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Arglwydd, arwain trwy'r anialwch,
Fi, bererin gwael ei wedd,
Nad oes ynof nerth na bywyd
Fel yn gorwedd yn y bedd:
Hollalluog, Hollalluog,
Ydyw'r Un a'm cwyd i'r lan.
Ydyw'r Un a'm cwyd i'r lan

Agor y ffynhonnau melus
'N tarddu i maes o'r Graig y sydd;
Colofn dân rho'r nos i'm harwain,
A rho golofn niwl y dydd;
Rho i mi fanna, Rho i mi fanna,
Fel na bwyf yn llwfwrhau.
Fel na bwyf yn llwfwrhau.

Pan yn troedio glan Iorddonen,
Par i'm hofnau suddo i gyd;
Dwg fi drwy y tonnau geirwon
Draw i Ganaan -- gartref clyd:
Mawl diderfyn. Mawl diderfyn
Fydd i'th enw byth am hyn.
Fydd i'th enw byth am hyn.

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D You can do it Wales!

This is OH's version sung to the music of Men of Harlech, it's a 1907 imposter of course. In his defence I blame his parents. He was born in London and bought up in Kent. He sensibly joined the RAF and I rescued him and re-educated him ;-) :-D

Am only putting up the first verse - don't need it all do we?

1st verse
Now is the time for marching, Now let your hearts be gay,
Hark to the merry bugles Sounding along our way.
So let your voices ring, my boys, And take the time from me,
And I’ll sing you a song as we march along,
Of Sussex by the Sea!

Chorus
For We're the men from Sussex, Sussex by the Sea.
We plough and sow and reap and mow,
And useful men are we;
And when you go to Sussex, Whoever you may be,
You may tell them all that we stand or fall
For Sussex by the Sea!

Refrain
Oh Sussex, Sussex by the Sea!
Good old Sussex by the Sea!
You may tell them all we stand or fall,
For Sussex by the Sea.

That's not the words I know to Men of Harlech.

This is the version I was taught as a child, there must be more than 1 version. I was taught by an elderly Welsh teacher at junior school, our headmaster was also Welsh.

Men of Harlech in the Hollow,
Do ye hear like rushing billow
Wave on wave that surging follow
Battle's distant sound?

Tis the tramp of Saxon foemen,
Saxon spearmen, Saxon bowmen,
Be they knights or hinds or yeomen,
They shall bite the ground!

Loose the folds asunder,
Flag we conquer under!
The placid sky now bright on high,
Shall launch its bolts in thunder!

Onward! 'tis the country needs us,
He is bravest, he who leads us
Honor's self now proudly heads us,
Freedom, God and Right!

Hello Radio Jem and all rugby fans

Radio Jem........ you should be RESTING......... naughty girl...!!

CyprusPat...... thanks. I caught both sets of red and black pom poms for tomorrow. left right twirl, left right twirl. left right twirl, left right twirl..... just practicing a little now.

Shaun there is no way I can follow you without falling over and that would never do!!

I hope to be back for the BIG ONE tomorrow. I also have confidence in WALES Jem

MEN OF HARLECH

Men of Harlech, stop your dreaming
Can't you see their spearpoints gleaming
See their warrior pennants streaming
To this battle field.

Men of Harlech stand ye steady
It can not be ever said ye
For the battle were not ready
WELSHMEN NEVER YIELD

From the hills rebounding
Let this war cry sounding
Summon all at Cambria's call
The mighty foe surrounding.

Men of Harlech on to glory
This will ever be your story
Keep these burning words before ye
WELSHMEN WILL NOT YIELD......... tra la la la la la la

COME ON WALES! I'd love to hear the Wales players sing this LOUDLY to S.A.

I will come from behind the sofa after the HAKA.

Hello Radio Jem and Rugby fans :-)))))))))))))))))))


COME ON WALES <3 <3 <3


Get your pom poms at the ready.
On the count of three, 1~~2~~3 here we go folks, left twirl right twirl back flip and shake it all about with a right twirl then a left twirl, pom poms to the right and pom poms to the left, right knee jerk left knee jerk, right twirl then a left twirl and shake it all.

Left twirl right twirl left twirl right twirl double twirl here and a double twirl there, back flip forward flip and wave your pom poms in the air. Right twirl hip shimmy left twirl hip shimmy wiggle bum to the right wiggle bum to the left and shake it all about with your pom poms in the air.


Left twirl right twirl little boogie here and a little boogie there, right knee jerk left knee jerk, right twirl left twirl, back flip then a forward flip shake everything you got then throw your pom poms in the air.
Left twirl right twirl, left twirl right twirl and wave your knickers in the air.


Pom pom to the right pom pom to the left wiggle bum to the right wiggle bum to the left and shake it all about.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyugNzyT0NY


Nigel Owen sings Myfanwy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL67qXXgRyM


Here is Max
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtX3M3SuKlQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0RDadPheNQ


Night Night

Shaun

just edited, don't know why post was divided up like that
:-0

Hiya..... :-D

Put a joke up for you.... :-D :-D :-D

RADIO JEM LOOKS BACK ....

ON THE RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011

As we reach the Knock-Out Quarter Finals in the Rugby World Cup 2015, it’s time to look back on the last Rugby World Cup, held from September 9th to October 23rd 2011.


THE HOST NATION WAS NEW ZEALAND ...
... so you can imagine the excitement of the people of New Zealand as The All Blacks reached the Final!
Then the joy of that same nation when their team secured the Rugby World Cup Championship Title!



THE 20 TEAMS THAT QUALIFIED TO TAKE PART IN THE RWC 2011 WERE:

From Asia: JAPAN
From Africa: NAMIBIA, SOUTH AFRICA
From South America: ARGENTINA
From Europe: ENGLAND, FRANCE, IRELAND, ITALY, ROMANIA, SCOTLAND, GEORGIA, RUSSIA, WALES
From Oceania: AUSTRALIA, FIJI, NEW ZEALAND, SAMOA, TONGA
From North America: CANADA, USA



QUALIFYING FROM THE POOL STAGE THROUGH TO THE QUARTER FINALS IN 2011:

POOL A: New Zealand (20 points); France (11 points)
POOL B: England (18 points); Argentina (14 points)
POOL C: Ireland (17 points); Australia (15 points)
POOL D: South Africa (18 points); Wales (15 points)



THE QUARTER FINALS GAMES 2011:

1. IRELAND v WALES ..... Ireland 10 ~ Wales 22
2. ENGLAND v FRANCE ..... England 12 ~ France 19
3. SOUTH AFRICA v NEW ZEALAND ..... South Africa 9 ~ Australia 11
4. NEW ZEALAND v ARGENTINA ..... New Zealand 33 ~ Argentina 10



THE SEMI FINALS 2011:

1. WALES v FRANCE ..... Wales 8 ~ France 9
2. AUSTRALIA v NEW ZEALAND ..... Australia 6 ~ New Zealand 20



THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF FOR BRONZE 2011:

WALES v AUSTRALIA ..... Wales 18 ~ Australia 21



THE FINALS OF THE RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011:
FRANCE v NEW ZEALAND

THE RESULT OF THE RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL 2011:
FRANCE 7 ~ NEW ZEALAND 8



THE 2011 POSITIONS:

1st- GOLD ..... NEW ZEALAND
2nd- SILVER ..... FRANCE
3rd - BRONZE ..... AUSTRALIA
4th Position ..... WALES


THE WINNER OF THE RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 ..... NEW ZEALAND!

Will they do it again? ;-)

OBVIOUSLY ... NO-O-O-OO .... W~A~L~E~S <3 <3 <3


WELL I CAN DREAM CAN’T I? ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D

MAE GEN I FFYDD! :-) :-) :-) :-)

"WALES DRIVEN ON BY 2011 PAIN" GATLAND

Wales are motivated by the pain of 2011 as they try to reach another World Cup semi-final, says Warren Gatland.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/34546134

SCOTLAND & AUSTRALIA HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR TEAMS

Both teams have announced their players for the last of this weekend's Quarter Finals games

SCOTLAND

Backs:
15. Stuart Hogg
14. Sean Maitland
13. Mark Bennett
12. Peter Horne
11. Tommy Seymour
10. Finn Russell
9. Greig Laidlaw (Captain)

Forwards:
1. Alasdair Dickinson
2. Fraser Brown
3. Willem Nel
4. Tim Swinson
5. Richie Gray
6. Blair Cowan
7. John Hardie
8. Dave Denton

Replacements:
16. Kevin Bryce,17. Gordon Reid, 18. Jon Welsh,19. Alasdair Strokosch, 20. Josh Strauss, 21. Henry Pyrgos, 22. Richie Vernon, 23. Sean Lamont


AUSTRALIA

Backs:
15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Matt Giteau, 11 Drew Mitchell, 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 Ben McCalman

Replacements:
16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 James Slipper, 18 Greg Holmes, 19 Dean Mumm, 20 Sean McMahon, 21 Nick Phipps, 22 Matt Toomua, 23 Quade Cooper



AUSTRALIA v SCOTLAND .......... Kick Off 4.00pm


LIVE ON ITV 1 and RADIO JEM ;-) :-D :-D

RUGBY 'ROUND THE WORLD

AUSTRALIA

A major blow for the Australian team as they lose 2 of their KEY PLAYERS for their Quarter Finals v Scotland on Sunday.

EIGHTMAN, DAVID POCOCK and FULL BACK ISRAEL FOLAU

Both players sustained injuries during their last game against Wales last weekend, and have not passed their fitness test.

DAVID POCOCK sustained a KNEE INJURY
ISRAEL FOLAU injured his ANKLE.

Joe Schmidt has announced the Irish Team to face Argentina in the Quarter Finals...

HERE IS IRELAND

IRELAND

Backs:
15. Rob Kearney
14. Tommy Bowe
13. Keith Earls
12. Robbie Henshaw
11. Dave Kearney
10. Jonathan Sexton
9. Conor Murray

Forwards:
1. Cian Healy
2. Rory Best
3. Mike Ross
4. Devin Toner
5. Iain Henderson
6. Jordi Murphy
7. Chris Henry
8. Jamie Heaslip (Captain)

Replacements:
16. Richardt Strauss
17. Jack McGrath
18. Nathan White
19. Donnacha Ryan
20. Rhys Ruddock
21. Eoin Reddan
22. Ian Madigan
23. Luke Fitzgerald


ARGENTINA

Backs:
15. Joaquin Tuculet, 14. Santiago Cordero, 13. Matias Moroni, 12.Juan Martin Hernandez, 11. Juan Imhoff, 10. Nicolas Sanchez, 9. Martin Landajo

Forwards:
1. Leonardo Senatore, 2. Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, 3. Pablo Matera, 4.Tomas Lavanini, 5. Guido Petti, 6. Ramiro Herrera, 7. Agustin Creevy, 8. Marcos Ayerza.

Replacements:
16. Julian Montoya, 17. Lucas Noguera, 18. Juan Pablo Orlandi, 19. Matias Alemanno, 20. Facundo Isa, 21. Tomas Cubelli, 22. Jeronimo De La Fuente, 23. Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino.



Sunday October 18th

THE 3rd QUARTER FINAL

IRELAND v ARGENTINA .............. Kick Off 1.00pm


LIVE ON ITV1 and RADIO JEM ;-) :-D :-D :-D

Come in Pat in Cyprus

Receiving you loud and Clear, Radio Jem's Cyprus Correspondent and Head Cheer Leader :-D :-D :-D

We will look forward to your company and expert twirling tomorrow Pat :-D <3

Lots of cuddles and doggy treats to Radio Jem's Dogs, Little Fly <3 and Pup <3

Hi everyone.

Just passing on some red pompoms for the first match and black ones for the second match unless you're going to support the French Kandj? If you are you can get your own :-D

Should be okay for tomorrow and Sunday.

Had people staying this week but they've gone.

Pup is growing and she's been chipped and registered. :-) <3

~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi Deputy Kandj :-) :-)

~~~~~~~~~~~~ and Radio Jem's New Zealand Correspondent Persie ;-) :-D :-D

It's going to be a really exciting day tomorrow! :-D :-D<3

the BIG ONE for WALES SUPPORTERS

and the BIG ONE for NEW ZEALAND FANS TOO!




Saturday, October 17th

THE FIRST 2 QUARTER FINALS!

SOUTH AFRICA v WALES <3 ........ Kick Off 4.00pm
Twickenham, London


NEW ZEALAND v FRANCE ........ Kick Off 8.00pm
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff


LIVE ON ITV1 and RADIO JEM ;-) :-D :-D :-D


Join the Rugby Gang on "Radio Jem" (this thread)
to CHEER ON YOUR TEAM! :-) :-) :-)

Hello Radio Jem....... hope you are resting up before the BIG ONE tomorrow????
I hope to be back to join in both games tomorrow.

At last world cup NZ crowd gave Quade Cooper a really hard time.

RUGBY 'ROUND THE WORLD

SCOTLAND

MIKE ROSS & JONNY GRAY LATEST NEWS

Scotland are to make a "ROBUST APPEAL" over the Mike Ross and Jonny Gray bans that have brought the pair's Rugby World Cup participation to an end.

Scotland are NOT contesting the guilty verdict, rather, the LENGTH of the bans.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/34527131


AUSTRALIAN COACH MICHAEL CHEIKA has expressed sympathy for the Scottish players' predicament. Scotland will face Australia without the two men in the 4th of the RWC Quarter Finals on Sunday.


Ex-Wales International Player, now BBC Sports Commentator and S4C Rugby Chat Show host JONATHAN DAVIES, has described the tournament's disciplinary hearings as "A DISGRACE".

Personally, I think players SHOULD have sanctions placed upon them, IF DANGEROUS PLAY IS PROVEN, as the risks of serious injuries to players must be kept to a minimum.

Steve Hansen has named the New Zealand team to face France in the 2nd of the Quarter Final Games on Saturday.

Here they are....

NEW ZEALAND


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

Forwards:
1. Wyatt Crockett
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. Joe Moody, 18. Charlie Faumuina, 19. Victor Vito, 20. Sam Cane, 21. Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 22. Beauden Barrett, 23. Sonny Bill Williams




and the France Team they will face...

FRANCE

Backs;
15. Scott Spedding, 14. Noa Nakaitaci, 13. Alexandre Dumoulin, 12. Wesley Fofana, 11. Brice Dulin, 10. Frédéric Michalak, 9.Morgan Parra

Forwards:
1. Eddy Ben Arous, 2. Guilhem Guirado, 3. Rabah Slimani, 4. Pascal Papé, 5 Yoann Maestri, 6.Thierry Dusautoir (Captain), 7. Bernard Le Roux, 8. Louis Picamoles

Replacements:
16. Dimitri Szarzewski, 17. Vincent Debaty, 18. Nicolas Mas, 19. Damien Chouly,
20. Yannick Nyanga, 21. Rory Kockott, 22. Rémi Talès, 23. Mathieu Bastareaud


Saturday October 17th

NEW ZEALAND v FRANCE .............. Kick Off 8.00pm

LIVE on ITV 1, BBC Radio 5 Live and ..... RADIO JEM ;-) :-D :-D

:-D :-D Brilliant Perse! :-D :-D :-D:-D :-D

I read in an online article that New Zealand Born Scottish International, Sean Maitland, and New Zealand Born Australian International, Quade Cooper, are cousins.

If they are both chosen for their respective teams, they will be playing against each other in the Australia v Scotland Quarter Final on Sunday!



I've found the article...

Cousins could clash as Scotland and Australia gear up for quarter-final
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/111342

English man walks into a bar. There's normally a Scotsman, Welshman and an Irish man too. But they're still at the world cup.



Gareth Anscombe's mum and dad were interviewed on the TV last night.