The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Oxford

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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 its way to Oxford and the only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of Seve Ballesteros, Andy Fenby, Nick Williams,Tim Visser, Adam Ashley Cooper and Paul Lawrie up on the wall.

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:I saw a programme a while ago where they went out to find kiwis. I can't remember if they were bigger than I expected or smaller.

EDIT: I have plenty more boring things like that I could share. Let me know if you're struggling with insomnia and I'll be happy to help.

Have they come back yet or is that a separate programme?

We've now entered the realm of what I like to call, Ubersarcasm...

Is that where they found them?

They found them in Swansea. Poor b@stards had to be put down.

Understandable... and it explains too why the camera crew never returned either.

SecretFly wrote:Understandable... and it explains too why the camera crew never returned either.

They are holed up at the Liberty Stadium waiting to film a Munster win.

Question for the Welsh regs, is Hennessy a common name in Wales? There’s the ref Neil Hennessy, the footballers have a goalie called Wayne (I think) Hennessy and I remember Cari saying there was an election poster up in her area a couple of years ago for someone with my exact name on it. It’s not that common in Ireland I’d say, certainly not in Dublin.

There's a Welsh singer called something Hennessy, very Kairdiff. There was a family at our church called Hennessy too.

I hear its common in cognac producing areas of France.......

Rava wrote:They are holed up at the Liberty Stadium waiting to film a Munster win.

Ah Rava, we can't buy a win over there for love nor money. It was a great result for Ulster to get a scalp over there. Its been a good start for you lot.

The likes of Jarred Payne and Nick Williams have been great additions to the foreign legion adding to others like Tom Court, John Afoa, Johann Muller, Dan Tuohy, Pedrie Wannenburg, Ruan Pienaar, Robbie Diack, Stefan Terblanche, Rob Herring, Callum Black, Adam Darcy, Sean Doyle and Simon Danielli to have worn the red hand in the last year or so.

Glad Rory McIllroy has made it all possible. Must be nice to take the easy route to the top and not have to do any hard work

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:There's a Welsh singer called something Hennessy, very Kairdiff. There was a family at our church called Hennessy too.

I’m glad I didn’t just make that up so!

red_stag wrote:

Rava wrote:They are holed up at the Liberty Stadium waiting to film a Munster win.

Ah Rava, we can't buy a win over there for love nor money. It was a great result for Ulster to get a scalp over there. Its been a good start for you lot.

The likes of Jarred Payne and Nick Williams have been great additions to the foreign legion adding to others like John Afoa, Johann Muller, Pedrie Wannenburg, Ruan Pienaar, Stefan Terblanche, and Simon Danielli to have worn the red hand in the last year or so.

Glad Rory McIllroy has made it all possible. Must be nice to take the easy route to the top and not have to do any hard work

You are a little feicer Stag but you already know that When you remove the IQ players from your list and strike out those no longer with us you can see we are a lot less dependent on foreigners than any of our Provincial rivals

Indeed, the prop with an Australian mum and Australian dad and born in Australia and grew up in Australia and represented Australia in the shot put and trialled for the Australian Olympic Team and played his rugby in Australia before coming up here for a working holiday in 2006 is "Irish"

Gotcha! Say no more. I know how it can be in Belfast for foreigners. Tom Court is right to try and blend in. Makes for a safer life

I just passed my driving test FIRST TIME!!!







Drinks all around!


Asbo - hope your daughter's ear gets better soon. Ear ache is so horrid

red_stag wrote:Indeed, the prop with an Australian mum and Australian dad and born in Australia and grew up in Australia and represented Australia in the shot put and trialled for the Australian Olympic Team and played his rugby in Australia before coming up here for a working holiday in 2006 is "Irish"

Gotcha! Say no more. I know how it can be in Belfast for foreigners. Tom Court is right to try and blend in. Makes for a safer life

Come now, where did I say he was Irish? How was it for you in Belfast recently?
OOPS!! Sorry you aren't a foreigner are you?

rugbydreamer wrote:I just passed my driving test FIRST TIME!!!







Drinks all around!


Asbo - hope your daughter's ear gets better soon. Ear ache is so horrid

That's fantastic news Dreamer. Well done!

Dreamer! I didn't even know you had your test booked! Brilliant news!

Which manoeuvre did they ask you to do?

ha no, I'd only been telling people it's "in October sometime" and I only told mam, dad and my sis on Sunday that it was today.

Didn't want the extra pressure


Just so chuffed, I was convinced I'd failed in the first 5 mins as I had a proper panic, but ended up with only 5 minors, 3 of which came in the 5 mins of panic! Just so SO happy!

Diolch to you both

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:They found them in Swansea. Poor b@stards had to be put down.

Na, it was somewhere between Kaupate and Waiwhakamukau. Which admitedly does resemble Swansea

rugbydreamer wrote:ha no, I'd only been telling people it's "in October sometime" and I only told mam, dad and my sis on Sunday that it was today.

Didn't want the extra pressure


Just so chuffed, I was convinced I'd failed in the first 5 mins as I had a proper panic, but ended up with only 5 minors, 3 of which came in the 5 mins of panic! Just so SO happy!

Diolch to you both

(but not if you're driving )

cheers!

next step, book my pass plus and to get a car......

Not sure if you guys noticed the new poster yesterday,

Yontorp

Dear old Portnoy trying to worm his way back in. Very subtle username mind

Turns out he only got making three posts before being banned again.

Rava wrote:Not sure if you guys noticed the new poster yesterday,

Yontorp

Dear old Portnoy trying to worm his way back in. Very subtle username mind

Turns out he only got making three posts before being banned again.

Didn't know the old bark had gone. Great name though.

Well done Dreamer. Great stuff

Why, did Portnoys get banned?

Cheers Rev

Notch - aye he got banned a couple weeks back.

Oooh what to do with the rest of my day.

Got to get the house ready for the puppy I'm a thinking.

Ah man, such a good week. Test passed, puppy on it's way and my Heino tickets have arrived!

ooo and I'm going to the rugby on Friday. Happy happy days!

Which manoeuvre did they get you to do, Dreamer?

rugbydreamer wrote:ooo and I'm going to the rugby on Friday. Happy happy days!

If Carlsberg did days ...........

Lucky - I had to do the parallel park, and apparently I did it "nigh on perfect". I honestly don't know how, I think it's because I thought I'd already failed, but my clutch control was dreadful because my leg was shaking so much! It was definitely the best I'd ever done it though.

And then he took me on the horrible back roads test route where thank God I met absolutely no traffic.

Seriously, was the best run I could have had I think.

Rava - too blydi true

I thought I'd failed my test too (the third one which I actually passed) after I clipped the kerb a bit at a tricky uphill junction. I was gutted but I do think it took the pressure off the rest of the test. I was all over the place on my first test, I was messing everything up.

Yes that's what I did when I had my 5 mins of panic Lucky, I'd clipped the kerb and was convinced I'd completely messed it up. It was on a really tricky narrow bend though and he said they took that into consideration. My first 5 mins was a bit rubbish but the rest was okay apart from the seriously shaking leg thing. That was horrible!

Just, ah man, relief

The relief is amazing. You'll never have to have another lesson ever again!

Well done Dreamer

haha nope! Just the pass plus but that's not a test, that's just for confidence building

Ta Mick!


The only dampener on today is the 5 year old girl who's gone missing from Machynlleth, horrible

Dreamer well done.

Rav I felt very safe in Belfast. The orangemen are so called due to their red hand and yellow belly.

Rava wrote:Not sure if you guys noticed the new poster yesterday,

Yontorp

Dear old Portnoy trying to worm his way back in. Very subtle username mind

Turns out he only got making three posts before being banned again.

Should it not be "Yontrop"?

Well done Dreamer!

What is Pass Plus?

Pass Plus is like a 6 hour lesson really, where you get taken on busier roads, duel carriage ways etc and I think you go on the motorway as well. it's all just to help new drivers build up their confidence. Think if you get it it takes a whack off your insurance too.

I've passed in a pretty quiet town, so getting time to practice on bigger roundabouts and roads etc will be good for me I think

And diolch!

Rava wrote:

rugbydreamer wrote:ooo and I'm going to the rugby on Friday. Happy happy days!

If Carlsberg did days ...........

It's not such great news for Dreamer attending on Friday. She'll watch her team get a right tuning.

rugbydreamer wrote:The only dampener on today is the 5 year old girl who's gone missing from Machynlleth, horrible

Yeah that's awful.

My instructor gave me a free motorway lesson after I'd passed. He was a good egg.

Risca Rev wrote:

Rava wrote:

rugbydreamer wrote:ooo and I'm going to the rugby on Friday. Happy happy days!

If Carlsberg did days ...........

It's not such great news for Dreamer attending on Friday. She'll watch her team get a right tuning.

I would say that there is some fighting talk

Hopefully with both of us having such good backlines it'll make for a great game

Lucky - ah that's ace. Think the pass plus will only cost me £20 as I'm still under 26, goes up to £130 or something after that though.

Risca Rev wrote:

Rava wrote:

rugbydreamer wrote:ooo and I'm going to the rugby on Friday. Happy happy days!

If Carlsberg did days ...........

It's not such great news for Dreamer attending on Friday. She'll watch her team get a right tuning.

rugbydreamer wrote:Hopefully with both of us having such good backlines it'll make for a home defeat

Well said, Dreamer.

you are all mean!

although actually, if the weather stays as is, it's going to be a stinker of a game.

I just hope it's a better-quality derby than our game against the Blues was.

We've got the delightful Nige reffing (I have honestly really missed him!) so it'll be a free flowing game at least. Weather is awful mind.

be good to see Dan Evs back at Y Parc too. It's great how he's been playing for you guys

Is it in Llanelli or Gwent?

Llanelli, the return fixture is that Millennium double header thing.

rugbydreamer wrote:Llanelli, the return fixture is that Millennium double header thing.

Oh right. Thats not very fair is it.