General Chat

HERE'S THE ANNOUNCEMENT I'M WAITING FOR! :-D

Warren Gatland has released the names of his squad to face South Africa on Saturday

WALES <3

Captain: ALUN-WYN JONES

Backs:
15. Liam Williams
14. George North
13. Jonathan Davies
12. Hadleigh Parkes
11. Josh Adams
10. Gareth Anscombe
9. Gareth Davies

Forwards:
1. Nicky Smith
2. Ken Owens
3. Tomas Francis
4. Adam Beard
5. Alun Wyn Jones (Captain)
6. Dan Lydiate
7. Justin Tipuric
8. Ross Moriarty

Replacements:
16. Elliot Dee, 17. Rob Evans, 18. Dillon Lewis, 19. Cory Hill, 20. Ellis Jenkins, 21. Tomos Williams, 22. Dan Biggar, 23. Owen Watkin


SOUTH AFRICA TEAM TO BE CONFIRMED



*WEEK 4
Saturday November 24th
WALES v SOUTH AFRICA ................. Kick Off 5.20pm

LIVE on BBC 2 (English Language)
& S4C (Yr Iaith Cymraeg / Welsh Language)

AND RADIO JEM ;-) :-D

Eddie Jones is the second Head Coach of the Home Countries Teams to declare his team v Wallabies on Saturday

ENGLAND

Co-Captains: DYLAN HARTLEY and OWEN FARRELL

Backs:
15. Elliot Daly
14. Joe Cokanasiga
13. Henry Slade
12. Ben Te’o
11. Jonny May
10. Owen Farrell (Co-captain)
9. Ben Youngs

Forwards:
1. Ben Moon
2. Jamie George
3. Kyle Sinckler
4. Maro Itoje
5. Courtney Lawes
6. Brad Shields
7. Sam Underhill
8. Mark Wilson

Replacements:
16. Dylan Hartley (Co-captain), 17. Alec Hepburn, 18. Harry Williams, 19. Charlie Ewels, 20. Nathan Hughes, 21. Richard Wigglesworth, 22. George Ford, 23. Manu Tuilagi


AUSTRALIAN TEAM TO BE CONFIRMED


* WEEK 4
Saturday November 24th
ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA ............ Kick Off 3.00pm

LIVE on SKY SPORTS ONLY
(Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Action)

HIGLIGHTS:
BBC 2 on Saturday at 7.30pm and Sunday at 1.30pm

RADIO JEM CATCH-UP SERVICE;-) ;-) .....

WEEK 3 AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS HIGHLIGHTS & / or FULL GAMES
(Saturday November 17th 2018)



WALES FANS .....
Would you like to watch the Highlights of WALES v TONGA last Saturday (November 17th) all over again?

THIS IS A GREAT VIDEO!
https://www.supersport.com/rugby/international-rugby/video/1024204




Also ....
ENGLAND v JAPAN (November 17th 2018)
Extensive Highlights
https://www.supersport.com/rugby/international-rugby/video/1024174

Short Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ0je2QujsM





SCOTLAND v REPUBLIC of SOUTH AFRICA (November 17th 2018)
Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOWn5d1YfYs




IRELAND v NEW ZEALAND (November 17th 2018)
Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAoKO6ueRDE

Full Game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj-3WLvHJFw




GAMES NOT TELEVISED IN THE UK

ITALY v AUSTRALIA
Full Game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD3dpSppHOs

Short Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfDTFEd7R_M


FRANCE v ARGENTINA
Full Game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnyUAz_nS4U

Short Highlights (French Commentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQIdmd9R_eU

Autumn internationals:

PICK YOUR WALES STARTING XV v SOUTH AFRICA
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/46254736


There is such a breadth of talent in the Wales Squad now, I am struggling to choose!
:-S:-D :-D

Warren Gatland's decision will be announced tomorrow ... so watch this space!

AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS WEEK 4

INJURIES & ISSUES:

ENGLAND:
England's CHRIS ASHTON (Full Back / Winger) will miss England's final test v Australia due to a calf injury

England Centre, MANU TUILAGIis still being assessed after struggling with a lingering groin strain. He is thought unlikely to take part in England's last test v Australia on Saturday.


Rumour has it that Jonny May and Jack Nowell are set to be restored to the wings for the first time since the series opener against South Africa.
Also a contender to start is Bath powerhouse Joe Cokanasiga.



AUSTRALIA:
Meanwhile ....the Australian Squad have been struck down with a STOMACH BUG! :-0

10 members of Australia's touring squad, players and staff, are suffering from illness. Included in these are Full-back ISRAEL FOLAU and fly-half BERNARD FOLEY who are still recovering from a stomach bug.

DAVID POCOCK also has a neck problem

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/46274440

Gregor Townsend has chosen his Scottish Squad to face Argentina on Saturday

SCOTLAND

Captain: GREIG LAIDLAW

Backs:
15. Stuart Hogg
14. Sean Maitland
13. Huw Jones
12. Finn Russell
11. Blair Kinghorn
10. Adam Hastings
9. Greig Laidlaw (Captain)

Forwards:
1. Allan Dell
2. Fraser Brown
3. Simon Berghan
4. Grant Gilchrist
5. Jonny Gray
6. Jamie Ritchie
7. Hamish Watson
8. Josh Strauss

Replacements:
16. Stuart McInally, 17. Alex Allan, 18. Willem Nel, 19.Sam Skinner, 20. Ryan Wilson,
21. George Horne, 22. Alex Dunbar, 23. Byron McGuigan



ARGENTINA

Captain: PABLO MATERA

Backs:
15. Emiliano Boffelli, 14. Bautista Delguy,13. Matias Moroni, 12. Jeronimo de la Fuente,
11. Ramiro Moyano,10. Nicolas Sanchez,9 Gonzalo Bertranou

Forwards:
1. Santiago Garcia Botta, 2. Agustin Creevy, 3. Santiago Medrano, 4. Guido Petti,
5. Tomas Lavanini, 6. Pablo Matera (Captain),7. Rodrigo Bruni, 8. Javier Ortega Desio

Replacements:
16. Julian Montoya, 17. Juan Pablo Zeiss, 18. Lucio Sordoni, 19. Matias Alemanno,
20. Tomas Lezana, 21. Martin Landajo, 22. Matias Orlando, 23. Santiago Cancelliere



*WEEK 4
Saturday November 24th
SCOTLAND v ARGENTINA ........... Kick Off 2.30pm

LIVE on BBC 1
& BT Sports 3

Radio Jem coverage to be decided :-)

BANK ROBBERY IN LEIGH'S HALFPENNY'S HOME TOWN :-0 :-0

Staff and customers at Lloyds Bank in Leigh Halfpenny's home town of Gorseinon had the fright of their lives as two men BRANDISHING MACHETES jumped through the ceiling!

Full Story:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46276699

WALES NEWS ...... NO LEIGH HALFPENNY!

Wales favourite, Leigh Halfpenny, will not be able to take part in the last game of the Autumn Series v South Africa on Saturday.

Leigh has not recovered from the concussion he sustained in the irresponsible late shoulder tackle by Australia centre Samu Kerevi when Wales beat The Wallabies 10 days ago.

Leading Contenders to cover Leigh's Full Back position (15) are Liam Williams and Gareth Anscombe. Of course Dan Biggar is more than capable of the kicking duties, with Gareth Anscombe and Rhys Patchell also able to give it a go!. :-D

Also drafted in to the Wales Squad is Dragons back Hallam Amos as cover for the full-back and wing positions.



GEORGE NORTH

Wales' 2nd in Command, Rob Howley, has confirmed that wing George North, who suffered a dead leg and was forced off during the 9-6 victory over Australia, is back in full training and available for selection

Radio Jem's HQ is now closing down for the night ....

.... but you can still send in an email ;-) by posting here :-D :-D :-D :-D


Goodnight Everyone and thanks <3

WEEK 3 RESULTS

Saturday November 17th

Game 1:
ITALY 7 ~ AUSTRALIA 26
Match Report:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/46248088


Game 2:
WALES 74 ~ TONGA 24
Match Report:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/46221576


Game 3:
ENGLAND 35 ~ JAPAN 15
Match Report:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/46248420


Game 4:
SCOTLAND 20 ~ SOUTH AFRICA 26
Match Report:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/46250575


Game 5:
IRELAND 16 ~ NEW ZEALAND 9
Match Report:
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/ireland-16-all-blacks-9-timeline-of-a-historic-victory-1.3701835


Game 6:
France 28 ~ Argentina 13
Match Report:
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/rugby/thomas-scores-two-tries-as-france-beat-argentina-28-13_sto7016466/story.shtml

Another job well done by Radio Jem <3

Night Everyone <3

Well that was the last televised game of Week 3

Congratulations to all winning teams :-)

Thanks to my lovely Radio Jem colleagues ;-) Pat<3 and Fly <3

Thanks to all who posted or followed the games with us today :-)


Kandj <3
Shaun <3

He does indeed Fly :-D :-D :-D :-D

Congratulations to Ireland :-) :-) :-)
Congratulations to my OH :-D and All GR Ireland Fans :-) :-) :-)

Commiserations to New Zealand and all All Blacks Fans :-)

Well done to Ireland :-D Does OH have a smug smile on his face :-D :-D :-D

FINAL SCORE

IRELAND 16 ~ NEW ZEALAND 9

AND ALL OF IRISH EYES ARE SMILING TONIGHT :-D :-D :-D

HE DROPPED IT!

IT'S ALL OVER

IRELAND HAVE BEATEN THE MIGHTY ALL BLACKS :-D :-D

Low lie, The Fields Of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing,
Its so lonely round the Fields of Athenry

NZ ARE NOT GIVING UP

NZ ARE CHARGING AT THE IRELAND DEFENCE



CLOCK IS RED