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Hello Radio Jem.

A few songs for you and who ever pops in .



MAX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNFI659YwAI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np8xufcOztM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-EKY7z_jeE



CERYS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKX4m_l1_Qk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Axw_i0WxMk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ICXrhPSxIM


Shaun

NEW ENGLAND INJURY NEWS!!!!

Once again, injury has hit the England squad!

Tighthead Prop (3) DAVID WILSON has now also been ruled out of England's opening game v Wales on Friday Evening.

David has sustained a neck injury.

The England Squad's casualty list still stands at 12 players ruled out, of either the earlier games of the tournament, or the whole season, however.

This is because, although still suffering from "Nerve Impingement Issues", Prop DAN COLE, earlier ruled out of the opening matches, has now been declared fit to play on Friday Evening.

SAM WARBURTON ~ 50th WALES CAP

Wales’ Captain, Sam Warburton, will win his 50th cap for Wales, when he leads his team out to face England on Friday Evening.

The Cardiff Blues Flanker made his Wales debut against the USA in 2009.

Sam, who Captained Wales in the 2011 World Cup, was the youngest player ever to have done so.

Sam also seems set to overtake the Wales’ Captaincy record, set by the lovely Ryan Jones (33 times), during this Six Nations Tournament.

He has represented his country at all levels, including being Captain of Wales Under 18s, Under 19s and Under 20s.

Sam was a keen footballer while at Whitchurch High School. He played for the school’s Football team alongside Wales and Real Madrid footballer, Gareth Bale!

Sam is one of Identical Twin Brothers. His slightly older brother Ben is now a physiotherapist for the Newport Gwent Youth Academy.


PROFILE:

Name: SAM KENNEDY-WARBURTON
Born: October 5th 1988 at Cardiff, South Wales
Height: 6ft 2ins
Weight: 16st 10lbs
School: Whitchurch High School

RUGBY UNION CAREER:
Position: Flanker

CLUBS:

2006-2009 > Glamorgan Wanderers ..... 27 Caps
2009- present > Cardiff Blues ............... 79 Caps

NATIONAL TEAMS:

2007-2008 > Wales U20s ....................... 9 Caps
2009- present > Wales .......................... 49 Caps
2013 > British and Irish Lions .................. 2 Caps


CONGRATULATIONS SAM<3

And here's to a win on Friday ;-) ;-) ;-)

WALES' STARTING LINE-UP TO FACE ENGLAND IS ANNOUNCED!

48 Hours earlier than scheduled!:-0 :-D


HERE IS THE WALES <3 TEAM:


BACKS:
15- Leigh Halfpenny
14- Alex Cuthbert
13- Jonathan Davies
12- Jamie Roberts
11- George North
10- Dan Biggar
9- Rhys Webb

FORWARDS:
1- Gethin Jenkins
2- Richard Hibbard
3- Samson Lee
4- Jake Ball
5- Alun Wyn Jones
6- Dan Lydiate
7- Sam Warburton (CAPT)
8- Taulupe Faletau .

Replacements:
16- Scott Baldwin, 17- Paul James, 18- Aaron Jarvis, 19- Luke Charteris, 20- Justin Tipuric, 21- Mike Phillips, 22- Rhys Priestland, 23- Liam Williams.


Warren Gatland has picked a Tried and Trusted team to face England, with some great replacement options on the bench!


Thanks to my Colleague, TWM o PONT PANDY for his hopeful prediction-
Wales 30 - England 3;-) ;-)

Well, who knows? :-D :-D :-D

But what Twm ;-) really wants, more than anything else, is to see a wonderful game, with the best team winning!
.......Good Sportsmanship Twm :-)


ENGLAND'S STARTING LINE-UP WILL BE ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY....
.....So watch this space! :-)


WALES v ENGLAND
Friday Evening, 6th February
Kick-Off 8-05pm

Live on BBC1, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, Radio 5 Live, and Radio Jem ;-)

ALL WELCOME :-) :-) :-)

DEAF RUGBY!!!!!

I've never heard of it before!

WALES DEAF 18 ~~ ENGLAND DEAF 5

Wales Deaf took on England Deaf at Cardiff Arms Park to secure an 18-5 win!

http://walesdeafrugby.co.uk/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/rugby_union/features/newsid_2264000/2264486.stm

:-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Hi ShelleyRose :-)

Welcome to the Rugby Thread! :-)

I see you are supporting Wales! <3 Are you Welsh?

Although predominantly a Welsh Rugby Thread, I try always to be fair, and I would like to hope that my GR friends from other countries, enjoy the thread too! :-)


Please join us if you are able to, on Friday night, to cheer on our team! :-)

Thanks for the postings, can't wait for Friday, will have the cheese and biccies ready or the bread and pate along with the Prosecco. Hope for Wales to win. :-D

SIX NATIONS INJURY NEWS

WALES:

Wales has had their 1st injury scare! :-(

JONATHAN DAVIES, Wales Centre, has been suffering from a "minor tight glute".
Hopefully, he will be fit to play in Wales' opening match v England, Friday Evening.

Good News-
Wales' Hooker (2) KEN OWENS has recovered from the neck injury that prevented his inclusion in the Wales Squad.He will now be available for call-up.



ENGLAND:

England is having huge injury problems. Five of their players have been ruled out of the entire Six Nations Tournament. A further seven players have been ruled out for the opening stages.

ENGLAND PLAYERS RULED OUT FOR WHOLE SEASON:

Ben Foden , Full Back (Knee)
Owen Farrell, Fly Half (Knee)
Ben Morgan, Eightman (Leg)
Joe Launchbury, Lock (Neck)
Ed Slater, Lock (Knee)

ENGLAND PLAYERS OUT FOR OPENING STAGES:

Manu Tuilagi, Centre (Groin)
Dan Cole, Prop (Ankle)
Courtney Lawes, Lock (Ankle)
Geoff Parling, Lock (Knee)
Kyle Eastmond, Centre (Shoulder)
Brad Barritt, Centre (Knee)
Tom Wood, Flanker (Ankle)


SIX NATIONS OPENING GAME:

WALES <3 v ENGLAND
Friday Evening, February 6th 2015
Kick-Off 8-05pm

Live on BBC 1, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, Radio 5 Live, and...
.....RADIO JEM ;-) ;-)


Join me on this thread to cheer on your team!

I will be shouting W-A-L-E-S <3
You can shout for England if you really want to;-) ;-)

Because EVERYONE is welcome whoever you support :-) :-) :-)

BUT ALL IN GOOD FUN AND SPORTSMANSHIP :-) :-) :-)

THIS TIME NEXT WEEK....


FRIDAY 6th FEBRUARY

WALES v ENGLAND :-) :-) :-)
at the Millennium Stadium Cardiff.

KICK-OFF 8-05pm


LIVE ON BBC 1 ~ BBC Radio Wales ~ BBC Radio Cymru ~ BBC Radio 5 Live ~
(please check your TV / Radio Guides for your area) .....

........and RADIO JEM ;-)



Join me here, on this thread to cheer on your team

I will be cheering <3 <3 W-A-L-E-S <3 <3

But you can cheer on England if you really want to ;-) ;-) ;-)
because EVERYONE IS WELCOME ..... ALL IN GOOD FUN :-D :-D :-D

WALES NEWS:

There has been some GOOD News and some SAD news in the rugby world today!


THE GOOD NEWS:

Wales' first choice Tighthead Prop (3) SAMSON LEE is now FIT for selection for the Starting Line-out for Wales' opening game against England next Friday Evening.

Samson Lee had been suffering from a neck injury.
Wales Forwards Coach Robin McBryde has said that Lee's neck is now stronger than it's ever been :-)


THE SAD NEWS:

It was announced this evening that Former Wales Forward, and Cardiff Blues Captain ANDRIES PRETORIUS has been forced to retire from Rugby at the age of just 29!

Andries has been diagnosed with the AUTO-IMMUNE DISORDER- ISAAC'S SYNDROME (Neuromyotonia) :-(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuromyotonia

This rare condition prevents the muscles from recovering from exercise.


I know Wales Rugby Union fans will be very saddened to hear this news.
Like me, I know they would like to wish Andries well for the future :-) :-)

Hiya Shaun ..My Right-Hand-Man!!!! :-)

Did you see my post of 17:02 about Adam Jones retiring? :-( :-( :-(

can i join in please :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D :-D

I'm in training Jem :-D

:-P :-P :-P @ Ann :-D :-D :-D

Ann - you know you loves rugby really ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Skippy Skippy...Skippy the bush kangaroo :-D :-D :-D <3

ADAM JONES

Wales Favourite- Tighthead Prop (number 3) Adam Jones has dramatically retired from Test Rugby at the age of 33.

This comes after he was left out of the Wales Squad for the Six Nations Championship 2015. Adam was also omitted from the Autumn Series.
.
His last appearance for Wales was in the first Test of the June 2014 Tour, when Wales was beaten by South Africa 38-16.



Adam Jones is one of the most successful players in Welsh Rugby History, with 95 Wales Caps and 5 British and Irish Lions Caps to his name.

Wales' Head Coach Warren Gatland joined in the tributes for Adam Jones, saying-
"There is no doubt that Adam has played a huge part in Wales' success. He has has 3 Grand Slams and a Six Nations Championship to his name. That is an unbelievable record"


Adam will continue to play for Cardiff Blues, who he joined last August on a 1 year contract.


PROFILE:

ADAM JONES
Name .... Adam Rhys Jones
Born ...... March 8th 1981 in Abercrave, Powys, Wales
School.... Maesydderwen Comprehensive School
Height .... 6 foot
Weight ... 18 stone 13lbs

RUGBY UNION CAREER:
Position ... Tighthead Prop (3)

Senior Clubs:
2000- 2003 Neath ......................40 Caps
2003- 2014 Ospreys ................195 Caps
2014- to present Cardiff Blues ...17 Caps

National Teams:
2003- 2015 Wales ....................... 95 Caps
2009; 2013 British & Irish Lions .... 5 Caps


I, for one, will miss seeing Adam Jones in his Wales number 3 shirt!! :-(

I would like to take this opportunity to wish our Adam Jones every success for the future:-) :-)

THE IRISH SIX NATIONS SQUAD IS ANNOUNCED

Joe Schmidt has made his selection for the Ireland Squad for this years Six Nations

Extended IRELAND and Wolfhounds Squad:

Forwards (25)
Michael Bent (Leinster)
Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
James Cronin (Dolphin/Munster)
Robbie Diack (Malone/Ulster)
Dave Foley (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster)
Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Mike McCarthy (Leinster)
Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
Martin Moore (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster)
Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster)
Tommy O'Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
Rhys Ruddock (St Mary's College/Leinster)
Dominic Ryan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Richardt Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster)
Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Nathan White (Galwegians/Connacht)

Backs (21)
Isaac Boss (Terenure/Leinster)
Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Craig Gilroy (Dungannon/Ulster)
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Felix Jones (Shannon/Munster)
David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
Ian Keatley (Young Munster/Munster)
Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht)
Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
Jared Payne (Ulster)
Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Noel Reid (Clontarf/Leinster)
Jonathan Sexton (Racing Metro 92)
Simon Zebo (Cork Con/Munster)


IRELAND'S OPENING GAME IN THE SIX NATIONS TOURNAMENT 2015:

Saturday, 7th February ... Kick-Off 2.30pm

ITALY v IRELAND
Stadio Olimpico

SCOTLAND'S SQUAD FOR THE SIX NATIONS TOURNAMENT 2015

Scotland Coach Vern Cotter has chosen his Squad for this years Six Nations Tournament.

Forwards:
Hugh Blake (Edinburgh)
Fraser Brown (Glasgow)
Blair Cowan (London Irish)
Geoff Cross (London Irish)
David Denton
Alasdair Dickinson (Edinburgh)
Jonny Gray (Glasgow)
Richie Gray (Castres)
Ross Ford (Edinburgh)
Jim Hamilton (Saracens)
Rob Harley (Glasgow)
Euan Murray (Glasgow Warriors)
Gordon Reid (Glasgow Warriors)
Alasdair Strokosch (Perpignan)
Ben Toolis (Edinburgh)
Hamish Watson (Edinburgh)
Jon Welsh (Glasgow)

Backs:
Mark Bennett (Glasgow)
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Edinburgh)
Alex Dunbar (Glasgow)
Dougie Fife (Edinburgh)
Stuart Hogg (Glasgow)
Peter Horne (Glasgow)
Greig Laidlaw (Gloucester, captain)
Sean Lamont (Glasgow)
Sean Maitland (Glasgow)
Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow)
Finn Russell (Glasgow)
Matt Scott (Edinburgh)
Tommy Seymour (Glasgow)
Greig Tonks (Edinburgh)
Tim Visser (Edinburgh)


SCOTLAND'S FIRST GAME-

Saturday, February 7th
France v Scotland ... 5pm Kick Off

Thank You Mers :-D <3

Well done Fly... you are our new mascot remember? ;-) ;-) :-D

Ok Jem i will stay for the start ;-)

Now Jems you know I no likey rugby but I likey you and want to wish your thread
lots of Mwahhh mwahhhhs, you always do a great job <3 :-D <3