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Good Morning Rugby Fans :-)

Stuart Lancaster has chosen his starting line-up to face Scotland on Saturday.


HERE IS THE ENGLAND TEAM

Backs:
15. Mike Brown
14. Anthony Watson
13. Jonathan Joseph
12. Luther Burrell
11. Jack Nowell
10. George Ford
9. Ben Youngs

Forwards:
1. Joe Marler
2. Dylan Hartley
3. Dan Cole
4. David Attwood
5. Courtney Lawes
6. James Haskell
7. Chris Robshaw (Captain)
8. Billy Vunipola

Replacements:
16. Tom Young
17. Mako Vunipola,
18. Kieran Brookes
19. Geoff Parling
20. Tom Wood
21. Richard Wigglesworth
22. Danny Cipriani
23. BillyTwelvetrees


This Saturday, March 15

ENGLAND v SCOTLAND
Twickenham

Kick-Off .... 5pm


LIVE ON BBC1 ....and RADIO JEM ;-) :-D :-

Join us here to cheer on your team, whichever team that may be! :-) :-) :-) :-)

Hiya Jem not long now ;-)

IT'S WALES' MASCOT ....THE FLY ;-) :-D :-D

The goat has been retired!

FLY... feast your eyes on the Leigh links on this post ....11 Mar 2015 15:21 (down the page a bit)

Especially the ticket drop! ;-) ;-) <3
So sweet!

FRANCE NEWS:

Phillipe Saint-Andre has made 8 changes to his team following France's defeat by Wales.

Here is his team to face Italy on Sunday.

Backs:
15. Scott Spedding;14. Yoann Huget; 13. Gael Fickou; 12. Maxime Mermoz;
11. Noa Nakaitaci; 10. Camille Lopez; 9. Sebastien Tillous-Borde

Forwards:
1. Eddy Ben Arous; 2. Guihem Guirado; 3. Nicolas Mas; 4. Alexandre Flanquart;
5. Yoann Maestri; 6. Thierry Dusautoir; 7. Bernard Le Roux; 8. Loann Goujon

Replacements:
16. Benjamin Kayser; 17. Rabah Slimani; 18. Vincent Debaty;19. Romain Taofifenua;
20. Damien Chouly; 21. Rory Kockott; 22. Jules Plisson; 23. Mathieu Bastareaud



Sunday March 15th
ITALY v FRANCE

Kick-off ... 3pm (UK TIME)
or 4pm (ItalyTime)


LIVE ON BBC1 (check your local TV / Radio Stations for coverage for your areas)

UNDER 20s SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP 2015

Alongside the Senior Teams Six Nations Championship runs an UNDER 20s Championship.


I have been following the Wales Under 20s through their tournament. It is very interesting to see the talent that is coming up through the ranks.
THESE YOUNG MEN ARE THE FUTURE OF WELSH RUGBY! :-)


Television Coverage is not brilliant, but The Wales Under 20s matches are usually televised on S4C (Sianel 4 Cymru- Wales' Channel 4)
The commentary is in Welsh, but English Commentary is available on the "Red Button".

THIS WEEK HOWEVER..

WALES UNDER 20s v IRELAND UNDER 20s
will be televised LIVE on BBC2 Wales and will be in ENGLISH!



For The England v Scotland Under 20s coverage, or if you live in Ireland, and you would like to watch the youngsters, check your TV Guide for coverage.



UNDER 20s SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 4 SCHEDULE:

13/03/2015 16:00 15:00
ITALY U20S V FRANCE U20S
Stadio Mario e Romolo Pacifici


13/03/2015 17:30 17:30
ENGLAND U20S V SCOTLAND U20S
Northern Echo Arena


13/03/2015 19:45 19:45
WALES U20S V IRELAND U20S
Parc Eirias



Tomorrow Evening, Friday 13th (just as well I am not superstitious ;-))

WALES Under 20s v IRELAND Under 20s
Kick -Off 7-45pm

LIVE ON BBC2 WALES

I will be watching this game live, this week..

..If any of you are planning to give this game a go, let me know and I'll stay on-line! :-)






And then there's...
THE WOMEN'S SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP 2015

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/31138111

Jem love him thank you Mwahhhhhhhhh <3

:-D :-D :-D :-D mwaaah back Fly! <3

THE SCOTLAND TEAM TO FACE ENGLAND ON SATURDAY IS IN!

Vern Cotter's Starting Line-Up

SCOTLAND:

Backs:
15. Stuart Hogg
14. Dougie Fife
13. Mark Bennett
12. Matt Scott
11. Tommy Seymour
10. Finn Russell
9. Greig Laidlaw (Captain)

Forwards:
1. Alasdair Dickinson
2. Ross Ford
3. Euan Murray
4. Jim Hamilton
5. Jonny Gray
6. Robert Harley
7. Blair Cowan
8. David Denton

Replacements:
16. Fraser Brown
17. Ryan Grant
18. Geoff Cross
19. Tim Swinson
20. Johnnie Beattie
21. Adam Ashe
22. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
23. Greig Tonks


Saturday March 14th

ENGLAND v SCOTLAND
Twickenham

Kick-Off ...... 5pm


LIVE ON BBC1 .......... and RADIO JEM ;-) :-D :-D

IRELAND TEAM

Joe Schmidt has announced his Starting Line-Out to face Wales in Cardiff on Saturday!

HERE IS THE TEAM

Backs:
15. Rob Kearney
14. Tommy Bowe
13. Jared Payne
12. Robbie Henshaw
11. Simon Zebo
10. Johnny Sexton
9. Conor Murray

Forwards:
1. Jack McGrath
2. Rory Best
3. Mike Ross
4. Devin Toner
5. Paul O’Connell (Captain)
6. Peter O’Mahony
7. Sean O’Brien
8. Jamie Heaslip

Replacements:
16. Sean Cronin
17. Cian Healy
18. Marty Moore
19. Iain Henderson
20. Jordi Murphy
21. Eoin Reddan
22. Ian Madigan
23. Felix Jones


Ooooooooo... I'm getting nervous now :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 ;-) ;-) :-D :-D


BUT WE CAN BEAT THEM!.... COME ON WALES <3 :-D :-D :-D


Saturday March 14th

WALES<3 v IRELAND
Millennium Stadium Cardiff

KICK OFF .... 2-30pm


LIVE ON BBC1....... and RADIO JEM ;-) :-D :-D

Join us HERE to cheer on your team, whichever it may be!



I WILL BE SHOUTING W-A-L-E-S <3

You can shout for Ireland if you REALLY want to! ;-) ;-) ;-)

BECAUSE EVERYONE IS WELCOME :-) :-) :-)

WALES STATISTICS

Who have made the most APPEARANCES for Wales?

Who have scored the most POINTS for Wales?

Who have scored the most TRIES for Wales?

Who have been Wales' leading GOAL KICKERS of all time?


Answers on a post card please! :-S ;-) :-D :-D


No, the answers are on their way! :-D :-D :-D :-D

Courtesy of the WRU

Here are the answers to the above questions to date!

1. THE MOST APPEARANCES FOR WALES:


113 ~ Gethin Jenkins

104 ~ Stephen Jones

100 ~ Gareth Thomas

100 ~ Martyn Williams

95 ~ Adam Jones

94 ~ Colin Charvis

92 ~ Gareth Llewellyn

92 ~ Mike Phillips

87 ~ Neil Jenkins

87 ~ Alun Wyn Jones

Evening Myfanwy :-D :-D :-D <3 <3 <3

Courtesy of the WRU

Here is the answers to question 2!

2. RECORD FOR THE SCORER OF THE MOST POINTS (to date):

1,049 ~ Neil Jenkins

917 ~ Stephen Jones

461 ~ Leigh Halfpenny

350 ~ James Hook

304 ~ Paul Thorburn

290 ~ Shane Williams

211 ~ Arwel Thomas

200 ~ Gareth Thomas

166 ~ Phil Bennett

157 ~ Ieuan Evans


Remember that some players on this list (eg Leigh Halfpenny) have many playing years ahead of them. So their Points score will increase.

While others (eg Shane Williams) have retired from International Rugby Union, and so their points will remain the same.

Evening Blod <3:-D <3 :-D


Sut wyt ti heno? ;-) :-D :-D :-D :-D

WRU Statistics

3.THE RECORD TRY SCORERS TO DATE:

58 ~ Shane Williams

40 ~ Gareth Thomas

33 ~ Ieuan Evans

22 ~ Colin Charvis

20 ~ Gerald Davies

20 ~ Gareth Edwards

20 ~ Tom Shanklin

19 ~ George North

18 ~ Rhys Williams

17 ~ Reggie Gibbs

And Finally- WRU's answer to question 4

LEADING ALL TIME WELSH GOAL KICKERS:

365 ~ Neil Jenkins

339 ~ Stephen Jones

145 ~ Leigh Halfpenny

113 ~ Paul Thorburn

106 ~ James Hook

62 ~ Arwel Thomas

54 ~ Phil Bennett

47 ~ Gavin Henson

46 ~ Steve Fenwick

45 ~ Dan Biggar


Top of the list for Welsh All- Time Leading Goal Kickers is NEIL JENKINS.

You will be able to spot Neil on the pitch during Wales Matches. He is the person standing behind Leigh Halfpenny when he takes his kicks.

Neil is the Kicking Skills Coach! :-)

The Wales Under 20s are about to play Ireland Under 20s

Kick-Off 7-45pm

BBC2 Wales

These boys are worth watching!

A terrific team!

WALES U20s:

Backs:
15. Joe Gage
14. Joshua Adams
13. Owen Watkin
12. Garyn Smith
11. Rhys Williams
10. Jarrod Evans
9. Tom Williams

Forwards:
1. Luke Garrett
2. Ryan Elias
3. Dillon Lewis
4. Joe Davies
5. Rory Thornton (capt)
6. Harrison Keddie
7. Ollie Griffiths
8. Jon Fox

Replacements: 16. Liam Belcher,17. Keagan Bale,18. Alex Jeffries, 19 .Adam Beard 20. Jordan Viggers, 21. Kieran Hardy, 22. Daniel Jones ,23. Barney Nightingale



IRELAND U20s

Backs:
15. Billy Dardis , 14. Ciaran Gaffney, 13. Garry Ringrose 12. Sam Arnold 11. Stephen Fitzgerald 10. Ross Byrne 9. Nick McCarthy (capt)

Forwards:
1. Jeremy Loughman, 2. Zack McCall,, 3. Oisin Heffernan, 4. Cian Romaine, 5. Josh Murphy , 6. Nick Timoney , 7. Conor Oliver , 8. Lorcan Dow

Replacements:
16. Adam McBurney , 17. Andrew Porter, 18. Conan O'Donnell, 19. David O'Connor, 20. Stephen McVeigh, 21. Connor Young , 22. Joey Carbery 23. Jacob Stockdale

JARROD EVANS SCORES A PENALTY GOAL FOR WALES U20s!

WALES U20s 3 ~ IRELAND U20s 0

Ireland Under 20s have equalised

Penalty Goal by Ireland's Fly Half (10) Ross Byrne

WALES U20s 3 ~ IRELAND U20s 3

Wales U20s excellent Scrummage work has forced a penalty

Jarrod Evans is going for the goal... and he gets it straight down the middle.

WALES U20s 6 ~ IRELAND U20s 3