The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Amaile

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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 Amaile on the eastern-most tip of Upolu Island in Samoa - the first place on Earth to usher in the New Year.

So hop on a hammock and let one of the locals pour a kava down your throat as you are trying to read Tusiata Avia's famous poem: "Wild Dogs Under My Skirt" to the sounds of the Yandell Sister's "Sweet Inspiration" blaring in the background.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of George Pisi, Census Johnston, Paul Williams, Tony Greig, Christopher Martin Jenkins, Mike Nicholls, Babsy and Jeremy Su'a above the bar.




Previous Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t38437p950-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub-edinburgh

Morning Billy, mine was grand, hope your's was too!

Glas: no can do on a school night sorry!

Morning all, I've layed out a breakfast of museli or fruit and fibre....let's see how this goes down in here!

eirebilly wrote:Morning all. I hope you all had a nice christmas and new years

Likewise Billser

Ozzy3213 wrote:

Pete C (Kiwireddevil) wrote:

Glas a du wrote:Free dentists...pipe...slippers...cardigan...arm chair...free bus passes next topic?

Only if Gibbo's in


I'm seriously grumpy with timing this month, having a mate in town from Canada means I can't make the Chiefs vs Leinster game mutter mutter mutter

I thought Rava said that Asbo has a couple of spare tickets. Why don't you bring your mate along?

Evening all

Getting back to Heathrow Sunday morning would be tricky. I'm going to see if my mate (and my flatmate) mind me abandoning them Saturday.

Morning all.


I don't know if many of you have been following the Greatest-sportsman-of-all-time thread https://www.606v2.com/t38994p50-v2-greatest-of-all-time-awards#1762836 but we're still after a few people to write up spiels for some of the rugby players short-listed - volunteer on the thread if you're keen. (at the moment I'm down to write spiels for Martin Johnson, Sachin Tendulkar and Richie McCaw)

G'day all,

Long time since I was in here. I hope you're all well and enjoyed the holidays (if you had them).

Hi Munsty, good to 'see' you

Won't be spending too much time in here - blydi Samoans

Anyway, your GUIDE

....

Good to have you pop in Munster.

Just having a pump up before a possible game tomorrow (selection issues). I'll be watching the rugby this evening then.

Hiya Munsty. Afternoon all.

There was a Rugby Special 'Weakest Link' on this afternoon. The contestants were Phil Vickery, Josh Lewsey, Andy Powell, Nick Evans, Justin Marshall, Thomas Castaignede, Paul Wallace, Lee Mears and Jamie Roberts.

Most of the questions were ridiculously easy, but that didn't prevent Andy Powell being voted off first. Roberts beat Mears in the last round, and the lads raised £16,900 for charity.

Thats really great to see Hound.

Rev

Howya stag.

Evenin' all. Looking forward to the the game at Ravenhill tonight. Also, it's great to see Munsty and Stag in here again, it's been a while!

A mate of a mate died of cancer yesterday. I knew him fairly well having been on three or four rugby trips with him. I hadn't seen him for years and didnt know he'd been ill for 9 months. He was the same age as me and I had a fling with his sister in the Eisteddfod in Bala. He was a farmer's son but allergic to cows. I used to think that made him one of the unluckiest blokes I knew, but this puts everything into perspective. The Scarlets are a fan down tonight.

Da bo Gibbs.

Let's hope they do him proud tonight, Glas.

Aye.

At times like this it's time to tip a wink to the Godess of Hedonism and decide to make the most of things.

As such I'm having raspberries and cream with dark chocolate and a fine Rioja.

I think the Goddess of Hedonism will be supporting Ulster. MrsP has a season ticket, doesn't she?

If so I'll do more than wink and throw in a couple of nudges and a pinched arse.

Bad news on your friend Glas.


Both Ulster and Scarlets look to have fairly strong teams out ahead of next weekend's HC games.

Cheers Hound.

I think the Scarlets may just pull out a shock/get smashed.

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Hiya Munsty. Afternoon all.

There was a Rugby Special 'Weakest Link' on this afternoon. The contestants were Phil Vickery, Josh Lewsey, Andy Powell, Nick Evans, Justin Marshall, Thomas Castaignede, Paul Wallace, Lee Mears and Jamie Roberts.

Most of the questions were ridiculously easy, but that didn't prevent Andy Powell being voted off first. Roberts beat Mears in the last round, and the lads raised £16,900 for charity.

I heard about that via twitter. Wish I'd known sooner.

Great to see you as well Stag

So you're not sitting on the fence then, Glas?

Glas a du wrote:A mate of a mate died of cancer yesterday. I knew him fairly well having been on three or four rugby trips with him. I hadn't seen him for years and didnt know he'd been ill for 9 months. He was the same age as me and I had a fling with his sister in the Eisteddfod in Bala. He was a farmer's son but allergic to cows. I used to think that made him one of the unluckiest blokes I knew, but this puts everything into perspective. The Scarlets are a fan down tonight.

Da bo Gibbs.

A Dragons supporter (ex forces too) I knew succumbed to Cancer on Christmas Eve. So sorry to hear about your friend as well.

Rev - the best answer came from Lee Mears. Remember, I said a lot of the questions were ridiculously easy.

Q. What fraction can go after 'scrum' and 'fly' to make two positions in a rugby team?

A. 8.



There were absolute howlers from most of them though.

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:So you're not sitting on the fence then, Glas?

Hmm

I have no idea how it will go. I'm not confident, but Ulster front five look weaker than usual. We have a pants front five as per though.

Evening All

Good to hear from Munsty and Staggy. Must've fallen off the wagon again Just watching Ulster v Scarlets.

Glas a du wrote:

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:So you're not sitting on the fence then, Glas?

Hmm

I have no idea how it will go. I'm not confident, but Ulster front five look weaker than usual. We have a pants front five as per though.

I would have thought that Adriaanse might give you a bit more oomph up front.

What an error strewn debacle so far.

They're not known as the TOSSpreys for nothing

I'm not watching the O's but last score I heard was 8-6 down. I guess they haven't overtaken Zebra yet then?

They're fine for two years now Pete, having beaten the Scarlets at home Boxing Day...

Glas a du wrote:They're fine for two years now Pete, having beaten the Scarlets at home Boxing Day...

Never been one to subscribe to the "as long as we beat the insert rival here , we don't care" school

XXXXXX on a bike, 4 subs on for Zebre on the 41 minute mark !!

Make that 5

1,2,3

9

13

Are you there Pete?

"Watching" on http://matchdaylive.rabodirectpro12.com/index.php?mobile=0

How can you miss a pass that's 45 degrees forward?

What did he ask the "try" question for, when it was obvious it was a knock on by Paddy

Oh, congratulations to Zebre on their first win

Haha. It's nowhere near FT is it?

20 mins to go Rev,

"The reigning champions have won their last eight games in all competitions at the Liberty Stadium " from the Rabo web site

"We've built up some good momentum over the last few weeks" from Tandy, so why the **** put a LV-Cup side out tonight !!!!

Scored now haven't you? All's well that ends well (sort of).

FFS - Georgie down with a head injury now at Ravenhill. Accidental clash of heads

To quote the Laughing Policeman - "It's the performance that's important"

The O's are just doing the usual Rabo thing Pete.

Concentrate on the HC next week.

Aren't the O's ahead now? 9-8 I heard. That's still a bit poo though.

Not looking good for North - one commentator here said something about a cheekbone, but it doesn't look like that on telly.

Credit to the Ulster crowd, very generous applause for George

1 blydi TBP so far, not what I want to see

Effort is rewarded for the Scarlets

I'd snog Aled Thomas. Just sayin'...

Well done Scarlets, that was hard work, mind...

Congrats Ospreys.

I see on twitter their physio has inadvertently slide tackled a breaking Zebre player (according to Holley).

What was the score please Rev?

Another try for Ulster...