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OH is looking under the cushions for my "credibility" cos I posted BBC2 instead of BBC1 for the Scottish game :-0 :-0 :-0 :-D :-D

I hope nobody missed the game :-S :-S

I do have Welsh blood Jem <3 can i be your mascot ;-)

Well Done Scotland .

Fly~~ do you like LEEKS and LAVA-BREAD :-D

GET YOURSELF OVER HERE THIS INSTANT FLY!

The goat is out! The Fly is in ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) :-D :-D

WALES v NEW ZEALAND
Kick-Off 5-30pm

BBC2 / S4C / BBC Radio Wales / BBC Radio Cymru

and RADIO JEM

on the dedicated WELSH RUGBY THREAD

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1346181?d=desc

If any England Rugby fans are able to watch the ENGLAND V SAMOA match on SKY SPORTS 2

I hope it is a good match :-) :-)

HIGHLIGHTS of ENGLAND V SAMOA

BBC2 Tomorrow (Sunday) 1-00pm - 2-00pm

Dear Jemima

Hello

Hope you have been enjoying yourself what with all this sport! :-)

Radio Jem rules OK! <3


Take gentle care
With best wishes
Elizabeth,
xx

Thankyou Elizabeth :-D<3 <3

DON'T FORGET RUGBY FANS

ENGLAND v SAMOA HIGHLIGHTS

Today SUNDAY 23rd November... 1-00pm

For those that (like myself) who were not able to watch Sky Sports, I will not reveal the results until you all have the chance to watch the Highlights!


HERE ARE THE TEAM SELECTIONS

ENGLAND

Backs:
15. Mike Brown, 14. Anthony Watson, 13. Brad Barritt, 12. Owen Farrell, 11. Jonny May, 10. George Ford, 9. Ben Youngs

Forwards:
1. Joe Marler, 2. Rob Webber, 3. David Wilson, 4. Dave Attwood, 5. Courtney Lawes, 6. James Haskell, 7. Chris Robshaw (captain), 8. Ben Morgan.

Replacements:
16. Dylan Hartley, 17. Matt Mullan, 18. Kieran Brookes, 19. George Kruis, 20. Tom Wood, 21. Richard Wigglesworth, 22. Billy Twelvetrees, 23. Marland Yarde.

SAMOA

Backs:
15 Ken Pisi, 14 Alapati Leiua, 13 Reynold Lee-Lo, 12 Johnny Leota, 11 David Lemi, 10 Tusi Pisi, 9 Kahn Fotuali'i;

Forwards:
1 Zak Taulafo, 2 Ti'i Paulo, 3 Census Johnston, 4 Filo Paulo, 5 Kane Thompson, 6 Maurie Fa'asavalu, 7 Jack Lam, 8 Ofisa Treviranus.

Replacements:
16 Manu Leiataua, 17 Viliamu Afatia, 18 Anthony Perenise, 19 Fa'atiga Lemalu, 20 Dan Leo, 21 TJ Ioane, 22 Pete Cowley, 23 Mike Stanley.

TO GET ENGLAND FANS INTO THE MOOD

SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVsYJjaAvFI

SATURDAY 22nd NOVEMBER 2014
RESULTS:

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ITALY 6 ~ SOUTH AFRICA 22

ITALY:
Penalty Goals- Kelly Haimona (2) ...................................... 6 points ...... Total Points 6

SOUTH AFRICA:
Tries-
Bryan Habana; Coenie Oosthuizen; Cobus Reinach .........15 points

Conversions- Handre Pollard (2) ....................................... 4 points

Penalty Goal- Pat Lambie .................................................. 3 points ...... Total Points 22


MAN OF THE MATCH:
South Africa's Scrum-Half (9) COBUS REINACH

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SCOTLAND 37 ~ TONGA 12

SCOTLAND:
Tries-
Geoff Cross; Alex Dunbar; Tommy Seymour;
Blair Cowan; Stuart Hogg .................................................. 25 points

Conversions- Greig Laidlaw (3) ........................................... 6 points

Penalty Goals- Greig Laidlaw (2) ......................................... 6 points .....Total Points 37

TONGA:
Penalty Goals- Latiume Fosita (4) ..................................... 12 points .... Total Points 12


VIAGOGO MAN OF THE MATCH:
Scotland's number 5- BLAIR COWAN

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IRELAND 26 ~ AUSTRALIA 23

IRELAND:
Tries-
Tommy Bowe; Simon Zebo ............................................. 10 points

Conversions- Jonathan Sexton (2) ................................... 4 points

Penalty Goals- Jonathan Sexton (4) ................................ 12 points .......Total Points 26

AUSTRALIA:
Tries-
Nick Phipps (2); Bernard Foley ...................................... 15 points

Conversion- Bernard Foley .............................................. 2 points

Penalty Goals- Bernard Foley (2) ..................................... 6 points ...... Total Points 23


GUINNESS SERIES MAN OF THE MATCH:

Ireland Captain PAUL O'CONNELL (8 Carries; 8 Tackles)

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WALES 16 ~ NEW ZEALAND 24

WALES:
Tries- Rhys Webb ................................................................. 5 points

Conversions- Leigh Halfpenny .............................................. 2 points

Penalty Goals- Leigh Halfpenny (3) ...................................... 9 points ....Total Points 16

NEW ZEALAND:
Tries-
Jerome Kaino; Kieran Read;
Beauden Barrett (2); Julian Savea ..................................... 25 points

Conversions-
Colin Slade (2); Beauden Barrett ......................................... 6 points

Penalty Goals- Beauden Barrett (3)..................................... 9 points .... Total Points 34


MAN OF THE MATCH:

Wales' Inside Centre (12) JAMIE ROBERTS


Details of this exciting match where Wales were winning 16-15 until the last 11 minutes of the match are on Wales' dedicated thread-
WELSH RUGBY UNION- AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS 2014

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1346181

Includes pre-match entertainment, including THE WALES V AUSTRALIA THEME- Wlesh / New Zealand Music, Scenery, Documentaries, Rugby Clips and Write-Ups (including the history of Wales v New Zealand Rugby)

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ENGLAND 28 ~ SAMOA 9

ENGLAND:
Tries- Mike Brown; Jonny May (2) ..................................... 15 points

Conversions- George Ford (2) ............................................. 4 points

Penalty Goals- George Ford (3) ........................................... 9 points .... Total Points 28

SAMOA:
Penalty Goals- Ken Pisi (3) .................................................. 9 points .... Total Points 9

Left Wing (11) Jonny May scored 2 tries for England dispite having sustained a huge gash to his head.
Jonny was forced off the field for a blood replacement, not once but twice, with the same injury.

England's Full Back (15) Mike Brown was the other try scorer.

There was a YELLOW CARD for Samoa's JOHNNY LEOTA for a dangerous high tackle on England's Fly-Half (10) George Ford.

GEORGE FORD did the kicking duties during this match in place of OWEN FARRELL.

MAN OF THE MATCH:

England's Captain CHRIS ROBSHAW

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FRANCE 13 ~ ARGENTINA 18

Here were the teams

France:
15 Scott Spedding, 14 Yoann Huget, 13 Maxime Mermoz, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Maxime Medard, 10 Camille Lopez, 9 Sebastien Tillous-Borde.

1 Xavier Chiocci, 2 Benjamin Kayser, 3 Nicolas Mas, 4 Pascal Pape, 5 Sebastien Vahaamahina, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c), 7 Bernard Le Roux, 8 Damien Chouly.

Replacements:
Alexandre Menini, Guilhem Guirado, Uini Atonio, Alexandre Flanquart, Yoann Maestri, Yannick Nyanga, Charles Ollivon, Rory Kockott, Remi Tales, Mathieu Bastareaud, Benjamin Fall.

Argentina:
15 Joaquin Tuculet, 14 Juan Imhoff, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Juan Martín Hernandez, 11 Manuel Montero, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Tomas Cubelli.

1 Marcos Ayerza, 2 Agustín Creevy (c), 3 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 4 Guido Petti, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 6 Facundo Isa, 7 Javier Ortega Desio, 8 Leonardo Senatore.

Replacements:
16 Matias Cortese, 17 Lucas Noguera Paz, 18 Ramiro Herrera, 19 Lucas Ponce, 20 Tomas Lezana, 21 Martin Landajo, 22 Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, 23 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino.


FRANCE:
Tries- Wesley Fofana ........................................................ 5 points

Conversion- Camille Lopez ............................................... 2 points

Penalty Goals-
Rory Kockott; Camille Lopez ............................................. 6 points .......Total Points 13

ARGENTINA:
Penalty Goals - Nicolas Sanchez (2) ................................ 6 points

Drop Goals-
Juan Martin Hernandez; Nicholas Sanchez (3)................. 12 points .... Total Points 18

Despite not scoring a Try, Argentina beat France in this match.
The points amassed during this match were from skill of their kickers, in particular Nicolas Sanchez.

MAN OF THE MATCH:

France's Captain and Hooker (2) AGUSTIN CREEVY

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WATCH THIS SPACE FOR NEXT WEEK'S INTERNATIONAL MATCHES :-)

Deck the hall with bows of holly

Fa la la la la la la la la :-D :-D <3 <3

RUGBY GEAR MADE FROM HOLLY! ....

....... WHAT A BRILLIANT IDEA ANN :-D :-D :-D

Warren Gatland will be very interested in those! It should stop the Springboks from tackling my boys!:-| :-| :-|

lalalala ... Deck them all with boughs of holly....lalalalala la lala la!

OH! It was deck the HALL with boughs of holly;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D

THE RUGBY UNION AUTUMN INTERNATIONAL SEASON 2014

is coming to an end!

HERE ARE THE FINAL 2 MATCHES


This Saturday, November 29th

ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA .... Kick-Off 2-30pm (uk time)

LIVE COVERAGE ....SKY SPORTS 2 ONLY (coverage from 1-30pm)


ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA ...... HIGHLIGHTS ONLY
BBC3 ...... 7-00pm - 8-00pm

Highlights repeated on Sunday, November 30th
BBC2 12-30pm - 1-30pm

Times from Sky / BBC listings... please check your own tv guides for times, particularly in your own region.

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Also this Saturday, November 29th

WALES <3 v SOUTH AFRICA

LIVE...... Kick-Off 2-30pm
BBC1 / S4C / BBC Radio Wales / BBC Radio Cymru

and RADIO JEM ;-)

Join me on
The WELSH RUGBY UNION THREAD (it's not this thread- please use posted link)

Starting with another morning of Welsh Culture (live) - music, recipes, rugby clips etc. with some South African for good measure!

Then "CHEERING THE MATCH!" ...... Kick - Off 2-30pm


I will be cheering W-A-L-E-S <3
............ But you can cheer for whichever team you want to ...........
................................................... because EVERYONE IS WELCOME :-) :-) :-)


So whether you support Wales, South Africa,
OR SIMPLY WANT TO WATCH A GREAT GAME OF RUGBY

WALES v SOUTH AFRICA
on the WELSH RUGBY UNION THREAD

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1346181


THE TEAMS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED... ALSO ON ABOVE THREAD (link)

Dum diddley dum dum diddley dum dum diddley dum dum diddley diddley <3 <3

GOOD AFTERNOON RUGBY FANS :-)

Those of you fortunate enough to have SKY SPORTS 2 ...Don't forget

ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA
Kick off 2-30pm


WALES V SOUTH AFRICA
Kick-off 2-30pm

BBC1 / S4C /

AND RADIO JEM (Welsh Rugby Thread)

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1346181?d=desc

JEM and RUGBY FANS from the 2 Rugby Threads wish to express our heart felt condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of 25 Year Old AUSTRALIAN BATSMAN PHILLIP HUGHES, who died so tragically this week.

There will be a MINUTE APPLAUSE at the stadium today, with the Australian Rugby Union team all wearing Black Armbands.

Perhaps it would be appropriate to either join in the applause, or have a minutes silence!

RIP PHILLIP HUGHES <3

SATURDAY 29th NOVEMBER 2014

RESULTS


ENGLAND 26 AUSTRALIA 17

The Teams

ENGLAND:
Brown; Watson, Barritt, Twelvetrees, May; Ford, Youngs; Marler, Hartley, Wilson, Attwood, Lawes, Wood, Robshaw, Morgan, Kruis.

Replacements:
Farrell for Barritt (62), Wigglesworth for Youngs (71), Mullan for Marler (55), Webber for Hartley (72), Brookes for Wilson (61), Kruis for Lawes (55), Haskell for Wood (78), Yarde for Kruis (79).

AUSTRALIA:
Folau; Speight, Ashley-Cooper, Toomua, Horne; Foley, Phipps; Slipper, Faingaa, Kepu, Carter, Simmons, McMahon, Hooper, McCalman.

Replacements:
Beale for Speight (64), Cooper for Foley (46), White for Phipps (50), Robinson for Slipper (68), Hanson for Faingaa (73), Alexander for Kepu (52), Jones for Simmons (41), Skelton for McMahon (59).


THE POINTS

England:

Tries- Ben Morgan (2) ........................................ 10 points
Conversions- George Ford (2) ............................. 4 points
Penalty Goals- George Ford (4) ......................... 12 points ....... Total Points 26

Australia:

Tries- Bernard Foley; Will Skelton ...................... 10 points
Conversions- Bernard Foley; Quade Cooper ....... 4 points
Penalty Goal- Bernard Foley ................................. 3 points ..... Total Points 17



Highlights Video and write up courtesy of BBC Sport online

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/30236644



Congratulations England and GR England Fans :-)

Commiserations to Australia and GR Australian Fans

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WALES <3 12 ~ SOUTH AFRICA 6

The Teams:

WALES

Backs
15. Leigh Halfpenny; 14. Alex Cuthbert; 13. Jonathan Davies; 12. Jamie Roberts;
11. Liam Williams; 10. Dan Biggar;9. Rhys Webb

Forwards
1. Gethin Jenkins; 2. Scott Baldwin; 3. Samson Lee; 4. Jake Ball; 5. Alun Wyn Jones
6. Dan Lydiate; 7. Sam Warburton (Capt);8. Taulupe Faletau

Replacement: Scott Williams into Liam Williams position(11) Liam Williams replaced the injured Leigh Halfpenny at 15.

SOUTH AFRICA

Backs
15. Willie le Roux; 14. Cornal Hendricks; 13. Jan Serfontein; 12. Jean de Villiers;
11. Lwazi Mvovo; 10. Pat Lambie; 9. Cobus Reinach

Forwards
1. Tendai Mtawarira; 2. Bismarck du Plessis; 3. Coenie Oosthuizen; 4. Eben Etzebeth;
5. Victor Matfield; 6. Marcell Coetzee; 7. Oupa Mohoje; 8. Duane Vermeulen

Replacements
16. Adriaan Strauss; 17. Trevor Nyakane; 18. Julian Redelinghuys; 19. Lood de Jager
20 Nizaam Carr; 21. Francois Hougaard; 22. Handre Pollard; 23. Damian de Allande

THE POINTS:

Wales:

Penalty Goals- Leigh Halfpenny (4) .................... 12 points

South Africa:

Penalty Goals- Pat Lambie (2) ............................. 6 points



DETAILS OF THIS HUGELY EXCITING MATCH ON THE WELSH RUGBY THREAD

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1346181?d=asc

Including a pre-match Wales / South Africa Special Morning



Match Highlight Clip and match report courtesy of BBC Sport OnLine

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/30260854


THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO POST / OR LOOK IN AT THE TWO RUGBY THREADS :-) :-)

**ANN** ;-) <3

This reporter is now taking a well-earned break ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D

Dear Jemima

Hello my lovely!

I have enjoyed your posts immensely.

THANK YOU. <3


Now, treat yourself to a glass of wine and large slice of cake!


Take gentle care
With very best wishes
Love Elizabeth,
xx