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THE TEAMS

SCOTLAND

Captain: GREIG LAIDLAW

Backs:
15. Stuart Hogg
14. Tommy Seymour
13. Huw Jones)
12. Sam Johnson
11. Sean Maitland
10. Finn Russell
9. Greig Laidlaw (Captain)

Forwards:
1. Allan Dell
2. Stuart McInally
3. Simon Berghan
4. Grant Gilchrist
5. Jonny Gray
6. Ryan Wilson
7. Jamie Ritchie
8. Josh Strauss

Replacements
16. Fraser Brown, 17. Jamie Bhatti, 18. D’arcy Rae, 19. Ben Toolis, 20. Rob Harley, 21. Ali Price, 22. Pete Horne, 23. Blair Kinghorn


IRELAND

Captain: RORY BEST

Backs:
15. Rob Kearney
14. Keith Earls
13. Chris Farrell
12. Bundee Aki
11. Jacob Stockdale
10. Johnny Sexton
9. Conor Murray

Forwards:
1. Cian Healy
2. Rory Best
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. James Ryan
5. Quinn Roux
6. Peter O’Mahony
7. Sean O’Brien
8. Jack Conan

Replacements:
16. Sean Cronin, 17. Dave Kilcoyne, 18. Andrew Porter, 19. Ultan Dillane, 20. Josh van der Flier, 21. John Cooney, 22. Joey Carbery, 23. Jordan Larmour

SCOTLAND v IRELAND ....... Kick Off 2.15pm .......... BBC 1

and Live on Radio Jem (This Thread)

You can cheer on whichever team you want to-
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THE 2 HOUR WARNING EVERYONE :-D

Just 2 hours to go until the opening game of Round 2

Starting with ......

SCOTLAND v IRELAND ................. Kick Off 2.15pm ............. BBC 1



.....then afterwards MY GAME :-D

ITALY<3 v WALES .............................. Kick Off 4.45pm ............. ITV & S4C


Tune in to Radio Jem this afternoon and join in with the cheering .... for whichever team you want to cheer for - ALL WELCOME (but play nicely ;-))

Thank You Elizabeth <3

Hope you will have a good weekend xxx

Dear All

Hello

Good luck to all the teams.

Enjoy tuning into Radio Jem.

Take gentle care
Love Elizabeth, EOS
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Eddie Jones has declared.... Here is your team England!

ENGLAND

Captain: OWEN FARRELL

Backs:
15. Elliot Daly
14. Chris Ashton
13. Henry Slade
12. Manu Tuilagi
11. Jonny May
10. Owen Farrell (Captain)
9. Ben Youngs

Forwards:
1. Mako Vunipola
2. Jamie George
3. Kyle Sinckler
4. Courtney Lawes
5. George Kruis
6. Mark Wilson
7. Tom Curry
8. Billy Vunipola

Replacements:
16. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17. Ben Moon, 18. Dan Cole, 19. Joe Launchbury,
20. Nathan Hughes, 21. Dan Robson, 22. George Ford, 23. Jack Nowell


Just 2 changes to the England Starting Team from last week

*CHRIS ASHTON will make his first Six Nations start in six years .
He replaces JACK NOWELL on the Right Wing

*COURTNEY LAWES replaces the injured MARO ITOJE



England's Opponents at Twickenham for Round 2 .......
..... and THE BASTAREAUD is back! :-0
6 Changes in all to the team that played Wales last week.


FRANCE

Backs:
15. Yoann Huget
14. Damian Penaud
13. Mathieu Bastareaud
12. Geoffrey Doumayrou
11. Gaël Fickou
10. Camille Lopez
9. Morgan Parra

Forwards:
1. Jefferson Poirot
2. Guilhem Guirado
3. Demba Bamba
4. Sébastien Vahaamahina
5. Félix Lambey
6. Yacouba Camara
7. Arthur Iturria
8. Louis Picamoles

Replacements:
16. Pierre Bourgarit, 17. Dany Priso, 18. Dorian Aldegheri, 19. Paul Willemse,
20. Gregory Alldritt, 21. Antoine Dupont, 22. Romain Ntamack, 23. Thomas Ramos



ROUND 2

Sunday February 10th
ENGLAND v FRANCE .......... Kick Off 3.00pm .......... ITV

Radio Jem ;-) broadcasting expected! :-D :-D

England Head Coach EDDIE JONES appears to be playing his cards close to his chest ...... He has not declared the ENGLAND TEAM to play France on Sunday as yet!

WATCH THIS SPACE :-D

Rather late because of one of those "Off-Pitch Dramas" I spoke about earlier ;-) :-D

SCOTLAND v IRELAND ~ THE TEAMS!


SCOTLAND

Captain: GREIG LAIDLAW

Backs:
15. Stuart Hogg
14. Tommy Seymour
13. Huw Jones)
12. Sam Johnson
11. Sean Maitland
10. Finn Russell
9. Greig Laidlaw (Captain)

Forwards:
1. Allan Dell
2. Stuart McInally
3. Simon Berghan
4. Grant Gilchrist
5. Jonny Gray
6. Ryan Wilson
7. Jamie Ritchie
8. Josh Strauss

Replacements
16. Fraser Brown, 17. Jamie Bhatti, 18. D’arcy Rae, 19. Ben Toolis, 20. Rob Harley, 21. Ali Price, 22. Pete Horne, 23. Blair Kinghorn


IRELAND

Captain: RORY BEST

Backs:
15. Rob Kearney
14. Keith Earls
13. Chris Farrell
12. Bundee Aki
11. Jacob Stockdale
10. Johnny Sexton
9. Conor Murray

Forwards:
1. Cian Healy
2. Rory Best
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. James Ryan
5. Quinn Roux
6. Peter O’Mahony
7. Sean O’Brien
8. Jack Conan

Replacements:
16. Sean Cronin, 17. Dave Kilcoyne, 18. Andrew Porter, 19. Ultan Dillane, 20. Josh van der Flier, 21. John Cooney, 22. Joey Carbery, 23. Jordan Larmour


Saturday February 9th

SCOTLAND v IRELAND ............ Kick-Off 2.15pm

– LIVE on BBC ...... and Radio Jem ;-) :-D :-D

HERE WE GO FOR THE ROUND 2 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS
First to declare......


WALES <3

Warren Gatland has made 10 changes to the Team that narrowly beat France last weekend including.....

NEW CAPTAIN: JONATHAN DAVIES (Scarlets)

WALES TEAM TO PLAY ITALY:

Backs:
15. Liam Williams
14. Jonah Holmes
13. Jonathan Davies (Captain)
12. Owen Watkin
11. Josh Adams
10. Dan Biggar
9. Aled Davies

Forwards:
1. Nicky Smith
2. Elliot Dee
3. Samson Lee
4. Jake Ball
5. Adam Beard
6. Aaron Wainwright
7. Thomas Young
8. Josh Navidi

Replacements:
16. Ryan Elias
17. Wyn Jones
18. Dillon Lewis
19. Alun-Wyn Jones
20. Ross Moriarty
21. Gareth Davies
22. Gareth Anscombe
23. Hallam Amos


ITALY

Backs:
15. Jayden Hayward, 14. Edoardo Padovani, 13. Michele Campagnaro, 12. Luca Morisi 11. Angelo Esposito, 10. Tommaso Allan, 9. Guglielmo Palazzani
Forwards:
1. Nicola Quaglio, 2. Leonardo Ghiraldini, 3. Simone Ferrari, 4. David Sisi, 5. Dean Budd, 6. Sebastian Negri, 7. Abraham Jurgens Steyn, 8. Sergio Parisse (Captain)

Replacements:
16. Luca Bigi, 17. Cherif Traore,18. Tiziano Pasquali,19. Federico Ruzza, 20. Marco Barbini, 21. Edoardo Gori, 22. Ian McKinley, 23. Tommaso Benvenuti



Saturday February 9th

ITALY v WALES ................... Kick Off 4.45pm

LIVE ON ITV, S4C
and barring any off-pitch dramas :-0 ............ Radio Jem ;-) :-D :-D

ENGLAND NEWS

MARO ITOJE IS LIKELY TO BE OUT OF THE SIX NATIONS!

Maro sustained a knee injury during England’s outstanding victory over Ireland in Dublin. After a scan it's been revealed that he has injured medial ligaments. According to "Rugby World" he is expected be out of action for 8 weeks

Other online articles are more hopeful that he will be ok for the final two games.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/47130799

HE IS REPLACED IN THE ENGLAND SQUAD BY NICK ISIEKWE

JEM'S GEMS ..... SHANE WILLIAMS<3

On this day, 19 years ago, an International Legend was born- Shane Williams made his International Debut on February 5th 2000

*SHANE IS WALES' RECORD TRY SCORER- 60 TRIES


Shane is 4th on the list of All Time International Try Scorers in Rugby Union Test Matches -
1st DAISUKE OHATA Japan (69 Tries)
2nd BRYAN HABANA South Africa Springboks (67 Tries)
3rd DAVID CAMPESE Australia (64 Tries)


2008,Shane Williams was selected as the World Rugby Player of the Year in 2008, then known as the IRB Player of the Year.

He retired from International Rugby in 2012

In November 2016, Shane Williams was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame during opening ceremonies for the Hall's first physical home - Rugby Warwickshire

Here's the immense Shane Williams in action!

SHANE WILLIAMS 10 BEST TRIES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWZHeTuFXRk



AND THEY SAID HE WAS "TOO LITTLE" TO PLAY RUGBY!!! :-0 :-0

Next Weekend's Six Nations Fixtures

ROUND 2

Saturday February 9
SCOTLAND v IRELAND ................. Kick Off 2.15pm ............. BBC 1

ITALY v WALES .............................. Kick Off 4.45pm ............. ITV & S4C


Sunday February 10th
ENGLAND v FRANCE ................... Kick Off 3.00pm ............. ITV


Radio Jem ;-) participation expected :-D

ROUND 1 ***UNDER 20s*** RESULTS & TABLE POSITIONS

Ireland Under 20s: 35 ~ England Under 20s: 27
Scotland Under 20s: 22 ~ Italy Under 20s: 32
France Under 20s: 32 ~ Wales Under 20s: 10

TABLE POSITIONS AT THE END OF ROUND 1

1. France U20s (5 points); 2. Italy U20s (5 points); 3. Ireland U20s (5 points)
4. England U20s (0 points); 5. Scotland U20s (0 points); 6. Wales U20s (0 points)

THE RESULTS OF THE ***WOMEN's*** SIX NATIONS ROUND 1

Ireland Women 7 ~ England Women 51
Scotland Women 7 ~ Italy Women 28
France Women 52 ~ Wales Women 3


WOMEN'S TABLE POSITIONS
1. France Women (5 points)
2. England Women (5 points)
3. Italy Women (5 points)
4. Scotland Women (0 points)
5. Ireland Women (0 points)
6. Wales Women (0 points)


* UNDER 20s ROUND 1 RESULTS TOMORROW

ROUND 1 RESULTS, REPORTS & POSITIONS TABLE


FRANCE 19 ~ WALES 24
Match Report:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/47063753


SCOTLAND 33 ~ ITALY 20
Match Report:
https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/scotland-vs-italy/87083


IRELAND 20 ~ ENGLAND 32
Match Report:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/47103166



POSITIONS AT THE END OF ROUND 1
1.
SCOTLAND ....... 5 POINTS (1 Bonus Point for scoring 4 or more Tries in the game)
2.
ENGLAND...........5 POINTS (1 Bonus Point for scoring 4 or more Tries in the game)
3.
WALES............... 4 POINTS
4.
FRANCE............. 1 POINT ( losing but with a score difference of less than 7 points)
5.
IRELAND............ 0 POINTS
6.
ITALY................... 0 POINTS

WALES VICTORY OVER FRANCE IN PICTURES

George North Tries
https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/88389188

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/88389141


Tomos Williams Try
https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/88389320


The Liam Williams Try that wasn't!
https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/88389350


Josh Adams for Wales
https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/88389249


Jonathan Davies in Action
https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/88389216


Liam Williams on the High Ball
https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/88389290


Wales Celebrating Their Win!
https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/88389389

I'm so glad that Esme is making such great progress, Linda :-)

I expect Eve is quite the young lady now :-)