The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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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 only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the Tommy Bowe photo on the bar. That's a banning offence

So pull up a chair....what'll it be?

Lovely stuff there from Conway!

Great opening. I thought Gilroy was going to go over there, he had no right to go an inch forward!

Fantastic start!

No problemo Gibbo! To be fair, I'm not 100% on it but tis better to be safe than sorry.

Now, C'mon Ireland! Give me something to cheer please!!

Great start! Believe! Conway is sooo fast and elusive. Gilroy too.

Well that's exactly what we need to do. It'll be interesting to see which of these 10s gets more time with Ulster next year.

I agree with you there Gibbo....love that anthem

Oh dear.

That second row is some size of a youngfella...

Awful!

Oooh they showed their forward power there. Ominous.

Tackle down low. They look stronger than us up high. Need to chop them down early.

MBTGOG wrote:Tackle down low. They look stronger than us up high. Need to chop them down early.

Yup. If they get up a head of steam, its curtains.

Well played Annet. Stay with them Ireland.

oooh shoite,. Bad miss.

Jeez, we can't afford any more poor goalkicking. Both Jackson and McKinney are very good but have had some very poor misses so far this tournament.

And they are just scything through us.

The referee gave a MASSIVE advantage there.

ouch missed kicks and missed gathers there, Ireland need to tighten this up a bit.

Nice bit of Molly Malone being sung in the stands there. #justsayin

This Goosen chap at 10 is looking very dangerous.

We sure do, we can't afford to leak soft points or they will hammer us.

And McKinney looks for the cross kick a bit too soon.

Good scrum there all the same.

Yes, good from our scrum there! Now if Annett can get it right from touch we'll have a bit of momentum.

Scrum is holding up well. Thats a plus.

We were lucky to hang onto the ball after that lineout. Terrible pass from Marmion puts us under pressure but we hang on for a penalty.

McKinney lines it up...

...BOOM!

10-6

The Saffers really pushing it with offsides and in-from-the-sides. Ref is awake TG. Do it! Phew!

he, Marmion. A guy I went to school with had that as a middle name. Such an old fashioned name! Always makes me chuckle though.

Glad Ireland got that kick but SA hit back with one of their own

6 - 13

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK

Aw, how did we not..? That had to be put away!

ahhhhhh. Great stuff there how did we not score!!!

aaaaaah HOW did Ireland not manage to score there?!?

Mickado wrote:ARGH!!!!!!!!!!

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK

Summed that up nicely Kado!! Great running rugby though.

Conway had his mind on the try, not the ball. Savage skip pass from Hanrahan there though. Reasons to be cheerful.

About to say Mick. Delightful miss pass

Im liking this Hanrahan lad

Scrum is good. Mckinney is settling down with his kicking. We are showing we can open them up. 3 reasons to be hopeful. Must stay with them up to half-time.

That is one very, very sweaty referee.

Lovely steal from Ireland's 12

Is anyone else getting so frustrated with how long Marmion takes to get to the breakdown?

I am actually going to laugh at that name every time I read/hear it. Can't help myself.

As - agreed, was about to say that myself.

Goosen headbutted an Irish orse!

Standulstermen wrote:About to say Mick. Delightful miss pass

Im liking this Hanrahan lad

Hanrahan has a lot of talent. Remember Munsty coming on the old 606 after reffing a game involving Rockwell and speaking very highly of him. It's important that both he and Luke Marshall get exposure at this level and I'm glad he hasn't lost out.

oo the stadium has the roof open, can hear all the women cheering. Wonder what time Take That actually get on stage....

Feck.

Really good line for that try though...

Feck is right, eh? I'm looking forward to the time they visit or 22 and don't score. Making it very hard for ourselves.

Feck. Too many missed first up tackles. The Boks are getting over the advantage line far too easily.

Just as i praise him. Poor from Coneely in fairness to Hanrahan though, he was caught between two stools

Lovely show from Boks openside and he glides thru the gap, eventually out the IC who crosses the whitewash

rugbydreamer wrote:oo the stadium has the roof open, can hear all the women cheering. Wonder what time Take That actually get on stage....

Dreamer, are we watching the same game pal?

Evenin' All - woss occurrin?

Ireland lucky to get away with that - he caught the ball, then stepped in touch - linesman can't keep up either

Dreamer: it's the pet shop boys 1st, always start with the best

Cari wrote:Evenin' All - woss occurrin?

Laaaydee in Red...

IRL 12-20 SA in the JWC Cari...

that was a good SA try, bit too easy though.



Gibbo - I can't help that I live so close to the stadium that I can hear them. Seriously Cardiff has been overrun with women in their 30's and above, tis actually quite scary....

evening Cari! I'm still trying to recover from the Wales U20's match.

Prop - ah really? that explains all the noise this early on in the evening then...