The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Pyongyang

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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 Pyongyang in a bid to persuade Kim Jong Un to pack away the missiles, grab a beer and watch the rugby.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of Donal Walsh, Chris & the late Hannah Eaton, the retiring Marcus Horan, the recently hospitalised Schalk Burger (with meningitis), the recuperated Jacques Burger, and the three-peating ANBL champion NZ Breakers





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Ta for that Cari!

Tour time!!!! spare a thought for Liverpool, they won't know what hit them!!

Bore da pawb / good morning all, it's a grey, drizzly and borderline parky morning, but all the same, thank Crunchie it's Friday!

Cari wrote:LUCKY - Balls!

Sorry Cari, you're quite right. How embarrassing!

<zipsupfly>

And the boys are back in the barracks!

Standing to attention...

You've got a point.

Come on the Scarlets!

If this man can have a good game, who knows...

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=xyS_dLJZ2k8&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DxyS_dLJZ2k8

They seek him here they seek him there....

Yes, of course Mr Rolland, I'll have a word with him about it at HT. Not now though... he's busy infringing at the base.

Munster have cancelled their long standing traditional of training between two cities.

From now on Limerick will be our training centre. Cork will no longer be used.

Oh no! That's them feiced. Nobody will turn up to Musgrave...

GUIDE


Mae bys Meri-Ann wedi brifo,
A Dafydd y gwas ddim yn iach.
Mae'r baban yn y crid yn crio,
A'r gath wedi scrapo Joni bach.
Sosban fach yn berwi ar y tân,
Sosban fawr yn berwi ar y llawr,
A'r gath wedi scrapo Joni bach

Dai bach yn sowldiwr, Dai bach yn sowldiwr,
Dai bach yn sowldiwr, a gwt ei grys e mas

Mae bys Mari Ann wedi gwella,
A Dafydd y gwas yn ei fedd;
Mae'r baban yn y crud wedi tyfu,
A'r gath wedi huno mewn hedd.
Sospan fach yn berwi ar y tân
Sosban fawr yn berwi ar y llawr
A'r gath wedi huno mewn hedd

YMLAEN SCARLETS -

red_stag wrote:Munster have cancelled their long standing traditional of training between two cities.

From now on Limerick will be our training centre. Cork will no longer be used.

Are you happy with that? I feel sorry for the people of Cork but is there less interest there?

Good for Limerick though.

No they will still play matches in Cork.

I mean for training. Munster have always had a tradition of having no fixed training centre. Some days they train in Cork, other days they train in Limerick.

Limerick has much better facilities and logistically we can't have players on the road 4 hours a day for training.

We'll be building a new state of the art Munster rugby facility in Limerick now.

Couldn't they build a zip wire between Cork and Limerick so the players could go to and fro?

Great try from Rod Davies in the Reds 32-17 demolition of the Sharks. Cooper did a tidy kick into space and it bobbled up nicely.

They have only replayed it about 8 times in the last hour on the sports news here!

red_stag wrote:No they will still play matches in Cork.

I mean for training. Munster have always had a tradition of having no fixed training centre. Some days they train in Cork, other days they train in Limerick.

Limerick has much better facilities and logistically we can't have players on the road 4 hours a day for training.

We'll be building a new state of the art Munster rugby facility in Limerick now.

So per capita, you could say you have probably the best state of the art facilities in world rugby?

You answered my next question - so it's 2 hours each way between Corcaigh and Luimneach.
That's like Sydney-Goulburn... 2/3 of the way to Canberra.

Afternoon all. We're steadying ourselves here for the Northern hordes tomorrow for the FA Cup Final. My local will be invaded, and plastic glasses in use.

Thankfully, I'll be in Ealing for the AP play off, and may well hang on for the Pro12 game to let the crowds around Wembley to disperse.

Hound of Harrow wrote:Afternoon all. We're steadying ourselves here for the Northern hordes tomorrow for the FA Cup Final. My local will be invaded, and plastic glasses in use.

How on earth did London cope when the hoardes of Gogs and Southern Taffies went to Wembley for the Wrexham v Newport County final last week? One of my work colleagues (a Newport fan) went up and had a grand day out anyway. Mind you it's not hard to have a grand day out anywhere else when you live in Newport...

UP THE ULSTERMEN!

SUFTUM!!!!

(And no, it's not a sectarian slogan as one fool tried to suggest earlier thjis week!)

I just caught a glimpse of Dreamer amongst the Scarlets fans!

And SUFTUM indeed!

And just as I was thinking how nice to see Rhys Priestland back from injury, he's withdrawn at the last minute. Big disappointment for him.

Cari wrote:

Hound of Harrow wrote:Afternoon all. We're steadying ourselves here for the Northern hordes tomorrow for the FA Cup Final. My local will be invaded, and plastic glasses in use.

How on earth did London cope when the hoardes of Gogs and Southern Taffies went to Wembley for the Wrexham v Newport County final last week? One of my work colleagues (a Newport fan) went up and had a grand day out anyway. Mind you it's not hard to have a grand day out anywhere else when you live in Newport...

UP THE ULSTERMEN!

Sorry lucky. The fans didn't rock up in my pub by all accounts.

I now work just outside a village called Newport. It has rekindled my affection for the Dragons, who it should be pointed out, have as many British and Irish Lions as Munster do and even more than Ulster.

Come on Ulster!!!!!!!

If the ref has raised his hand and blown, can he then retract/go to the TMO?

Ask George Clancy!

He goes to the TMO not only after he has awarded the try but also after he has blown the final whistle.

I think a ref can reassess if he feels he should.

Not after the final whistle though.

The Scarlets have had sooooo many injuries in this game. Worst I've seen for ages to be honest.

Hound of Harrow wrote:

Cari wrote:

Hound of Harrow wrote:Afternoon all. We're steadying ourselves here for the Northern hordes tomorrow for the FA Cup Final. My local will be invaded, and plastic glasses in use.

How on earth did London cope when the hoardes of Gogs and Southern Taffies went to Wembley for the Wrexham v Newport County final last week? One of my work colleagues (a Newport fan) went up and had a grand day out anyway. Mind you it's not hard to have a grand day out anywhere else when you live in Newport...

UP THE ULSTERMEN!

Sorry lucky. The fans didn't rock up in my pub by all accounts.

Lucky? Tsk! How very dare you call me a Dragons supporter!

Well done Ulster. Knew you would...and Tommy...!

Hope all those injuries turn out to be not serious.

What happened to Priestland?

I think he aggravated that Achilles injury in the warm-up - would seem that he was just not ready, Mrs P.

What was the rest of them's excuse. Much as it pains me we wasted the Ospreys slot in the play offs. I don't like the painting by numbers over coached nonsense going on.

Not your best game Glas but all those injuries would disrupt any team.

Notch posted this on the match thread.

http://thefrontrowunion.com/2013/05/ulster-spence-named-ulster-rugby-personality-of-the-year/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

Apart from the obvious great decision to honour Nevin in that way I thought I should point out that the School's Player of the Year, Jack Owens, has a (very) tennuous connection to this pub!

Any guesses?

Well done Ulster. Hard luck Llanelli.

What was the final score, Stag?

Not sure exactly Linebreaker but I think comfy win Ulster. I missed it. Had a late Friday night at work on phone to your lot in Oz for this bloody Lions Tour.

Tell you what. Me you and Hound will have a very good meet up in July.

28-17 to Ulster Lb.

Yeah, we will for sure. Glorious weather here now but I bet it will all change in a month or so. Still warm during the day but a little chilly at night.

Still finalising the accommodations? The Boulevard had an upgrade a few years back. If you get a nice standard room - the views of the harbour will be grand.

Tahs-Stormers is on this evening. We've got to win these home matches. Next weekend is the big Brumbies game... going out to that.

cheers Hound.

Nah its all long sorted now Breaker. We're down in Darling Harbour in Days St when we're in your neck of the woods.

Oh, so you're not staying in the Cross?

Darling Harbour will be more exciting. You'll be in the heart of Chinatown but have easy access to the pubs alongside Cockle Bay and your cruiser to Homebush Bay on match day.

Are you staying in the Parkroyal?

Linebreaker wrote:Oh, so you're not staying in the Cross?

Darling Harbour will be more exciting. You'll be in the heart of Chinatown but have easy access to the pubs alongside Cockle Bay and your cruiser to Homebush Bay on match day.

Are you staying in the Parkroyal?

We are indeed.

So, when do you all head off for the Lions then?

Depends which Tour Group they are on, Mrs P.

I think Stag is going to Honkers - so he'll leave in a few weeks time to be there on June 1.
If he's only starting from Perth - well that's on June 5th.

flies out on the 18th - arrives on the 20th for the 1st Test on June 22 in Brisbane.

I've promised to take him for a walk near Duck Creek when he arrives in Sydney.
I'll let him off the chain as long as he behaves himself and doesn't go berserk chasing the wildlife. Huge fines apply you know....

You gotta watch that one!

I love your inadvertent sectarianism on the thread about the match last night!!!!!

Orange glowing coals.... nice analogy, yes?

So it wasn't so inadvertent as I had imagined?

Linebreaker wrote:Depends which Tour Group they are on, Mrs P.

I think Stag is going to Honkers - so he'll leave in a few weeks time to be there on June 1.
If he's only starting from Perth - well that's on June 5th.

flies out on the 18th - arrives on the 20th for the 1st Test on June 22 in Brisbane.

I've promised to take him for a walk near Duck Creek when he arrives in Sydney.
I'll let him off the chain as long as he behaves himself and doesn't go berserk chasing the wildlife. Huge fines apply you know....

No I'm headed out same as Hound.

We leave 18th June and will get back 10th July.

My boss will do earlier parts of tour. I'll do the latter stages.

The pub is full of Wigan fans, who seem very happy.

Hound of Harrow wrote:The pub is full of Wigan fans, who seem very happy.

They may be football fans but I'm very very happy for them.

Ah stag, they were no problem. One of our regulars is a Munster lad and a Wigan fan. Didn't see him tonight though.

Great win for Wigan. I stayed up for it and I'm knackered now. Ben 'Ginger' Watson reminds me of a neighbour who was a good football player... always scored with glancing headers.

Thrilled for Dave Wheelan. The dream came true!

Off to chop some firewood for Mum - and give her 2 large terra cotta pots for Mother's Day. Very foggy here this morning.