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As reported in the South Wales local newspaper - The Llanelli Star

SCARLETS' DUO LAND PLACES IN ELITE TEAM!

Two Scarlets' (Llanelli Based Regional Team) Stars have been named in the OFFICIAL SIX NATIONS TEAM OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP according to the statisticians ACCENTURE - The analysis partners of the tournament

CENTRE (13) JONATHAN OWEN and HOOKER (2) KEN OWENS
have topped the lists in their positions after the final numbers were crunched by Accenture.



**** So HOW ARE THE LISTS COMPILED?
The lists have been compiled on the basis of a range of areas, including efficiency of Carries; metres made; defenders beaten; clean breaks; tackles made and missed; penalties conceded; and points scored.



****THE RBS SIX NATIONS TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENT 2017
(Based on players coming top of their respective positions in Accenture's statistics)

This team would comprise of 5 Ireland Players, 3 English Players, 3 Wales Players, 2 Scottish Players and 2 France Players.

THE ACCENTURE ELITE TEAM

Backs:
15. STUART HOGG (Scotland)
14. KEITH EARLS (Ireland)
13. JONATHAN DAVIES (Wales)
12. OWEN FARRELL (England)
11. SIMON ZEBO (Ireland)
10. FINN RUSSELL (Scotland)
9. RHYS WEBB (Wales)

Forwards:
1. JACK McGRATH (Ireland)
2. KEN OWENS (Wales)
3. TADHG FURLONG (Ireland)
4. JOE LAUNCHBURY (England)
5. COURTNEY LAWES (England)
6. CJ STANDER (Ireland)
7. KEVIN GOURDON (France)
8. LOUIS PICAMOLES (France)

For more information:
http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/news/31584.php#DRCcHvXwEqxpW1fQ.97


Congratulations to all the above players for their excellent performances during the 2017 RBS Six Nations Championship :-) :-) :-)




So .....
**** WHO WILL BE CHOSEN FOR THE BRITISH & IRISH LIONS SQUAD 2017?

Warren Gatland will be announcing his chosen players on April 19th :-)

Look Out for the Announcement on Radio Jem ;-) :-D :-D :-D

STUART HOGG ..... RBS PLAYER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP 2017

The Second Year in a row!
http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/news/31588.php#163pAFdutz58xW51.97

Congratulations Stuart from All on Radio Jem :-)

So who did what in the Six Nations Championship 2017?

THE STATISTICS

MOST TACKLES:

Joe Lanchbury (England) .................... 85 Tackles Made - 4 Tackles Missed
Justin Tipuric (Wales) .......................... 84 Tackles Made - 4 Tackles Missed
Sam Warburton (Wales) ...................... 78 Tackles Made - 4 Tackles Missed
Maro Itoje (England) ............................ 73 Tackles Made - 3 Tackles Missed
Jonny Gray (Scotland) ......................... 73 Tackles Made - 4 Tackles Missed



MOST BALL CARRIES:
(Making Ground While Running With The Ball)

CJ Stander (Ireland) ............................103 Carries - 234 Metres made
Louis Picamoles (France) .................... 71 Carries - 362 Metres Made
Jamie Heaslip (Ireland) ........................ 70 Carries - 165 metres made
Sean O'Brien (Ireland) .......................... 67 Carries - 82 metres made
Nathan Hughes (England) .................... 64 Carries - 242 metres made


TOP POINT SCORERS:

Camille Lopez (France) ........................67 points, 25/28 Goal Kicks (89%)
Owen Farrell (England) ....................... 63 points, 25/32 Goal Kicks (78%)
Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) ..................... 62 points, 23/26 Goal Kicks (88%)
Finn Russell (Scotland) ........................42 points, 15/18 Goal Kicks (83%)
Paddy Jackson (Ireland) ...................... 36 points, 14/15 Goal Kicks (93%)


MOST LINE-OUT TAKES:
(Jumping and Catching the Ball in the Air at Lineout)

Justin Tipuric (Wales) ......................... 24 Takes, 0 Steals
Devin Toner (Ireland) .......................... 20 Takes, 2 Steals
Courtney Lawes (England) ..................18 Takes, 0 Steals
Maro Itoje (England) ........................... 16 Takes, 2 Steals
Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) ..................... 13 Takes, 2 Steals
Sam Warburton (Wales) .......................13 Takes, 1 Steal
Richie Gray (Scotland) .........................13, Takes, 1 Steal

GEORGE NORTH & THE BITE ALLEGATION ..... LATEST NEWS

Despite an obvious bite mark to George North's Arm during the now infamous France v Wales game last Saturday ...

Officials of the Six Nations Rugby have been unable to find any clear VIDEO evidence to support George's claim.

However, they are still looking into France "PROP-GATE" ;-) :-D :-D :-D
SEE MY EARLIER POST ON THIS PAGE
JemimaFawr 20 Mar 2017 21:31

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39336621

We all love seeing you visit us too Prickles :-D <3 :-D <3

I think it is quite obvious to one all that i am not huge fan of rugby.

Having said that......i do like to like to pop in from time to time, because i love to see the fun, the laughter and the spirit of friendship and the attitude of hey, "We are all in this together."

<3 :-D <3

Good Evening Everyone :-) :-) :-) <3

Have you all recovered from the last hectic day of the Six Nations this year?
In particular, have you recovered from the SHAMBLES that was the end of the France v Wales game? :-0 :-0 :-0


**** WHAT DID THE PROFESSIONALS MAKE OF IT ALL?
If any of you would like to see what professional Rugby Commentators and former players had to say on this game, you can watch -
SCRUM V SIX NATIONS 2017 on the link below.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08kc0m4/scrum-v-six-nations-2017-19032017

This programme was aired on Sunday Evening at 6pm on BBC Wales.

Ignore the programme content write-up. This was changed no doubt because of the circumstances of the Wales game, and Jonathan Jiffy Davies losing his voice! :-0
Which must be a first! :-D


****THE PROGRAMME
In this programme, SCRUM V Hosts - Ross Harries and Sarra Elgan (wife of Ireland Coach Simon Easterby) interview former Wales Internationals - SHANE WILLIAMS, ADAM JONES and JAMES HOOK, and Rugby Journalist PETER JACKSON (The Rugby Paper) about it all.




****THE PANEL'S CONCLUSION .... IT WAS A MESS!
....But they are NOT blaming WAYNE BARNES the Ref over the last 20 minutes farce! He was in a very difficult position and had NO OPTION but to carry on Refereeing the game!


Former Wales International Tighthead Prop (3) ADAM JONES said that Barnes had been "KIND TO WALES". He explained that Wales had given away 9 penalties in quick succession, with only 1 Yellow Card.
He added that had Wales been reduced to 13 players, France would have got the pushover and the game would not have dragged on so long.
They concluded that Wales had many chances, and could well have conceded a Penalty Try Award much earlier.



****FRANCE PROP ISSUE:
As regards to the fiasco over UINI ATONIO -
Well it DID look like France was pulling a fast one!

Atonio said he had a bad back, but was OK. To Barnes's repeated qustion "Are you injured?" he insisted that he wasn't!
Then a Doctor from the France Camp appears claiming a Head Injury! Once that claim was brought into the mix, then Barnes had no option but to let him be replaced.

Peter Jackson pointed out that Wayne Barnes is a Barrister. He would draw on this background when making such decisions.

AND SO A WELL RESTED EXPERT PROP COULD BE PUT BACK ON!
Then off Atonio went off clutching his GROIN! :-D


****LANGUAGE BARRIER?
As to the claim by some, that Atonio had misunderstood Barnes due to language difficulties .... The panel burst into laughter .... ATONIO IS A NEW ZEALANDER ... His first language is ENGLISH!


Wales was prepared to go ahead with any decision Barnes made as regards the scrum.
Even to offering an UNCONTESTED SCRUM.
This is where no pushing takes place, because there is no qualified person trained to take the Front Row position because of injury.



****WALES PROP ISSUE:
The Uncontested Scrum was again raised in connection with the Yellow Carded SAMSON LEE

When a front rower is sent off, what happens is that a replacement front rower is brought on, and another member of the team is forfeited. Still only 14 players, but a qualified front row is in place. Otherwise a serious injury could take place.
In the confusion, Barnes had thought that Tomos Francis, who had been replaced by Samson Lee earlier, had gone off injured.

Wales could have played on that and sneakily insisted on an Uncontested Scrum.
But Francis had NOT been injured, and Wales did the decent thing and declared as much.So on Francis came and a full force scrum ensued.

Eventually, France overcame Wales' defence and the game was won.



**** OTHER ISSUES:
A DELIBERATE KNOCK FORWARD by FRANCE 11. VIRIMI VAKATAWA prevented a very likely try by George North. He was Yellow Carded, but no Penalty Try was awarded. Personally, I think George would have scored the Try, had Vakatawa not done this, but the Ref has to go by what he has seen.

** HOWEVER ... OUR OWN JONATHAN DAVIES HAD ALSO KNOCKED ON (deliberately or otherwise) just a short time earlier, and got away with it!
So poetic justice maybe!




****THE GEORGE NORTH BITE!
To top off all the mayhem and confusion .... George North confronts the referees with a clear BITE MARK on his arm.
France's MAESTRI then claims that North DID IT TO HIMSELF!:-0 :-0 :-0
With Head Coach GUY NOVES demonstrating how it could have been done in an interview later!!!!

Conveniently, The Cameras only had 1 ANGLE Shot of the alleged incident, and so the incident could not be proven!
BUT HAD IT BEEN PROVEN ... THE GAME WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER THERE AND THEN ... with a TOTALLY DIFFERENT OUTCOME TO THE GAME!


IN A STATEMENT FROM THE SIX NATIONS
.. it says that they will look into the matter according to the usual citing procedures, if a complaint is brought, it will be investigated.
If a punishment is required it will be brought forth in the next 48 hours (as of yesterday)



****SCRUM V PANELIST PETER JACKSON said that without stoppages, the whole FRANCE V WALES game took 122 MINUTES & 8 SECONDS ... with the Second Half taking 75 MINUTES & 55 SECONDS!

He said " The game was so FARCICAL at one stage, that I was expecting INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU to come on with his BIG MACK and his MAGNIFYING GLASS!" :-D :-D :-D :-D


WALES AIR AMBULANCE posted the following on Social Media .....
"During the added time, one of our helicopters could have reached anywhere in Wales!"



Well, whatever should or should not have happened, whatever decisions were right or were wrong ... IT HAS GIVEN US MUCH TO TALK ABOUT! :-D :-D :-D

PERHAPS WE WILL STILL BE ARGUING ABOUT IT UNTIL NEXT YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP ;-) ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D

Hello Jem and Rugby Fans :-) <3
Sorry I failed to get back and join in with the fun.
Well done England :-)

I reckon Barnes pinched some of my Srummy Commodish , what an end to a game never seen anything like it before.

Big thank you to Jem and all who popped in , lovely friendship, fun and great laughter, thank you <3 <3

Radio Jem will stay open for any in-coming news ...

...especially issues re France v Wales games, any disciplinary issues etc.


THANKS ONCE AGAIN TO RADIO JEM'S TEAM<3

Thank You to my lovely Friends for your lovely messages. I'm glad you have enjoyed participating or following along with our thread!<3


THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED OUR RUGBY THREAD <3

That brings ALL the Six Nations 2017 Competitions to a close

THE WINNERS 2017 .....

MEN - ENGLAND
UNDER 20s - ENGLAND (and The Grand Slam)
WOMEN - ENGLAND (and The Grand Slam)


A clean sweep for the England Teams in the 2017 Six Nations Championship

CONGRATULATIONS ENGLAND and all GR England Fans :-)

Good Morning Everyone :-) :-) :-) <3

I hope you have all recovered from yesterday's exciting final day! :-D


The last of the games of this year's competitions was played last night- The Womens' Six Nations Championship.

HERE'S THE RESULTS OF THE WOMEN'S SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP 2017

FINAL ROUND (5) RESULTS ...

Game 1
SCOTLAND WOMEN 14 ~ ITALY WOMEN 12
Match Report:
http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/women/31523.php#KkQ7X4u4AjexmkEH.97

Game 2
IRELAND WOMEN 7 ~ ENGLAND WOMEN 34
Match Report:
http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/women/31526.php#9UGtLEYjv81eB1m9.97

Game 3
FRANCE WOMEN 39 ~ WALES WOMEN 19
Match Report:
http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/women/31557.php#T66po3Xv64qkKuz0.97



WOMEN'S SIX NATIONS FINAL POSITIONS

1.
ENGLAND WOMEN ................... 27 Match Points
2.
IRELAND WOMEN ..................... 18 Match Points
3.
FRANCE WOMEN ...................... 16 Match Points
4.
SCOTLAND WOMEN ................... 9 Match Points
5.
WALES WOMEN ........................... 6 Match Points
6.
ITALY WOMEN .............................. 1 Match Points


ENGLAND WOMEN WIN THEIR SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 ...
..... AND THE GRAND SLAM!


CONGRATULATIONS TO ENGLAND WOMEN ... A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT :-)

*It must be noted though, that England Women are a fully professional team, while the other teams are amateurs who have day jobs :-)

Hello Radio Jem

You must be exhausted but many thanks for all your hard work and effort in
pulling all the rugby games together over the last weeks. I still don't know very
much about the rules but I have learned a lot about how to have fun and formed
friendships through this happy rugby thread...... and it is all down to your commitment,
so THANK YOU. I hope you can relax now until next time. xx

Oh Dear Wales should have won .& England well there you go .Thank you our Jem . <3 to All Rugby fans till the next time Barbra :-D

LAST GAME OF THE SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017

FRANCE WOMEN v WALES WOMEN ... NOT TELEVISED HERE

Will announce the Final Results of the Womens' Competition later :-)

SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP 2017

MEN'S COMPETITION FINAL POSITIONS

1.
ENGLAND .......... 19 Match Points
2.
IRELAND ............ 14 Match Points (+49 Points Difference)
3.
FRANCE ............. 14 Match Points (+17 Points Difference)
4.
SCOTLAND ........ 14 Match Points (+4 Points Difference)
5.
WALES ................ 10 Match Points
6.
ITALY .................... 0 Match Points

MEN'S SIX NATIONS ROUND 5 RESULTS


Game 1
SCOTLAND 29 ~ ITALY 0
Match Report:
http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/31533.php#WguBbhWJtv4bSJCL.97


Game 2
FRANCE 20 ~ WALES 18
Match Reports:
http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/31539.php#2olO82vcg760ML6Z.97

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/full-story-what-happened-shambolic-12762972


Game 3
IRELAND 13 ~ ENGLAND 9
Match Report:
http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/31547.php#ccGQq1jcuCmEzq0Q.97

ENGLAND ARE NOW RECEIVING THEIR WINNERS MEDALS AND THE CUP!

ENGLAND ARE THE WINNERS OF THE SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP 2017

CONGRATULATIONS ENGLAND :-)

Ireland 13 - 9 England

England lose the Grand Slam.... Eddie Jones looks shocked.

Ireland were the better players and never gave up.

Congratulations Ireland team and supporters (Jem's OH and mine too)
Commiserations to England team and supporters. Beaten by a better team.

Thanks Radio Jem and Fly, Pat, Linda, Shaun and ALL who have joined in today.
It has been fun, thank you everyone for your company throughout rugby games.

I WILL POST THE FINAL ROUND SCORES AND POSITIONS SHORTLY

Thank You Pat <3

Well that's The Main Competition over for another year.

Just The Women's Championship left to bring all competitions to a conclusion

THANKS TO MY FANTASTIC TEAM -
PAT<3 KANDJ <3 FLY <3 SHAUN <3 LINDA <3 VON<3
Drafted in for Cheerleading duties .... Prickles <3

Thanks to Emma <3 Ann <3 Barbra <3 Hilary<3 Elizabeth <3 Belle<3 Mersey<3 Rollo :-D
and all other friends who have taken the time to tune in to Radio Jem :-) :-) :-) <3