~~~~~~s me fluffy pom poms , :-D :-D :-D :-D &scarpers cos you know why mwahhhh <3 <3
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TONIGHT ~ Wednesday April 19
5 LIVE RUGBY SHOW ~ BRITISH & IRISH LIONS SPECIAL
BBC Radio 5 Live .... 7.00pm UK Time
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THIS BOX IS RESERVED FOR PAGE NUMBER REFERENCE
The British & Irish Lions Squad 2017 .... Page 1
Games Schedule and Televising .... Page 1
Ben Youngs Withdraws / Greig Laidlaw Called Up Tragic News for the Youngs Family:-( ~ p2
1st GAME: NZ BARBARIANS 7 ~ LIONS 13 "Radio Jem" Commentary & Fun Participation from page 2 Onwards
LIONS TEAM TO FACE THE BLUES IS ANNOUNCED: Page 10 Also Announced ... their Opposition- The Blues!
BLUES v LIONS~ Scores and Fun Commentary: Pages 10 - 19
CRUSADERS V LIONS TEAMS ANNOUNCED for Sat June 10th ~ Page 19 No Radio Jem Live Coverage for the above game due to sickness. Match Reports and Video Highlights of the game ..... Page 20
CRUSADERS 3 ~ LIONS 12 - Highlights & Reports p.20 ; Stuart Hogg Injury p.20
HIGHLANDERS 23 ~ LIONS 22 (Tues June 13) Teams, info, and Radio Jem Fun Commentary pages 20 - 28
OWEN FARRELL INJURY ~ Fitness Fears for First Test Game ~ Page 28
MAORI ALL BLACKS v LIONS: Both Teams Announced for Sat June 17- p.28
MAORI ALL BLACKS 10 ~ LIONS 32 (Sat June 17) Information and Fun Match Commentary from page 28
LIONS CALL-UP CONTROVERSY - page 36
Tuesday's Game: CHIEFS 6 ~ LIONS 34 (Tues June 20) ~ Info and fun Commentary- pages 36 - 44
Chiefs v Lions in Pictures ~ page 44
*** FIRST TEST 2017 *** NEW ZEALAND ALL BLACKS v LIONS: BOTH TEAMS ANNOUNCED - page 44
ALL BLACKS 30 ~ LIONS 15 Information and Fun Radio Jem Participation for Today's First Test Game- Sat June 24 ~ p.45 onwards
HURRICANES 31 ~ LIONS 31 (Tues June 27) page 54 Onwards
WATCH THE TRY! *LIAM WILLIAMS BREAK leads to LIONS TRY by SEAN O'BRIEN with fantastic support work by Jonathan Davies and Elliot Daly~ - YouTube Clip page 54
* FIRST ALL BLACKS v LIONS TEST GAME IN PICTURES - page 54
*** TEST GAME 2***
Both Teams Announced for the 2nd Test Game ~ page 64
VICTORY FOR THE LIONS: ALL BLACKS 21 ~ LIONS 24 Radio Jem fun broadcast and participation ~ pages 64 - 75
LIONS HAVE BEATEN THE ALL BLACKS 24 - 21 <3 <3 <3 History has been made at Westpac Stadium in Wellington New Zealand! ..... page 64 Onwards
LIONS VICTORIOUS GAME IN PICTURES ~ page 75
*** TEST GAME 3***
BOTH TEAMS ARE ANNOUNCED FOR THE FINAL TEST (Sat July 8) page 75
*ALL BLACKS 15 ~ LIONS 15 IT'S A DRAWN SERIES!
Full details of the Final Test Game and Radio Jem Fun Commentary & Participation from p.75
*TEST 3 & CELEBRATION PHOTOS ~ Page 90
*Jonathan Davies Voted Man Of The Series by Team-Mates ~ page 90
*Rugby Union Weekly Team's Combined "SUPER TEAM" of 2017 ~ page 90
*Radio Jem's Favourite Rugby Action of the Series ~ page 90
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE LIONS TOUR 2017 EVERYONE!
Thanks to My Great Friends ~ The GR Rugby Gang <3
Thank You also to all who have taken the trouble of posting or simply "tuning in to Radio Jem's Lions Channel" ;-) :-D
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THE SCHEDULE BOX
Sadly for many of us, this year SKY SPORTS has again bagged the rights to the televising of this great Rugby Event.
The schedule is as follows *
ALL GAMES KICK OFF AT 8.35am (UK Time)
Saturday June 3 PROVINCIAL UNION XV v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS .... SKY SPORTS 1
Wednesday June 7 BLUES v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS .... SKY SPORTS 1
Saturday June 10 CRUSADERS v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS ~ Sky Sports 1 / TalkSport (online)
Tuesday June 13 HIGHLANDERS v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS ~ Sky Sports 1 / TalkSport (online)
Saturday June 17 NEW ZEALAND MAORI v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS ~ Sky Sports 1 / TalkSport (online)
Tuesday June 20 CHIEFS v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS ~ Sky Sports 1 / TalkSport (online)
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TEST GAME: Saturday June 24 .... Kick off 8.35am (UK Time) as usual
NEW ZEALAND ALL BLACKS v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS ~ SKY SPORTS 1
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Tuesday June 27 HURRICANES v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS ~ SKY SPORTS 1
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TEST GAMES:
Saturday July 1 NEW ZEALAND v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS ...... Kick Off 8.35am (UK Time) Live On Sky Sports 1 and online on TalkSport
Saturday July 8 NEW ZEALAND v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS ...... Kick Off 8.35am (UK Time) Live on Sky Sports 1 and online on TalkSport
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* Fixtures are subject to change, so please check your TV listings
LINK FOR TALKSPORT (for LIVE online Radio Coverage) http://talksport.com/radioplayer/live/
RADIO JEM ;-) COVERAGE TO BE ANNOUNCED
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THE BRITISH & IRISH LIONS SQUAD 2017
Backs:
Dan Biggar (Wales) Elliot Daly (England) Jonathan Davies (Wales) Owen Farrell (England) Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) Robbie Henshaw (Ireland) Stuart Hogg (Scotland) Jonathan Joseph (England) Conor Murray (Ireland) George North (Wales) Jack Nowell (England) Jared Payne (Ireland) Jonathan Sexton (Ireland) Tommy Seymour (Scotland) Ben Te'o (England) Anthony Watson (England) Rhys Webb (Wales) Liam Williams (Wales) Ben Youngs (England)
Forwards:
Rory Best (Ireland) Dan Cole (England) Taulupe Faletau (Wales) Tadhg Furlong (Ireland) Jamie George (England) Iain Henderson (Ireland) Maro Itoje (England) Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) George Kruis (England) Courtney Lawes (England) Joe Marler (England) Jack McGrath (Ireland) Ross Moriarty (Wales) Sean O'Brien (Ireland) Peter O'Mahony (Ireland) Ken Owens (Wales) Kyle Sinckler (England) CJ Stander (Ireland) Justin Tipuric (Wales) Billy Vunipola (England) Mako Vunipola (England) Sam Warburton CAPTAIN (Wales)
A GREAT SELECTION <3
Edited .... but in hindsight, after doing a head count .... not for the Scots :-(
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Before I retire my Lion Avatar for 2017~ It just remains for me to thank everyone who have taken the trouble to tune in to "Radio Jem's Lions Tour Channel 2017" ;-)
THIS BOX IS RESERVED FOR LATEST NEWS
Thankyou to all of you who have posted, or joined in with our match day nonsense! :-D :-D :-D
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY RUGBY GANG<3
This thread will be a diary not only of the wonderful games during this tour, but of the fun and friendship between us all <3
LIONS TOUR 2017 HAS ENDED IN A SERIES DRAW!
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BRITISH & IRISH LIONS TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND 2017:
The British & Irish Lions will Tour New Zealand in June and July ~ The first game kicks off on June 3rd
The British & Irish Lions are chosen from England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland - the "creme de la creme" of these teams, under the Leadership of Head Coach WARREN GATLAND
WALES INTERNATIONAL SAM WARBURTON HAS HAD THE CAPTAINCY http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39639299
Sadly for many of us .... SKY SPORTS has the televising rights. So Radio Jem ;-) participation has to be worked out for this one! A show of hands of those able to join in would be greatly appreciated to enable a decision on this :-) :-) :-)
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