General Chat

In reply to JemimaFawr question he plays for the Ospreys. Unless the All Blacks play a whole lot better than against Argentina then the winner is very difficult to predict.

JustJanet, Thank you so much. Amazing or what??!! Off to find the tissues now.

Have to share this, Flash Mob at Victoria station singing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau absolutely brilliant:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/watch-wales-fans-stun-commuters-6491931

RADIO JEM, sorry to hear of yet more injuries to the Wales team.

Ooooeerrr...... decisions, decisions, decisions for the England v Wales match..

I'll need to put my thinking cap on for this one!

I was born in England so I really should be shouting for ENGLAND....... BUT......
both my parents were born in South Wales and I have generations of paternal/maternal ancestors from the valleys. It's where my roots are!!


God Save Our Gracious Queen??....... ...OR..................Land of My Fathers??

NO contest...... NO competition,.......it just HAS to be LAND OF MY FATHERS.

I only have to hear this sung and I have goosebumps, tears and feel choked

Yes..... very definitely Land of My Fathers and so YES...... it HAS to be WALES

"Cymru am byth" (borrowed from radio Jem's earlier posting) WALES FOREVER!!!

Yawns with a smiley face :-D :-D :-D <3 <3 <3

HERE ARE WEDNESDAY's MATCHES

Wed., September 23rd

SCOTLAND v JAPAN ....... Kick Off 2.30pm
Rugby World Cup – Pool B

LIVE ON ITV1; BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio 5 Live and......
............RADIO JEM ;-) :-D :-D


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AUSTRALIA v FIJI ....... Kick Off 4.45pm
Rugby World Cup – Pool A

Live on ITV1, BBC Radio 5 Live
Radio Jem will stay live if there is interest


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FRANCE v ROMANIA ....... Kick Off 8pm
Rugby World Cup – Pool D

LIVE ON ITV1

AUSTRALIA TEAM TO FACE FIJI

Backs:
15. ISRAEL FOLAU (33 TESTS)
14. Adam Ashley-Cooper
13. Tevita Kuridrani
12. Matt Giteau
11. Rob Horne
10. Bernard Foley
9. Will Genia

Forwards
1. Scott Sio
2. Stephen Moore (Captain)
3. Sekope Kepu
4. Kane Douglas
5. Rob Simmons
6. Scott Fardy
7. Michael Hooper
8. David Pocock

Replacements:
16. Tatafu Polota-Nau
17. James Slipper
18. Greg Holmes
19. Will Skelton
20. Dean Mumm
21. Nick Phipps
22. Matt Toomua
23. Kurtley Beale


FIJI


TEAM

Backs:
15. Metuisela Talebula
14. Waisea Nayacalevu
13. Vereniki Goneva
12. Gabiriele Lovobalavu
11. Nemani Nadolo
10. Ben Volavola
9. Nikola Matawalu

Forwards:
1. Campese Ma’afu
2. Tuapati Talemaitoga
3. Manasa Saulo
4. Tevita Cavubati
5. Leone Nakarawa
6. Peceli Yato
7. Akapusi Qera (captain)
8. Netani Talei

Replacements:
16. Viliame Veikoso
17. Peni Ravai
18. Isei Colati
19. Nemia Soqeta
20. Malakai Ravulo
21. Nemia Kenatale
22. Joshua Matavesi
23. Aseli Tikoirotuma



AUSTRALIA v FIJI

Wednesday, September 23rd ..... Kick Off 4.45pm

Live on ITV1
Radio Jem ;-)will be live if there is interest! :-)

~~~~~~~~~~~ GR MASCOT..... THE FLY ;-) :-D :-D <3

I'm here :-D :-D :-D :-D lost me internet last night :-| so well done everyone <3

Vern Cotter has announced his team for Scotland's first World Cup game!

HERE IS THE SCOTLAND TEAM


Backs:
15. Stuart Hogg
14. Tommy Seymour
13. Mark Bennett
12. Matt Scott
11. Sean Lamont
10. Finn Russell
9. Grieg Laidlaw

Forwards:
1. Alasdair Dickinson
2. Ross Ford
3. Willem Nel
4. Grant Gilchrist
5. Jonny Gray
6. Ryan Wilson
7. John Hardie
8. David Denton

Replacements:
16. Fraser Brown
17. Ryan Grant
18. Jon Welsh
19. Richie Gray
20. Josh Strauss
21. Henry Pyrgos
22. Peter Horne
23. Sean Maitland


JAPAN

Japan's Head Coach Eddie Jones (AUS) has named his team to face Scotland in Pool B on Wednesday at Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester.

He has made 6 changes to the team that historically beat giants South Africa last Saturday!

HERE IS THE CHERRY BLOSSOM TEAM

Backs:
15. Ayumu Goromaru
14. Kotaro Matsushima
13. Male S'au
12. Yu Tamura
11. Kenki Fukuoka
10. Harumichi Tatekawa
9. Fumiaki Tanaka

Forwards:
1. Keita Inagaki
2. Shota Horie
3. Hiroshi Yamashita
4. Luke Thompson
5. Justin Ives
6. Michael Leitch (c)
7. Michael Broadhurst
8. Amanaki Mafi

Replacements:
16. Takeshi Kizu
17. Masataka Mikami
18. Kensuke Hatakeyama
19. Shinya Makabe
20. Shoji Ito
21. Hendrik Tui
22. Atsushi Hiwasa
23. Karne Hesketh

The Cherry Blossoms are on fire at the moment having beaten the Springboks on Saturday!
Scotland will need to step up a gear, methinks:-) :-) :-)


SCOTLAND v JAPAN

Wednesday, September 23rd ....... Kick Off 2.30pm

Live on ITV1 and RADIO JEM ;-):-D :-D

I LIKE IT PAT! :-D :-D :-D :-D <3

Seriously though,there's absolutely no problem!

You can all chose to cheer on either England or Wales,or stay neutral if preferred! :-) :-)


ENGLAND v WALES

Saturday, September 26th.... Kick off 8pm

Live on ITV1 and RADIO JEM! ;-) :-D

I do have red and white pompoms. I don't take sides as I believe I'm in a win win position.

Will wear a white top with red trousers on Saturday :-D (haven't got any white trousers). :-)

Hi Patricia :-)

Welcome to "Radio Jem ;-)" :-D :-D :-D

We certainly need Welsh reinforcements here! as Radio Jem's team will be in a pickle......

Kandj is English but had Welsh parents!
Pat is English, living in Cyprus, with a bit of Welsh Blood.
We nicked Fly as our mascot- she is English but also with Welsh ancestors.

My mother was English, but there will be no conflict of interest for me...
.......IT'LL BE WALES<3 ALL THE WAY! :-D :-D :-D


I hope you will come and join us on Saturday, if you are able to Patricia :-)

I wish I had tickets for Saturdays match....Our welsh Flag is flying high...x

Where's Fly when they need her? Little Fly could be the mascot.

You'll have to ask for volunteers Jem at this rate. You get everyone in line and volunteers asked to step forward. (Looks around to see if anyone's looking and quietly says). You ask for volunteers from all of us and we step back so everyone else is volunteering. Simples - yes. ;-) Just don't let on. :-D <3

WALES NEWS HOT OF THE PRESS

TYLER MORGAN IS RECALLED TO THE WALES SQUAD!

Newport Gwent Dragons Centre,Tyler Morgan, will replace the injured COREY ALLEN


https://twitter.com/WalesRugby?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

WALES INJURIES! :-(

Worry for the Wales Camp as yet more of their players are injured!

Having already lost key players Rhys Webb and Leigh Halfpenny during Wales' last Warm-Up game v Italy in Cardiff, Wales has been hit by yet more injuries.


During Wales' victory over Uruguay yesterday afternoon, the following players were injured

LIAM WILLIAMS

Liam Williams, who played his first match since having foot surgery, limped off the pitch having sustained a THIGH injury.

This is very worrying, as Liam has taken over FULL BACK position from Leigh Halfpenny.


COREY ALLEN

Corey, who scored a HAT TRICK of TRIES during yesterday's match, having taken over World Cup duties from the injured Jonathan Davies at 13, sustained a HAMSTRING injury!

He has now been ruled out of the 2015 Rugby World Cup! :-(


PROPS

Wales faces a potential problem in the Scrum with injuries to our Props!

Loose-Head Prop PAUL JAMES (1) and Tight-Head Prop SAMSON LEE (3)

Both of these front line players sustained CALF injuries.

Paul James' replacement AARON JARVIS then had a RIB injury!



AT THIS RATE WARREN WILL NEED TO DRAFT IN REINFORCEMENTS TO THE WALES SQUAD!



GOOD NEWS

Wales Favourite DAN LYDIATE (Flanker) who had to go off for a HIA (Head Injury Assessment) has passed the CONCUSSION PROTOCOL.

So Dan will be available for selection v England on Saturday!


Details of Wales' performance v Uruguay including the injuries...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/34294887

Thanks Perse :-) <3

I have just read your commentary Jem and it is better than the one on the internet.

One can never be sure what Sonny Bill Williams will get up to when he is out there, in fact we often wonder whether he will even be up for selection at times, he changes his mind so much regarding what he wants to do.

I think with Argentina out of the way, we should be okay with Namibia (unless they play like Japan) and Georgia, but you never know what could happen when the All Blacks play Tonga. At least there will be a couple of hakas going on to start with.

We'll keep a welcome in the hillside :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D