The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Jersey

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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 the island of Jersey, where the newly promoted hme side is off the bottom of the Championship.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of Glen Jackson, Dan Parks and Matt Banahan above the bar.



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Things are grand here thanks. Got all the family here and being typically Irish have already had a fight

It will all be grand tomorrow, we will drink to Jamesy and have a hell of a party to celebrate him.

rodders wrote:Billy

Back at ya rodders, your a quality gent

Thanks also to those that sent me messages on here and faceache, really appreciated it

Good man, Billy.

Thanks Lucky.

Off now, take care all

Saw some good graffiti in tesco's gents today:

Sign said: warning hot water

Someone scribbled: why's it so hot

Someone scribbled underneath: to kill off bacteria

Who knew people who wrote on toilet walls had this sort of knowledge?!

Rodders, I'm impressed. Good old Connacht. Ummmm, can be rightly proud.

I don't know exactly how extensive or detailed it is but my lad does some core stuff at rugby training.

We have noticed though that several of the lads of around his age who play rugby and compete at a high level of ahletics really start to suffer from particularily calf problems. Not sure why but I will need to talk to his coaches and a physio at some stage to figure out if it's just coincidence or if they are doing something specific.

Wales v Argentina: Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues); Alex Cuthbert (Blues), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Jamie Roberts (Blues), George North (Scarlets); Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Tavis Knoyle (Scarlets); Gethin Jenkins (Toulon), Matthew Rees (Scarlets), Aaron Jarvis (Ospreys), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Ian Evans (Ospreys), Josh Turnbull (Scarlets), Toby Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons), Sam Warburton (Blues, capt).

Replacements: Richard Hibbard (Ospreys), Ryan Bevington (Ospreys), Paul James (Bath), Robin McCusker (Scarlets), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Mike Phillips (Bayonne), James Hook (Perpignan), Liam Williams (Scarlets).

Mark spoke all about this Mrs P. If your lad is at an age where growth spurts occur its pretty common to have problems, especially shin and knee problems because the bones, ligaments and muscles are growing at different rates. At this age kids need to reduce their training load a bit and do more corrective stuff.

He said last night the key things is stretch and strengthen - i.e. stretch the agonist and strengthen the antagonist with 2 to 1 ratio. So like these lads should be doing exercises to stretch the calf and strengthen the muscle at the shin (?) maybe. You could try using the overhead squat test on them.

Really intesting thing too about the fact that hamstring and groin problems are usually caused by glute misfiring..very common for people who sit at desks all day. Running action comes from the glute, hamstring and groin in that order. People who sit at desks all day have poor hip mobility and posture so the power is coming from the handstring instead causing it to pull and tear, then the groin goes.

I'll try and dig out some links for this stuff later but Mark and Brian are basically going out to schools to try and educate the teachers and coaches.

One time at bandcamp................errr sorry, at the gymnasium, the trainer there said to me it is not good for a child under the age of thirteen to do body building, for the reasons as Rodders said above.

Not the best of Welsh teams, I don't think. Halfbacks don't really inspire me, Backrow pretty meh and form loosehead on bench.

Howler thinks that starting off with a loss is a good idea, obviously. That's a decent bench, but what if they've smashed us up front by half time?

Wow James Hook on the bench....Gatland must hate Biggar!

Warburton will be Lions captain by the looks of it. Tipuric is the man in form for sure.

Rugby has a horrible habit of laying waste best laid plans, but unearthing gems in adversity. Oh yes and mixing metaphors.

You should write for the telegraph with lines like that Glas.

No point keeping our powder dry if the horse has already bolted by the time we bring out the big guns.

But it's no skin off my toes. It's water off a duck's crack.

Hmmm maybe the daily star for you lucky?

Afternoon all.

I've just realised I've made a strategic error.

Cumberland Mixed Netball tournament
Date: Sunday 11th November 2012
Theme: Fancy dress- prizes for the best dressed team!
...Time: 10.00am to 4.00pm PLUS the after-party!

The Scotland vs AB's game kicks off at 2.30pm Sunday

Pete C (Kiwireddevil) wrote:Afternoon all.

I've just realised I've made a strategic error.

Cumberland Mixed Netball tournament
Date: Sunday 11th November 2012
Theme: Fancy dress- prizes for the best dressed team!
...Time: 10.00am to 4.00pm PLUS the after-party!

The Scotland vs AB's game kicks off at 2.30pm Sunday

That one will be over by 2.35 .....

rodders wrote:

Pete C (Kiwireddevil) wrote:Afternoon all.

I've just realised I've made a strategic error.

Cumberland Mixed Netball tournament
Date: Sunday 11th November 2012
Theme: Fancy dress- prizes for the best dressed team!
...Time: 10.00am to 4.00pm PLUS the after-party!

The Scotland vs AB's game kicks off at 2.30pm Sunday

That one will be over by 2.35 .....

I shouldn't, but...






I can't see anyone beating NZ on this tour. Their opponents all have too many key players out.

Man City 0-2 AJAX after 17 mins. This young side knows no fear.

This may be the end of Mancini, IF they lose this one.

Long way to go yet. City need to score before HT.

Great goal by Toure. This could be them on the way back. 1-2.

Evening All How's everyone doodling?

Chuffed that O's newbie Jarvis gets to make his debut for Wales on Saturday. Very interesting to see Mike Phillips wasn't picked. I'm glad really, we do need to try out new scrum halves, and he's been a pillock recently so that's told him.

Gutted Ajaz aren't in red Gibbo.

Ha! Little Glassette really has brought them luck, mo chara.

Evenin Cari.

City really pushing here. They have to.

Its just a matter of time I feel. They will score. Unless... AJAX score on the break.

Woooo, De Jong on a hat-trick. What a strike! Great save.

Howya Gibbo

*YAAAWWWN* You watching roundball? I'll be off to bed soon...

AJAX have just put a 12-year old out on the pitch.

They deserve a least a draw. They got it!

Man City unfortunate there in the end. But as a united fan I do have to laugh like.

Anyone else staying up for election night?

Eveming all, tempted to watch some of the election coverage, mad how it seems the American's want Romney but Brits want Obama!!

Evening all. Spent half of yesterday trying to sort out fill in players for netball tonight as we had 5 players away! And once I'd managed it I had to play in mid court (as the 2 male players I'd recruited are both over 6'4").

Ran myself into the ground, and we narrowly lost to a team with 4 England players, but I got player of the match!

Cari & Tomas Vallejos (Argentine lock) reckons they're going to do a scrum job on Wales

We'll see.

Pete C (Kiwireddevil) wrote:Evening all. Spent half of yesterday trying to sort out fill in players for netball tonight as we had 5 players away! And once I'd managed it I had to play in mid court (as the 2 male players I'd recruited are both over 6'4").

Ran myself into the ground, and we narrowly lost to a team with 4 England players, but I got player of the match!

Nice one kiwi.


AIs = Wheatsheaf for me. Just rock up if you fancy watching any of the games.

WillyGilly wrote:Man City unfortunate there in the end. But as a united fan I do have to laugh like.

Anyone else staying up for election night?

I'll be watching it Willser. Obama must win. Its so close.

Stay in the pub here gibbo! We can debate into the weeeeee hours.

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:

Pete C (Kiwireddevil) wrote:Evening all. Spent half of yesterday trying to sort out fill in players for netball tonight as we had 5 players away! And once I'd managed it I had to play in mid court (as the 2 male players I'd recruited are both over 6'4").

Ran myself into the ground, and we narrowly lost to a team with 4 England players, but I got player of the match!

Nice one kiwi.


AIs = Wheatsheaf for me. Just rock up if you fancy watching any of the games.

Cheers hound, will probably drop down there Saturday.

WillyGilly wrote:Stay in the pub here gibbo! We can debate into the weeeeee hours.

I'll be here for most of it bud. Should start to see it all unfold at 1am your time.

Two key States are Virginia and Ohio. There's loads of em actually.

Pete C (Kiwireddevil) wrote:

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:

Pete C (Kiwireddevil) wrote:Evening all. Spent half of yesterday trying to sort out fill in players for netball tonight as we had 5 players away! And once I'd managed it I had to play in mid court (as the 2 male players I'd recruited are both over 6'4").

Ran myself into the ground, and we narrowly lost to a team with 4 England players, but I got player of the match!

Nice one kiwi.


AIs = Wheatsheaf for me. Just rock up if you fancy watching any of the games.

Cheers hound, will probably drop down there Saturday.

Brilliant stuff Kiwi mate. Excellent stuff my man.

The deputy chairman of Egypt's ruling Freedom and Justice Party

tweets: "Never forget that a president, who was the worst in the US history, destroyed Afghanistan and Iraq; and ruined the world's economy, starting from the USA and Europe."

Fair enuff Guv. So that's Romney out roysh?

Hey folks whats the latest on the election?

Kiwi.


rodders - it doesn't matter. Whoever they vote for the 'government' always get in.

I am mostly watching the Erection from bed.

Nite yall.

Mon Obama!

Believe.

You suck Romney! .... laters....

First polls just closed. First blood to...

Romney gains Indiana. Which he had to do. Solid start but Ohio still the key here. I'm already yawning. Might not last the night.

Ugh. It's a travesty some people are allowed to vote.

Obama 57 Romney 40

Apparently independent voters could swing this.

17 states called

Obama 77 Romney 76

Romney team apparently conceeding Ohio by 5 points that ain't good news.