General Chat

And they are off

Tommaso Allan for Italy kicks off

HEY THE FLY IS PITCHSIDE EVERYONE ;-) :-D :-D :-D

Hiya Fly <3 <3

Come on Scottieland

As a fellow Celt and having 37% Scottish & Irish DNA ;-)

My support now goes to the Scottish Side <3


Plus I like them :-D :-D :-D

YEEEEEYYYYYYY :-D :-D :-D :-D

NEXT SCOTLAND ...... O FLOWER OF SCOTLAND

I just love this one and will be singing along loudly :-D :-D :-D


coooooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Emms McMinxy ;-) ;-) <3

THE ANTHEMS NOW

First the visitors .... ITALY
IL CANTO DEGLI ITALIANI

Now Scotland - her team

first she shakes hands with Scotland Captain Greig Laidlaw

She does love her Scottish Rugby :-)

She has just shaken hands with Italy Captain Sergio Parisse - such a nice guy

She is now shaking hands with the Italy team

HERE'S PRINCESS ANNE .... PATRON OF THE SCOTTISH RUGBY UNION

There's Scotland's Finn Russell looking his usual giggly self :-D

THEY ARE COMING OUT .....


100 CAPS FOR ITALY's LEONARDO GHIRALDINI

THE ANTHEMS FOR THE SING-A-LONG

O FLOWER OF SCOTLAND (Matchday version)

Verse 1:

O flower of Scotland
When will we see your like again
That fought and died for
Your wee bit hill and glen
And stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again

Verse 3:

Those days are passed now
And in the past they must remain
But we can still rise now
And be the nation again
That stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again


ITALY
IL CANTO DEGLI ITALIANI

Fratelli d'Italia
L'Italia s'è desta
Dell'elmo di Scipio
S'è cinta la testa
Dov'è la vittoria
Le porga la chioma
Chè schiava di Roma
Iddio la creò
Stringia moci a coorte
Siam pronti alla morte
Siam pronti alla morte
L'Italia chiamò
Hymn of Mameli

Italian Brothers,
Italy has awakened,
She has wreathed her head
With the helmet of Scipio.
Where is Victory?
She bows her head to you,
You, whom God created
As the slave of Rome.
Let us band together,
We are ready to die,
We are ready to die,
Italy has called us.

SCOTLAND v ITALY .... Kick Off 2.15pm

THE TEAMS


SCOTLAND

Captain: GREIG LAIDLAW

Back:
15. Stuart Hogg (Vice Captain)
14. Tommy Seymour
13. Huw Jones
12. Sam Johnson
11. Blair Kinghorn
10. Finn Russell
9. Greig Laidlaw (Captain)

Forwards:
1. Allan Dell
2. Stuart McInally (Vice Captain)
3. Willem Nel
4. Ben Toolis
5. Grant Gilchrist
6. Sam Skinner
7. Jamie Ritchie
8. Ryan Wilson

Replacements:
16. Jake Kerr *uncapped
17. Jamie Bhatti
18. Simon Berghan
19. Gary Graham *uncapped
20. Josh Strauss
21. Ali Price
22. Adam Hastings
23. Chris Harris


ITALY

Captain: SERGIO PARISSE

Backs:
15. Jayden Hayward, 14. Angelo Esposito, 13. Luca Morisi, 12. Tommaso Castello,
11. Michele Campagnaro, 10. Tommaso Allan, 9. Tito Tebaldi

Forwards:
1. Andrea Lovotti, 2. Leonardo Ghiraldini, 3. Simone Ferrari, 4. David Sisi, 5. Dean Budd,
6. Sebastian Negri, 7. Abraham Steyn, 8. Sergio Parisse (Captain)

Replacements:
16. Luca Bigi, 17. Cherif Traore,18. Tiziano Pasquali, 19. Federico Ruzza, 20. Jimmy Tuivaiti, 21. Guglielmo Palazzani, 22. Ian McKinley, 23. Edoardo Padovani

Good Afternoon Rugby Fans .....
........especially to any Scotland Rugby Fans looking in this afternoon :-)

RADIO JEM IS NOW LIVE! ;-) :-D

Radio Jem Theme Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjFHqMxLGjg

THE 1 HOUR WARNING!


The first game today and the second game of Round 2....

SCOTLAND v ITALY ......... Kick Off 2.15pm

Live on BBC 1 ....... and Radio Jem ;-) :-D :-D



Later-
IRELAND v ENGLAND KO 4.45pm BBC 1 and here!

TOMORROW's SCHEDULE

Saturday February 2
SCOTLAND v ITALY ............. Kick Off 2.15pm .......... BBC 1

IRELAND v ENGLAND ......... Kick Off 4.45pm ........... ITV


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

Thanks to my lovely Radio Jem Colleagues for your ongoing support -

Fly <3 Pat <3 Shaun <3 Linda <3 Elizabeth<3

~~~~~~~~~~ to yawning Blodwen Ann ;-) <3



Thanks Everyone who has taken the time to tune in to Radio Jem this evening ;-) :-D <3

Phew what a game. :-D

See you tomorrow nearly midnight here.

This is Cyprus Studio closing down after a terrific game so well bought to us by Radio Jem with the help of Fly, Linda, Elizabeth and Shaun :-D :-D <3 <3

Well that was a surprise win, but very welcome :-D :-D :-D