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 Lionel Nallet photo on the bar. That's a banning offence

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

This is pretty awesome:

http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/9210919.Caerleon_Roman_harbour_find_hailed/?ref=rss

PenfroPete wrote:...and yet [Notch] won't support Wales in the RWC ???

No cause he doesn't like the Scarlets or the Ospreys

All, I've sent invites to a lot of you but for anyone I've missed, the Sportsguru Pro12 tipping league is open,

http://www.sportguru.co.uk/pro12/pool.asp?p=10010438
Pool name: 606 V2
Pool code: harmbegs

Yeah I got mine Kiwi, but I'm not joining it. Only because I never do domestic pools (cause I always forget and I'm rubbish at them) and I've two World Cup ones on the go on SG. Thanks anyway

Hope they get that port reopened soon it will be useful for the Italian away games.

Just found out and had it confirmed that I'm playing football at the Millenium Stadium a week Monday for Barnardo's against Natwest

That would be handy, Cymro!

Football, Prop? What position do you play?

luckless_pedestrian wrote:

Football, Prop? What position do you play?

I don't! I've said somewhere in defence/defensive midfield. Playing 3 natwest teams and they messed me around with fraud recently so it's revenge time

prop_lyd wrote:Just found out and had it confirmed that I'm playing football at the Millenium Stadium a week Monday for Barnardo's against Natwest

what time are kicking off ?

5pm-10pm so apologies for the meeting in advance and I will email my thoughts/give them to Avril!!

Barnados v Natwest sounds like a barstewards convention.

How come?

Barnardos are a charity aren't they?

Kiwireddevil wrote:All, I've sent invites to a lot of you but for anyone I've missed, the Sportsguru Pro12 tipping league is open,

http://www.sportguru.co.uk/pro12/pool.asp?p=10010438
Pool name: 606 V2
Pool code: harmbegs

Just joined. This year I'm an O's fan.

Cari wrote:Barnardos are a charity aren't they?

Yep, that's why cymro's comment has confused me......

Portnoy wrote:

Kiwireddevil wrote:All, I've sent invites to a lot of you but for anyone I've missed, the Sportsguru Pro12 tipping league is open,

http://www.sportguru.co.uk/pro12/pool.asp?p=10010438
Pool name: 606 V2
Pool code: harmbegs

Just joined. This year I'm an O's fan.

There was always such goodwill between Ospreys and Tigers fans on the old 606!

prop_lyd wrote:5pm-10pm so apologies for the meeting in advance and I will email my thoughts/give them to Avril!!

Ah, was hoping to catch a bit of the 'action' before we get the train to Heathrow, but we'll be gone. Will PM you about meeting up for a before then

I do a lot of work for charity this weekend I'm doing a 100 mile cycle ride in aid of a local lad who needs treatment in the USA.
One thing that I will not do is get involved with any charity that has most of the £ going toward administration.

My project and my job are all voluntary funded. This event is actually going to be providing money for the projects which I work on and others that are based in my office.

prop_lyd wrote:My project and my job are all voluntary funded. This event is actually going to be providing money for the projects which I work on and others that are based in my office.

Last year I was asked to be involved with a charity that has a office here in Wales, I wont name the charity but over half of the money collected went towards admin costs but that would explain why the agent who came to see me had a new company car.

I'd like to think that the links people have will mean the admin costs are kept low. I'm not saying that money doesn't go to head offices but all the money which we get is used for either wages of staff (which isn't high at all) or used to support the young people we work with.

I just feel that your comment calling Barnardo's bar stewards is unnecessary with regards to the people involved and where the money is going.

prop_lyd wrote:I'd like to think that the links people have will mean the admin costs are kept low. I'm not saying that money doesn't go to head offices but all the money which we get is used for either wages of staff (which isn't high at all) or used to support the young people we work with.

I just feel that your comment calling Barnardo's bar stewards is unnecessary with regards to the people involved and where the money is going.

Agreed.

As I said before I do a lot of charity work and I have great fun doing it and when you meet the people who you have been collecting for it makes it all worthwhile and you tend to find that even with their problems they still manage to keep their sense of humour.

Afternoon all. how's everyone?

all good I hope.. I have to say I am really struggling to get in here to post with the current set up.

if Hobo is in, any word on the mobile version being released ever?

Please read - https://www.606v2.com/t12338-if-anyone-is-down-in-pembrokeshire-this-bank-holiday-weekend-please-attend-if-possible#398203

England are fourth in FIFA's rankings. Eh?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14645111.stm

Doesn't quite add up too much Luck. I got to say I don't think Netherlands does either.

The article says 'Fifa ranking points are accumulated according to results, the importance of the matches played and the strength of the opposing teams,' so it must sort of be right, but you'd never say England were the fourth-best side in the world, would you?

Wonder what Wales are?

I understand that cymro and I count myself lucky to experience that feeling a lot with work. I just don't understand why the generalisation was required.

Good on ya for the charity work

I only put this on here because it's such a buzz know I'll be playing at the home of welsh rugby and didn't expect my employers to come into this.

Hope you had a good b.day T

6th in the important one

I wouldn't ask, Cari! I'm sure I heard we're below the Faroe Islands now.

You guys are also below Haiti and North Korea.. ouchy..

I thought Ireland have been having some good results of late. Surprised they aren't moving into the top 30 of yet.

Yeh I had a nice birthday Prop. I find my week day birthdays always a little bit of a damp squib in terms of going for drinks etc.

Micky - I'm not surprised Welsh football is ranked worse than that from a country savaged by natural disaster....they really are that bad.

Ha,

it's just not really good enough though for some reason.

ourselves, scotland and wales should be catching some in the net from the English leagues through the granny rule if need be..

England cap too many players just once just to lock them down to them just in case

How can we be good when our best players are unavailable most of the time.

Just play better Cymro.. its simple

just kidding.

Hi all. I see O'Leary is to play in Munster preseason friendly Friday night. Gonna be hard to motivate himiself for it I'd say. Or easy depending on what way you see it.

I read somewhere the other day, about a former England footballer slagging off playing for England internationally cause it was "a waste of time". To be fair it was something he'd written in his autobiography, but that's not very nice is it?

I can see the thinking behind it though Cari. I'm so glad we don't have that culture in rugby.

Staggy, It depends what the make up of the bloke is.

He should use it as a motivation not to feel like that again. because Murray will be ahead of him permanently come next season for you guys I feel. depending if he continue to progress the way he is

Staggy - I wasn't surprised to read it, as England players have been criticised for their commitment to the intenational team before. I just didn't think it was something a player would want to make public.

He could suffer a MASSIVE fall from the top Micky. England may beckon.

Tomas O'Leary can go down two routes; Tommy Bowe didn't make the cut in 2007, and worked himself into the ground in the following season. He was the best player in Ireland and we lost him to Wales as a result of his incredible form, which was a serious blow to Ulster and Irish Rugby. So he could make like Tommy Bowe and improve as a player. Or he can give up, and it will be Murray and Williams for Munster within a year.

You say it will be hard to motivate himself but these next two months are possibly the most crucial of his career. If he doesn't bounce back he'll lose his place. And if he loses his place his career will stall and he'll fade away.

Cari wrote:I read somewhere the other day, about a former England footballer slagging off playing for England internationally cause it was "a waste of time". To be fair it was something he'd written in his autobiography, but that's not very nice is it?

It was Gary Neville, he also came over as whinger in his playing days.

Not sure Tommy Bowe was "the best player in Ireland" in 2007.

I'd say their situations are very different. O'Leary is a proven international whose place in Heineken Cup and Grandslam winning teams was certain. He got quite a lot of international caps and was selected for the Lions.

Tommy Bowe won the IRUPA player of the season award for 2007/2008 Stag (and then again in 2009/2010). It's voted for by all the professional rugby players in Ireland. That's why I say he was the best player in Ireland that year, the same way Isa Nacewa was considered by his peers to be the best in Ireland this year.

Yea but that was presented to him in May 2008. The World Cup squad was picked in August 2007, about 10 months previous.

red_stag wrote:Yea but that was presented to him in May 2008. The World Cup squad was picked in August 2007, about 10 months previous.

I've made no reference to his form before the World Cup, I'm referring directly to his form after the World Cup in the season 2007/2008 and holding him up as an example to follow in terms of reacting to being cut from the WC squad

Gordon D'Arcy won it in 2007, but Tommy won it in 2008 and again in 2010. He was Young Player of the Year in 2003 too. I think Tommy's probably the only Irishman to get the Welsh equivalent (WRPA) of these awards as well