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IT’S OUR MASCOT ~ THE FLY ~ EVERYONE:-D <3

Fly will be pitch-side ready to use her boot if necessary! ;-) :-D

Afternoon Jem :-D <3

COME ON BIGGAR

JAPANESE NATIONAL ANTHEM ... KIMIGAYO

English Translation of the Japanese National Anthem
Thousands of years of happy reign be thine;
Rule on, my lord, until what are pebbles now
By ages united to mighty rocks shall grow
Whose venerable sides the moss doth line.
"Kimigayo" (His Imperial Majesty’s Reign) is the National Anthem of Japan. Its lyrics are the oldest among the world's national anthems

JAPAN ~ KIMIGAYO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29FFHC2D12Q

The Live action is coming from Murrayfield Scotland today

HERE COME THE LIONS<3 ~ THE PRIDE OF THE HOME COUNTRIES!
RRRRRROOOOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRRR ;-):-D :-D :-D :-D:-D :-D :-D :-D


ALUN-WYN JONES HAS COME ON FIRST WITH THE LION! <3

HERE COME THE JAPANESE <3

Not sure if any anthems will be sang today!

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

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

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

ROOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAARrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

THE 2 HOUR WARNING LIONS FANS <3


BRITISH & IRISH LIONS v JAPAN Kicks Off at 3pm

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

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

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

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

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

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 :-)

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

I bet you are one proud Welsh lady Jem

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