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THIS IS THE LATEST NEWS BOX
Which will be edited to announce latest Autumn Test news

THE AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS 2018 HAVE NOW ENDED ........

....... THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED "RADIO JEM" ;-) <3


*See Page Number Box on this page for all featured news / games during the Autumn International Series

THE RUGBY UNION AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS 2018~

START SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3rd


Join us on "Radio Jem ;-)" (This Thread) to watch the games together.

CHEER ON ANY TEAM YOU WANT TO ....
..... BUT LEAVE YOUR HANDBAGS IN THE LOCKERS PROVIDED ;-) ;-)

ALL WELCOME :-)

PAGE NUMBER REFERENCES

Autumn Internationals 2018 Schedule ... Page 1

Wales Squad for the Autumn Internationals 2018 ... Page 1
Warren Gatland's father has died - Page 1

Bad news for England Fans ~ page 1
Great News for Ireland Fans .. CHANNEL 4 Broadcasting Rights! Page 1
Home Nations Squads ~ Page 1


GETHIN JENKINS RETIRES ~ Page 2
Home Nations News ~ Page 2
Alcohol Free Zone at the Principality Stadium for Wales v Scotland! :-D ~ Page 2

WARREN GATLAND IS BACK IN WALES CAMP ~ Page 2

Manu Tuilagi Injured out v South Africa ~ Page 3


Week 1 Results ~ Page 18
Wales v Scotland ~ Radio Jem ;-) Fun Participation pages 3 - 16


WEEK 2
PICK YOUR WALES XV v AUSTRALIA ~ Page 18

More Autumn Internationals News ~ Page 18
Week 2 Teams ~ Page 18

ALL WEEK 2 FINAL SCORES & MATCH REPORTS ~ Page 40

Radio Jem ;-) Autumn Internationals Themed Live Entertainment Special ~ Page 18 & 19

RADIO JEM ;-) FUN COMMENTARY & PARTICIPATION:
*Scotland v Fiji ~ pages 19-27
*England v New Zealand ~ Online Match Report Only page 40
*Wales v Australia ~ pages 27-39
*Ireland v Argentina ~ pages 39-40 (Second Half) and Online Match Report page 40


LEIGH HALFPENNY CONCUSSED! ~ Page 40
TRIBUTE

Wales v Australia Tribute to WWI Fallen International Players ~ page 41

Ire, Wales, Eng, Scot, NZ, RSA: Teams Announced ~ Page 41


WEEK 3 RESULTS
(Sat Nov 17) & Newspaper Match Reports ~ Page 65


WEEK 3 RADIO JEM ;-) FUN COMMENTARY & PARTICIPATION
Wales v Tonga ~ Pages 41- 50
Pat added the scores from the England v Japan game pages 45-51
Scotland v Republic of South Africa ~ pages 52-59
Ireland v New Zealand ~ pages 58-65


ARMED BANK ROBBERY IN LEIGH HALFPENNY'S HOME TOWN... AND HE'S OUT FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON ~ page 65

Radio Jem Catch-Up ;-) ~Highlights All Games (Wk 3- Sat Nov 17th) - click on the links on page 65



WEEK 4
Choose YOUR Wales Starting XV v South Africa ~ page 65

Week 4: Injuries & Issues ~ page 65

ALL TEAMS ANNOUNCED for Sat Nov 24th ~ pages 65 & 66

Radio Jem Entertainment Special;-)~ p66

RADIO JEM ;-) FUN PARTICIPATION:
Overlapping games!
Scotland v Argentina ~ pages 66 - 72
England v Australia ~ pages 68 - 73
Wales v South Africa ~ pages 73 - 83
Ireland v USA ~ pages 78 - 85

ALL WEEK 4 TEST RESULTS (for Saturday November 24th) ~ p85

The Run Down of The Home Nations Autumn International Season Nation by Nation ~ Page 85

SPRINGBOK LEGEND SHOT IN A ROBBERY ~ Page 85

Wales' Injured ELLIS JENKINS Surgery News ~ Page 85

Ireland Coach JOE SCHMIDT Is To Retire ~ Page 85
Ireland "sweep up" at the World Rugby Awards! ~ Page 85


WEEK 5:
The Baa-Baas Squad is Announced ~ page 85

BARBARIANS 38 ~ ARGENTINA 35 ~ from page 86

RUGBY UNION AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS 2018 SCHEDULE:


***** All Times Posted here are GMT (UK Time)


WEEK 1: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3rd

Game 1:
Japan v New Zealand ...................... Kick Off 5.45 am
.
Game 2:
WALES <3 v SCOTLAND ................. Kick Off 2.45 pm

Game 3:
ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA .......... Kick Off 3.00 pm

Game 4:
IRELAND v ITALY ............................. Kick Off 8.00 pm



WEEK 2: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10th

Game 1:
Italy v Georgia ................................... Kick Off 2.00 pm

Game 2:
SCOTLAND v FIJI ............................. Kick Off 2.30 pm

Game 3:
ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND ............ Kick Off 3.00 pm

Game 4:
WALES v AUSTRALIA ....................... Kick Off 5.20 pm

Game 5:
IRELAND v ARGENTINA ................... Kick Off 6.30 pm

Game 6:
France v South Africa ......................... Kick Off 7.45 pm



WEEK 3

Game 1:
Italy v Australia ................................. Kick Off 2.00 pm

Game 2:
WALES v TONGA ............................ Kick Off 2.30 pm

Game 3:
ENGLAND v JAPAN ........................ Kick Off 3.00 pm

Game 4:
SCOTLAND v SOUTH AFRICA ....... Kick Off 5.20 pm

Game 5:
IRELAND v NEW ZEALAND ............. Kick Off 7.00 pm

Game 6:
France v Argentina ............................ Kick Off 7.45 pm



WEEK 4: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24th

Game 1:
Italy v New Zealand ............................ Kick Off 2.00 pm

Game 2:
SCOTLAND v ARGENTINA ................ Kick Off 2.30 pm

Game 3:
ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA ................... Kick Off 3.00 pm

Game 4:
WALES v SOUTH AFRICA ................. Kick Off 5.20 pm

Game 5:
IRELAND v USA .................................. Kick Off 6.30 pm

Game 6:
France v Fiji ......................................... Kick Off 7.45 pm



WEEK 5: SATURDAY DECEMBER 1st

BARBARIANS v ARGENTINA ................ Kick Off 2.30 pm


***TV / RADIO BROADCASTING TO BE ANNOUNCED NEARER THE TIME

**** "Radio Jem ;-)" Participation to be decided:-D

WALES <3 SQUAD FOR THE "UNDER ARMOUR SERIES"
AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS 2018



FORWARDS (20):

Rob Evans (Scarlets) (27 Caps)
Wyn Jones (Scarlets) (9 Caps)
Nicky Smith (Ospreys) (21 Caps)
Elliot Dee (Dragons) (10 Caps)
Ryan Elias (Scarlets) (5 Caps)
Ken Owens (Scarlets) (57 Caps)
Leon Brown (Dragons) (3 Caps)
Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs) (33 Caps)
Samson Lee (Scarlets) (38 Caps)
Dillon Lewis (Cardiff Blues) (5 Caps)
Jake Ball (Scarlets) (28 Caps)
Adam Beard (Ospreys) (4 Caps)
Bradley Davies (Ospreys) (64 Caps)
Cory Hill (Dragons) (18 Caps)
Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys) (117 Caps) (CAPTAIN)
Ellis Jenkins (Cardiff Blues) (8 Caps)
Dan Lydiate (Ospreys) (62 Caps)
Ross Moriarty (Dragons) (23 Caps)
Justin Tipuric (Ospreys) (57 Caps)
Aaron Wainwright (Dragons) (1 Cap)


BACKS (17):

Aled Davies (Ospreys) (11 Caps)
Gareth Davies (Scarlets) (33 Caps)
Tomos Williams (Cardiff Blues) (2 Caps)
Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues) (18 Caps)
Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints) (62 Caps)
Rhys Patchell (Scarlets) (10 Caps)
Jonathan Davies (Scarlets) (65 Caps)
Tyler Morgan (Dragons) (4 Caps)
Hadleigh Parkes (Scarlets) (8 Caps)
Owen Watkin (Ospreys) (6 Caps)
Josh Adams (Worcester Warriors) (4 Caps)
Steffan Evans (Scarlets) (10 Caps)
Leigh Halfpenny (Scarlets) (78 Caps)
Jonah Holmes (Leicester Tigers) (*UNCAPPED)
Luke Morgan (Ospreys) (*UNCAPPED)
George North (Ospreys) (76 Caps)
Liam Williams (Saracens) (48 Caps)

Players not selected due to injury:
Seb Davies, Aaron Shingler, James Davies, Josh Navidi, Taulupe Faletau, Scott Williams, Hallam Amos, Owen Lane.


WALES 1st GAME OF THE "UNDER ARMOUR" SERIES

Saturday November 3rd
WALES v SCOTLAND .................. Kick Off 2.45 pm

ENGLAND SQUAD TO BE ANNOUNCED ON OCTOBER 16th

GREAT NEWS FOR IRELAND FANS ....
.... and supporters of the teams that will play against Ireland!


For the first time since 2013, A "Free To Air" Television Broadcasting channel has acquired the rights to televise LIVE IRELAND GAMES!

CHANNEL 4
Channel 4 has announced that it will broadcast Ireland’s autumn rugby union internationals for the next four years.

http://sport-onthebox.com/2018/09/05/channel-4-to-show-ireland-autumn-internationals-2018-2021/




WEEK 2:
Saturday November 10th
IRELAND v ARGENTINA ...... Kick Off 6:30pm (UK Time)
Live on Channel 4


WEEK 3
Saturday November 17th
IRELAND v NEW ZEALAND ......... Kick Off 7:00pm (UK Time)
Live in Channel 4


WEEK 4
Saturday November 24th
IRELAND v UNITED STATES ........ Kick Off 6.30pm (UK Time)
Live on Channel 4


** WEEK 1 ~ IRELAND v ITALY will only be shown Live on Sky's Premier Sports
Kick off 8.00pm (uk)

They have also picked up the rights to the Pro 14 Championship (clubs) this year, and despite OH having bought Sky Sports, it seems you have to UPGRADE :-| in order to get this. WE ARE NOT AMUSED :-0

SCOTLAND GAMES

SCOTLAND'S 2018 AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS WILL BE SHOWN LIVE BY THE BBC & BT SPORTS

http://sport-onthebox.com/2018/09/26/scotland-2018-autumn-internationals-live-on-bbc-bt-sport/




*WEEK 1
Saturday November 3rd
WALES v SCOTLAND ............... Kick Off 2.45pm

LIVE on BBC 1
& S4C (Wales' Channel 4)



*WEEK 2
Saturday November 10th
SCOTLAND v FIJI ............. Kick Off 2.30pm

LIVE on BBC 1
& BT Sports 2



*WEEK 3
Saturday November 17th
SCOTLAND v SOUTH AFRICA .......... Kick Off 5:20pm

LIVE on BBC 2
& BT Sports 2



*WEEK 4
Saturday November 24th
SCOTLAND v ARGENTINA ........... Kick Off 2.30pm

LIVE on BBC 1
& BT Sports 3

Oh gawd is it that time of year again :-0 :-0 :-0

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puff, puff puff - deep breaths quick deep breaths


getting in practise huff, puff, sits down, phew!

Checks dates on medicines etc., puts all in a bag. Where's my sponge :-S

Under the sink, put's it in washing machine.

I'll be ready by next weekend Jem. ;-)

ENGLAND AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS COVERAGE 2018

ALL TIMES GMT (UK Timezone)


*WEEK 1
Saturday November 3rd
ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA ............. Kick Off 3.00pm

LIVE on SKY SPORTS ONLY
(Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Action)



*WEEK 2
Saturday November 10th
ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND ............... Kick Off 3.00pm

LIVE on SKY SPORTS ONLY
(Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Action)



*WEEK 3
Saturday November 17th
ENGLAND v JAPAN ................ Kick Off 3.00pm

LIVE on SKY SPORTS ONLY
(Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Action)



* WEEK 4
Saturday November 24th
ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA ............ Kick Off 3.00pm

LIVE on SKY SPORTS ONLY
(Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Action)


Sadly for England Fans, those who do not have Sky Sports will only be able to watch highlighted versions :-(

WALES <3 AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS 2018 TELEVISING

ALL TIMES ARE GMT (UK Timezone)


*WEEK 1
Saturday November 3rd
WALES v SCOTLAND .............. Kick Off 2.45pm

LIVE ON BBC 1 (English Language)
& S4C (Yr Iaith Cymraeg / Welsh Language)



*WEEK 2
Saturday November 10th
WALES v AUSTRALIA ............. Kick Off 5.20pm

LIVE ON BBC 2 (English Language)
& S4C (Yr Iaith Cymraeg / Welsh Language)





* WEEK 3
Saturday November 17th
WALES v TONGA ................. Kick Off 2.30pm

LIVE on BBC 1 (English Language)
& S4C (Yr Iaith Cymraeg / Welsh Language)




*WEEK 4
Saturday November 24th
WALES v SOUTH AFRICA ................. Kick Off 5.20pm

LIVE on BBC 2 (English Language)
& S4C (Yr Iaith Cymraeg / Welsh Language)



******** Live "Radio Jem;-)" (This thread) participation to be decided....
Dependent on whether or not there's any interest.
A show of hands would be appreciated in order to make a decision on whether or not to carry on with this thread :-)

AW! I've just seen our Head Cheerleader and Cyprus Correspondent :-D :-D :-D<3 <3

Are we transmitting this autumn Pat? ;-) :-D :-D :-D


~~~~~~~~~~~ to Blodwen **Annie** ;-) <3 <3


I am in bed with "the lurgy" and an awful one it is too! A little bit better today so I thought I would get this thread in order lol ;-) :-D

WALES NEWS
(A little late due to the dreaded lurgy)

WARREN GATLAND

Wales' Head Coach Warren Gatland flew home to New Zealand earlier this week. He has lost his father!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/45958143

It is unsure whether or not Warren will be able to return to Wales in time for the start of the Autumn Internationals. Second in Command, Rob Howley, will take charge until he can.


All Rugby Fans on Radio Jem send their heartfelt condolences to Warren and his family at this sad time. <3

Only if you get rid of the lurgy - dons mask and paper gown.

I have had my flu jab so hopefully won't catch it.

I'll keep practising just in case

Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl.

Huff, puff, sits down

ENGLAND SQUAD FOR AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS 2018

HEAD COACH: EDDIE JONES

FORWARDS:
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks), Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby), Jamie George (Saracens), Dylan Hartley (CO-CAPTAIN, Northampton Saints), Alec Hepburn (Exeter Chiefs), Ted Hill (Worcester Warriors)*, Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Zach Mercer (Bath Rugby)*, Ben Moon (Exeter Chiefs)*, Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby), Michael Rhodes (Saracens)*, Nick Schonert (Worcester Warriors)*, Brad Shields (Wasps), Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins), Elliott Stooke (Bath Rugby)*, Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby), Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs), Mark Wilson (Newcastle Falcons)

BACKS:
Chris Ashton (Sale Sharks), Mike Brown (Harlequins), Danny Care (Harlequins), Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby)*, Elliot Daly (Wasps), Nathan Earle (Harlequins)*, Owen Farrell (CO-CAPTAIN, Saracens), George Ford (Leicester Tigers), Alex Lozowski (Saracens), Jonny May (Leicester Tigers), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Ben Te'o (Worcester Warriors), Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)

I should be better by then Pat .... so keep limbering up! ;-) :-D :-D

SCOTLAND SQUAD FOR AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS 2018

HEAD COACH: GREGOR TOWNSEND

FORWARDS:
Alex Allan (Glasgow Warriors), Simon Berghan (Edinburgh), ****Magnus Bradbury (A dislocated shoulder may rule him out) (Edinburgh), Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Allan Dell (Edinburgh), David Denton (Leicester Tigers), Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), Ross Ford (Edinburgh), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh), Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors), Rob Harley (Glasgow Warriors), Murray McCallum (Edinburgh), Stuart McInally (Edinburgh), Willem Nel (Edinburgh), Gordon Reid (London Irish), Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh), Sam Skinner (Exeter Chiefs)*, Blade Thomson (Scarlets)*, Ben Toolis (Edinburgh), George Turner (Glasgow Warriors), Hamish Watson (Edinburgh), Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors)

BACKS: Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors), Dougie Fife (Edinburgh), Chris Harris (Newcastle Falcons), Adam Hastings (Glasgow Warriors), George Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Pete Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Sam Johnson (Glasgow Warriors)*, Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors), Lee Jones (Glasgow Warriors), Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh), Greig Laidlaw (Clermont Auvergne), Sean Maitland (Saracens), Byron McGuigan (Sale Sharks), Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors), Henry Pyrgos (Edinburgh), Finn Russell (Racing 92), Matt Scott (Edinburgh), Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors)

Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl.

Sits down, phew!

;-) look after yourself - see you soon on Radio Jem :-D :-D <3 <3

IRELAND SQUAD FOR AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS 2018

HEAD COACH: JOE SCHMIDT

FORWARDS: R Best (CAPTAIN, Ulster), F Bealham (Connacht), T Beirne (Munster), J Conan, S Cronin, T Furlong, C Healy (all Leinster), I Henderson, R Herring (both Ulster), D Kilcoyne (Munster), D Leavy, J McGrath (both Leinster), J Murphy (Ulster), S O'Brien (Leinster), P O'Mahony (Munster), A Porter (Leinster), Q Roux (Connacht), R Ruddock, James Ryan (both Leinster), John Ryan, N Scannell, CJ Stander (all Munster), D Toner, J van der Flier (both Leinster).

BACKS: W Addison (Ulster), B Aki (Connacht), S Arnold (Munster), R Byrne (Leinster), J Carbery, A Conway (both Munster), J Conney (Ulster), K Earls (Munster), R Henshaw, R Kearney, J Larmour (all Leinster), K Marmion (Connacht), S McCloskey (Ulster), L McGrath, G Ringrose, J Sexton (all Leinster), J Stockdale (Ulster), D Sweetnam (Munster).


INJURY
Ireland's World Class Scrum-Half CONOR MURRAY has been ruled out of this years Autumn Internationals due to injury.
He has on-going neck problems:-(