The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Taihape

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 Taihape - The Gumboot Capital of the World!

http://www.taihape.co.nz/

We also welcome our newest member, Amber ...who no doubt will have an interest in those boots!

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of Aaron Smith, Topsy Ojo, Jason Shoemark, Tom Rees, Gonzalo Garcia, Leo the Leinster Lion and Lalakai Foketi up on the wall.



Last Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t35494p1050-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub-oxford

pronounced: Tie............... happy!

right Kiwi?

Aw, no Nic Berry up on the wall. He is an Aussie, and was capped at U21s mate.


Marque!

Rava where can you get them? Actually don't really like ale but hey ho its a matter of principal. Whetherspoons I suppose will have them.

Tihipi

Me Hearty Regs - I didn't refer to the awful situation about little April in the OP.

I realise we all have differing views as to whether we should acknowledge this in the OP- but one thing is for sure: we are all as one in our grief and sorrow.

Just trying to keep a happier spin on things but of course we should always remain in touch with the starker realities of the day and discuss these events in our usual communicative way.

Bless you.

Thai happy.

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Aw, no Nic Berry up on the wall. He is an Aussie, and was capped at U21s mate.


Marque!

I was short on other offers Hound. I couldn't see any particular requests for players (might have missed them?) so I just plucked a few from as many different countries as possible.

Lalakai Foketi is the young Australian Schoolboy who starred in the Trans Tasman Cup yesterday.

Someone needs to send me a list of the best Euro players just before this Pub fills up.

Nice comment Lb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMORAZCog5A

I did suggest NB before we quit the old place. He's had to retire from the game at 28 after a number of concussion injuries.

Everyone at Wasps hope he's ok.

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:
Thai happy.

The name of that town has been in my head for about 30 years. We had a friend of a relative from Taihape stay with us when I was a kid - and we amused ourselves for days hearing 'her' say where she was from.

She thought it was funny too and kept repeating the word. Thai Happy

Basically, Taihape is on a Y-junction north of Wellington. Turn right and you go to the east coast of the NI... Napier, Gisborne, etc.
Turn left and you go towards Lake Taupo and the snow-capped cones of the volcanoes of Mt Ruapehu and Mt Mount Ngauruhoe and up towards Rotarua, Auckland.

Glas a du wrote:Tihipi

Yis. Uxectly, Glis.

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:
Thai happy.

Good name for a takeaway/restaurant that...

Merk!

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Aw, no Nic Berry up on the wall. He is an Aussie, and was capped at U21s mate.

No way? I only know him as Wicksy in Eastenders...oh and this blydi awful din:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyTzmhFQt2o

Wallabies 25 Argentina 19.
Still too many errors but they got through in the end.

Hey Prop, I'll see your Glaaaawwwsssteeeerrrrr, and raise you one of these.



Congratulations, I hope the shed implodes and your entire squad is afflicted with a severe case of the dropsies.

Burp!

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote: Burp!

Good effort still going at this time, at your age.

Mark. Boiling here in Oman. Very bored though.

My fave country in the Middle East, have you been out to the mountain desert yet? The markets in town are also worth a visit.

Happy birthday, Staggy

Cari wrote:

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Aw, no Nic Berry up on the wall. He is an Aussie, and was capped at U21s mate.

No way? I only know him as Wicksy in Eastenders...oh and this blydi awful din:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyTzmhFQt2o

No, not 'Nick Berry'...Nic Berry.

http://www.wasps.co.uk/news/wasps33359.ink

Hoppy Birdie Stag.

Cheers for that PJ! We'd still beat you though

Morning all....anyone got a greasy fry up on the go? No? Ok I'll warm up the oven so long as Amber let's go of these sausages!!

Oh and happy b.day staggy!!

Penblwydd Hapus Stag

Breaker

and bore da pawb, really sunny day for a change

Marnin'

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STAGGY!! I think you used to be the Pub Baby, but I'm not sure now.

'Ound - I know you meant another Nic Berry - I was being silly

Dreamer - yes, it's a lovely day in the capital too - make the most of it...the forecast wasn't good just now.

Watching Junior Bake Off - these kids put me to shame. They're brilliant!

Happy birthday Stag. How's rutting season?

Wow just seen Exeter thumped quins.

for ASBO for Stag.

How's Whitten getting on?

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:My fave country in the Middle East, have you been out to the mountain desert yet? The markets in town are also worth a visit.

Happy birthday, Staggy

I'm stuck on a base sadly.

I absolutely refuse to wish Stag a happy birthday, so I'll just say birthday Stag.

Love you really

prop_lyd wrote:Cheers for that PJ! We'd still beat you though

Morning all....anyone got a greasy fry up on the go? No? Ok I'll warm up the oven so long as Amber let's go of these sausages!!

Oh and happy b.day staggy!!

First of all, Hippy Buffday Stag.

Prop, make the most of it bud - it'll be your last for a while. Just a few more pieces of the jigsaw to drop into place and Bath will be competing on the fringes of the top four, it wont happen this season, but I'm expecting some seismic changes in personnel to be announced come January, there are lots of contracts finishing at the end of the season.

There are some key personnel missing at the moment, and Bath are still improving on their gameplan, ultimately, those were the key differences yesterday, Glaws had a better bench with greater quality in depth and they also had the game management to close out the result after dragging themselves back into it.

Anyhoo, congratulations, Glaws were just about worth it, looking forward to the Rec game already.

Watching the re-run of Blues and Glasgae.

One word - totallypants.

Glas a du wrote:Watching the re-run of Blues and Glasgae.

One word - totallypants.

Pushing it a bit with that "one" Glas, if Lucky comes in he'll be all over it.

I have to be honest, so unimpressed have I been with the Blues so far, I've picked Sale to beat them in my HC predictions.

"Tom James is the most attacking player in Wales. He constantly breaks the line, it's just that nothing comes of it"

Huw Llewelyn Davies

Totallypants.

Penblwydd Hapus Stag - got those posters, will be getting them put up this week

Leigh Halfpenny.

Move from the Blues gwdboi, for your own sake.

Totallypants.

It's a try for the Blues!

Er no it's the most blatant knock on obvious to all in the first real time view

Totallypants.

Mark

Happy Birthday Stag

Later folks.

Lá Breithe shóna duit Stag (people did it in other languages like....).


How are we all, not too bad here. Caught the game in time warp last night as I was at a family mass. ROG is not up to the standard (most fans have known this for a while, I've said it for a year ), Keatley is the way to go. He attacks the gainline, and actually seemed to gee up the forwards a bit, (some of this was cause by Leinster emptying the bench). Leinster were a class above when they had to be but seemed to lack the killer instinct to get the bonus.

Munster would have been lucky to come away with a LBP. I thinnk Laulala's effort would have been worth goign to the TMO, but that might be just my biased view. Zebo looked comfortable under the high ball again, and he showed a massive improvement from last year for POM's try. Last year he would have gone again himself as he wasn't held in the tacfkle, he might have made it regardless but did the sensible thing and offloaded to POM.

PJHolybloke wrote:

Glas a du wrote:Watching the re-run of Blues and Glasgae.

One word - totallypants.

Pushing it a bit with that "one" Glas, if Lucky comes in he'll be all over it.

I would object, PJ, but the Blues were so totally pants that a new word had to be coined for them. Ineptitude itself thought about spitting on their performance but decided they weren't worthy of its saliva.

And the worst part of all is that they beat us the other week!

Oh, and penblwydd hapus Stag, I suppose.

Happy Birthday Stag!

Is Michael Paterson playing yet, Lucky? (distant relative)

Happy Birthday Stag.

Ah Lucky, I feel I must appologise for Friday night's debacle. Serious incompetence on the part of the linesmen for the kick and Nigel for referring it, for Simmonds getting both calls wrong. Adam Hughes confirmed himself as my favourite Dragons player however. He is class.

People outside of Ireland, heck even those outside of Cork might have trouble with it but I find this funny, bit of lanugage in it but your man has made some good videos on kind of Cork or Irish things

Spoiler:

There's no need for you to apologise Glas, none of that was your fault. We really didn't play well anyway. But you're right, Adam Hughes is class (even better at outside centre).

Afternoon. This is a good website for following the Cardiff Sarries results. Better to use than the WRU site...

http://www.allwalessport.co.uk/rugby-union.aspx?cid=1431

Great result yesterday, Penfro and prop.

Cheers hound!! Hoping we're on a roll now!!

Pj: I'm happy glos' kids have come of age, especially robson. Cowan'll bring him on no end too!! May even try to get to the rec depending on sarries matches!!

Rib of beef on the bone #kingofroasts

Llawn dop mmmmm.

I have a Gimli quote in my head now.


Just getting Amber used to her collar and lead now, think she's much rather spend her time eating them

And having watched a bit of the Blooose match, v glad I watched Strictly last night instead!

Happy Birthday, Stag!

I'll have a question about steaks when I get back to the UK, Glas. Had a leaflet with a steak offer in Rugby World and wondering if it's worth it?

Something like 2 fillets, 2 ribeyes, and 3 other ones plus 12 mini steak burgers for £29