General Chat

Hi Jem,

I will be watching the game from the comfort of my arm chair.... It will be a cold night in Rotorua tonight.

We are hosting two young Welsh lads for five nights, they are here following the tour. They are off to the game tonight.

Have you seen this Facebook page : Unofficial: British & Irish Lions 2017 Tour to New Zealand ?.
Started by a passionate kiwi bloke to assist those Lions supporters to find accommodation up and down our country, to meet locals and share some famous kiwi hospitality.!!

Good luck tonight :-)

TOMORROW'S GAME

Saturday June 17th

*** MAORI ALL BLACKS v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS ***

Kick Off 8.35am (UK time)

LIVE TV: Sky Sports 1
LIVE RADIO: TalkSPORT (online on link below)
http://talksport.com/radioplayer/live/


....... AND RADIO JEM ;-) :-D :-D :-D


If you are up and about .... come and join me to cheer on The Lions .....
.... unless you are from New Zealand of course ..... but you are very welcome to cheer on your team too :-) :-) :-)

OWEN FARRELL INJURY ~ FEARS FOR HIS FITNESS FOR THE FIRST TEST!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2017/06/15/owen-farrells-injury-looms-large-lions-test-match-build-up/

Both sides have deliberated, and the Coaching Teams have announced their players for Saturday, June 17th

MAORI ALL BLACKS v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS ~ THE TEAMS

THE LIONS:

Warren and his team have done a "switch-around" again. They want to make sure of which players, and importantly, which COMBINATION of players, will be the most effective against The New Zealand All Blacks in the Test Games.

ANOTHER NEW CAPTAIN THIS WEEK ~ PETER O'MAHONY (IRELAND)

Backs:
15. Leigh Halfpenny
14. Anthony Watson
13. Jonathan Davies
12. Ben Te'o
11. George North
10. Johnny Sexton
9. Conor Murray

Forwards:
1. Mako Vunipola
2. Jamie George
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. Maro Itoje
5. George Kruis
6. Peter O'Mahony (Captain)
7. Sean O'Brien
8. Taulupe Faletau

Replacements:
16. Ken Owens, 17. Jack McGrath, 18. Kyle Sinckler, 19. Iain Henderson, 20. Sam Warburton, 21. Greig Laidlaw, 22. Dan Biggar 23. Elliot Daly



MAORI ALL BLACKS:

THERE ARE NO LESS THAN 9 NEW ZEALAND ALL BLACKS IN THIS SUPER RUGBY TEAM!

* Denotes New Zealand All Black Player

Backs:
15. James Lowe
14. Nehe Milner-Skudder *
13. Matt Proctor
12. Charlie Ngatai*
11. Rieko Ioane*
10. Damian McKenzie*
9. Tawera Kerr-Barlow*

Forwards:
1. Kane Hames*
2. Ash Dixon (Captain)
3. Ben May
4. Joe Wheeler
5. Tom Franklin
6. Akira Ioane
7. Elliot Dixon*
8. Liam Messam*

Replacements:
16. Hikawera Elliot*, 17. Chris Eves, 18. Marcel Renata, 19. Leighton Price, 20. Kara Pryor, 21. Bryn Hall, 22. Ihaia West, 23. Rob Thompson



This Saturday, June 17th

MAORI ALL BLACKS v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS ......... Kick off 8.35am (UK time)

LIVE TV: Sky Sports 1
LIVE RADIO: TalkSPORT (online)
http://talksport.com/radioplayer/live/


.................AND RADIO JEM ;-) :-D :-D


Fans from Both Hemispheres Welcome! :-) :-) :-)

HIGHLANDERS v ALL BLACKS in PICTURES

The Highlanders are a Super Rugby Team based in Dunedin, New Zealand.
They are very proud of their SCOTTISH roots, Dunedin being named after Scotland's Capital City of Edinburgh.


HIGHLANDER's CAPTAIN PRESENTING LION's CAPTAIN SAM WARBURTON WITH A CLAYMORE!
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/52266762


SCARLETS FANS (and a Scot) IN NEW ZEALAND CHEERING ON THE LIONS!
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/52266781


CJ STANDER v WAISAKE NAHOLO
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/52266860


COURTNEY LAWES ON THE CHARGE!
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/52266895


THE CAPTAIN'S TRY!
Captain Sam Warburton Try- Highlanders v Lions 2017
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/52266940


RHYS WEBB - A LION ROARING!
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/52266615


NAHOLO BREAKS THROUGH THE LIONS!
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/52266963


JONATHAN JOSEPH ~ LIONS TRY IN THE MAKING!
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/52266987


Final Score of this game played last Tuesday:
Highlanders 23 ~ British & Irish Lions 22

NEXT LIONS GAME

Saturday June 17
NEW ZEALAND MAORI v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS ....... Kick Off 8.35am

LIVE TV: Sky Sports 1
LIVE ONLINE RADIO: TalkSPORT

AND RADIO JEM ;-) :-D :-D

I do hope your sister is better soon Kandj :-)
It's a very nasty bug :-(

Oh she is like a little ray of sunshine and cheers the two of us up no end.

My sister (Sophie's Grandma would usually have her but she has a sikky bug).
We wouldn't want little Sophie to get that too and so here she is with us today.

But I bet you are loving every single minute of it Kandj, despite the mess ;-) :-D :-D

Little Sophie <3

Game over and we lost by just 1 point...... can you believe that?????

Highlanders 23 and 23 to the Lions.

Congratulations to Highlanders team and fans
Commiserations to our Lions team and fans. So near, but they lost the game.

Thanks to you Radio Jem for your usual high standard commentary..... and this is the
echo signing off to play with our lovely 17 month old gt niece Sophie. Our lounge looks like a bomb has dropped already ha ha

Thank You ever so much for your company today Kandj - a much valued member of our Rugby Gang <3

So it's 2/2 for the Lions v The New Zealand Super Rugby Teams in the Warm-Up part of their tour.

The Warm Up Friendly games give Gatland & Co a great chance to see all their Squad playing in order to make their choice for the Test Games v The New Zealand All Blacks :-)

An echo is great fun Kandj ;-) :-D <3

What an exciting game!

Congratulations Highlanders :-)
Commiserations Lions :-)

Remember that The Lions Team today was a totally different starting XV from last weeks winners v Crusaders :-)

Hey Radio Jem...... I am like your little echo because this link is about 3 mins behind.

HERE COME THE LIONS

ONE LAST PUSH IN THE FINAL MINIUTE

Henshaw ... Seymour ... McGrath ... Haskell is stopped

Delib knock on by HL

Pen Lions as Farrell kicks to corner

NOW OR NEVER LIONS AS THE HOOTER GOES AND THE CLOCK IS RED

Lineout caught ...Laidlaw ... Stander ... Joseph ... IT'S KNOCKED FORWARD ...

AND IT'S ALL OVER!

HIGHLANDERS WIN BY JUST 1 POINT!


FINAL SCORE

HIGHLANDERS 23 ~ BRITISH & IRISH LIONS 22

Elliott Daly kicks and its toooooooo short!!!

Just 4 mins to go and we are 1 point behind!!!!!!!!

ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

I am losing my voice...... ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

It was a very long distance, it was spot on but it was just slightly short :-(

PENALTY LIONS :-D :-D :-D

HERE'S ELLIOT DALY FOR THE PEN GOAL ATTEMPT

No Farrell? :-0