General Chat

4 HOURS TO GO!


WALES<3 v IRELAND

KICK-OFF 2.30pm



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

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

As always Jemikins, you do a great job.....shaking me poms poms already just for you>>>>>>>>>> :-D :-D :-D <3 <3

3 HOURS TO GO AND COUNTING

WALES <3 v IRELAND 2-30pm


AND I'M GETTING EXCITED!!!!:-D :-D :-D



CAN WE BEAT IRELAND!.......... YOU BET! ;-) :-D :-D


We have our Mers with her pompoms ready!! <3 :-D :-D :-D

and we have our mascot.... THE FLY <3


SO BE HERE! :-| :-| ;-) :-D :-D




also 5 and 1/2 Hours to go to
ENGLAND v SCOTLAND ... kick-off 5pm

Join us here to cheer on your team! :-) :-) :-)

Booooooooooooooo to Radio Jem >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Come on Wales , Come on Scotland>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Play your hearts out and talk tidy.


Shaun

HIYA SHAUNNIE :-D <3

WE'RE GONNA DO IT SHAUN COS JONATHAN DAVIES (the first) SAYS SO! :-D :-D

BY 3 POINTS HE PREDICTS!


and we also need Scotland to beat England to be in with a real chance of winning this competition!!!! :-S :-S

2 HOURS TO GO TO WALES v IRELAND

AND RADIO JEM IS LIVE! ;-)

AND HERE TO OPEN TODAY'S RUGBY IS RADIO JEM's THEME SONG

YMA O HYD (Still here) ....... DAFYDD IWAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjFHqMxLGjg

The chorus translates to "still here! we are still here, despite everyone and everything.... we are still here!"

AND THOSE WORDS ARE SO APT FOR WALES TODAY!

For Welsh speakers (or readers, cos some of us may not understand it all but can read it)

YMA O HYD

Dwyt ti'm yn cofio Macsen,
Does neb yn ei nabod o;
Mae mil a chwe chant o flynyddoedd
Yn amser rhy hir I'r co';
Pan aeth Magnus Maximus o Gymru
Yn y flwyddyn tri-chant-wyth-tri,
A'n gadael yn genedl gyfan
A heddiw: wele ni!

[Chorus:]
Ry'n ni yma o hyd,
Ry'n ni yma o hyd,
Er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
Er gwaetha pawb a phopeth
Ry'n ni yma o hyd.
Ry'n ni yma o hyd,
Er gwaetha pawb a phopeth,
Er gwaetha pawb a phopeth
Ry'n ni yma o hyd.

Chwythed y gwynt o'r Dwyrain,
Rhued y storm o'r mor,
Hollted y mellt yr wybren
A gwaedded y daran encore
Llifed dagrau'r gwangalon
A llyfed y taeog y llawr
Er dued yw'are fagddu o'n cwmpas
Ry'n ni'n barod am doriad y wawr!

[Chorus:]

Cofiwn I Facsen Wledig
Adael ein gwlad yn un darn
A bloeddiwn gerbron y gwledydd
'Mi fyddwn yma tan Ddydd y Farn! '
Er gwaetha pob Dic Sion Dafydd,
Er gwaetha 'r hen Fagi a'i chriw
Byddwn yma hyd ddiwedd amser
A bydd yr iaith Gymraeg yn fyw!

[Chorus:]

SOME WALES GREAT RUGBY NOW!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgNBBxPBFKM

JUST TO BE FAIR TO THE IRISH!

IRELAND'S SIX NATIONS 2014 HIGHLIGHTS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ul5x2Kuk9M

When you think of Wales, you think of great singing :-) :-) :-)

When you think of Great Welsh singing, you think of Welsh Male Voice Choirs! <3


This Male Voice Choir has a particular place in the heart of our lovely ANN CARDIFF.

Ann's late husband was a lifelong member of this great choir.


So here, especially for our Ann...
... is PENDYRUS MALE VOICE CHOIR ... at the NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZjT3xu4grw


"A performance given by Pendyrus Male Choir in the 2012 National Eisteddfod. The three pieces are Bonjour Mon Coeur by Di Lasso, Cennin Aur by Mansel Thomas and Bywyd Y Bugail by Brian Hughes. Conducted by Stewart Roberts and Accompanied by Gavin Parry"

Ready and Waiting Jem :-D :-D :-D :-D <3

For the Irish here is a traditional Irish Folk song sang by a legend of a singer


MOLLY MALONE ..... SINEAD O'CONNOR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ouqhCtIh2g


edited... I'd forgotten the end of Molly Malone :-S :-(

oh dear!

HIYA MASCOT FLY! :-D :-D :-D :-D<3


FANTASTIC AVATAR BTW ;-) ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D <3

Mwahhhhhhhh <3 ;-)

Am limbering up. Had lunch and a cup of tea. Now got my bottle of pop at the ready for refreshment without missing anything. :-D

I am dressed appropriately as I'm in purple so am totally neutral and can shout for whoever is winning. Purple is the colour for mourning in many cultures so both eventualities covered. :-(

I am watching Palace and QPR at the moment so I can get into the most comfortable position for the rugby.

Think I'll be ready by 16.30 (Cyprus time - UK 14.30). Didn't want to leave it any longer as I hate rushing about :-D

Oh! and am tuned in to Radio Jem :-D <3

The next song is dedicated to OUR WALES TEAM!

I am hoping that the sentiments of this song is going to be sang by the Irish today.

It's by THE FORMER GIRLFRIEND OF OUR VERY OWN MIKEY PHILLIPS



MERCY ..... DUFFY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7ZEVA5dy-Y

Hiya Pat :-D :-D :-D <3

I see you got it all sorted! ;-) :-D :-D :-D

enjoy your footy, and we'll see you when it's over :-)

PAUL O’CONNELL’s 100th CAP

When Ireland’s Captain Paul O’Connell leads his team out to face Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, he will have reached his 100 Cap Milestone.
He is Ireland’s 4th most capped player.

Paul initially excelled at SWIMMING, before taking up Rugby seriously.

Paul was born in Limerick to Mick and Shelagh O’Connell.
He grew up stacking shelves at Gleeson’s, a grocery store in the city centre.


PLAYER PROFILE

PAUL JEREMIAH O’CONNELL

Born: October 20th 1979
Place of Birth: Limerick, Ireland
Height: 6ft 6in
Weight: 17st 8lbs

RUGBY UNION CAREER
Playing Position: Lock

CLUBS
2001 – Present: Munster

NATIONAL TEAMS
Ireland A: 2001
Ireland: 2002- Present
British & Irish Lions: 2005; 2009; 2013



ALL RUGBY FANS ON “RADIO JEM” WOULD LIKE TO SEND PAUL OUR CONGRATULATIONS!

I'M GOING HOME TO IRELAND ...... ROSE-MARIE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIPO4ot1gEc

SPORT WALES

On last night’s “Sport Wales” Presenter and Sports Interviewer DOT DAVIES asks some fun questions to 3 of our Wales Stars...
..... MIKE PHILLIPS, LEIGH HALFPENNY and JONATHAN DAVIES (the 2nd)


Dot asks:
Who would you like to play YOU in a film?

MIKE: COLIN FARRELL
LEIGH: MARK WAHLBERG
JON: MATT DAMON


Who is the most FAMOUS PERSON that you have met?

MIKE: NELSON MANDELA
JON: THE QUEEN


Who do you think is the MOST WELL DRESSED MAN in the squad?
MIKE: ME!! :-P :-P


If you were a BISCUIT what would you be?

LEIGH: A Chocolate Digestive
JON: A Custard Cream
MIKE: A Hob Nob!



IF YOU WEREN’T A PROFESSIONAL RUGBY PLAYER, what would be your JOB?

JON: Behind the bar at my parents pub, or ideally a PROFESSIONAL GOLFER!
MIKE: I’D BE SCR*W*D THEN! :-0 :-D



WHO IS THE BEST DANCER IN THE WALES SQUAD?

MIKE: DAN LYDIATE
JON: Jon agrees. “Dan Lydiate does a robot pretty well!”



And ...the million dollar question goes to Mike Phillips!...

WHO SAY’S HIS BIOGRAPHY WOULD BE ENTITLED “OVERRATED”?

At this our Mikey bursts into fits of laughter and declares ..... “RHYS WEBB!”:-0 :-0 :-D :-D :-D

This is because Rhys Webb has taken over from Mike as Wales’ First Choice Scrum-Half!


WELL ... OLD AGE COMES TO US ALL MIKE! ;-) :-D :-D
But I still love you! ... Go Mike!<3