General Chat

Good afternoon again Jem thank you <3 <3

Cyprus closing down.

Thanks for a fun afternoon Jem and Fly :-D :-D <3 <3

Well done Wales

See you later Cheerleader Pat ;-) <3

FRANCE v SCOTLAND ONLY ON SKY SPORTS PREMIER 1

This is an upgraded version of the already expensive Sky Sports package :-| :-| :-|

Also they nabbed the PRO 14 last season. Not at all pleased about that. :-(

WEEK 2 RESULTS

WALES 13 ~ ENGLAND 6
Match Report:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/49372709

FRANCE 32 ~ SCOTLAND 3
Match Report:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/49384596

WALES ARE TOP IN THE WORLD RUGBY RANKINGS....
......for the first time since records began in 2003!

Their Rugby World Cup Squad are now training hard in Turkey

Full Story
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/49384426

WORLD CUP WARM-UP TEST GAMES ~ WEEK 3

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS

Scotland v France

SCOTLAND

Backs:
15. Stuart Hogg, 14. Tommy Seymour, 13. Chris Harris, 12. Pete Horne, 11. Sean Maitland, 10, Finn Russell, 9. Greig Laidlaw (Captain)

Forwards:
1. Gordon Reid, 2. George Turner, 3. Willem Nel, 4. Scott Cummings, 5. Sam Skinner,
6. Ryan Wilson, 7. Hamish Watson, 8. Blade Thomson

Replacements:
16. Grant Stewart, 17. Allan Dell, 18. Simon Berghan, 19. Grant Gilchrist, 20. John Barclay, 21. George Horne, 22. Rory Hutchinson, 23. Blair Kinghorn


FRANCE

Backs:
15. Thomas Ramos, 14. Damian Penaud, 13. Gaël Fickou,12. Wesley Fofana,
11. Alivereti Raka, 10. Camille Lopez, 9. Antoine Dupont

Forwards:
1. Jefferson Poirot (Captain), 2. Guilhem Guirado, 3. Rabah Slimani, 4. Félix Lambey,
5. Sébastien Vahaamahina, 6. Arthur Iturria, 7. Charles Ollivon, 8. Grégory Alldritt

Replacements:
16. Camille Chat, 17. Cyril Baille,18. Emerick Setiano, 19. Romain Taofifénua,
20. Yacouba Camara, 21. Baptiste Serin, 22. Romain Ntamack, 23. Maxime Médard

Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)


Saturday August 24th
SCOTLAND v FRANCE ........ Kick Off 1.10pm

TV COVERAGE: SKY SPORTS PREMIER 1 ONLY :-(
RADIO COVERAGE: BBC Radio Scotland



ENGLAND v IRELAND ~ Teams to be announced

WEEK 3 TEAMS CONTINUED

The teams have been announced for England v Ireland on Saturday as follows

ENGLAND

Backs:
15. Elliot Daly, 14. Joe Cokanasiga, 13. Manu Tuilagi,12. Owen Farrell (Captain),
11. Jonny May, 10. George Ford, 9. Ben Youngs

Forwards:
1. Joe Marler, 2. Jamie George, 3. Kyle Sinckler, 4. Maro Itoje, 5. George Kruis, 6. Tom Curry, 7. Sam Underhill, 8. Billy Vunipola

Replacements:
16. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17. Mako Vunipola, 18. Dan Cole, 19. Courtney Lawes,
20. Mark Wilson, 21. Willi Heinz, 22. Piers Francis, 23. Jonathan Joseph


IRELAND:

Backs:
9. Conor Murray, 10. Ross Byrne, 11. Jacob Stockdale, 12. Bundee Aki, 13. Garry Ringrose, 14. Jordan Larmour, 15. Rob Kearney

Forwards:
1. Cian Healy, 2. Rory Best (Captain), 3. Tadhg Furlong, 4. Iain Henderson, 5. Jean Kleyn,
6. Peter O'Mahony, 7. Josh van der Flier, 8. CJ Stander

Replacements:
16. Sean Cronin, 17. Jack McGrath, 18. Andrew Porter, 19. Devin Toner, 20. Tadhg Beirne, 21. Luke McGrath, 22. Jack Carty, 23. Andrew Conway


Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)


Saturday August 24th

ENGLAND v IRELAND .......... Kick Off 3.00pm :-| :-(

LIVE TV: Sky Sports 401 & 407 Only
Live Radio: I cannot find radio broadcasting for this game :-0 :-| :-| :-(

WE RUGBY FANS HAVE BEEN STITCHED UP!:-| :-| :-| :-|

HIGHLIGHTS ONLY on BBC 2 at 7.30pm on Saturday Evening

But it's looking like ITV have got .....
........... THE WORLD CUP BROADCASTING RIGHTS!!!

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-world-cup/0/rugby-world-cup-2019-tv-schedule-how-watch-match-itv/

YEY! :-D :-D :-D :-D

I can’t contain meself :-D :-D :-D :-D

THE 2 HOUR WARNING FOR SCOTLAND v FRANCE
This game kicking off at 1.10 pm can only be followed on BBC Radio Scotland :-(
or the Sky Sports Upgrade Channel Premier 1


3 HOURS & 50 MINUTES TO GO UNTIL ....
ENGLAND v IRELAND .......... Kick Off 3.00pm

LIVE TV: Sky Sports 401 & 407 Only
Live Radio: I cannot find radio broadcasting for this game

WE RUGBY FANS HAVE BEEN STITCHED UP! :-| :-| :-(

So we cant play out today :-(

Hiya Fly <3

It's getting ridiculous. They are selling their fans out!. At the moment we have the Standard Sky Sports package for OH's footy. But then they divide his games up between them and BT Sports!

AND DON'T GET ME STARTED on Sky Sports new PREMIER channels which you need ANOTHER UPGRADE for! :-| :-| :-|

Just checked Freeview 819 and it's bleddy cricket and 817 is Football :-| :-|

Yes. The England game can only be accessed through Sky Sports or on a Sky Sports PASS from NOW TV :-| :-|

They have bought the sole rights to the game by the look of it!

There are HIGHLIGHTS ONLY on BBC 2 at 7.30pm on tonight though.



Scotland v France is on BBC Radio Scotland. It's 0116 on my Freeview telly, but I think OH has a footy match

BBC Radio Scotland MW the FM covering football

Can pick up Radio Scotland MW online

Good Afternoon to you both :-D :-D <3 <3

Good Afternoon Pat :-D <3
Thanks for letting us know Pat :-D

I think I shall wait for the England game, but it's sad that Fly will not be able to see it live :-( :-(

There may be a way online, there usually is ;-) how do you think we see all UK TV :-D

Afternoon Pat :-D <3

I will have to find something else to do Jem :-(