General Chat

Just John has "duties today". Mind, I shall tell my audience that today is the most important day in Welsh history since Owain Glyndwr took Harlech Castle.
And will also direct them to the best match commentary. Hope you can sit alongside with your comments, Shaun :-D :-D :-D :-D

What's pay like? Cos I am happy to do some vox pop round terraces. ;-)

ONE AND A HALF HOURS TO GO......

....TO THE MATCH!

KICK OFF 3pm folks :-) :-)

ONE HOUR LEFT TO KICK OFF! :-) :-) :-)

<3 WALES V ENGLAND 3PM.....BBC1 / S4C / RADIO JEM :-D

ARE YOU ALL READY? :-) :-)

ARE YOU ALL WEARING RED WALES? :-) :-) :-)

GET READY TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RUMBLE :-)

It's going to be a bruiser of a game.

The settee as been filled up with pillows and cushions so I'm Off.

Shaun

Here come my beloved Welsh Team ---Hip Hip Hooray <3 <3

AND HERE IS THE REVISED WALES TEAM:

WALES’ LINE-UP:
15..Leigh Halfpenny
14..Alex Cuthbert
13..Jonathan Davies
12..Jamie Roberts
11..George North
10..Rhys Priestland
9...Rhys Webb
8...Taulupe Faletau
7...Sam Warburton CAPT
6...Dan Lydiate
5...Alun Wyn Jones
4... Jake Ball
3...Adam Jones
2...Richard Hibbard
1...Gethin Jenkins

Replacements:
Ken Owens, Paul James, Rhodri Jones, Andrew Coombs, Justin Tipuric, Mike Phillips, Dan Biggar, Liam Williams.

AND HERE'S THE ENGLAND BOYS:

ENGLAND’S LINE-UP:
Starting Line-up:
15-1
15..Mike Brown
14..Jack Nowell
13..Luther Burrell,
12..Billy Twelvetrees,
11..Jonny May,
10..Owen Farrell
9...Danny Care
8...Ben Morgan
7...Chris Robshaw(captain)
6...Tom Wood,
5...Courtney Lawes
4...Joe Launchbury
3...David Wilson
2...Dylan Hartley
1..Joe Marler

Replacements:
16-Tom Youngs, 17-Mako Vunipola, 18-Henry Thomas, 19-Dave Attwood, 20-Tom Johnson, 21-Lee Dickson, 22-George Ford, 23-Alex Goode

HERE'S THE WELSH ANTHEM

MAE HEN WLAD FY NHADAU- THE WELSH NATIONAL ANTHEM
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri; Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Dros ryddid collasant eu gwaed
Cytgan/ Chorus Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.

LITERAL TRANSLATION:
The old land of my fathers is dear to me. Land of bards (poets) and singers, famous men of renown; Her brave warriors, patriots, For freedom shed their blood.
Chorus: Country, Country, (HOMELAND conveys the sentiment more accurately) I am true to my country. While the sea is a wall to the pure, most loved land,
O may the old language endure.

While most Welsh People know their anthem as written above, there are actually 2 more verses as follows:

Verse 2:
Hen Gymru fynyddig, paradwys y bard
Pob dyffryn, pob clogwyn, i'm golwg sydd hardd;
Trwy deimlad gwladgarol mor swynol yw si
Ei nentydd, afonydd, i mi

Old Mountainous Wales, The Poet’s Paradise,
Every Valley, every cliff, to my mind is beautiful,
Through patriotic feeling, how charming are
the murmurs of her brooks to me

Verse 3:

Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad tan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Cymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
yr awen gan erchyll law brad,

If the enemy oppresses my land under his foot, The old language of the Welsh is as alive as ever Spirit not restrained or hindered by the hideous hand of treason, Not hindered by the hideous hand of treason.

AND NOW FOR THE ENGLISH...

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

BOTH WALES AND ENGLAND HAVE LOST ONE GAME AND WON TWO

ENGLAND'S NUMBER 10 OWEN FARRELL KICKS OFF

And again no sky signal

KNOCK ON ENGLAND...WALES SCRUM

PEN WALES ENGLAND COLLAPSING SCRUM

Priestland kicks for position and gets it in England 22

RICHARD RIBBARD THROWS, WALES CATCHES AND LOSES THE BALL

Leigh has the ball

Pen advantage England ooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooo fast and furious near the try line!
Pen right in front of post. Danny Care takes it quickly and scores the first Try of the match :-( :-(

Wales took their eyes off the game. They thought it was going to be a kick goal pen, but Care was away while Wales had their backs to the ball! :-0 :-0 :-0

Converted

7-0 England :-(

oh bugger :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

PEN WALES ... NOT RELEASING IN THE TACKLE.

It's kickable... Will Leigh go for the 3 points?

Yes he's going for it! COME ON OUR LEIGH.....YES YES YES

LEIGH HALFPENNY <3

7-3 to England

Agreed ANN :-D :-D

GREAT TACKLE BY GETHIN JENKINS

Forward pass by Falatau.

Throw in England at Scrum

RYAN GIGGS IS HERE! AND ROBBIE SAVAGE FOR WALES <3 <3

England caught the ball. George North dragged him out. Throw in Wales