebabras all season. There is some debate as who ate all the pies in this Irish side. The main suspects were Mike Ross and Declan Fitzpatrick. Declan Kidney has a right wee keg on him too. Gert Small is almost a beautiful punned name, you know like Gerth Small. That said one should't encourage cheap Winkle gags.

S'lright grandad (rava) I don't actually smoke the bird I'm courting tonight though does and she asked me to accompany her out into the cold. What's a gentlemen supposed to do?

Ahhh I've no compaints with heaslip... I thought the pack lacked leadership, the restarts were a shambles without O'Connell.

McFadden and Zebo are poor defenders, we knew that before the game...in truth Kearney isn't the best either.... but you have to go back to the failure to keep possession and the lack of direction, composure and invention in attack... defence is a red herring really, you can't defend against these guys and hope to win.

Individually we were pretty good bar one or two players... as a team we just didn't function again.

WillyGilly wrote:S'lright grandad (rava) I don't actually smoke the bird I'm courting tonight though does and she asked me to accompany her out into the cold. What's a gentlemen supposed to do?

I love a bird that smokes Willie.

And you're no gentleman

Rava wrote:

WillyGilly wrote:S'lright grandad (rava) I don't actually smoke the bird I'm courting tonight though does and she asked me to accompany her out into the cold. What's a gentlemen supposed to do?

I love a bird that smokes Willie.

And you're no gentleman

Do you let her ash in your hand, Willie? Now there's are real gentleman.

Hookisms and Hyperbole wrote: There's one nation that massively overachieves- those bloody Aussies. For all our talk of rugby being a hugely minority sport here, its even more a minority sport in Australia.

It's nice of you see things that way H & H but maybe it's something we say when we're struggling.

In reality, rugby has a long history here plus there is the very strong presence of the other code (RL) which is very similar in so many ways. Lots of skills, strategies, tactics and moves are applicable to both games.

So the tip of our rugby iceberg is naturally of a high quality... the hidden base below (all age groups playing rugby and/or the closely related game) is very sound indeed and quite widespread in the rugby playing states.

Perhaps that's why it feels even more painful when we lose!

Wales team for ACT Brumbies

WALES: Liam Williams; Harry Robinson, Andrew Bishop, Ashley Beck, Aled Brew; James Hook, Rhys Webb; Paul James, Richard Hibbard, Rhodri Jones, Alun Wyn Jones (Captain), Luke Charteris, Josh Turnbull, Justin Tipuric, Aaron Shingler
REPLACEMENTS: Ken Owens, Rhys Gill, Ian Evans, Gareth Delve, Lloyd Williams, Rhys Priestland, Alex Cuthbert

Bore da.

Delve! Where the ffyc did he come from? Why is AWJ not being wrapped in cotton wool? Why are Paul James and Hibbard not starting the second test?

Howley you...

Gibbo, Ireland don't need a proper 7. The breakdown is not an area where we struggle. Also Zebo isn't that poor a defender, for Munster he saved 3 certain tries with is good tackling. He struggles with positioning but tackling isn't a huge concern, the only big one I remember him missing was on Henderson in Thomond park


Morning all. Massive day ofsport, Cork V Kerry in the GAA then Ireland. Speaking of which "Shameless Plug"

McFadden looked like a scared little girl on defence, he kept running himself out of position not to tackle.

That's McFadden in defence pretty much all the time. He has pretty poor positioning and is not a great tackler.

Well NZ targeted his side and scored their first 3 tries (by memory) on his side.