General Chat

Ready here :-D

AND THE TEAMS ARE OUT!

South Africa Led by Captain FOURIE Du PREEZ

New Zealand by their Captain RICHIE McCAW

FIREWORKS GOING OFF!

I'm already in my skinny black jeans and black v neck top!

ALL READY!

You will just have to cheer "BLINDFOLDED" Pat!!!! ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D :-D

Hi Shaun :-D

We are having problems with the internet and OH has complained several times this week, even showing them the speed we had and CYTA (Cyprus's BT) have relented and agreed there's a problem and on Monday we can go and get a new updated modem as the speed up to the house they say is fine. We'll see whether it is the modem on Monday. :-D

I hope to have better transmission than last weekend. It was dreadful. Other problem is that we are having storms and flooding. We have got away with it so far with a small amount of rain and thunder and lightening but there's a week of this so I'm hoping it won't be during the rugby, :-S

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Hello Radio Jem, Pat and Kandj :-D

Who are we supporting, ? who do we want in the final ? who do we want to win the Rugby World Cup Final, answers on a post card :-D

Left twirl,right twirl, pom poms to the right and pom poms to the left, right twirl left twirl and shake it all about.

Jem, thank you for rain dance, got a tear :-)



Edit, hello Fly :-)

HI FLY MASCOT OF EXCELLENCE ;-) :-D :-D :-D <3

awwww helloooo to Ickle Cyprus Puppy and Cool Dude Little Fly ;-) :-D :-D :-D :-D

Hi Jem <3 Pat <3 puppy :-D

Receiving you loud and clear..... Pat over in our Cyprus Studio ;-) :-D :-D :-D

By the time we get to the Final, your Cheer Leading will be unlike anything ever seen before, Pat ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D <3

Cyprus Calling

Meal eaten and raring to go.

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20 MINUTES TO GO!

SOUTH AFRICA v NEW ZEALAND ......... KICK OFF 4.00PM


LIVE ON ITV 1, BBC Radio 5 Live ......

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


Join the gang to enjoy the game together! :-) :-) :-)

Hi Kandj :-) :-) :-) <3

Don't you worry! Enjoy your visitors :-) :-) :-)

Radio Jem, we have friends who have called to visit us and I will hope to join the rugby match when they have left here.

GOD DEFEND NEW ZEALAND

The anthem has English and Maori lyrics, with slightly different meanings. When performed in public, the usual practice is to sing the first verse in both Maori and English.


Maori verse: "Aotearoa"
E Ihowa Atua,
O nga iwi matou ra
Ata whakarangona;
Me aroha noa
Kia hua ko te pai;
Kia tau to atawhai;
Manaakitia mai
Aotearoa

English translation (Karetu)

Lord, God over yonder,
Of all our nations
Listen to us gently,
With the infinite love
May the goodness bear fruit;
May your kindness come;
Please give protection to
Aotearoa



English verse: "God Defend New Zealand"

God of Nations at Thy feet,
In the bonds of love we meet,
Hear our voices, we entreat,
God defend our free land.
Guard Pacific's triple star
From the shafts of strife and war,
Make her praises heard afar,
God defend New Zealand.

THE ANTHEMS FOR SING-A-LONG TIME!

SOUTH AFRICA ... NKOSI SIKELEL iAFRICA


Since 1997, the South African national anthem has been a hybrid song combining new English lyrics with extracts of the hymn 'Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika' (God Bless Africa) and 'Die Stem van Suid-Afrika' (The Call of South Africa).


Language: XHOSA
Lyrics: Nkosi sikelel’ iAfrica, Maluphakanyisw uphono Iwayo
(God bless Africa, Let it’s horn be raised)

Language: ZULU
Lyrics: Yizwa imithandazo yethu, Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo
(Listen also to our prayers, Lord bless us, we are the family of it (Africa)

Language: SESOTHO
Lyrics: Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso. O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho.
O se boloke. O se boloke setjhaba sa heso, Setjhaba sa, South Afrika, South Afrika .
English Translation: Lord bless our nation. Stop wars and sufferings. Save it, save our nation, the nation of South Africa, South Africa.

Language: AFRICAANS
Lyrics: Uit die blou van onse hemel, uit die diepte van ons see,
Oor ons ewige gebergtes, waar die kranse antwoord gee,
English Translation: From the blue of our skies,
From the depth of our sea, over everlasting mountains,
Where the echoing cliffs resound in answer

Language: ENGLISH
Lyrics: Sounds the call to come together and united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom in South Africa our land.

NEW ZEALAND

NEW ZEALAND
Backs:
15. Ben Smith
14. Nehe Milner-Skudder
13. Conrad Smith
12. Ma'a Nonu
11. Julian Savea
10. Dan Carter
9. Aaron Smith

Forwards:
1. Joe Moody
2. Dane Coles
3. Owen Franks
4. Brodie Retallick
5. Sam Whitelock
6. Jerome Kaino
7. Richie McCaw (Captain)
8. Kieran Read


Replacements:
16. Keven Mealamu, 17. Ben Franks, 18. Charlie Faumuina, 19. Victor Vito, 20. Sam Cane, 21. Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 22. Beauden Barrett, 23. Sonny Bill Williams.

HERE ARE TODAY'S TEAMS

SOUTH AFRICA

Backs:
15. Willie le Roux
14. JP Pietersen
13. Jesse Kriel
12. Damian De Allende
11. Bryan Habana
10. Handre Pollard
9. Fourie du Preez (Captain)

Forwards:
1. Tendai Mtawarira
2. Bismarck du Plessis
3. Frans Malherbe
4. Eben Etzebeth
5. Lodewyk de Jager
6. Francois Louw
7. Schalk Burger
8. Duane Vermeulen

Replacements:
16. Adriaan Strauss, 17. Trevor Nyakane, 18. Jannie du Plessis, 19. Victor Matfield, 20. Willem Alberts, 21. Ruan Pienaar, 22. Pat Lambie, 23. Jan Serfontein.

NEW ZEALAND ........ GOD DEFEND NEW ZEALAND

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dPcj_aC8fk


FULL VERSION ..... Sang by CINDY RUAKERE

A beautiful voice and stunning scenery

HERE ARE TODAY'S FINALIST'S ANTHEMS

SOUTH AFRICA ......... NKOSI SIKELEL iAFRICA

FULL VERSION ..... Great Pictures and modern history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmv8FSlrStQ