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oooooooooooooooooooooooooh here they come again Italy!

They have a TRY! WITH 10 MINUTES TO GO!

and it's 18 all with the conversion to come!

CONVERTED? YES

SCORE:
ITALY 20 SCOTLAND 18

With just 8 minutes to go

Scotland are pushing ahead. Richie Gray on the flank. Bad pass and ball went out.

Italy throw in. Scotland have stolen.

Scotland Scrum just outside Italy 22. Scotland put in.

They have a chance here! Could be the last play of the game!

Scrum collapsed. Scotland put in at the scrum still.

Scotland still have the ball and are pushing ahead. No mistakes now!

Scrum to Scotland right in the middle of the field! Last chance to get something from this. A drop goal would give them a 1 point lead to win!

Drive Scotland have made ground.

YES! YES! YES! WEIR DROP GOAL!

Last seconds of play.. ball kicked out and ....WIN WIN WIN for SCOTLAND!

FINAL SCORE:
ITALY 20 SCOTLAND 21 :-) :-) :-)

WELL DONE SCOTLAND AND OUR EMMS :-) :-) :-)
Commiserations to Italy

brilliant Scotland - what a finish :-D :-D :-D :-D

What an exciting and excellent finish for Emma and anyone else who supports Scotland. Italy are quite a good side this year, so all credit to the Scots. Showed real grit and granite.

Now to watch the winners (regrettably I feel we will come second this year - to my second fave nation, Ireland).

Hi Ann :-) :-) :-) :-)

Hi John :-) :-) :-) :-)

Hi Jems :-D

Many thanks. Get yourself another glass of Can y Delyn (or pis aderyn as my fil used to call it) and settle down for your next commentary. If Wayne is worth £300k a week (see other thread) you are worth £350k.

Btw, you got a bit carried away. According to wiki, a hairy man called Castro is Cuban, not Italian. ;-)

Yes John!

Now I have a quandary!

I'M WELSH AND OH IS IRISH! :-D :-D :-D

Now OH supports Wales even if it comes to a match between Wales and Ireland BUT...IF IT INVOLVES IRELAND V ENGLAND....... :-| :-| :-| :-| :-| :-D :-D :-D

Of course if England beats Ireland then Wales will stand a better chance of winning the Championship!

AND THEREIN LIES MY QUANDARY :-S :-S :-S :-S

Thankyou John :-) :-)

I feel a bit of a fraud really! But I do love it!:-D :-D :-D

I THINK CASTRO WAS SHORT FOR CASTROGIOVANNI...but I may be wrong! :-S

Now whether to support Ireland or England gives many of us in Wales a quandary. It took me 3 seconds to weigh up who to cheer for.

C'mon Ireland. :-D :-D :-D We can both give your OH a cwtch (hug) in the cwtch (coal hole) at end of match. My greatest delight this year is to see the Duke of Lancaster (can't remember his first name) looking thoroughly miserable. :-D

IRELAND V ENGLAND KICK OFF 4PM

Here are the Teams:

ENGLAND:

Mike Brown, Jack Nowell, Luther Burrell, Billy Twelvetrees, Jonny May, Owen Farrell, Danny Care; Joe Marler, Dylan Hartley, David Wilson, Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Tom Wood, Chris Robshaw (captain), Billy Vunipola

Replacements:
Tom Youngs, Mako Vunipola, Henry Thomas, Dave Attwood, Ben Morgan, Lee Dickson, George Ford, Alex Goode


IRELAND:

Rob Kearney, Andrew Trimble, Brian O'Driscoll, Gordon D'Arcy, Dave Kearney, Jonathan Sexton, Conor Murray; Cian Healy, Rory Best, Mike Ross, Devin Toner, Paul O'Connell (captain), Peter O'Mahony, Chris Henry, Jamie Heaslip

Replacements:
Sean Cronin, Jack McGrath, Martin Moore, Iain Henderson, Jordi Murphy, Isaac Boss, Paddy Jackson, Fergus McFadden

There coming out!

Here come the Anthems....

IRELAND.....IRELAND'S CALL

IRELAND, IRELAND TOGETHER STANDING TALL- SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WE'LL ANSWER IRELAND'S CALL!

ENGLAND..GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

IRELAND'S CALL

(Phil Coulter)

Come the day and come the hour
Come the power and the glory
We have come to answer
Our Country's call
From the four proud provinces of Ireland

Ireland, Ireland
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We'll answer Ireland's call

From the mighty Glens of Antrim
From the rugged hills of Galway
From the walls of Limerick
And Dublin Bay
From the four proud provinces of Ireland

Ireland, Ireland
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We'll answer Ireland's call

Hearts of steel
And heads unbowing
Vowing never to be broken
We will fight, until
We can fight no more
From the four proud provinces of Ireland

Ireland, Ireland
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We'll answer Ireland's call

REFEREE- CRAIG JOUBERT

They're away!

Scrum Down England just outside the Ireland's 22.

IRELAND PENALTY- ENGLAND COMING UP IN THE SCRUM