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The men are out on the field

BIG AL LEADS OUT WALES :-D <3

Johnny Sexton leads out Ireland

IRELAND v WALES ~ THE ANTHEMS

Ireland have not 1 but 2 Anthems-
The National Anthem of Ireland and The IRU (Ireland Rugby Union) Anthem.
At away games just the IRU Anthem is usually sung.

Today Ireland are playing at home at The Aviva Stadium in Dublin, so it is very likely that BOTH Anthems will be sung today!


IRELAND NATIONAL ANTHEM - A SOLDIERS SONG

We'll sing a song, a soldier's song,
With cheering rousing chorus,
As round our blazing fires we throng,
The starry heavens o'er us;
Impatient for the coming fight,
And as we wait the morning's light,
Here in the silence of the night,
We'll chant a soldier's song.

Chorus:
Soldiers are we
whose lives are pledged to Ireland;
Some have come
from a land beyond the wave.
Sworn to be free,
No more our ancient sire land
Shall shelter the despot or the slave.
Tonight we man the gap of danger
In Erin's cause, come woe or weal
"Mid cannons" roar and rifles peal,
We'll chant a soldier's song.

In valley green, on towering crag,
Our fathers fought before us,
And conquered 'neath the same old flag
That's proudly floating o'er us.
We're children of a fighting race,
That never yet has known disgrace,
And as we march, the foe to face,
We'll chant a soldier's song.


IRELAND RUGBY UNION ANTHEM ~ IRELAND'S CALL
(uniting players from both Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland)


MATCHDAY VERSION

Come the day and come the hour
Come the power and the glory
We have come to answer
Our Country's call
From the four proud provinces of Ireland
Ireland, Ireland
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We'll answer Ireland's call

Ireland, Ireland
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We’ll answer Ireland’s Call
WE’LL ANSWER IRELAND’S CALL!



WALES ~ MAE HEN WLAD FY NHADAU (matchday version)

Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Dros ryddid collasant eu gwaed

Gwlad, gwlad,
pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.

Gwlad, gwlad,
pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.

IRELAND v WALES ~ THE TEAMS

IRELAND

Captain: JONATHAN SEXTON

Backs:
15. Jordan Larmour
14. Andrew Conway
13. Robbie Henshaw
12. Bundee Aki
11. Jacob Stockdale
10. Jonathan Sexton (C)
9. Conor Murray

Forwards:
1. Cian Healy
2. Rob Herring
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. Iain Henderson
5. James Ryan
6. Peter O’Mahony
7. Josh van der Flier
8. CJ Stander

Replacements:
16. Ronan Kelleher, 17. Dave Kilcoyne, 18. Andrew Porter, 19. Devin Toner, 20. Max Deegan, 21. John Cooney, 22. Ross Byrne, 23. Keith Earls


WALES <3

Captain: ALUN-WYN JONES

Backs:
15. Leigh Halfpenny
14. George North
13. Nick Tompkins
12. Hadleigh Parkes
11. Josh Adams
10. Dan Biggar
9. Tomos Williams

Forwards:
1. Wyn Jones
2. Ken Owens
3. Dillon Lewis
4. Jake Ball
5. Alun Wyn Jones (C)
6. Aaron Wainwright
7. Justin Tipuric
8. Taulupe Faletau

Replacements:
16. Ryan Elias, 17. Rhys Carre, 18. Leon Brown, 19. Adam Beard, 20. Ross Moriarty, 21. Gareth Davies, 22. Owen Williams, 23. Johnny McNicholl

and to get us Welsh in the right frame of mind to this first game of today .....

CWM RHONDDA (BREAD OF HEAVEN)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh3aWJSRV1w

..... and to show what a good sport I am ;-)

Here's one for the IRISH :-D

DELANEY'S DONKEY ............... VAL DOONICAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Ofhh30lwQ

MAKE NO MISTAKE .....

I will be fair in my commentary and I'm a good sport ....

BUT.... I AM NOT NEUTRAL :-D

I'M BEHIND WALES ALL THE WAY <3 :-D :-D


WHICHEVER NATION'S TEAM YOU SUPPORT...
....................get behind them and cheer them on on Radio Jem's Airwaves ;-)
(ie post on this thread :-D)


BUT LEAVE YOUR HANDBAGS IN THE LOCKERS PROVIDED ;-) ;-)

Our Home Nations are in for a treat today ....


IRELAND v WALES ............... KO 2.15 ...... ITV 1 / S4C

SCOTLAND v ENGLAND ...... KO 4.45 ........ BBC 1

and HERE ;-) :-D

Good Afternoon Rugby Fans :-D <3

RADIO JEM ;-) IS NOW LIVE :-D

Our theme song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjFHqMxLGjg

Well done Our Blodwen :-D :-D :-D <3

Just polishing me Welsh dragon and flags :-D :-D :-D

THE 2 HOUR WARNING EVERYONE FOR TODAY'S GAMES EVERYONE :-D

Starting with Ireland v Wales <3 KO 2.15pm

ROUND 2 ~ THIS WEEKEND'S SCHEDULE


Saturday February 8th

Game 1:
IRELAND v WALES <3 ...... Kick Off 2.15pm

LIVE TV:
ITV 1 (English Language)
S4C (Welsh Language)

..... AND OF COURSE ... RADIO JEM COVERAGE ;-) :-D :-D


Game 2:
SCOTLAND v ENGLAND ...... Kick Off 4.45pm
LIVE on BBC 1 ..... and the usual silliness on this thread :-D



*Sunday February 9th

FRANCE v ITALY ....... Kick Off 3.00pm

LIVE on BBC 1 ..... and Radio Jem ;-) (i.e. this thread) :-D


FANS OF ALL NATIONS WELCOME ...............
............... BUT NO HANDBAGS IF YOU PLEASE ;-)

Here are the teams ready for Sunday's France v Italy Game

FRANCE

Captain: CHARLES OLLIVON

Backs:
15. Anthony Bouthier, 14. Teddy Thomas, 13. Arthur Vincent, 12. Gaël Fickou, 11. Vincent Rattez, 10. Romain Ntamack, 9. Antoine Dupont

Forwards:
1. Cyril Baille, 2. Julien Marchand, 3. Mohamed Haouas, 4. Bernard Le Roux, 5. Paul Willemse, 6. François Cros, 7. Charles Ollivon (C), 8. Grégory Alldritt

Replacements:
16. Peato Mauvaka, 17. Jefferson Poirot, 18. Demba Bamba,19. Romain Taofifenua, 20. Boris Palu, 21. Cameron Woki, 22. Baptiste Serin, 23. Matthieu Jalibert


ITALY

Captain:

Backs:
15. Jayden Hayward, 14. Mattia Bellini, 13. Luca Morisi, 12. Carlo Canna, 11. Matteo Minozzi, 10. Tommaso Allan, 9. Callum Braley,

Forwards:
1. Andrea Lovotti, 2. Luca Bigi, 3. Giosuè Zilocchi, 4. Alessandro Zanni, 5. Niccolò Cannone, 6. Sebastian Negri, 7. Jake Polledri, 8. Abraham Steyn

Replacements:
16. Federico Zani, 17. Danilo Fischetti, 18. Marco Riccioni, 19. Dean Budd, 20. Federico Ruzza, 21. Giovanni LICATA (Zebre Rugby Club, 9 caps)
22. Guglielmo Pallazzani, 23. Giulio Bisegni


Sunday February 9
FRANCE v ITALY ........ Kick off 3.00 pm ..... Live on BBC 1

FRANCE v ITALY ~ TEAMS FOR SUNDAY YET TO BE DECLARED!

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy! :-D

HERE WE GO FOR THE WALES TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT!

WALES <3

Captain: ALUN-WYN JONES

Backs:
15. Leigh Halfpenny
14. George North
13. Nick Tompkins
12. Hadleigh Parkes
11. Josh Adams
10. Dan Biggar
9. Tomos Williams

Forwards:
1. Wyn Jones
2. Ken Owens
3. Dillon Lewis
4. Jake Ball
5. Alun Wyn Jones (C)
6. Aaron Wainwright
7. Justin Tipuric
8. Taulupe Faletau

Replacements:
16. Ryan Elias
17. Rhys Carre
18. Leon Brown
19. Adam Beard
20. Ross Moriarty
21. Gareth Davies
22. Owen Williams
23. Johnny McNicholl

*ONLY 1 STARTING PLAYER CHANGE and some TWEAKS to the Wales Team that trounced Italy last Saturday.

*New boy NICK TOMPKINS, who came from the bench and scored a try on his Wales debut last week, STARTS today at Centre 13.

*GEORGE NORTH moves from Centre 13 to his more usual position of Winger. George takes the number 14 shirt instead of JOHNNY McNICHOLL
Johnny is on the replacement bench.


IRELAND DECLARED THEIR TEAM TO FACE WALES ON TUESDAY (page 35)


Round 2
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8

IRELAND v WALES<3 .................... Kick Off 2.15pm

LIVE TV:
ITV 1 (English Commentary)
S4C (Welsh Commentary)

AND RADIO JEM ;-) (ie This thread :-D)
..........for the usual mix of Rugby Fun Commentary, banter and silliness :-D :-D :-D

Here we go .....

SCOTLAND v ENGLAND ~ THE TEAMS


SCOTLAND

Captain: STUART HOGG

Backs:
15. Stuart Hogg (C)
14. Sean Maitland
13. Huw Jones
12. Sam Johnson
11. Blair Kinghorn
10. Adam Hastings
9. Ali Price

Forward:
1. Rory Sutherland
2. Fraser Brown
3. Zander Fagerson
4. Scott Cummings
5. Jonny Gray
6. Jamie Ritchie
7. Hamish Watson
8. Magnus Bradbury

Replacements:
16. Stuart McInally
17. Allan Dell
18. Simon Berghan
19. Ben Toolis
20. Nick Haining
21. George Horne
22. Rory Hutchinson
23. Chris Harris


ENGLAND

Captain: OWEN FARRELL

Backs:
15. George Furbank
14. Jonny May
13. Jonathan Joseph
12. Owen Farrell (C)
11. Elliot Daly
10. George Ford
9. Willi Heinz

Forwards:
1. Mako Vunipola
2. Jamie George
3. Kyle Sinckler
4. Maro Itoje
5. George Kruis
6. Lewis Ludlam
7. Sam Underhill
8. Tom Curry

Replacements
16. Tom Dunn (uncapped)
17. Ellis Genge
18. Will Stuart
19. Joe Launchbury
20. Courtney Lawes
21. Ben Earl
22. Ben Youngs
23. Ollie Devoto



Round 2
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8

SCOTLAND v ENGLAND ...... Kick Off 4.45pm


LIVE on BBC 1 ..............
............. and RADIO JEM for Scores, Highlights, Cheering and Banter ;-) :-D :-D :-D

IT'S TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT DAY! :-D

I'm only just in from a dentist appointment and so I'm a little late!
I usually like to beat the TV news :-D

Von sent me the link for this great website.
One of the stories on there is a lovely interview with......

NIGEL OWENS <3
http://www2.open.ac.uk/openlearn/hafan/

They are early again this week :-D
Andy Farrell has announced his Ireland Team to face Wales on Saturday


IRELAND

Captain: JONATHAN SEXTON

Backs:
15. Jordan Larmour
14. Andrew Conway
13. Robbie Henshaw
12. Bundee Aki
11. Jacob Stockdale
10. Jonathan Sexton (C)
9. Conor Murray

Forwards:
1. Cian Healy
2. Rob Herring
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. Iain Henderson
5. James Ryan
6. Peter O’Mahony
7. Josh van der Flier
8. CJ Stander

Replacements:
16. Ronan Kelleher
17. Dave Kilcoyne
18. Andrew Porter
19. Devin Toner
20. Max Deegan
21. John Cooney
22. Ross Byrne
23. Keith Earls


ROUND 2

*Saturday February 8th

IRELAND v WALES<3 ............ Kick Off 2.15pm

LIVE TV:
ITV 1 (English Commentary)
S4C (Welsh Commentary)

and of course .................... RADIO JEM ;-) :-D :-D

STADIUM ATTENDANCE

WALES v ITALY at The Principality Stadium Cardiff
68,582
Including Myself and Von :-D

IRELAND v SCOTLAND at the Aviva Stadium Dublin
51,000

FRANCE v ENGLAND at Stade de France, Paris
79,310