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MARO ITOJE (England) LIONS PLAYER OF THE SERIES 2021- page 179
RSA v LIONS FINAL TEST VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS- Page 179
Who Won The Series? pages 169-179

THE LIONS TOUR 2021 HAS NOW ENDED
SPRINGBOKS WON THE SERIES 2 GAMES TO 1.

Thanks to all who have supported this thread <3

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The Page Reference Box is the 4th post down.



THIS IS THE LATEST NEWS BOX
This box will be edited as the latest news is released


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LIONS & SUMMER INTERNATIONAL GAMES HAVE STARTED!

BRITISH & IRISH LIONS GAMES FULL SCHEDULE ~ Page 1
INTERNATIONAL GAMES FULL SCHEDULE ~ Page 1

BRITISH & IRISH LIONS 2021 ~ THE DATES & VENUES

Kick Off Times and Television Broadcasting To Be Announced

INCLUDES 3 TEST GAMES


Saturday June 26
THE LIONS v JAPAN
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland


Saturday July 3
DHL STORMERS v THE LIONS
Cape Town Stadium, South Africa


Wednesday July 7
SOUTH AFRICA INVITATIONAL v THE LIONS
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa


Saturday July 10
CELL C SHARKS v THE LIONS
Jonsson Kings Park, Durban, South Africa


Wednesday July 14
SOUTH AFRICA A v THE LIONS
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (formerly Nelspruit) South Africa


Saturday July 17
VODACOM BULLS v THE LIONS
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa


Saturday July 24
SOUTH AFRICA v THE LIONS
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa


Saturday July 31
SOUTH AFRICA v THE LIONS
Cape Town Stadium, South Africa


Saturday August 7
SOUTH AFRICA v THE LIONS
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg, South Africa

BRITISH & IRISH LIONS 2021 ~ THE LIONS SQUAD

I NEARLY POSTED AN APRIL FOOLS JOKE! :-0 :-0 :-0

The Squad has not been chosen as yet but
WATCH THIS SPACE!

THE PAGE NUMBER REFERENCE BOX

Looking for something in particular that was posted on this thread?
You will find the page reference details here!

BRITISH & IRISH LIONS GAMES FULL SCHEDULE ~ Page 1
British & Irish Lions Tour 2021 Dates & Venues- Page 1

INTERNATIONAL GAMES FULL SCHEDULE ~ Page 1

LIONS SQUAD 2021 IS ANNOUNCED!<3 (page 1)

LIONS COACHING STAFF announced; Dates for the British & Irish Lions Games
Details in following posts (page 1)


HAMISH WATSON INJURED OUT v JAPAN ~ page 1

LIONS v JAPAN ~ GR Rugby Gang Fun Participation pages 1-11


UEFA
WALES v DENMARK ~ WALES OUT OF UEFA 2020 Pages 11-19 onwards
ENGLAND THROUGH TO QUARTER FINALS!!! ~ Pages 19-27

GUTTED~ ALUN-WYN's LIONS CAPTAINCY & TOUR IS OVER :-( page 19

*Springbok RD SNYMAN will likely miss the Lions Series due to burns- page 67

ALL ROUND WINS FOR OUR MEN~ July 3rd's Rugby & Soccer from page 27 as follows:
Rugby:
IRELAND v JAPAN: Radio Jem participation pages 27-37
WALES v CANADA: Scores and fun commentary pages 37 -46
SIGMA LIONS v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS: pages 46 - 51

Football
ENGLAND THROUGH TO UEFA SEMI FINALS~ Radio Jem participation from pages 51-57

Rugby: ENGLAND v USA: Fun GR participation pages 57-67
OUR TEAMS CLEAN UP! Rugby/Footy Final Scores & Video Highlights p67


LIONS v SHARKS: p67-70 (live) p82 (2nd half summary) 1st GAME

UEFA: ENGLAND THROUGH TO THE FINAL!! GR participation pages 70-82

UEFA FINAL: ITALY BEAT ENGLAND ON PENALTIES :-(
GR fun participation pages 105-126
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS page 126


RUGBY played SATURDAY JULY 10th
ARGENTINA (PUMAS) v WALES: pages 82-90
ENGLAND v CANADA: pages 90-99
LIONS v SHARKS: page 99-105
IRELAND v USA has been moved from Channel 4 to Channel's 4 YouTube ... so that's me done for today lol:-D :-D

VIDEO HIGLIGHTS of above Rugby games- page 105


Wednesday July 14th:
SOUTH AFRICA A v LIONS ~ Who won? Scores and Action from page 126

PUMAS v WALES: Scores and action from page 134-141
Home Countries Internationals Series Results at end of season- page 149


Saturday July 17th
STORMERS v LIONS p141-149;


1ST TEST (July 24th 2021)
LIONS<3 WIN 1st TEST v SPRINGBOKS- Radio Jem fun Commentary on pages 149-159
*1st TEST FULL GAME & HIGHLIGHTS on Radio Jem's Catch-up Service;-)- page 159

ODE TO ALUN-WYN JONES ~ p146 ;-):-D :-D


2ND TEST (July 31st 2021)
SPRINGBOKS BEAT THE LIONS ~ GR fun Commentary pages 160-169

*THE LIONS ROAR TONIGHT (RADIO JEM SONG ;-))- Page 162


RSA v LIONS 2nd TEST HIGHLIGHTS- page 169
Fun GR commentary pages 159-169


3RD TEST (August 7th 2021)
THE DECIDER!!!! WHO WON THE SERIES?
GR Fun Commentary pages 169-179

*THESE LIONS ARE ON FIRE (RADIO JEM SONG ;-))- Page 171

WARREN GATLAND HAS CHOSEN HIS COACHING STAFF FOR THE LIONS TOUR 2021

AND THERE'S 3 WELSHMEN! <3


HEAD COACH: WARREN GATLAND
That needed no announcing :-D I so miss this man as Wales' Head Coach <3


HIS ASSISTANT COACHES.....

ATTACK: GREGOR TOWNSEND
The Scotland Head Coach and former Scotland Fly-Half (10)
Gregor won 82 Caps for his country (1993-2003)
and 2 Caps for the British and Irish Lions (1997)
He has been in charge of the Scotland Team since 2017 and has been instrumental in shaping their excellent current form :-)


FORWARDS: ROBIN McBRYDE
Robbie has had an extensive Coaching Career with Llanelli Scarlets, Wales and the British and Irish Lions.
He was a former Wales Hooker (2) winning 37 Caps (1994-2005)
He also won 4 Caps for the British and Irish Lions in 2001


DEFENCE: STEVE TANDY
Steve is currently on the coaching staff of the Scotland International Team.
On a club level he coached at various clubs. He was the Head Coach of The Ospreys.
Steve's playing position was Flanker. He earned 40 Caps for Neath (1998-2003)
and 102 Caps for The Ospreys (2003-2010)


KICKING: NEIL JENKINS MBE
*A current coach with the Wales International team (since 2004), Neil can often be seen on the pitch during a game giving encouragement to the likes of Leigh Halfpenny and Dan Biggar.
Neil was also the Kicking Coach for the British & Irish Lions (2009, 2017)

*A former Wales & Lions Fly-Half (10) or Full Back (15)
Neil is Wales' highest ever points-scorer and is the third highest on the List of leading rugby union test point scorers. He was the first player to score 1,000 points in international matches
Neil won 87 Caps for Wales and scored 1049 points (1991-2002)
He also won 4 Caps for the Lions (1997, 2001)


IT LOOKS LIKE THE LIONS ARE IN GOOD HANDS <3


THE LIONS TOUR 2021 KICKS OFF ON SATURDAY JUNE 26th
More details as they are released :-)

THE 37 MAN LIONS SQUAD 2021 HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED! :-)

CAPTAIN: ALUN-WYN JONES<3 (WALES)
His 4th Lions Tour!

BACKS (16):

Josh Adams (Wales)
Bundee Aki (Ireland)
Dan Biggar (Wales)
Elliot Daly (England)
Gareth Davies (Wales)
Owen Farrell (England)
Chris Harris (Scotland)
Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)
Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
Conor Murray (Ireland)
Ali Price (Scotland)
Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales)
Finn Russell (Scotland)
Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland)
Anthony Watson (England)
Liam Williams (Wales)

Forwards (21):

Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
Jack Conan (Ireland)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (England)
Tom Curry (England)
Zander Fagerson (Scotland)
Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
Jamie George (England)
Iain Henderson (Ireland)
Jonny Hill (England)
Maro Itoje (England)
Alun-Wyn Jones (Wales) (Captain)
Wyn Jones (Wales)
Courtney Lawes (England)
Ken Owens (Wales)
Andrew Porter (Ireland)
Sam Simmonds (England)
Rory Sutherland (Scotland)
Justin Tipuric (Wales)
Mako Vunipola (England)
Hamish Watson (Scotland)


NATIONS BREAKDOWN:
11 ENGLAND
10 WALES,
8 IRELAND
8 SCOTLAND

Looking good <3 :-D

I bet you are one proud Welsh lady Jem

Yes, I am thanks Linda
I think it's a great selection. The cream of all 4 nations<3

ONLY 1 WEEK TO GO!

THE LIONS TOUR AND THE SUMMER INTERNATIONALS BEGIN NEXT WEEKEND


As well as the British & Irish Lions games (schedule near the top of this page (1))
Here are the HOME COUNTRIES TEST GAMES


*Sunday June 27th
ENGLAND v SCOTLAND ... Kick Off 2.00pm


*Saturday July 3rd
IRELAND v JAPAN ... Kick off time to be announced
WALES v CANADA ... Kick Off 3.00pm


* Sunday July 4th
ENGLAND v USA ... Kick off 2.00pm


*Saturday July 10th
IRELAND v USA ... Kick Off to be announced
ROMANIA v SCOTLAND ... Kick Off to be announced
WALES v ARGENTINA ... Kick Off 1.00pm
ENGLAND v CANADA ... Kick Off 3.00pm


*Saturday July 17th
WALES v ARGENTINA ... Kick Off 3.00pm
GEORGIA v SCOTLAND ... Kick Off 4.00pm


ALL TIMES POSTED ARE UK TIMES
TV Broadcasting will be announced nearer the dates, but it will be likely CHANNEL 4

IF THERE ARE CLASHES - THEN I WILL BE WATCHING THE LIONS GAMES

Next weekend's schedule will be posted in more detail next :-)

SCHEDULE FOR WEEKEND of JUNE 26th & 27th

Saturday June 26th
THE LIONS v JAPAN
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

Kick off 3.00pm
LIVE ON CHANNEL 4 ...... and RADIO JEM ;-)


*Sunday June 27th
ENGLAND v SCOTLAND ... Kick Off 2.00pm

LIVE on CHANNEL 4 ...... and RADIO JEM


It doesn't matter which of the National Teams you support, you will always have a welcome on the airwaves of Radio Jem ;-) (THIS THREAD) :-D
All we ask is that you "PLAY NICELY" :-)


How To Participate...
*TURN ON YOUR TELLY and find the game
*TUNE IN TO RADIO JEM ;-) ... by clicking on the Rugby Thread :-D
*JOIN IN WITH THE SILLINESS as we cheer for our respective teams.
I will be unashamedly cheering for THE LIONS<3 & WALES<3 ...
....... but you can cheer for any of the teams as we are all good sports in the Rugby Gang :-) :-)


ONLY 1 WEEK TO GO! :-D

THE LIONS TEAM FOR SATURDAY HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED!!!

Captain: ALUN-WYN JONES (Wales)

Backs:
15. Liam Jones (Wales)
14. Josh Adams (Wales)
13. Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)
12. Bundee Aki (Ireland)
11. Duhan Van der Merwe (Scotland)
10. Dan Biggar (Wales)
9. Conor Murray (Ireland)

Forwards:
1. Rory Sutherland (Scotland)
2. Ken Owens (Wales)
3. Zander Fagerson (Scotland)
4. Iain Henderson (Ireland)
5. Alun-Wyn Jones (C) (Wales)
6.Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
7. Hamish Watson (Scotland)
8. Jack Conan (Ireland)

Replacements:
16. Jamie George (England)
17. Wyn Jones (Wales)
18. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
19. Courtney Lawes (England)
20. Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
21. Ali Price (Scotland)
22. Owen Farrell (England)
23. Anthony Watson (England)


*Japan Team to be announced


THIS SATURDAY JUNE 26th

BRITISH & IRISH LIONS v JAPAN ....... KICK OFF 3.00pm

LIVE ON CHANNEL 4 ...... and RADIO JEM ;-) :-D :-D

WORRYING LIONS NEWS

HAMISH WATSON (Scotland) HAS BEEN INJURED OUT!:-0

Poor Hamish Watson suffered a CONCUSSION during training and so has been ruled out of The British & Irish Lions Warm-Up game v Japan on Saturday :-(

Hamish played brilliantly during the Six Nations Championship earlier this year earning himself the "PLAYER of the CHAMPIONSHIP" title. He will be a loss to the Lions

But another class flanker will take his place ....
JUSTIN TIPURIC (Wales)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-9717211/Hamish-Watson-ruled-Lions-warm-game-Japan-suffering-concussion.html

JAPAN TEAM TO FACE WALES TOMORROW

Captain: MICHAEL LEITCH

Backs:
15. Ryohei Yamanaka, 14. Kotaro Matsushima, 13. Timothy Lafaele, 12. Ryoto Nakamura, 11. Siosaia Fifita, 10. Yu Tamura, 9. Kaito Shigeno

Forwards:
1. Keita Inagaki, 2. Atsushi Sakate, 3. Jiwon Koo, 4. Wimpie van der Walt, 5. James Moore, 6. Michael Leitch (C), 7. Lappies Labuschagné, 8. Amanaki Mafi

Replacements:
16. Kosuke Horikoshi, 17. Craig Millar, 18. Asaeli Ai Valu, 19. Jack Cornelson, 20. Kazuki Himeno, 21. Tevita Tatafu, 22. Naoto Saito, 23. Rikiya Matsuda

LIONS TEAM ANNOUNCED EARLIER ON THIS PAGE



BRITISH & IRISH LIONS WARM UP GAME
Tomorrow, Saturday June 26th

LIONS v JAPAN ...... Kick Off 3.00pm

LIVE on CHANNEL 4 ......... and Radio Jem;-) (This Thread) :-D

SUMMER INTERNATIONAL GAME ON SUNDAY JUNE 27th

ENGLAND A v SCOTLAND A ~ THE TEAMS

Of course the cream of all the home nations teams have been chosen for British & Irish Lions duty. But there are still some great talent in the camps for the Summer Tests along with quite a few so far Uncapped players.....

ENGLAND

Captain LEWIS LUDLOW

Backs:
15. Freddie Steward*
14. Adam Radwan*
13. Ollie Lawrence
12. Dan Kelly*
11. Max Malins
10. Jacob Umaga*
9. Harry Randall*

Forwards:
1. Ellis Genge
2. Curtis Langdon*
3. Joe Heyes*
4. Harry Wells*
5. Charlie Ewels
6. Lewis Ludlow (C)*
7. Ben Curry*
8. Callum Chick*

Replacements:
16. Jamie Blamire*, 17. Beno Obano, 18. Trevor Davison*, 19. Ted Hill, 20. Lewis Ludlam, 21. Dan Robson, 22. George Furbank, 23. Joe Cokanasiga

*Denotes uncapped player

SCOTLAND

The Scotland team is yet to be announced.
Due to a player being tested positive for Covid and 8 others having to self-isolate, the Team Selection for Scotland has been thrown into disarray.


EDITED
Scotland Team has now been announced .....

SCOTLAND

Captain: MATT SCOTT

Backs:
15. Damien Hoyland
14. Rufus McLean
13. Matt Scott (C)
12. Stafford McDowall
11. Blair Kinghorn
10. Ross Thompson
9. Charlie Shiel

Forwards
1. Nick Auterac
2. Ewan Ashman
3. Oli Kebble
4. Cameron Henderson
5. Kiran McDonald
6. Josh Bayliss
7. Rory Darge
8. Magnus Bradbury

Replacements:
16. Adam McBurney, 17. Robin Hislop, 18. Javan Sebastian, 19. Jamie Hodgson, 20. Callum Hunter-Hill, 21. Ben Vellacott, 22. Adam Hastings, 23. George Taylor



Sunday June 27th
ENGLAND A v SCOTLAND A ................. Kick Off 2.00pm

LIVE on CHANNEL 4 ....... and Radio Jem ;-) :-D :-D

THE 2 HOUR WARNING LIONS FANS <3


BRITISH & IRISH LIONS v JAPAN Kicks Off at 3pm

CHANNEL 4 ......
............and Radio Jem ;-) (this thread) :-D

ROOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAARrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Good Afternoon Everyone :-D <3

To celebrate the beginning of the Lions Tour 2021 here is a pre-recorded ;-) musical celebration of the nations involved today

SCOTLAND
THE SCOTTISH SOLDIER ....... ANDY STEWART
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCSB_BiNSZo

ENGLAND
SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT ..... ELLA EYRE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOvQt9c-8F8

IRELAND
WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING .... JOHN McDERMOTT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V74E31Tb2Oo

WALES
CWM RHONDDA (Bread Of Heaven) .... ONLY MEN ALOUD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdjIjPhJ8co

JAPAN
YORUSHIKA - Tada Kimi ni Hare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmMjlfgFwr4


RADIO JEM WILL BE LIVE SHORTLY! :-D

~~~~~~~~~~~~~# to Fly :-D <3 Rrrrrroooooooooooooooooaaarrrrrrrr

RADIO JEM IS NOW LIVE EVERYONE :-D :-D :-D

Here is Radio Jem's Lions Campaign Theme Song with our very own lyrics ;-)

To the tune of Katy Perry's Roar!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CevxZvSJLk8

THE LIONS’ ROAR!
They’re gonna put us to the test :-0
We’ve really got to play our best
Not gonna play quietly
Not gonna play “politely”
We really haven’t got much choice
Must push ourselves to breaking point
We’ll stand for nothing :-|
We’ll try out everything :-D

They hold us down, but we get up (hey!)
Already brushing off the dust
They hear our voice, they hear that sound
Like Thunder, gonna shake their ground
They hold us down, but we get up
Get ready cos we’ve had enough
We see it all, we see it now .....

We’ve got the power of the fighter, the lion,
Racing to the Tryline
CAUSE WE ARE THE LIONS .....
.....AND YOU’RE GONNA HEAR US RRROOAARR
Louder, louder than 1 lion
CAUSE WE ARE THE LIONS AND YOU’RE GONNA HEAR US RRROOAARR!

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

RRRRRROOOOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRRR ;-):-D :-D :-D :-D:-D :-D :-D :-D

LIONS v JAPAN ~ THE TEAMS

LIONS
Captain: ALUN-WYN JONES (Wales)

Backs:
15. Liam Jones (Wales)
14. Josh Adams (Wales)
13. Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)
12. Bundee Aki (Ireland)
11. Duhan Van der Merwe (Scotland)
10. Dan Biggar (Wales)
9. Conor Murray (Ireland)

Forwards:
1. Rory Sutherland (Scotland)
2. Ken Owens (Wales)
3. Zander Fagerson (Scotland)
4. Iain Henderson (Ireland)
5. Alun-Wyn Jones (C) (Wales)
6.Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
*7. JUSTIN TIPURIC (Wales) replacing Hamish Watson (Scotland) (concussion)
8. Jack Conan (Ireland)

Replacements:
16. Jamie George (England)
17. Wyn Jones (Wales)
18. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
19. Courtney Lawes (England)
20. Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
21. Ali Price (Scotland)
22. Owen Farrell (England)
23. Anthony Watson (England)


JAPAN

Captain: MICHAEL LEITCH

Backs:
15. Ryohei Yamanaka, 14. Kotaro Matsushima, 13. Timothy Lafaele, 12. Ryoto Nakamura, 11. Siosaia Fifita, 10. Yu Tamura, 9. Kaito Shigeno

Forwards:
1. Keita Inagaki, 2. Atsushi Sakate, 3. Jiwon Koo, 4. Wimpie van der Walt, 5. James Moore, 6. Michael Leitch (C), 7. Lappies Labuschagné, 8. Amanaki Mafi

Replacements:
16. Kosuke Horikoshi, 17. Craig Millar, 18. Asaeli Ai Valu, 19. Jack Cornelson, 20. Kazuki Himeno, 21. Tevita Tatafu, 22. Naoto Saito, 23. Rikiya Matsuda

Not sure if any anthems will be sang today!