The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Béal Feirste

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Hello 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 Belfast - the rope-making and ship building capital of the world.

Now the Mouth of the Shoal awaits the safe arrival of one of it's long lost daughter's - Cariadwr - in her ongoing quest to be as close as possible to one of her favourite players... Tomás Ó Buaigh of Emyvale.... on her Birthday

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of Nial O'Connor, Cari & Tommy Bowe, "Pickles" the wonder dog of '66, Wikus van de Merwe and Black Caviar above the bar.



Last Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t31098p950-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub-sydney

An Irishman being able to get great distace by hitting a small ball with a stick. Tht's not surprising...

Thomond wrote:An Irishman being able to get great distace by hitting a small ball with a stick. Tht's not surprising...

I wonder how good we would be at hurling if other countries decided to try their hand at it

America would be decent at it, a great deal of my cousins over there play Lacrosse (one got a scholarship recently actually) and from what I have seen it is all in the wrists like hurling.

The cricket skills don't really translate, not a lot of stick work or anything like it. The "reverse" in cricket is the only thing that has a similar striking motion I would say. Maybe some baseball skills.

Kiwireddevil wrote:

WillyGilly wrote:1 hour 37 mins?

Slackers.

3 hours 10 minutes

I actually don't finish till midnight tonight. Fun times lie ahead. On the upside though my new snazy Smith & Jones boxers arrived in the post. Mother less than impressed, but I like them.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Smith-Jones-Frangipani-Boxer-Shorts/dp/B00505DFJ8/ref=sr_1_128?s=clothing&ie=UTF8&qid=1340317343&sr=1-128

Willy, that could end a few nights early....

For anyone who's interested, heres what tjhe great and good of Ulster Rugby have to say about the season (and seasons) ahead;

http://www.ruggerhuggerireland.co.uk/?p=1944

Thomond wrote:Willy, that could end a few nights early....

My night's always end early T. Genetics ain't it...

Caio !!

Caio Penfro! Have a fantastic time

Last day done. And a nice early finish too

and tennis now. That'll do for me

Biltong , apparently Charlize Theron has shaved here head. : for you to drown your sorrows.

Notch wrote:For anyone who's interested, heres what tjhe great and good of Ulster Rugby have to say about the season (and seasons) ahead;

http://www.ruggerhuggerireland.co.uk/?p=1944

Season ticket numbers up 20%. Brill!

Pienaar unavailable till Oct with 2nd choice SH just out of theatre!

I'm all teary eyed reading that last bit.

MrsP

Unfortunately I think that emotion that went with the semi-final and final inhibited the teams performances. I was very emotional myself on those days. I don't think we did ourselves justice in either game, maybe all that emotion was part of it.

You might be right Notch. Still, the only way to get over that is to go through it I suppose.

Great to hear about the investment in the academy. I am sure that BM is absolutely the best guy to bring our underage guys through.

Mind you, I'm sure the current academy coaches might not enjoy reading that bit.

Well, Logan does say how disappointing our performance at age group level in the interpros has been over the past number of years. Thats something of an embarrassment for the current coaches. I haven't heard of anyone being let go, just more people being brought in to lift standards.

Did I read that he wanted a higher caliber of coacges for the academy too. That can't be comfortable reading but I don't think yer man Logan would shy away from calling a spade a shovel!

MrsP wrote:Did I read that he wanted a higher caliber of coacges for the academy too. That can't be comfortable reading but I don't think yer man Logan would shy away from calling a spade a shovel!

Yeah. Well if you read where he wants to get to, it's basically the level Leinster are at now. And they'd never be where they are without a top class Academy. That's the backbone of their strength.

But it will be a massive challenge for us to catch up given they have a better AIL representation and probably a marginally better Schools System. Hence the importance of getting everything right...

For all your academy needs get Ulster to contact . . . .well maybe not!!!

But Toulouse Espoirs and Leinster U20 are satisfied customers!

Did you not hear what Logan said were the "essential characteristics" for a job here?

Need not apply!

Never misses an opportunity that lad.

Watching the European Athletics Champs here. That track in Helsinki is the stupidest shape ever!

Almost impossible to run those bends quickly and if you have an inside lane you have almost no chance!

Good evening pubbery lurkers

Hope all's well with everyone.

Another weekend is here. No rugby, but the Dubs are playing this weekend so that'll keep me occupied. No news with me really. Work has been bonkers just because there's a lot of people on hols now. That's good though because the summer's whizzing by and soon it'll be the new season...

RISCA - thanks for the birthday wishes. Hope you're enjoying Inverness

PENFRO - Have a great time in Italy...well it goes without saying cause I'm sure you will

MrsP wrote:

Season ticket numbers up 20%. Brill!

You won't be saying that when you get to Ravenhill and it sounds more like a Westlife gig than a rugby match thanks to Ulster's ridiculously good looking backs...

Well, up until now it has sounded like a Pet Shop Boys gig so...

I know Cari, making Tommy Bowe the centre of our promotion of season ticket sales this week could backfire

Notch - no no no, that's good. I need to see him, so it's good for me! Just take some ear plugs to his first game...oh actually, you should be OK, because I doubt I'll make that one

That song belongs to The Village People MrsP!

I just "liked" Ulster's official site...I feel the same sort of excited shame that men must do when they go into Anne Summers...

ooh! They're advertising for a part time physio...think I'll apply...

J.J. Williams' son has just won a European Gold medal in the 400 hurdles!

Pet Shop Boys, Village People, same horse different kettle.

Cari

London Welsh are up

red_stag wrote:London Welsh are up

Up where? Shoite Creek?

The English Premiership for next season Cari

The Aviva premiership! Yehah!

Oooh....tidy! A team for me to support in the English league then. I don't have one normally. What do we call them? London Irish are already known as the Exiles, so we can't nick that. What about Taffy Apples?

They too are known as the Exiles Cari, I suspect our games against them will be billed as 'Battle of the Exiles!'

The O'Exiles v the Ap Exiles

Oh my Gawd. Another opportunity for you Welsh to enjoy a bit of ref bashing

Ah yes, with the added spice of 'RFU's revenge' conspiracy theories

I can't wait

Evening again everyone.

Were you up at the golf again today Rava?

No Mrs P. I only had tickets for yesterday.
Was in Belfast today doing a First Aid Course.

Stag "Glas reminds me of Tyrion Lannister"

Tyrion is shrewd, educated, and calculating. He is capable of cruelty, but also has great sympathy for fellow outcasts and the mistreated.

...and he's only a Flip dwarf by the way!

Tirion is Welsh for magnanimous, perhaps that's what confused you

Charlotte Church, Graham Norton, Danny Devito and Rhod Gilbert - I can't stand chat shows, but this lot are down to earth, witty and have great anecdotes. I want to be with them in my local or have them all over for supper. Am I getting old?

Anyone still in? Been drinking the beer fridge dry so fairly well toasted!!

A lass I was attempting to chat up tonight got a text during our conversations. It was met with the response 'oh my god!'. Naturally being a gentleman I enquired as to what was the matter. She responeded in heartfelt and deeply upset tones 'Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are getting divorced!'

I weep for humanity.

Wotcha prop!

Man T leave the sadness outside and join me for a although last one then bed for me....got ikea and supermarket beginning with A tomorrow to contend with!!

Thomond wrote:Biltong , apparently Charlize Theron has shaved here head. : for you to drown your sorrows.

She could shave off her eye-brows and everyting else, as far as I'm concerned. She'd still win my adulterated and missed-guided love. Always.

P.S. Willser is a late nite wimp.

Glas a du wrote:Charlotte Church, Graham Norton, Danny Devito and Rhod Gilbert - I can't stand chat shows, but this lot are down to earth, witty and have great anecdotes. I want to be with them in my local or have them all over for supper. Am I getting old?

Its far worse than that mo chara. Judging from that list, you need a dip. Baaaadly.

Gibson wrote:

Thomond wrote:Biltong , apparently Charlize Theron has shaved here head. : for you to drown your sorrows.

She could shave off her eye-brows and everyting else, as far as I'm concerned. She'd still win my adulterated and missed-guided love. Always.

P.S. Willser is a late nite wimp.

Just cannot like her, after she won her Academy award for the movie "Monster" she came to SA (probably to come feed her ego) and did a few interviews with that fake american accent of hers and struggled to speak Afrikaans.

The girl comes from BOKSBURG, they are afrikaans as they come. Totally pretentious she is.

Morning

Biltong - I don't think the boys are really fussed on whatever accent she's got.

Speaking of accents, I had a little chuckle to myself the other day. I was watching that interview that Tommy did last week for Ulster, and I noticed his Welshiness was creeping through now and again (that's what four years in Swansea does to you). Of course that will quickly disappear now he's home...until he says something like "Who's coat's this jacket?"