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THE RUGBY SUMMER TOUR GAMES FINISHED ~
~ AND NOW THE FOOTY HAS FINISHED ~ SO WHAT NEXT? :-S :-D



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SPORTS FANS FROM ALL NATIONS ARE WELCOME
But remember .... we "play nicely" on Radio Jem ;-) .....

..... SO LEAVE YOUR HANDBAGS AT HOME ;-) :-D :-D

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RUGBY UNION SUMMER TOURS ~
ALL TEAMS TRAINING SQUADS AND FIXTURES ~ Page 1

South Africa, Australia and New Zealand Squads for forthcoming tests v touring UK & Ireland Squads announced .... page 2



Pre Tours Warm-Up Game:
ENGLAND v WALES (Sunday May 29th)... Pages 2 - 9
Final Score: ENGLAND 27 ~ WALES 13


WALES NEWS- DAN LYDIATE INJURED AND OUT! page 9

WALES' LUKE CHARTERIS RELEASED FOR NZ TOUR :-) page 9


**** WALES HAS A NEW LITTLE KICKER<3 <3 <3 page 10


All Week 1 (Sat June 11th) Teams Announced p11
Radio Jem's participation in Week 1 Games from page 11


UNDER 20s RUGBY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2016
Results of Saturday's games- page 23



WEEK 1 (Saturday June 11th )SUMMER TOURS RESULTS:

NEW ZEALAND 39 ~ WALES 21 (from page 12)
AUSTRALIA 28 ~ ENGLAND 39 (from page 18)
SOUTH AFRICA 20 ~ IRELAND 26 p22 Match Report


FOOTBALL
Wales 2 ~ Slovakia 1 Match Report page 22



"OUR NIGE" MBE ~ & WORLD'S MOST CAPPED RU REFEREE p 22


******SHOCK WALES NEWS
GEORGE NORTH OUT OF NEW ZEALAND TOUR:-0 :-0 :-( :-( Page 23



WAIKATO CHIEFS 40 ~ WALES 7 :-(
Super Rugby Side thrashed Wales' mostly inexperienced team!


KEELAN GILES and RHYS PATCHELL CALLED UP FOR SENIORS IN NEW ZEALAND
Bryce Morgan takes Giles' place in the Under 20s Squad for their World Rugby Championship 2016 ... page 23


Under 20s World Championship Results for Wednesday June 15th ...page 28



Second Test Summer Tours Results:
NEW ZEALAND 36~ WALES 22 (pages 29-40)
AUSTRALIA 7 ~ ENGLAND 23 (pages 40 - 47)
JAPAN 13 ~ SCOTLAND 26 (Scotland Update pages 42-48)
SOUTH AFRICA 32 ~ IRELAND 26 (pages 48-54)



LEIGH HALFPENNY NEWS:
Leigh Halfpenny is back!
TOULON 27 ~ MONTPELLIER 18 (pages 54-60) Brilliant Game!


FRENCH TOP 14 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL: TOULON 21 ~ RACING 92 29
Pages 88 - 91


**** Photographic Highlights of Wales 2nd Test Game v New Zealand p87


LAST TESTS OF THE RUGBY SUMMER TOURS 2016 -SATURDAY JUNE 25th

NEW ZEALAND 46 ~ WALES 6
AUSTRALIA 40 ~ ENGLAND 44
JAPAN 16 ~ SCOTLAND 21
SOUTH AFRICA 19 ~ IRELAND 13


CRICKET~ RAIN STOPS PLAY!
Pat our Cyprus Correspondent has been covering the Cricket ;-) :-D (Sun June 26)

Footy
ENGLAND 1 ~ ICELAND 2 England are out of the Euro 2016 :-0
ITALY 2 ~ SPAIN 0
WALES 1 ~ N IRELAND 0~ Wales are through to the Quarter Finals
R.O.Ireland are out. Lost to France 2-1

WALES PLAY BELGIUM: Hungary 0 ~ Belgium 4 ~ Page 137 onwards.



UNDER 20s RUGBY WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 .......England U20s win the Championship- Finals Day Results! .... page 156

ROY HODGSON RESIGNS p156


PORTUGAL THROUGH TO EURO SEMI FINAL ON PENALTIES! Ps 156-165

*WALES THROUGH TO THE SEMI-FINAL!<
& Radio Jem's Welsh Quarter Final Celebratory Entertainment Special-
page 165 -181


Germany through on Sudden Death Penalties after a 1-1 Quarter Finals Match
Page 181 Onwards

FRANCE 5 ~ ICELAND 2: Semi-Finalist now decided ....
Portugal v Wales, Germany v France! - Wed & Thurs July 6 & 7

WALES Pre-Semi Final Celebratory Special pages 205-207:-D

WALES<3

WALES SQUAD TO TOUR NEW ZEALAND


BACKS:
Gareth Davies (Scarlets)
Rhys Webb (Ospreys)
Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues)
Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues)
Dan Biggar (Ospreys)
Rhys Priestland (Bath Rugby)
Jonathan Davies (Clermont Auvergne)
Tyler Morgan (Newport Gwent Dragons)
Jamie Roberts (Harlequins)
Scott Williams (Scarlets)
Hallam Amos (Newport Gwent Dragons)
Matthew Morgan (Bristol)
Tom James (Cardiff Blues)
George North (Northampton Saints)
Eli Walker (Ospreys)
Liam Williams (Scarlets).


FORWARDS:
Rob Evans (Scarlets)
Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs)
Paul James (Ospreys)
Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues)
Rhodri Jones (Scarlets)
Samson Lee (Scarlets)
Scott Baldwin (Ospreys)
Kristian Dacey (Cardiff Blues)
Ken Owens (Scarlets)
Jake Ball (Scarlets)
Luke Charteris (Racing Metro)
Bradley Davies (Wasps),
Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
Taulupe Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons)
James King (Ospreys)
Dan Lydiate (Ospreys)
Ross Moriarty (Gloucester)
Josh Turnbull (Cardiff Blues)
Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues, Captain)



CONSPICUOUS BY HIS ABSENCE IS WALES FAVOURITE - LEIGH HALFPENNY!

Rugby Fans will remember that Our Leigh sustained a serious knee injury during last years World Cup Warm-Up Games.

Leigh has been recovering from the resulting operation and has been working hard to regain his match fitness.

Warren Gatland said that one of the hardest decisions he has had to make was to leave Leigh out of the New Zealand Touring Squad.
Warren, who is known for his loyalty to his players, has said that he will call Leigh in if injuries makes it necessary.

WALES FIXTURES FOR THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR

1.
Saturday 11th June (Saturday in New Zealand)*

NEW ZEALAND v WALES ....... Kick Off 7.35pm (New Zealand time)*
Eden Park, Auckland


2.
Tuesday 14th June ( Tuesday in New Zealand)

WAIKATO CHIEFS v WALES ..... Kick-Off time to be announced
(Hamilton)


3.
Saturday 18th June (Saturday in New Zealand)

NEW ZEALAND v WALES ....... Kick Off 7.35pm (New Zealand time)*
Westpac Stadium, Wellington


4.
Saturday 25th June: New Zealand (New Zealand day and date)

NEW ZEALAND v WALES ....... Kick Off 7.35pm (New Zealand time)*
Forsyth Bar Stadium, Dunedin


****** Please note ...
The days, dates and times are for New Zealand.
Due to the big time difference between New Zealand and the UK, I shall have to work out what time and in fact what UK day and date it will be here.
I will post these as soon as possible.


TELEVISION COVERAGE .... TO BE ANNOUNCED

RADIO JEM COVERAGE ..... ALSO TO BE ANNOUNCED! ;-) :-D :-D :-D

WALES' FIRST TEST MATCH OF THE SUMMER SEASON

Sunday, 29th May 2016

ENGLAND v WALES <3

Live from Twickenham

Kick Off time to be announced


Join us here on Radio Jem to enjoy the game together :-) :-) :-)

I have some bad news, I won't be on-line 27th May - 13th June.

I shall be in UK, on 31st May it will be the 100th anniversary of my father's birth (the baby in the photo). I'm going back to be with family to celebrate it followed by a week with my children, son has birthday on 8th June.

I shall be in the West Midlands followed by the East Midlands.

Sorry Jem but my dad claimed the end of May first ;-)

:-D :-D :-D <3 <3 <3

Hiya Pat :-) :-) :-) <3

I will miss you, but have a wonderful time back in the UK :-)
I expect you will feel a little sad on that anniversary Pat <3

Hello Radio Jem

I hope that you and all your family are getting better?

Looking forward to joining your Welsh Rugby Thread
in June....... and I promise to "play nicely". xxx

I don't really want to read about WELSH Rugby!!!

Do we have to get up in the middle of the night, Jem :-0 ;-) :-D :-D

Hi Everyone :-) :-) :-) <3

Looking forward to your company too, Kandj <3



Hi Robert :-)
It's not only Wales! We cater for all nationalities here! :-D :-D :-D

Those who have read or joined in our rugby thread know I am always fair.
We are good sports from all nationalities, joining in here to support our National Team, whichever that team may be!

I always announce all participating squads and starting teams and little snippets of news from everywhere.
Also I often do a "pre-match special" with entertainment reflecting the participating nationalities.

It started off as a Welsh Rugby Thread and then encompassed all the nations.
But obviously, as I am Welsh, Wales is my predominant interest.



Hi Belle<3
Not sure how to go about it yet! :-D :-D
We could all record it and watch it together, or get up :-0 :-0 :-0
And what happens when the games clash, cos all the UK teams will be touring!

Needs a lot of working out methinks :-D :-D

ENGLAND:


ENGLAND WILL PLAY 3 TEST GAMES DURING THEIR AUSTRALIAN TOUR


AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND in 2016:

Saturday, June 11: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Saturday, June 18: AAMI Park, Melbourne

Saturday, June 25: Allianz Stadium, Sydney


****** NB
Due to the Australia / UK time difference, the time of kick off and maybe even the day of the Australia Tour Tests will be different to the above.

The UK date and times will be posted nearer the date.


TELEVISION COVERAGE TO BE ANNOUNCED

RADIO JEM COVERAGE ALSO TO BE ANNOUNCED ;-) :-D



ENGLAND'S TRAINING SQUAD FOR THE SUMMER SEASON'S TESTS & TOUR


BACKS:

Mike Brown (Harlequins)
Luther Burrell (Northampton Saints)
Danny Care (Harlequins)
Danny Cipriani (Sale Sharks)
Ollie Devoto (Bath Rugby)
George Ford (Bath Rugby)
Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby)
Mike Haley (Sale Sharks)
Alex Lewington (London Irish)
Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath Rugby)
Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby)
Marland Yarde (Harlequins)
Micky Young (Newcastle Falcons)


FORWARDS:

Dave Attwood (Bath Rugby)
Kieran Brookes (Northampton Saints)
Jack Clifford (Harlequins)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby)
Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
Teimana Harrison (Northampton Saints)
Paul Hill (Northampton Saints)
Matt Kvesic (Gloucester Rugby)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Joe Marler (Harlequins)
Chris Robshaw (Harlequins)
Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins)
Tommy Taylor (Sale Sharks)


The squad is minus the inclusion of players from Saracens, Exeter Chiefs, Wasps and Leicester Tigers who are all involved in the Premiership play-offs.


TEST GAME:

Sunday, 29th May 2016

ENGLAND v WALES <3 ..... Kick-Off time to be announced

SCOTLAND:

SCOTLAND HAVE A 2 TEST TOUR OF JAPAN

1.
Saturday 18th June

JAPAN v SCOTLAND .......... Kick-Off 11:20 am UK time (7.30pm Japanese time)
Toyota Stadium, Toyota City


2.
Saturday 25th June

JAPAN v SCOTLAND ......... Kick-Off 11.20 am UK time (7.30pm Japanese time)
Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo


THESE GAMES WILL BE LIVE ON BBC

Radio Jem Transmission to be announced ;-) :-D :-D

SCOTLAND:
VERN COTTER HAS ANNOUNCED HIS TRAINING SQUAD FOR JAPAN


BACKS:

FULL BACK:
Stuart Hogg

WING:
Damien Hoyland
Sean Maitland
Tommy Seymour
Tim Visser

CENTRE:
Alex Dunbar
Peter Horne
Duncan Taylor

STAND OFF:
Finn Russell
Ruaridh Jackson

SCRUM HALF:
Greig Laidlaw
Henry Pyrgos



FORWARDS:

PROP:
Alasdair Dickinson
Willem Nel
Moray Lowe
Rory Sutherland

HOOKER:
Ross Ford
Stuart McInally
Fraser Brown

SECOND-ROW:
Jonny Gray
Richie Gray
Tim Swinson

BACK-ROW
John Barclay
David Denton
John Hardie
Josh Strauss
Ryan Wilson

IRELAND:

IRELAND WILL BE OFF TO SOUTH AFRICA FOR THEIR TOUR!

HERE ARE THE TEST FIXTURES:

1.
Saturday 11th June, 2016

SOUTH AFRICA v IRELAND ....... Kick Off 5.00pm (probably SA Time*)
DHL Newlands, Cape Town


2.
Saturday 18th June, 2016

AFRICA v IRELAND ...... Kick Off 5.00pm (probably SA time*)
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg


3.
Saturday 25th June, 2016

SOUTH AFRICA v IRELAND ..... Kick Off 5.00pm (probably SA time*)
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

* Times posted are very likely South African times.
I will check this out and post the UK times.


Television Coverage ....To Be Announced

Radio Jem Coverage ;-) ..... Also To Be Announced :-D :-D :-D

IRELAND:

JOE SCHMIDT's TRAINING SQUAD FOR IRELAND's SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR

In Alphabetical Order

Finlay Bealham
Rory Best
Sean Cronin
Ultan Dillane
Keith Earls

Tadgh Furlong
Craig Gilroy
Matt Healy
Cian Healy
Jamie Heaslip
Iain Henderson
Robbie Henshaw
Rob Herring

Paddy Jackson
David Kearney
Rob Kearney
David Kilcoyne

Ian Madigan
Kieran Marmion
Luke Marshall
Stuart McCloskey
Fergus McFadden
Jack McGrath
Luke McGrath
Jordi Murphy
Conor Murray

Sean O’Brien
Tommy O’Donnell
Stuart Olding
Peter O’Mahony
Jared Payne

Eoin Reddan
Garry Ringrose
Mike Ross
Quinn Roux
Rhys Ruddock
Donnacha Ryan

Jonathan Sexton
CJ Stander
Richardt Strauss
Devin Toner
Andrew Trimble

Josh van der Flier
Simon Zebo.

SCOTLAND HAVE BEATEN SOUTH AFRICA... 27 - 26
.....TO WIN THEIR 1st EVER RUGBY 7s CUP!


Scotland 7s have won the HSBC Sevens World Series 2016!

Wales 7s<3 have won the Bowl!


HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES FINALS 2016 MAN OF THE FINALS ...

......SCOTLAND's DOUGIE FIFE


Scotland win first ever World Rugby Sevens series title
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/36354998



WALES SEVENS WON THE BOWL
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/wales-sevens-end-season-style-11370122

Well Done Scotland (not that I am biased!!!)

Well done Scotland.

I am watching England v Turkey friendly, 2 - 1 to England at the moment but not impressed. Into the 3 minutes extra. Hope they play better in the Euros.

Not a patch on the rugby Jem. :-D

So WAS OH, Pat! :-D :-D

He couldn't wait for the Rugby to finish to turn over to the football ..... AND NOW HE'S ASLEEP IN HIS CHAIR!! :-| :-|

:-D :-D :-D :-D

How are you Pat? <3