Boards rugby beers/meetup after Leinster vs Munster?

thomond2006

What about it, a boards beers in a pub after the match? This was bandied about a bit on the Leinster TT thread. I don't think its been done on the rugby forum before. Seems like there will be a lot of boardsies coming up from Munster.

Now I have no idea about good pubs near the stadium, maybe ye could suggest somewhere?

Vote on the poll so I can get an idea of numbers interested!

durkadurka

I'd go. There's a chance I might have a spare ticket for it too...

You really have to visit kielys thomond.

thomond2006

Would Kielys be a good place so?

irishbucsfan

thomond2006 wrote: »

Would Kielys be a good place so?

Really depends on the result!

tolosenc

No can do!

anonymous_joe

thomond2006 wrote: »

Would Kielys be a good place so?

Realistically, it'd be a nightmare to do. Assuming I'll be at the match I'll probably be heading off straight afterwards to get destroyed, but the places near Lansdowne will get rammed after a match. You'd be better served going somewhere in the Baggot Street direction, if only for proximity to town afterwards.

Hyperbullet

Would this not turn into a youth disco type situation of Leinster fans on one side of the hall and Munster fans on the other?

anonymous_joe

Hyperbullet wrote: »

Would this not turn into a youth disco type situation of Leinster fans on one side of the hall and Munster fans on the other?

I hope not, otherwise people'd get trashed and start scoring.

PhatPiggins

Hyperbullet wrote: »

Would this not turn into a youth disco type situation of Leinster fans on one side of the hall and Munster fans on the other?

I wouldn't say it would. The people that will turn up will be the genuine types who are well able for the friendly banter. The forum loud mouths/internet hero types, who've regularly graced the ignore lists will have pressing engagement with their mummies laps and will be nowhere to be seen.

I'll be at the match and will try a drop in if people can agree on a definite time and place.

Phonehead

I'd love to but unfortunately I'm a no mate! I can skype in;)

funky penguin

Snap, it's a good idea though, hope it works out and perhaps becomes a bi (more often than not tri)-annual thing.

arriving into Dublin at 22:30, bit of a disaster!

.ak

I think I have plans after, but if not would be interested!

GerM

anonymous_joe wrote: »

I hope not, otherwise people'd get trashed and start scoring.

You can already cut the sexual tension between Thomond and Jackass with a knife. It's like the modern West Side Story.

:pac:

Wouldn't mind popping along but it seems I'll be working late on the evening and if I'm not going to see the match I'll be heading straight home when I finish work to watch the recording.

molloyjh

If there's going to be a gang going along Kielys wouldn't be a great idea cos it'll be wedged. Really anywhere near the stadium will be packed. The one place I've found that's in walking distance and you'd be able to get a spot in on days like that is the Baggot Inn of all places. Ended up there after the Toulouse game and got seats and was there for the night in the end. The only problem with that is the later kick-off might mean it'll be busy??? Either way you'd need to be venturing in that far to get space.

Podge_irl

If there was a time and place decided I'd try to pop by for a bit.

justsomebloke

I had thought about suggesting this but truthfully I don't think it would be that easy to pull off without it going disastrously wrong for a good few people.

Boards beers generally work the best at locations that aren't that busy, especially a first one, as it means it's easy to spot people, the problem with trying to organise one after a Rugby match is that all the pubs around the are going to be jam packed and it would be hard enough to find people, so you can image how hard it would be trying to locate someone when you don't even know what they look like.

That all said I'll suggest upstairs in Bellamy's by the RDS as that is going to be where I end up as per usual

thomond2006

Well we have plenty of time to plan a time/place anyway.

thomond2006

You can already cut the sexual tension between Thomond and Jackass with a knife. It's like the modern West Side Story.

ah here....

anonymous_joe

GerM wrote: »

You can already cut the sexual tension between Thomond and Jackass with a knife. It's like the modern West Side Story.

:pac:

Wouldn't mind popping along but it seems I'll be working late on the evening and if I'm not going to see the match I'll be heading straight home when I finish work to watch the recording.

I'm just picturing them seeing each other across a crowded room, eyes meeting, their own Romeo and Juliet, two young lovers from warring clans that can never be together. :pac:

thomond2006

anonymous_joe wrote: »

I'm just picturing them seeing each other across a crowded room, eyes meeting, their own Romeo and Juliet, two young lovers from warring clans that can never be together. :pac:

RuggieBear

won't have time to travel down from the north after work.

Big Nelly

I would say head up to Baggot St, Kielys will be nuts!!! I would be on for it, will be half cut at that stage nayway!!!!

Gracelessly Tom

I'd be up for a meet and a few pints. Chances on a Friday night in Dublin after this match of finding somewhere that ain't jammed is next to zip though!

wixfjord

There is a Tweet up in the Sandymount Hotel afterwards, run by Harpin on Rugby.
Perhaps we could piggyback on that?

[Jackass]

I shall be there! Pub suggestion Slatterys, 2 minute walk from lansdowne, on route to town.

thomond2006

Slattery's / Kiely's / Baggot St. / Sandymount Hotel

Thoughts then? As I said, I have no iota.

anonymous_joe

wixfjord wrote: »

There is a Tweet up in the Sandymount Hotel afterwards, run by Harpin on Rugby.
Perhaps we could piggyback on that?

Where the fcuk is the Sandymount Hotel? I live in Sandymount.

[Jackass]

It used to be called Herbert Park hotel I think? It's right beside the stadium, just by the entrance to Marrion College. They have a statue of a lineout jumper and lifters outside it now. I live in Sandymount too and hadn't heard of it until my girlfriend starting working some shifts there!

anonymous_joe

They changed the name. The fcukers. That's round the corner from my old gaff.

durkadurka

Jackass being very subtle about dropping in the girlfriend thing there.

I think thomond got the message

Gracelessly Tom

What about Donohoes on Baggot Street? They've got that sort of laneway thing between the two sections of the pub that could handle an overflow of boards drunks. rugby fans.

funky penguin

durkadurka wrote: »

Jackass being very subtle about dropping in the girlfriend thing there.

I think thomond got the message

But there was also talk of shifts.....

justsomebloke

The one thing to note is that it is an 8pm kick off and given that it is in the Aviva the venue should preferably to a late opening one

thomond2006

So what are we saying, quiet(ish) bar at 11 or so?

Gracelessly Tom

thomond2006 wrote: »

So what are we saying, quiet(ish) bar at 11 or so?

In Dublin on a Friday night??:eek:

thomond2006

Gracelessly Tom wrote: »

In Dublin on a Friday night??:eek:

jesus never thought of that!

MyKeyG

I'm just posting to get notifications. I'm well up for it. Will the Mods be there in official capacity?:D

anonymous_joe

thomond2006 wrote: »

jesus never thought of that!

After Leinster Munster. Every decent pub between Lansdowne and town will be rammed. Expect it messy.

thomond2006

What would ye think of going to Sandymount Hotel?

durkadurka

Count me out, I'm bringing my munster supporting dad to the match and he has no interest in meeting a bunch of rugby nerds with silly names!

thomond2006

Tell him we don't want to meet him either. :pac:

durkadurka

He's still insulted over some insult to ginger mcloughlin by the irfu thirty years ago.

MungBean

You should all check this out.

http://www.boards.ie/love.php

Might make things nice and awkward when ya meet up


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Sorry thomond I cant make the match but maybe next time yeah :pac:

irishbucsfan

I got Emmet!

thomond2006

I guess it wasn't meant to be Jackass.

thomond2006

Can the people who want to go post where they think is the best place? Then we'll just go with the consensus tbh and stick up a sticky thread on thursday/friday so everyone can see it.

From my POV, I'm staying in Sandymount that night so anywhere close to there is better for me.

MyKeyG

I think the hotel with the shopping centre beside it on the Ballsbridge road coming from the Aviva would be the best bet. It's certainly big enough and the chances are most of the crowds will either be heading for town or Kielys or wherever.

thomond2006

Is there still interest in this lads? I won't be around the forum from about 10 tommorrow so it's probably too late to organise something at this stage...

Podge_irl

Fraid I can't make it at this juncture. Have to head off to London in the morning. Would be well up for doing this at some point in the future - alas this game is just bad timing.

justsomebloke

ye given the potential time that I would actually get to the pub I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to make it.