The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Taihape

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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 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

Quiet in here.......everyone set for their cup weekend?? Mine's already over with a win away in France!!

Mine was last night Prop. Just relaxing at the moment. Won't be able to watch any rugby until the highlights tonight on S4C.

For Cari!

http://www.skysports.com/video/inline/0,26691,12610_8161810,00.html

Thanks MrsP! I'll watch that later on the PC shame he didn't score last night. He showed some good moves though.

Afternoon all.

Looking forward to some quality rugby on the box today. Bet the guys over in Dublin will be having a blast!!!

I bet they are Oz! Wish I could watch the rugby this afternoon. I'll head out soon anyway to pass the time.

If the weather's still good Cari, take some more photos!

I'm watching the rugby and making a christmas cake! I know it's only October

Munster starting strongly against Racing.

They're doing brilliantly so far. 10 points to the good and Racing Metro simply aren't in the game at all.

Racing coming into it a little bit more now, but Munster definitely the better side.

Afternoon all, what in God's name is going on at Murrayfield?!

Sarries rattling up a 5-pointer and Embra, with 8 minutes to go, totally pointless.

Back again. I'm going to have to wait for the highlights. Games sound interesting. I believe S4C are showing the Amlin game later though.

MrsP - I've just watched that vid now on a big computer (there's no sound on my ma's PC). Bootiful. Even with a bump on his nose.

Gutted for the Chiefs.

What was the score Notch?

Leinster won 9-6. It was 6-6 and stalemated when Chiefs gave away a totally needless penalty for offside to give Leinster the lead. Chiefs then missed a penalty with the last kick of the game.

9-6???? You're joking!

Last two sides I'd have thought with that score!

Chiefs just never let them get going. Good effort. They'll feel like they've missed a chance for a famous win.

Wowsers. Wasn't expecting that score. I hope it wasn't a borefest for the touring regs.

It was a good game Cari, but spoiled by a pedantic ref. Exe should have had a pen at 6-6 for blatant offside at a ruck 25m from Leinster's posts.

Watching the Wasps v Dragons now. Good to see Nicky Robinson on Welsh telly again

Cari wrote:WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! Pienaar gets the BP try at the 81st minute!!!

Ullllllsttterrrrrr!!!!!!!!

for ASBO, what a performance from Exeter! Delighted for Connacht to get their 2nd Heino win too.


SUFTUM!

Just checked out the results. Well done Connacht. WTF happened to Edinburgh? Good start by the Dragons but Wasps have just equalized with a try of their own by a tasty looking winger called Wallace. What is it with me and wingers? Or should that be, why are wingers yummy? Converted by Nicky. 7 - 5.

17 - 5 after 15 minutes or so.

Just noticed Wasps have Mind (a mental health charity) on their shirts. I like that a lot.

After a promising start it's not looking good. Wasps now 20 - 5 up and the Dragons FB has just been binned.

The turn last night was very Noson Lawen, but one joke was a beaut.

"I was on a plane on the way to Dublin with a Catholic priest. The pilot announced over the tanoy that he'd lost all power and was preparing to crash land. I said "father, you'd better do something religious"...so he took a collection...

Evening all.

Ouch for earlier Glas.

Sounds like things were going really well for the first 15mins?

Things not getting any better for the Dragons. 25 - 5 with 34 minutes gone.

Hi Cari!

Are you away visiting this weekend?

25 - 12 after a badly needed Dragons try.

Evening all

Cracking day of Heineken Cup rugby, few surprising performances and results. London Irish up 14-6 at half time in Bordeaux in the Amlin. Be good to get a win there, but I think it will be a tough second half as it's started to get a bit niggly and I suspect we'll see some cards second half.

Sorry MrsP I'm posting via my mobile so I'm slow. Yes I'm in deepest Westest Wales visiting the old girl. She's gone to bed hence I'm watching rugby.

HT 25 - 15 after a Dragons penalty.

I hope you are getting the same weather as we are. Lovely day here though cold!

Good first half then Ozzy?

We've done most of the attacking so good in that regard MrsP. I do feel we've been trying to force it looking for the tries for the bonus point though, rather than just accumulating and wearing them down. We nearly coughed up an intercept try due to a daft offload in the corner looking for one of our own.

Good win for Ulster last night, Paul Marshall looking good. What chance of him getting capped in the AI's?

If you are asking if he should get a chance then the answer would have to be probably.

If you are asking if he will get a look in then the answer is probably not!

Form really doesn't seem to count for much.

He did have a fantastic game alright. I was so disappointed that it looked like we had let a TBP go a-begging. Very relieved that we got that break at the very end. Great atmosphere at Ravenhill.

MrsP wrote:Evening all.

Ouch for earlier Glas.

Sounds like things were going really well for the first 15mins?

Hmmm. Was listening on the drive back from Cumbria. When Stoddart was sent off I put myself in Easterby's shoes and wondered what my team talk would be (I do this sort of Poopie when driving on motorways)

I came up with:

"Right, every Clermont fan and probably most of our own, the ref, linesmen, the chef and his cat think this game is over. The Clermont players are being told not to even contemplate that. We can do this if we knock their confidence early in the second half. Bust a gut to get the first score by whatever means and plant the seeds of doubt..."

Needless to say, I could have swam to France to castrate Priestland with my Nan's old false teeth when he got charged down leading to the first try of the second half and the open gates flooding.

It's been lovely all day MrsP and has just started to pee down. It's very cold here too. Not good for me as I seem to have some sort of chest infection (just for a change).

Clermont at home are a very very big ask with 15 on the pitch.

Their crowd are excellent. A weekling like Fitzgibbons gets hypnotised

MrsP wrote:If you are asking if he should get a chance then the answer would have to be probably.

If you are asking if he will get a look in then the answer is probably not!

Form really doesn't seem to count for much.

He did have a fantastic game alright. I was so disappointed that it looked like we had let a TBP go a-begging. Very relieved that we got that break at the very end. Great atmosphere at Ravenhill.

That's not a good place to be when form counts for nothing.

3rd try for Irish, 24-9 up now and Bordeaux with a man in the bin.

No, indeed Ozzy but experience would certainly indicate that this is the situation.

Not great for the players.

I would say that this is on of the fantastic things that Anscombe has enforced at Ulster this season. It doesn't matter who you are or how many caps you have, if there is some 20 year old playing better than you you can fight your way back in.

Bonus point try for Losi. This has been a good performance from my lot tonight.

When does Kidney announce his squad MrsP?

Good question Pete.



No idea.

31 - 15 after 53 minutes. Nicky's missed two penalties now,luckily for the Dragons.

5th try for Irish, Losi in for his second in the corner. Excellent performance from us here tonight.

Certainly don't want to bring this up out there but does anyone think it is helping sides like Bizkaia Gernika or Rovigo to have double figures (or close to it) of tries run in against them in the Amlin?

Does it actually help develop those teams directly or is it purely the increase in finances that might help?

Intercept try from JJ, that's 6, happy days.

Consolation try for Bordeaux with a minute to go makes it 43-16 to Irish.

MrsP, I agree. The Amlin is a really skewed competition. Some good teams in it are targeting it and the minnows have no chance. I can't see how getting thumped helps them at all.

For me the European competitions should have 3 tiers, with one below the Amlin. Less teams in the Heino strengthens the Amlin and the weaker teams drop down to a third competition where they at least stand a chance of competing.