The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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Welcome all to the new pub. Hopefully the traditions from the last 606 will continue here in our new home. The only new rule I have really is, see that Tommy Bowe signed picture there above the bar? If anyone defaces that, they're barred. There'll be banter, indepth discussion, some rambling but above all mutual respect as always. It all looks very swish, but we still serve traditional beverages and food. So what'll it be?

Oh if you have any complaints by the way, don't look at me - speak to rugbydreamer cause she's a mod!





Now to fire up the jukebox...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98W9QuMq-2k

I'll hold you to it. None of this refs union stuff!

For the wall:

https://www.606v2.com/t5342-gut-calls

Anyhoo, I'm going cross eyed with tiredness as I type now, so nos da.

Nice one Staggy. Glad you enjoyed the chippy food. Papa Stag seem to enjoy his too!

Just watching that Louis Theroux programme....quite disturbing.

Anyone else got the post weekend blues? I'm relying on blackadder to help me through it! Roll on the next meet!!

prop_lyd wrote:Anyone else got the post weekend blues? I'm relying on blackadder to help me through it! Roll on the next meet!!

Me! I won't be very good at getting up for work on Tuesday. I still don't have much of a voice either. Going to sleep well now.

Staggy - sorry I haven't replied to your message I still haven't topped up my phone.

Nos da [yawn]

Cari he had a superb time. I was worried he and the other lads would get a bit left out during the 606 meet up but everyone was really nice to them, fair play.

Wow what a weekend. Thanks everyone. I'll post something more meaningful tomorrow.

Morning all

This mornings papers,

http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/
http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/rugby/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport?mobile-redirect=false
http://sport.scotsman.com/rugby
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/rugbynation/


http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=80
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union

Bore da pawb/ good morning all.

Why didn't I have the foresight to book today off? I don't quite feel 100%. But hey ho, I'll struggle through!

Cheers Hughie. Bore da pawb. Feek deserves a big pay rise.

Morning all! Quite glad I've only got training today!! Could so easily have stayed in bed 5 days till the weekend and a stag do bleurgh!!

http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk:80/sport


I'll add this one in for today as well, just for balence

Where's the do prop?

Glas: luckily it's only in Cardiff!! It's our captains cardiff leg of the stag after doing Benidorm! Then I'm off to do 1st aid at the test match sunday

Morning all.

I so wish I had today off (I tried booking it but my boss is on leave so I couldn't get it )

Managed to oversleep my alarm and only woke up at 8:15, not good when I had to be sat down at my desk by 8:30!!

I'm very lucky I only live 10 mins away from the office, but I still totally feel half asleep!

"party goes on despite Saints defeat"

Donchajustlove local rags!

Prop, 'quiet' local bashes often turn out better.

Morning All

I'd booked the day off yonks ago even though I don't drink, so I can imagine what it must be like for those that over indulged. I'm tired though, but forced myself to get up early in the hope that it would set me up for the week

I still don't have much of a voice, but that's probably not a bad thing! I think I went a bit mad with the Leinster support on Saturday

Yeah I know glas, pub crawl down cathedral rd too so probably back to the cayo!! Somehow I'm first to the training too!!

Morning all. How are we doing?

Still in bed as I type this. Delightful being off today. Weather miserable out there so is lovely being nice and warm

That's ok Dreamer, you'll fit right in where you work!

Cari, there's no point going half measures though is there? Just think, whenever a side goes down to a deficit by half time in a final, punters will refer to that match, and you will be able to tell everybody "I was there".

Are you taking your flag Prop?

MickyT, I'm in bed and all. However I am waiting for a Physio appointment as my back is in bits.

Morning Micky T

How many times have you watched the match again already? Glad you all got home safely.

It said on the news this morning that they might have to close the British airspace again because another volcano's gone off in Iceland.

Glas - I've already been looking at the press photos to see if I spot anyone familiar. I wonder if they'll bring out a DVD I wouldn't mind getting it cause I'd like to watch the match again from a TV perspective. Hope the back's sorted today for you.

Night mare GLAS. Hopefully the appointment helps with your pain somewhat


Cari. Only watched the second half in huggys yesterday because it didn't record properly. Forgot to record it. But the GF did so I suspect I'll get to see it later at some stage

Glas: hope your appointment helps. Don't think I will simply because I don't want to lose it! Will take it to rugby matches and pub meet ups, still need to read everything on it too!

Got 11.30 app. Really can't afford time away from my desk now though.

You could stitch over the writing prop. Safe for posterity then like.

Glas - sorry to hear that about your back, hope the physio manages to sort it for you today

Cari - you were brilliant with your support of Leinster on the weekend! and I'm with you on this, wouldn't mind getting a DVD of the match if they're doing it.

Micky/Mickado - do us a favour, if they bring out a DVD can you let us know? I'm guessing it'll be something sold through the Leinster Supporters shop?

Dreamer - putting McFadden on didn't help my vocal chords either!

true Cari, you did get a bit over excited when he got onto the pitch!

Kia ora, mauri ora all.

I'm in work, feeling utterly exhausted this morning. The 7s was great fun yesterday, but could have done with an afternoon nap .

A great quote for Cari from my friend Linda (who's an Aussie with Italian parents) during the afternoon. As a team in red & white training shirts warmed up in front of us she asked "Kiwi, who're they?"
Me "Dunno, can't read their shirt badges."
L: "It must be Italy, they're all hot"
Turns out it was Wales ...

Wales wound up being edged out in the semis 19-21 by South Africa, who beat Fiji in the final (Fiji utterly smashed NZ in the other semi and didn't appear to have much left come the final).

Well done to Samoa who won the Plate, Scotland who scored after the final whistle to edge Kenya for the Bowl, and England who beat Portugal for the Shield. NZ have won the series with a round to play, but any one of 4 teams (England, South Africa, Samoa and Fiji) could finish 2nd depending on results in Edinburgh next weekend http://www.irbsevens.com/standings.html

May try that glas, not that my stitching's any good mind

Kiwi I bet she wants to come to Wales now! Although I wouldn't want to shatter her illusion....

Shame the Welsh 7s didn't make the final, but well done to all the winners at the event....and well done you, Kiwi for making it and staying awake! Now that's stamina. Or did you do what Hughie did and have 180 espresso coffees and cans of red Bull?

Linda headed home before I realised it was Wales Cari, I haven't decided whether to tell her at netball tomorrow or not

There was a couple of coffees and a red bull involved - though in fairness that's a normal day's consumption . A wee doze on the train helped somewhat (I only made the 8.15 train by virtue of some obnoxious flipping soloists slamming their hotel room doors and klomping out at 7am)

Morning all. Absolutely shattered but knowing it was because of such a fantastic weekend makes me not care.

Willie Mason, the controversial Ozzie League player has signed for Toulon and will play for the Barbarians.

Left my camera in my parents car so going to have to wait for it to be sent back over to me.

Bore da pawb (Good morning all)

What a GREAT weekend folks and I’m glad everyone seems to have enjoyed it. It was fantastic to meet up with new people and put faces to names (Even more faces & names for me to forget now !!) Thank you for making it special, as Gibbo might put it ‘you all make it nicer’

Wish I’d had today off, had a wee lie-in and got in to the office at 09:30 with zero enthusiasm for the day ahead. Still, tucking in to CRUNCHY NATURE VALLEY bar now so that might help

That might have been the last BBC 606 Pub meet and what a way to go. However, it was also the first 606v2 Pub Meet, so let’s keep these going. Now where’s that fixture list for 2011-12 ?

Yep Pete. Looking forward already. Let's try and keep them central though, Cardiff or Llanelli yeah?

Well said penfro.

Now it's all about meet ups under this umbrella.

Huge thank you to everyone that looked after us with different aspects of the weekend.

Great buffet put on as well and great to raise a bit of Money also.

So many great memories from the weekend. Crazy and funny.

Still can't manage getting out of bed.

Same here Micky. Okay I'm going for it. Ohhh, I didn't like that. Need fresh air me thinks!

Penfro, thanks so much for organising things. I'll buy you a pint at the next meet, I promise!

Prop, I didn't give you the money I owed you for the Swalec Finals ticket, did I?

Peter Bills article on the HEC final from the NZ Herald, reads a little like it was orginally written for Irish readers: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10727535

Penfro, I'd like to say thanks so much again for all your organisational efforts, especially the fundraising effort at lunch on Saturday (I see MickyT has mentioned it too while I was typing). Gibbo was almost the second person to cry Sat, as I had to blink away a tear when you mentioned splitting the collection between your local meningitis child and Christchurch. After reading http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10727561, the cash people put in will be appreciated. As an aside, I managed to make just over £100 profit from winning (for the 5th year out of 7 ) an NZ-based English soccer premiership tipping competition, so the donations pool has gotten bigger again.

Roll on the next meet, can't wait for the next one!

I'm watching a cheesy romcom. I'll get up after that I reckon. Watching the Obama visit also. Might go for a swim.

When are the HC pools out? I'm up for a trip to Ravenhill and/or RDS.

Glas a du wrote:When are the HC pools out? I'm up for a trip to Ravenhill and/or RDS.

Thomond appeals too. And I still have a goal of seeing games in both France (preferably not Paris) and Italy

A 6n trip to Rome is another level of experience. It's a pity they're on about moving the games. Mick the Chef supports ASM but lives in Agen.

I can't get a proper link up on my iPad, but that song they played over the tanoy in the stadium.

It's called days like these by Elbow. That song just resonated with me so much during the end of the match and just made me feel I was part of something big. And not just the match but the whole meet.

The Chef is a great bloke, I enjoyed chatting to him about French club rugby on the way to the Cayo after the match. Hound's a gentleman too. Everyone else is tolerable but dull.

Days like this. Not these

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk2xaeXnxlM&feature=youtube_gdata_player here it is here

One for the wall:

https://www.606v2.com/t5371-sport-and-politics-impact-of-sanctions-on-fiji-s-rwc-selection#117971

For those who where at the Amlin on Friday and saw me in my ‘interesting’ shirt. Here are some more details on the shirt
http://www.lovell-rugby.co.uk/Rugby-Shirts/UK-Clubs/Handstand-Appeal-Charity-Rugby-Shirt

and the charity
http://www.handstand.org.uk/
http://www.handstand.org.uk/handstand-rugby-1

Half the money we raised (over £200 in total, but not acurrately counted yet) at the buffet will go to the charity. The other half going to the Christchurch Fund (see KiwiRedDevil for more details) Thank you all so much

PenfroPete wrote:For those who where at the Amlin on Friday and saw me in my ‘interesting’ shirt. Here are some more details on the shirt
http://www.lovell-rugby.co.uk/Rugby-Shirts/UK-Clubs/Handstand-Appeal-Charity-Rugby-Shirt

and the charity
http://www.handstand.org.uk/
http://www.handstand.org.uk/handstand-rugby-1

Half the money we raised (over £200 in total, but not acurrately counted yet) at the buffet will go to the charity. The other half going to the Christchurch Fund (see KiwiRedDevil for more details) Thank you all so much

Just quoting so you all read it twice . And for everyone who donated.
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/PeteCresswell

Absolutely excellent penfro. It really was a great cause and brought the whole thing together

If I'm better when it comes to saving some money, I might buy that jersey.