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WALES CAPTAIN ALUN-WYN JONES WINS HIS 150th INTERNATIONAL CAP TONIGHT (see post earlier on this page)

Wales Prop Tomas Francis wins his 50th cap

And if George North is called off the bench tonight he will win his 100th International Cap – 97 for Wales and 3 for British & Irish Lions

Back from illness- Justin Tipuric returns to the starting line-up after recovering from tonsillitis

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ to Our Amazing Mascot THE FLY ;-) :-D <3

IRELAND v WALES ~ THE ANTHEMS

WALES ~ MAE HEN WLAD FY NHADAU (Match 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.



ANTHEM of THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND ~ A SOLDIER'S 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.

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.

ANTHEM of THE IRU ... IRELAND’S CALL (Matchday Version)
Uniting the North & South of Ireland)

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!

COME ON LEIGH :-D :-D :-D

IRELAND v WALES ~ TONIGHT'S TEAMS

IRELAND

Captain: JONATHAN SEXTON

Backs:
15. Jacob Stockdale
14. Hugo Keenan
13. Chris Farrell
12. Robbie Henshaw
11. James Lowe
10. Jonathan Sexton (C)
9. Jamison Gibson Park

Forwards:
1. Cian Healy
2. Ronan Kelleher
3. Andrew Porter
4. Iain Henderson
5. James Ryan
6. Peter O’Mahony
7. Josh van der Flier
8. Caelan Doris

Replacements:
16. Dave Heffernan, 17. Ed Byrne, 18. Finlay Bealham, 19. Quinn Roux, 20. Will Connors, 21. Conor Murray, 22. Billy Burns, 23. Keith Earls


WALES <3

Captain: ALUN-WYN JONES

Backs:
15. Leigh Halfpenny
14. Liam Williams
13. Jonathan Davies
12. Owen Watkin
11. Josh Adams
10. Dan Biggar
9. Gareth Davies

Forwards:
1. Rhys Carre
2. Ryan Elias
3. Tomas Francis
4. Will Rowlands
5. Alun Wyn Jones (C)
6. Shane Lewis-Hughes
7. Justin Tipuric
8. Taulupe Faletau

Replacements:
16. Elliot Dee, 17. Wyn Jones, 18. Samson Lee, 19. Jake Ball, 20. Aaron Wainwright, 21. Lloyd Williams, 22. Callum Sheedy,(*Uncapped), 23. George North

Wales has been in the doldrums un=der the new management! So to rouse up our fighting spirit here's

MEN OF HARLECH ......FRON MALE VOICE CHOIR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbBGWR4VL58

The opening game of The Autumn Nations Cup 2020 kicks off at 7pm

It's IRELAND v WALES tonight ....

So here's one for the Irish

GALWAY GIRL - SHARON SHANNON, MUNDY & GALWAY GANG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNs0vKDvs0g

Good Evening Rugby Fans :-D :-D :-D <3

I's 6.25pm and RADIO JEM IS NOW LIVE ;-) :-D

Here is our theme song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjFHqMxLGjg

THE 1 HOUR WARNING EVERYONE :-D

Be here before 7! ;-)

ALUN-WYN JONES 150th CAP

YET ANOTHER MILESTONE REACHED TONIGHT FOR THE LEGEND THAT IS
ALUN-WYN JONES <3

In his last game, the Wales Captain made history when he won his 149th Cap, making him the most capped International Player EVER! Alun-Wyn beat the record that had been held by former New Zealand All Black Richie McCaw.



TONIGHT, IN THE NATIONS CUP OPENING GAME, ALUN-WYN EXTENDS THAT LEAD TO 150 INTERNATIONAL CAPS- 141 WALES CAPS and 9 BRITISH & IRISH LIONS CAPS .... AND IT WON’T STOP THERE!

There seems to be absolutely not sign of this legend hanging up his togs. I think he could see at least another year at the top of his profession!


WHAT ABOUT BIG AL FOR CAPTAIN OF THE LIONS NEXT YEAR? ;-) :-D:-D


PLAYER PROFILE
Information courtesy of Wikipedia

Name: ALUN-WYN JONES

Date of Birth: September 19th 1985
Place of Birth: Swansea, South Wales
Height: 6ft 6ins
Weight: 19st 2lbs
Education:
Oakleigh House School; Llandovery College; Bishop Gore School; Swansea University

RUGBY UNION CAREER
Position: Lock
Amateur Club/s: Bonymaen RFC

Senior / Professional Clubs:
SWANSEA (2004-2006) ~ 35 Caps
OSPREYS: (2005 - Present) ~ 238 Caps

National Teams:
Wales Under 20s ~ 20 Caps
WALES (2006 – Present) ~ 141 Caps (including tonight’s game)
BRITISH & IRISH LIONS (2009 – 2013) ~ 9 Caps



<3<3 CONGRATULATIONS TO BIG AL FROM ALL ON RADIO JEM <3 <3

Alun-Wyn Jones: Wales Captain Highlights Shared Responsibility To Turn Results Around

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/54920599

ARE YOU WONDERING HOW THE NEW NATIONS CUP WORKS? :-S
.... Well wonder no more!! :-D

THE AUTUMN NATIONS CUP 2020 IS AN UNIQUE 8 TEAM TOURNAMENT

It will involve the SIX NATIONS (England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland) and also GEORGIA and FIJI.

It will take place over four weekends between 13th November and 6th December instead of the traditional Autumn fixtures.


TWO POOLS ~ 4 COUNTRIES IN EACH POOL
Pool A: England, Ireland, Wales, and Georgia
Pool B: France, Scotland, Italy, and Fiji


Each team will play the other three teams in their respective Pool over three consecutive weekends.

POINTS SYSTEM:
Match Points and Bonus Points:
The following points will be awarded based on the results of each Match (such points to be referred to as ‘Match Points’ to distinguish them from points scored on the field of play):

MATCH WINNING TEAM = 4 MATCH POINTS
MATCH LOSING TEAM = 0 MATCH POINTS*
* If the losing team loses but with a margin of 7 points or less = 1 Bonus Point
* If a team loses but has scored 4 or more tries = 1 Bonus Point
* If both the above criteria is met = 2 Bonus Points
TEAMS WHO DRAW = 2 MATCH POINTS EACH
* If a team draws but has scored 4 or more tries = 1 Bonus Point


TABLE & RANKING POSITIONS:
After all the Nations Cup's Rounds (3) have been played, the ranking positions will be as follows....
The teams will be ranked within their pool by the number of Match Points they have accrued.

If there are 2 or more teams with the same amount of Match Points then a "Points Difference" comes into play.
Points Difference is the difference between the total points scored and the total points conceded on the field of play in all Matches


FINALS WEEKEND:
A week later, on the weekend of December 5th & 6th, the Autumn Nations Cup enters the ‘Finals Weekend’ with each team playing a team from the other Pool.

Each team will play against the team ranked in the SAME POSITION in the OPPOSITE POOL as follows....
1st in Pool A v 1st in Pool B; 2nd in Pool A v 2nd in Pool B and so on.

THIS WILL DETERMINE THE OVERALL FINISHING POSITIONS IN THE 2020 AUTUMN NATIONS CUP

THE 2 HOUR REMINDER EVERYONE :-D

The first of the new Autumn Nations Cup Tournament
IRELAND v WALES<3 kicks off at 7.00pm on Channel 4 and here ;-)

Good Afternoon Rugby Fans<3

Not long to go now until the opening game of the new NATIONS CUP championship. Starting with IRELAND v WALES which kicks off at 7.00pm. Details below.


THIS WEEKEND'S NATIONS CUP SCHEDULE

FRIDAY EVENING November 13th

***** IRELAND v WALES<3 ~ Kick Off 7.00pm *****

LIVE MAINSTREAM TV
CHANNEL 4 (English Commentary) YES!!!!!! :-D
S4C (Welsh Commentary)

..... and here on RADIO JEM ;-) for Silly Commentary :-D



SATURDAY November 14th

ITALY v SCOTLAND ~ Kick Off 12.45pm
:-| LIVE TV Only on Amazon Prime :-|
LIVE RADIO: Live commentary on BBC Radio Scotland*

*If you have SKY TV you can tune into Radio Scotland on the telly. On my Sky TV it's on Channel 0116. (But you may find it varies in regions)
*I'm afraid I couldn't find it on Freeview TV in Wales.
*It's years since I used a radio. Maybe you could find it on there.
*or on BBC iPlayer



***** ENGLAND v GEORGIA ~ Kick Off 3.00pm *****

LIVE TV:
Yes you've guessed it ... AMAZON PRIME ONLY:-| :-| :-P

LIVE RADIO:
*BBC Radio 5 Live
Freeview Availability- check your telly for channels in your area. It's 706 on my Freeview TV in South Wales
SKY TV - Channel 0105 on my Sky TV. Again check channel for your area
*Or try your radio
Also on BBC Sounds? No idea what that is!

*Whether you can see the game or only hear it (or neither!) join the Rugby Gang here for some silliness! :-D



SUNDAY November 15th
FRANCE v FIJI ~ Kick Off 3.00pm
Live on Amazon Prime Only

I may not be here for this game seeing as I can neither see nor hear it!
BUT IF ANY OF YOU CAN AND ARE WATCHING ..... I'll try to pop in :-D :-D :-D



Lucky you Linda :-D

I have Amazon Prime, but I don’t watch it much. It is just a perk from the monthly Amazon Prime delivery fee which I pay. I use Amazon so much that it is worth the fee for the “free” postage

We are not going to get to see this game sadly (unless you have Amazon Prime) and it's being broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland only too.

But if you can see/hear it and are interested .... here is the Scotland Team to face Italy on Saturday....


SCOTLAND

Captain: STUART HOGG

Backs:
15. Stuart Hogg (C), 14. Darcy Graham, 13. Chris Harris, 12. Sam Johnson, 11. Duhan van der Merwe, 10. Duncan Weir, 9. Ali Price

Forwards:
1. Rory Sutherland, 2. Stuart McInally, 3. Zander Fagerson, 4. Scott Cummings, 5. Jonny Gray, 6. Jamie Ritchie, 7. Hamish Watson, 8. Blade Thomson

Replacements:
16. George Turner, 17. Oli Kebble, 18. WP Nel, 19. Sam Skinner, 20. Nick Haining, 21. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 22. James Lang, 23. Blair Kinghorn


*ITALY TEAM NOT CONFIRMED AS YET


SATURDAY November 14th
ITALY v SCOTLAND ~ Kick Off 12.45pm

:-| LIVE TV Only on Amazon Prime :-|
LIVE RADIO: Live commentary on BBC Radio Scotland only

Eddie Jones has announced the England Squad v Georgia for Saturday ....

ENGLAND

Captain: OWEN FARRELL

Backs:
15. Elliot Daly
14. Jonathan Joseph
13. Ollie Lawrence
12. Henry Slade
11. Jonny May
10. Owen Farrell (C)
9. Ben Youngs

Forwards:
1. Ellis Genge
2. Jamie George
3. Will Stuart
4. Charlie Ewels
5. Joe Launchbury
6. Maro Itoje
7. Jack Willis
8. Billy Vunipola

Replacements:
16. Tom Dunn, 17. Mako Vunipola, 18. Kyle Sinckler, 19. Ben Earl, 20. Tom Curry, 21. Dan Robson, 22.. Max Malins, 23. Joe Marchant


GEORGIA TEAM TO BE CONFIRMED


ENGLAND v GEORGIA ~ Kick Off 3.00pm

LIVE TV ... yes you've guessed it ... Amazon Prime Only :-| :-| :-P
LIVE RADIO: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds


*If anyone is going to follow along with the Radio or can manage to view this game live, please let me know. :-D

*** THERE WILL BE RADIO BROADCASTING....
FOR SOME OF THE NATIONS CUP GAMES ONLY SHOWN ON AMAZON PRIME

I suppose it's better than nothing :-(
I have edited it in to the fist weekend on the schedule on the last page :-)
(or on this page if you have clicked on the "Post Date" function)

HERE WE GO WALES....... DYMA'R BECHGYN CYMRU

WALES <3

Captain: ALUN-WYN JONES

Backs:
15. Leigh Halfpenny
14. Liam Williams
13. Jonathan Davies
12. Owen Watkin
11. Josh Adams
10. Dan Biggar
9. Gareth Davies

Forwards:
1. Rhys Carre
2. Ryan Elias
3. Tomas Francis
4. Will Rowlands
5. Alun Wyn Jones (C)
6. Shane Lewis-Hughes
7. Justin Tipuric
8. Taulupe Faletau

Replacements:
16. Elliot Dee, 17. Wyn Jones, 18. Samson Lee, 19. Jake Ball, 20. Aaron Wainwright, 21. Lloyd Williams, 22. Callum Sheedy,(*Uncapped), 23. George North


Friday Evening, November 13th
IRELAND v WALES <3 ..... Kick Off 7.00pm

LIVE on
CHANNEL 4 (English Commentary)
S4C (Welsh Commentary)
& RADIO JEM ;-) I.E. This thread :-D (Silly Commentary)


*Join the Rugby Gang here on Friday Evening to cheer on the team of your choice .... but please remember to leave your handbags in the lockers provided

Good Morning Rugby Fans <3

Well, one half of the two teams of the only game we'll be able to actually SEE this weekend on mainstream telly has been announced .....

IRELAND

Captain: JONATHAN SEXTON

Backs:
15. Jacob Stockdale
14. Hugo Keenan
13. Chris Farrell
12. Robbie Henshaw
11. James Lowe
10. Jonathan Sexton (C)
9. Jamison Gibson Park

Forwards:
1. Cian Healy
2. Ronan Kelleher
3. Andrew Porter
4. Iain Henderson
5. James Ryan
6. Peter O’Mahony
7. Josh van der Flier
8. Caelan Doris

Replacements:
16. Dave Heffernan, 17. Ed Byrne, 18. Finlay Bealham, 19. Quinn Roux, 20. Will Connors, 21. Conor Murray, 22. Billy Burns, 23. Keith Earls


WALES TEAM TO BE CONFIRMED ... watch this space ;-)


Friday Evening, November 13th
IRELAND v WALES <3 ..... Kick Off 7.00pm

LIVE on
CHANNEL 4 (English Commentary)
S4C (Welsh Commentary)
& RADIO JEM ;-) I.E. This thread :-D (Silly Commentary)


*Join the Rugby Gang here on Friday Evening to cheer on the team of your choice .... but remember that we play nicely on here ;-)