The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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 collage of great centres pictures on the bar. We've got Roberts, SB Williams, Ansbro, O'Driscoll, Danie van Wyk and Rougerie all in action. Graffiti's a banning offence

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

Did SBW not play 12?

I asked in the other pub and no one replied

I always thought Nonu played 12 though, not sure. I can always change it. To be fair Roberts plays 12 too. I cheated and just put down centres

Afternoon all. Both SBW and Nonu are normally 12s, SBW played there yesterday.

Dreamer, when we get to the front row collage we may have to say "graffiti's unnecessary, nothing could help this lot"

hahahah aye maybe Kiwi!

Think the front row should be for the next pub, there have been some outstanding performances there so far.

I replied when I saw it Dreamer but was too late.

Sure throw in a few other Inside Centres and no one will notice!

Anyway, those Kiwis call the 5/8ths so...

poissonrouge wrote:Anyway, those Kiwis call the 5/8ths so...

Indeed. Only in the interests of mathematical precision back in the day - 5/8s does come fit between half-back and centre three quarter after all.

Why dont they call the back row the 1st, 2nd and 3rd 3/8ths then?

Bliwdy knackered, spent all day tramping all around Orkney's Neolithic sites - have seen Skara Brae, Ring of Stenness, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar - amazing stuff, all built long before the pyramids and even Stonehenge. And the Chiefs comfortably beat Newcastle 32-15 for a TBP - great start to the season now for a pint of local real Scapa Special - v tasty

You weren't driving I hope Asbo?

Can I suggest a guest 13 of Namibia's Danie van Wyk to represent the fiesty minnows? I just watched the Fiji v Namibia game and was impressed by him and his county's efforts.

Done

poissonrouge wrote:
Why dont they call the back row the 1st, 2nd and 3rd 3/8ths then?

Same reason the locks aren't called the quarters and the front row the 1/8ths I guess .

Of course back when the terms were coined NZ was still fielding a "wing-forward" to feed the 7-man scrum ...

alcoombe wrote:Can I suggest a guest 13 of Namibia's Danie van Wyk to represent the fiesty minnows? I just watched the Fiji v Namibia game and was impressed by him and his county's efforts.

Technically Kahui's a centre who covers wing, so he may get Cari's vote too Dreamer

We will need to ask Gibbo about how it all used to be in the olden days Kiwi.

It's good to make the old folk feel useful.

ah but he played on the wing. Think of how nice the wing collage will be when both Bowe and Kahui are both up there......

Still, Cari if you want his pic up there, let me know!


Scarlets lost, by 2 points, after leading for most of the match, I'm v upset

rugbydreamer wrote:ah but he played on the wing. Think of how nice the wing collage will be when both Bowe and Kahui are both up there......

Still, Cari if you want his pic up there, let me know!

Scarlets lost, by 2 points, after leading for most of the match, I'm v upset

I'm just kicking myself for not including Melody Robinson in the flankers list last pub - Sky Sports NZ presenter, double Womens' RWC winner, former Miss Canterbury and she had the good sense to dump Steve Walsh back in '07

Though at least I picked Connacht in the SportsGuru

picking Connacht doesn't make up for it Kiwi!

The only Welsh woman rugby player I know of really is Non Evans (apart from my friend from school Caryl Thomas), but she rather scares me, not sure I'd like her pic up there!

dreamer

Park 17 - 33 Ealing. We're not gloating in the bar. Tbh I thought Ealing would lose here

congrats on the win Hound, enjoy it

What time are the Os on? It's on S4C or Wales isn't it?

We are putting some money into Park's tills at the moment dreamer
As you do at this level

the programme starts at 6:10, k.o 6:30 I believe T

Hound - love it!

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0910/1224303851405.html?via=mr


Words escape me...........

Message just in from the Great Ummm,

"Connacht have never lost a PRO12 match... Ever!"

Gotta love im.
The Four Proud Provinces of Ireland won this weekend. Let's make it a combined effort tomorrow in NZ.


Believe.

Well done Hound. Great stuff.

Mrsp,
As, was probably driving around in a JCB, at those former, Ancient sites. Nothing to see here. Anymore.

hughie1986 wrote:http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0910/1224303851405.html?via=mr


Words escape me...........

Blimey


Gibbo - tell Ummm, I say hello! Was listening to galwaybayfm radio earlier and it really made me miss him!

Thanks Dreamer. Gibbo,tomorrow united we stand or divided we fall. Cmon Ireland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There's been 8 Rabo fixtures involving Irish Teams spread across four nations. Only bloody Leinster have let us down

hughie1986 wrote:http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0910/1224303851405.html?via=mr


Words escape me...........

I dont want to get into a heavy debate roysh, but Isreal should not exist. Not in that region anyway. Should have made it what it really is. A State in the US Realm. Nobody is using Idaho...

That, is where it will ALL kick off. (Isreal with its neighbours - not Idaho). NostraGibbo.

Jennoooo!

Stag,what did you think of the standard last night? Any particular player for Lims stand out?

Also I know people in here won't care but the NFL have allowed players to wear their own coloured boots and glooves tomorrow to commerate 9/11. A nice touch: http://twitter.com/#!/55Berger/media/slideshow?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitpic.com%2F6i0yd2

Couldn't agree more gibbo.

Evening all

Been a mad busy day, still have the three games from the early hours to catch up on. Wife is out at a hen night at the local spa, so the plan is, get the kids to bed and get into the rugby.

Hope everyone's had a good day. Congrats to those whose teams have won so far this weekend, and commiserations to those who haven't.

In other news, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka, the Pontipines and the Haa Hoos have all gone to bed, but IgglePiggle is being a rebel and refusing. It will all end in tears you know!

I thought both teams were very poor IMO best player on the pitch was Purcell for Limerick. Behan got the goal but was poor overall. Gamble good in defense but offered nothing going forwaed.

That sounds a lot like Joey! A great passer of the ball though. Behan is a bit of an enigma. Gamble is better than this level,he showed that in those summer friendlies. Any game involving Longford is usually awful. The LOI 1st divison is a 2 tier league really.

Right, eyes down for Scotland v Romania, England's pool opponents!

not sure what to make of this: http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/148745.html?addata=chromium

Pete - ooo I hope you enjoy that one, I thought it well worth getting up at stupid o'clock for.

just seen Patersons conversion attempt after Blairs' try.

ha I know!! felt so bad for him, but you really did just have to

red_stag wrote:There's been 8 Rabo fixtures involving Irish Teams spread across four nations. Only bloody Leinster have let us down

We loike to be different roysh. Hate to mix with the common crowd. (Shifts D&G's to head position, checks navy cashmere jumper is correctly placed on shoulders, admires chinos & Dubes, checks hair is quiffed appropriately... strolls nonchelontly into Koileys for a pint of Ken, like the sex-God he truly is)

"Hoi Jemima, I see the other lot - Munster, Connacht and Ulster won as well"

"Like OMG Gibbo, you mean they actually play rugby too?"

"Yeah Jem, but only the posh ones and there's not many of them. And they are not very good, but we like to encourage them. Mad I know."

"Óooh, they even have posh people out in the wilds G, like rich farmers in chinos & Dube wellies? OMG LOL"

"Shut up Jemima and drink yer daquiri"

Leinstuur, Leinstuur, Leinstuur.

Pete,
If you think think Argentina beat ye up badly in the scrum today - and they did... just watch what Romania did to Scotland's. They man-shamed them. Unreal. I dread to think how much Georgia's has improved.

Basically, they have far superior packs to all of ours. Just need to develop decent backs players. If they develop them in the next few years... we (the Home Nations ) - are all phhoked.

Do us good. Do the game a World of good.

Hey all. Just got out of bed to watch the O's. Can't miss them.

Ansbro looks decent for Scotland, not seen much of him but could be a useful addition at the Madejski once the World Cup is over.

Gibbo, it is fantastic for rugby if the smaller nations like Georgia and Romania do push the tier one sides close. will put us on he road to making it a truly global game.

check out the Romanians lineouts Pete, it's a thing of beauty.

I missed the highlights of the world cup games as well

ah they'll be on the itv player thingy Cari for a while

Is anyone watching the O's? Talk about frustrating. Drop goal disallowed cause it was too high, and then Tipuric loses the ball just as he was touching down to score a try after a great run.

Cari - I'm watching Strictly Come Dancing

Evening all.

Just watched Matilda with the girls. Great fun.

You feeling better Cari?

Some big old lumps from 1 to 8 for Romania. Am looking forward to seeing the Georgians, they have some real beasts in the pack. Pool B is going to be seriously atritional all the way through.