General Chat

Congratulations to Ireland :-) :-) :-)
Commiserations to Georgia, but there was a lot of improvement in their game today :-)


ooooo my Freeview telly has just turned itself over to Radio5 Live for some reason :-S

Thanks Fly, as usual for your company <3 <3 Thanks Linda also <3 <3
Thanks also to Elizabeth for your kind words of encouragement <3 <3

Back soon with Round 3 Final Scores, The Pool Table at the end of the pool stage and the teams playing each other in next weekends finals :-D

ROUND 3 RESULTS

SCOTLAND v FIJI ~ CANCELLED DUE TO COVID IN FIJI SQUAD
Scotland awarded a 28-0 result for a cancelled game

WALES 13 ~ ENGLAND 24
Match Report:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/55101034

FRANCE 36 ~ ITALY 5
Match Report:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/55117911

IRELAND 23 ~ GEORGIA 10
Match Report:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-union/54134847



TABLES AT THE END OF THE POOL STAGE

POOL TABLES (at end of Round 2)

POOL 1:
1. ENGLAND ...... 13 Points (Points Difference +62)
2. IRELAND ......... 8 Points (Points Difference +25)
3. WALES ............ 4 Points (Points Difference -16)
4. GEORGIA ........ 0 Points (Points Difference -71)

POOL 2:
*1. FRANCE ......... 14 Points (Points Difference +66)
*2. SCOTLAND ..... 11 Points (Points Difference +32)
*3. ITALY ................ 5 Points (Points Difference -14)
4. FIJI ..................... 0 Points (Points Difference -84)

* France, Italy and Scotland have been awarded 5 Match Points, as Fiji was forced to cancel the respective games following an outbreak of Covid-19 in their camp


NEXT UP .... HOW DOES THE AUTUMN NATIONS CUP WORK?

HOW DOES THE NEW NATIONS CUP WORK?


THE AUTUMN NATIONS CUP 2020 IS AN UNIQUE 8 TEAM TOURNAMENT

It involves the SIX NATIONS (England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland) and also GEORGIA and FIJI.

It takes place over four weekends between 13th November and 6th December instead of the traditional Autumn fixtures.


TWO POOLS ~ 4 COUNTRIES IN EACH POOL
Pool A: England, Ireland, Wales, and Georgia
Pool B: France, Scotland, Italy, and Fiji


Each team has played the other three teams in their respective Pool over three consecutive weekends.

POINTS SYSTEM:
Match Points and Bonus Points:
The following points have been awarded based on the results of each Match (such points to be referred to as ‘Match Points’ to distinguish them from points scored on the field of play):

MATCH WINNING TEAM = 4 MATCH POINTS
MATCH LOSING TEAM = 0 MATCH POINTS*
* If the losing team have lost but with a margin of 7 points or less = 1 Bonus Point
* If a team has lost but has scored 4 or more tries = 1 Bonus Point
* If both the above criteria have been met = 2 Bonus Points
TEAMS WHO HAVE DRAWN = 2 MATCH POINTS EACH
* If a team has drawn but has scored 4 or more tries = 1 Bonus Point


TABLE & RANKING POSITIONS:
After all the Nations Cup's Rounds (3) have been played, the ranking positions will be as follows....
The teams will be ranked within their pool by the number of Match Points they have accrued.

If there are 2 or more teams with the same amount of Match Points then a "Points Difference" comes into play.
Points Difference is the difference between the total points scored and the total points conceded on the field of play in all Matches


FINALS WEEKEND:
A week later, on the weekend of December 5th & 6th, the Autumn Nations Cup enters the ‘Finals Weekend’ with each team playing a team from the other Pool.

Each team will play against the team ranked in the SAME POSITION in the OPPOSITE POOL as follows....
1st in Pool A v 1st in Pool B; 2nd in Pool A v 2nd in Pool B and so on.

THIS WILL DETERMINE THE OVERALL FINISHING POSITIONS IN THE 2020 AUTUMN NATIONS CUP


*AS THE POOL STAGE HAS NOW FINISHED - NEXT UP ARE THE GAMES FOR THE FINALS WEEKEND

NEXT WEEKEND'S FINALS SCHEDULE

SATURDAY DECEMBER 5th

7th & 8th Place Game
GEORGIA v FIJI ~ Kick Off 12pm

3rd & 4th Place Game
IRELAND v SCOTLAND ~ Kick Off 2.15pm

5th & 6th Place Game
WALES v ITALY ~ Kick Off 4.45pm


SUNDAY DECEMBER 6th

THE FINAL!
Who will take 1st place in the Autumn Nations Cup 2020?

ENGLAND v FRANCE ~ Kick Off 2.00pm


* BROADCASTING NOT YET ADVERTISED
I will post details as soon as possible :-)

Dear Jem and All

Well done to all the teams!

For our dear Jem, excellent commentary as ever. <3

I am doing the cha-cha in the sitting room. :-S

Take gentle care
Love Elizabeth, EOS
xx

Thank you Elizabeth <3

Here it is Wales Fans!
Wayne Pivac has chosen the Wales Squad to face Italy for 5th place of the Autumn Nations Cup 2020...

WALES <3

Captain: ALUN-WYN JONES

Backs:
15. Liam Williams
14. Josh Adams
13. George North
12. Johnny Williams
10. Callum Sheedy
11. Louis Rees-Zammit
9. Kieran Hardy

Forwards:
1. Nicky Smith
2. Sam Parry
3. Tomas Francis
4. Will Rowlands
5. Alun-Wyn Jones (C)
6. James Botham
7. Justin Tipuric
8. Taulupe Faletau

Replacements:
16. Elliot Dee, 17. Wyn Jones, 18. Leon Brown, 19. Cory Hill, 20. Aaron Wainwright, 21. Gareth Davies,
22. Ioan Lloyd, 23. Jonah Holmes


ITALY

Captain: LUCA BIGI

Backs:
15. Jacopo Trulla, 14. Luca Sperandio, 13. Marco Zanon, 12. Carlo Canna,11. Montanna Ioane, 10. Paolo Garbisi, 9. Stephen Varney

Forwards:
1. Danilo Fischetti, 2. Luca Bigi (C), 3. Giosuè Zilocchi, 4. Marco Lazzaroni, 5. Niccolò Cannone,
6. Maxime Mbanda', 7. Johan Meyer, 8. Braam Steyn

Replacements:
16. Leonardo Ghiraldini, 17. Simone Ferrari, 18. Pietro Ceccarelli, 19. Cristian Stoian, 20. Michele Lamaro,
21. Guglielmo Palazzani, 22. Tommaso Allan, 23. Federico Mori



SATURDAY DECEMBER 5th
5th & 6th Place Game

WALES v ITALY ~ Kick Off 4.45pm

LIVE TV: S4C (Wales Channel 4) and Amazon Prime

or...
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH LIVE ONLINE
https://www.s4c.cymru/en/sport/rugby/post/16547/a-host-of-international-rugby-matches-to-be-shown-on-s4c/

or...
LIVE RADIO
BBC Radio Wales (English Commentary)
BBC Radio Cymru (Welsh Commentary)




ALL OTHER FINALS GAMES WILL ONLY BE SHOWN LIVE ON AMAZON PRIME
:-| :-| :-| :-|

There will probably be RADIO. I will post regarding this soon :-(

Two of our Home Countries will be playing each other for 3rd place in the 2020 Nations cup on Saturday....

IRELAND v SCOTLAND ~ THE TEAMS


IRELAND

Captain: JONATHAN SEXTON

Backs:
15. Jacob Stockdale
14. Hugo Keenan
13. Bundee Aki
12. Robbie Henshaw
11. Keith Earls
10. Jonathan Sexton (C)
9. Conor Murray

Forwards:
1. Cian Healy
2. Rob Herring
3. Andrew Porter
4. Iain Henderson
5. James Ryan
6. CJ Stander
7. Peter O'Mahony
8. Caelan Doris

Replacements:
16. Ronan Kelleher, 17. Eric O’Sullivan, 18. John Ryan, 19. Quinn Roux, 20. Josh van der Flier, 21. Jamison Gibson Park, 22. Ross Byrne, 23. Chris Farrell


SCOTLAND

Captain: STUART HOGG

Backs:
15. Stuart Hogg (C)
14. Darcy Graham
13. Chris Harris
12. Duncan Taylor
11. Duhan van der Merwe
10. Jaco van der Walt
9. Ali Price

Forwards:
1. Rory Sutherland
2. Fraser Brown
3. Zander Fagerson
4. Scott Cummings
5. Jonny Gray
6. Blade Thomson
7. Jamie Ritchie
8. Matt Fagerson

Replacements:
16. Stuart McInally, 17. Oli Kebble, 18. Willem Nel, 19. Sam Skinner, 20. Blair Cowan, 21. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 22. Huw Jones, 23. Sean Maitland


Third Pace Play-Off
SATURDAY DECEMBER 5th

IRELAND v SCOTLAND ........ Kick Off 2.15pm

LIVE TV: Amazon Prime Only :-(

LIVE RADIO: Radio 5 Live Sports Extra via your telly, radio, or on your computer via the following link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qdt2

ENGLAND v FRANCE

BOTH TEAMS YET TO CONFIRM THEIR SQUADS FOR THE FINAL ....
Watch This Space ;-)

This Sunday ....
THE FINAL OF THE AUTUMN NATIONS CUP 2020

ENGLAND v FRANCE ~ THE TEAMS

Captain: OWEN FARRELL

Backs:
15. Elliot Daly
14. Anthony Watson
13. Henry Slade
12. Owen Farrell (C)
11. Jonny May
10. George Ford
9. Ben Youngs

Forwards:
1. Mako Vunipola
2. Jamie George
3. Kyle Sinckler
4. Maro Itoje
5. Joe Launchbury
6. Tom Curry
7. Sam Underhill
8. Billy Vunipola

Replacements:
16. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17. Ellis Genge, 18. Will Stuart, 19. Jonny Hill, 20. Ben Earl,
21. Dan Robson, 22. Max Malins, 23. Joe Marchant


FRANCE

Captain: BAPTISTE COUILLOUD

Backs:
15. Brice Dulin, 14. Alivereti Raka, 13. Yoram Moefana, 12. Jonathan Danty,
11. Gabin Villiere, 10. Matthieu Jalibert, 9. Baptiste Couilloud (C)

Forwards:
1. Hassan Kolingar, 2. Pierre Bourgarit, 3. Dorian Aldegheri, 4. Kilian Geraci,
5. Baptiste Pesenti, 6. Cameron Woki, 7. Anthony Jelonch, 8. Selevasio Tofofua

Replacements:
16. Peato Mauvaka, 17. Rodrigue Neti, 18. Uini Atonio, 19. Guillaume Ducat,
20. Sekou Macalou, 21. Sebastien Bezy, 22. Louis Carbonel, 23. Pierre-Louis Barassi



SUNDAY DECEMBER 6th ~ THE AUTUMN NATIONS CUP FINAL

ENGLAND v FRANCE ...... Kick Off 2.00pm

LIVE TV: Amazon Prime Only :-| :-| :-| :-|

LIVE RADIO: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Sounds (online)

and Radio Jem (this thread) for Scores, highlights and Cheering on the Team ;-) :-D

AUTUMN NATIONS CUP FINALS WEEKEND SCHEDULE

TOMORROW, SATURDAY DECEMBER 5th

GAME 1:
7th & 8th Place Game
GEORGIA v FIJI ~ Kick Off 12pm
Live Broadcasting: Amazon Prime Only

*Radio Jem Coverage- As I can neither see nor hear this game I shall be giving this one a miss :-D


GAME 2:
3rd & 4th Place Game
IRELAND v SCOTLAND ~ Kick Off 2.15pm

LIVE TV:
Amazon Prime
Premier Sports (if you live in Ireland)

LIVE RADIO:
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra -
via your TV, Radio or on your computer on the link below
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qdt2

Radio Jem will be here for Scores, highlights and Cheering on The Team- whichever you decide to support!:-D



GAME 3:
5th & 6th Place Game

WALES<3 v ITALY ~ Kick Off 4.45pm

LIVE TV: S4C (Wales Channel 4) and Amazon Prime

or...
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH LIVE ONLINE
https://www.s4c.cymru/en/sport/rugby/post/16547/a-host-of-international-rugby-matches-to-be-shown-on-s4c/

or...
LIVE RADIO
BBC Radio Wales (English Commentary)
BBC Radio Cymru (Welsh Commentary)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qdt4

AND THERE'S NO NEED TO ASK IF I WILL BE HERE ..... YOU WILL HEAR THE CHEERING COMING FROM RADIO JEM's HQ WHEREVER YOU LIVE :-D :-D :-D





SUNDAY DECEMBER 6th

THE FINAL!
Who will take 1st place in the Autumn Nations Cup 2020?

ENGLAND v FRANCE ~ Kick Off 2.00pm

LIVE TV: Amazon Prime Only :-| :-| :-| :-|

LIVE RADIO: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Sounds (online)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qdt9

and Radio Jem (this thread) for Scores, highlights and Cheering on the Team ;-) :-D




SO WHO WILL WIN THE AUTUMN NATIONS CUP 2020?

Well it won't be Wales:-( ;-) .... but England is in with a good chance ;-)

JOIN US HERE .... SUPPORTERS OF ALL TEAMS WELCOME .....
..... BUT LEAVE YOR HANDBAGS AT HOME :-| ;-) :-D ;-)

THE 2 HOUR WARNING....

IRELAND v SCOTLAND for 3RD PLACE in the NATIONS CUP

Kick Off 2.15pm - Details on last post :-)

Good Afternoon Rugby Fans

Radio Jem is now live for Ireland v Scotland for 3rd place in the Autumn Nations Cup

Our Theme Song ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjFHqMxLGjg

To start off Radio Jem's Nations Cup Broadcast ;-) heres...

WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING .... THE IRISH TENORS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAcsyAgwQzw

Hiya Jem :-D :-D <3

Not stopping :-( feel a bit fragile but ok :-) will keep popping in ;-)

COME ON DORIS

HOGGY HOGGY HOGGY

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Next one for the Scots amongst us

CALEDONIA ..... NATHAN CARTER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNZElYMa_mw

A beautiful version <3

Hiya Fly <3 <3

Sorry you're not well

Sending lots of (((((hugs))))) xxxx

10 MINUTES TO KICK OFF

Edited.... 9 Minutes ;-)

IRELAND v SCOTLAND FOR 3rd PLACE

THE TEAMS ~

IRELAND

Captain: JONATHAN SEXTON

Backs:
15. Jacob Stockdale
14. Hugo Keenan
13. Bundee Aki
12. Robbie Henshaw
11. Keith Earls
10. Jonathan Sexton (C)
9. Conor Murray

Forwards:
1. Cian Healy
2. Rob Herring
3. Andrew Porter
4. Iain Henderson
5. James Ryan
6. CJ Stander
7. Peter O'Mahony
8. Caelan Doris

Replacements:
16. Ronan Kelleher, 17. Eric O’Sullivan, 18. John Ryan, 19. Quinn Roux, 20. Josh van der Flier, 21. Jamison Gibson Park, 22. Ross Byrne, 23. Chris Farrell


SCOTLAND

Captain: STUART HOGG

Backs:
15. Stuart Hogg (C)
14. Darcy Graham
13. Chris Harris
12. Duncan Taylor
11. Duhan van der Merwe
10. Jaco van der Walt
9. Ali Price

Forwards:
1. Rory Sutherland
2. Fraser Brown
3. Zander Fagerson
4. Scott Cummings
5. Jonny Gray
6. Blade Thomson
7. Jamie Ritchie
8. Matt Fagerson

Replacements:
16. Stuart McInally, 17. Oli Kebble, 18. Willem Nel, 19. Sam Skinner, 20. Blair Cowan, 21. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 22. Huw Jones, 23. Sean Maitland