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

Evening all....to be fair I am hopeless at football FACT!!

Has the footy finished yet?

Is it safe for a rugby fan to venture back in?

Much more to come from SA, NZ and Wales this weekend I feel. England are on a steep learning curve in SA and I hope Lancaster realises that he has to change something between 10, 12 and 13 to threaten more when we get our mitts on the ball. Huge disappointment with our creativity (again).

Ireland need to close down that NZ backline rather than just watch them do their stuff. The Irish looked mesmerised every time NZ attacked them (memories of the winning play against Wales in the 6N).

Wales will be far better this weekend I feel. I have never seen a defence coached by Shaun Edwards defend so poorly around the fringes.

Scotland to play through their forwards against Samoa and win that one.

Glas a du wrote:Will it be open tomorrow?

I don't see closing date so we can but try again tomorrow.

Evening all. is it just me or are the bbc a little late on this story http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/18403809

Kiwireddevil wrote:Evening all. is it just me or are the bbc a little late on this story http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/18403809

Kiwi it's linked to this I believe http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/18353.php

The BBC were ignoring the HEC along with the rest of the british press since there was no English involvement past the quarters.

The semis and final did not exist!

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Has the footy finished yet?

Is it safe for a rugby fan to venture back in?

Much more to come from SA, NZ and Wales this weekend I feel. England are on a steep learning curve in SA and I hope Lancaster realises that he has to change something between 10, 12 and 13 to threaten more when we get our mitts on the ball. Huge disappointment with our creativity (again).

Ireland need to close down that NZ backline rather than just watch them do their stuff. The Irish looked mesmerised every time NZ attacked them (memories of the winning play against Wales in the 6N).

Wales will be far better this weekend I feel. I have never seen a defence coached by Shaun Edwards defend so poorly around the fringes.

Scotland to play through their forwards against Samoa and win that one.

As long as we get thru Fiji first, Hound, and I have a funny feeling that our backs will win this one for once

So the english teams will be dropping out of the HEC after 2013/14?

The beeb camera men aren't doing a good job finding any blonde Swedish babes in the crowd. Very dissapointing.

Good. Let's see how long they last then. (English clubs not Swedish blondes)

Rory_Gallagher wrote:So the english teams will be dropping out of the HEC after 2013/14?

Nah. There'll be a big meeting, the English and French will put up a list of stuff they want, backed up by their cashflow generation, the Celts and Italy will concede ground on one or 2 things and hold on others, based on their voting majority, and it'll all blow over.

Ozzie, I've voted twice, will try a 3rd on the mobile in the morning. Though Mrs O is a long way ahead, nice work on vote generation.

Kiwireddevil wrote:

Rory_Gallagher wrote:So the english teams will be dropping out of the HEC after 2013/14?

Nah. There'll be a big meeting, the English and French will put up a list of stuff they want, backed up by their cashflow generation, the Celts and Italy will concede ground on one or 2 things and hold on others, based on their voting majority, and it'll all blow over.

Ozzie, I've voted twice, will try a 3rd on the mobile in the morning. Though Mrs O is a long way ahead, nice work on vote generation.

The Tories have signed him up for the next General Election

Rava wrote:

Kiwireddevil wrote:

Rory_Gallagher wrote:So the english teams will be dropping out of the HEC after 2013/14?

Nah. There'll be a big meeting, the English and French will put up a list of stuff they want, backed up by their cashflow generation, the Celts and Italy will concede ground on one or 2 things and hold on others, based on their voting majority, and it'll all blow over.

Ozzie, I've voted twice, will try a 3rd on the mobile in the morning. Though Mrs O is a long way ahead, nice work on vote generation.

The Tories have signed him up for the next General Election

Are you sure Labour didn't have him working in Tower Hamlets last month?

Tories will need black magic to do anything at the next general election.

Kiwireddevil wrote:

Rory_Gallagher wrote:So the english teams will be dropping out of the HEC after 2013/14?

Nah. There'll be a big meeting, the English and French will put up a list of stuff they want, backed up by their cashflow generation, the Celts and Italy will concede ground on one or 2 things and hold on others, based on their voting majority, and it'll all blow over.

Ozzie, I've voted twice, will try a 3rd on the mobile in the morning. Though Mrs O is a long way ahead, nice work on vote generation.

I hope it does blow over, seriously. The HEC wouldn't exist.

Rory!! 1999.

I'm guessing that the english teams had no part to play in 1999? I was a non-believer back then. Hadn't watched a rugby game.

Sacrilege!

Ulster saved the European Cup the year they won it, thats all I'll say. Rava can fill you in on the details if he's so inclined

Rava wrote:Rory!! 1999.

The HEC could survive England leaving. But if France went too you're left with a Rabo Cup tournament - and a pittance in TV money.

There's no winners if there's a split

Sure there were no English teams in it this year and it went just fine.

Turn their brinkmanship back on them (with rumours of back room deals with the treacherous French)

Evening all

Thanks for the votes folks.

Hi Pete!

MrsP wrote:The BBC were ignoring the HEC along with the rest of the british press since there was no English involvement past the quarters.

The semis and final did not exist!

The Beeb don't have TV access rights to the HC, and have rarely covered it; aside from the highlights package that Sky allow them. (Edit) And that is usually limited to a handful of important tries.

The English papers that make the effort to report on any rugby (not many) had very good articles on the latter stages of the HC.

I've still got a copy of The Rugby Paper (English biased) which had 4-5 pages devoted to it, plus an excellent preview of the Rabo final.

As, sorry bud; I thought Scotland had Samoa next up. That will teach me to believe what some Wasps fans were saying in The Thornbury at the weekend.

Beverages had been partaken of.

Sorry Hound.

I was only joking.

#nolaughingmatter

#AreWeStillDoingTheHashtagJoke

Once the Beeb lose the TV rights to an ever increasing number of sports, they just basically stop reporting on it in any depth. The club rugby on Teletext is just limited to a page of match report and another with the scores, and they often c*ck that up.

You won't get much rugby coverage in the 'red tops' - that's not their meerkat. The Telegraph (esp) and The Times are pretty good. The Guardian and Independent seem to view rugby as an 'elitist' sport, which does not appeal to their left wing and liberal readership.

I agree that rugby is not covered very well in the mainstream English media, which is why I will hunt down TRP every Sunday (not many outlets though).

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Once the Beeb lose the TV rights to an ever increasing number of sports, they just basically stop reporting on it in any depth. The club rugby on Teletext is just limited to a page of match report and another with the scores, and they often c*ck that up.

You won't get much rugby coverage in the 'red tops' - that's not their meerkat. The Telegraph (esp) and The Times are pretty good. The Guardian and Independent seem to view rugby as an 'elitist' sport, which does not appeal to their left wing and liberal readership.

I agree that rugby is not covered very well in the mainstream English media, which is why I will hunt down TRP every Sunday (not many outlets though).

Evening all

Sorry Hound, that is not so. The Times is rubbish at reporting rugby. A few column inches on the HEC final; today 2 stories on England v SA; one short piece on Wales v Aus; nothing earlier in the week abotu Scotland v Aus; nothing about the JWC. AND they do a special su[pplement on wendyball every Monday and STILL have coverage in the main part of the paper (about 3 or 4 pages today). Never read the Torygraph (does not appeal to my left wing / liberal tendencies ) but tyey have had a reputation for good sports coverage.

Thomond wrote:Glas, going to an Irish soccer match abroad is fierce craic. Everyone gets behind the team. There's less passion when we're at home.


Welcome Jen, I'm liking your contribution to the "Wumming thread" on the soccer board. Judging from the google search I did they are some kind of butter mint? Not too shabby. Also in the last year has anyone noticed there is a ridiculous rise in sweet shops or retro sweet shops?

Thank you for your kind welcome, Thomond. I've enjoyed looking round this rugby board and hoping to ease myself into the flow of the conversation.

Yes, the Hawick Balls are a little minty and are probably bad for my teeth, but a good mouthrinse with beer in the bar after the game will put that to rights..!!

Loving the Dew Drop Inn thread. Very friendly chat and not as confrontational as the "round ball game" site. I think I prefer it here.

It's nice to meet all you folks and I'm looking forward to plenty of chat and (friendly) banter in the future.


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Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Once the Beeb lose the TV rights to an ever increasing number of sports, they just basically stop reporting on it in any depth. The club rugby on Teletext is just limited to a page of match report and another with the scores, and they often c*ck that up.

You won't get much rugby coverage in the 'red tops' - that's not their meerkat. The Telegraph (esp) and The Times are pretty good. The Guardian and Independent seem to view rugby as an 'elitist' sport, which does not appeal to their left wing and liberal readership.

I agree that rugby is not covered very well in the mainstream English media, which is why I will hunt down TRP every Sunday (not many outlets though).

The sad demise of Rugby Special on the BBC was one of those consequences of the Sky Revolution that affected the average fan's TV access to club rugby. Of course, everybody watched the 5N (as was) matches that were shown live on Saturday afternoons in the Beeb's heyday of sports coverage, but the Sunday tea time slot, of an hour's club rugby was just enough to inform and entertain. I liked Chris Rey as a presenter much more than John Inverdale, although the latter has to be admired for nowadays being able to sit through 80 minutes of a match next to Jonathan Davies without succumbing to the urge to punch his smug little head.

Back when video recorders were cool, I burned off a number of tapes of matches shown on rugby special and since then have transferred them to DVD. They're a bit grainy, but still watchable. Ahhh, nostalgia... I remember it well..!!


I don't have enough posts on this site yet, to post URL's, but if you Google "The Rugby Paper", you'll be able to subscribe if you so wish. Enjoy.


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Back.

Welcome Jeni, looks like you will fit right in.

Excuse me a minute.


MUNSTY'S BACK!

Where have you been???

Nice to see you back safely. Are you at home or in Chester?

Morning slackers

I thought that Jennifer was McLadyboy, oops



Welcome back musty hope all is well

Morning all

Hi Jennifer... nice to meet you and welcome back Munsty. I hope you had a wonderful time in Africa and mission was successful!

Getting a little nervous before the game now. I feel Japan is about to give us a lesson in football.

Oh, and the other game is on in Canberra too... both start in a few hours.

Is Canberra really as grey and boring as the Welsh boys say?

More white than grey, Glas.

It's come a long way in only 80 years... the last 10 especially. I don't mind the place but prefer living here. Some very nice farmland around that area.

I was chatting to mate who lives not so far from Canberra. He says it was sunny but cool today.

Unlike here. It has not stopped raining for 3 days or so.

So off-white and boring, like an old bra.

MBTGOG wrote:Back.

Munsty Munsty welcome back to the land of the rainy summers......or are you in Chester, the land of the flooded summers

Jennifer1984 wrote:

Thomond wrote:Glas, going to an Irish soccer match abroad is fierce craic. Everyone gets behind the team. There's less passion when we're at home.


Welcome Jen, I'm liking your contribution to the "Wumming thread" on the soccer board. Judging from the google search I did they are some kind of butter mint? Not too shabby. Also in the last year has anyone noticed there is a ridiculous rise in sweet shops or retro sweet shops?

Thank you for your kind welcome, Thomond. I've enjoyed looking round this rugby board and hoping to ease myself into the flow of the conversation.

Yes, the Hawick Balls are a little minty and are probably bad for my teeth, but a good mouthrinse with beer in the bar after the game will put that to rights..!!

Loving the Dew Drop Inn thread. Very friendly chat and not as confrontational as the "round ball game" site. I think I prefer it here.

It's nice to meet all you folks and I'm looking forward to plenty of chat and (friendly) banter in the future.


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Jennifer, welcome to the boards and the DDI. Hawick Balls, Bill McLaren's favourite confectionery - RIP.

Munsty, welcome home. How was the Tanzania experience?

Morning all

Glas a du wrote:So off-white and boring, like an old bra.

Like one of your old bras... but with a tinge of garden green.

Jennifer, welcome to the boards and the DDI. Hawick Balls, Bill McLaren's favourite confectionery - RIP.

If anybody's interested, I've got a bottle full of them.

Are you sure they're not the mothballs in your bra cabinet?

Jennifer1984 wrote:

Thomond wrote:Glas, going to an Irish soccer match abroad is fierce craic. Everyone gets behind the team. There's less passion when we're at home.


Welcome Jen, I'm liking your contribution to the "Wumming thread" on the soccer board. Judging from the google search I did they are some kind of butter mint? Not too shabby. Also in the last year has anyone noticed there is a ridiculous rise in sweet shops or retro sweet shops?

Thank you for your kind welcome, Thomond. I've enjoyed looking round this rugby board and hoping to ease myself into the flow of the conversation.

Yes, the Hawick Balls are a little minty and are probably bad for my teeth, but a good mouthrinse with beer in the bar after the game will put that to rights..!!

Loving the Dew Drop Inn thread. Very friendly chat and not as confrontational as the "round ball game" site. I think I prefer it here.

It's nice to meet all you folks and I'm looking forward to plenty of chat and (friendly) banter in the future.


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Although I am a newby to this particular forum I would also like to welcome you to these boards which I think you will always find more comforting than confrontational. That's until you meet Gibbo

Oh and Hawick Balls ???
Sounds nasty.

Not as nasty as the fact that Tony Buckley is on standby in case there are anymore prop related injuries.........Oi Vey!!!!!!

No, definitely Haw...ooh touchy!...ick balls, they've got the boring off white sticker on the front and all.

Hi Jennifer, welcome

It's a little early in the morning, but I'm raising a glass to our newest Scotsman, Tim MacVisser, who qualifies today

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Morning all; welcome back Munsty and a to welcome Jenny.....pete you forgot to warn her about Rava too

Right I'm in work.....does bbc radio cymru have the match on later?!