General Chat

Decisions, decisions - red trousers and green top or red top and green trousers.

Virtual pompoms ready 1 red and 1 green. Mustn't show bias until the final ;-)

Looks like the Test Match may be over early at the rate it's going. The Australian rugby team may want revenge. :-S

Hope you're exercising your fingers Jem. <3 :-D

Joe Schmidt has announced his Ireland Team to face Wales on Saturday

"SHOULDER TO SHOULDER" HERE'S IRELAND'S TEAM

Backs:
15. Felix Jones
14. Andrew Trimble
13. Keith Earls
12. Darren Cave
11. Fergus McFadden
10. Paddy Jackson
9. Eoin Reddan

Forwards:
1. Jack McGrath
2. Richardt Strauss
3. Mike Ross
4. Iain Henderson
5. Donnacha Ryan
6. Jordi Murphy
7. Tommy O'Donnell
8. Jamie Heaslip

Reserves:
16. Rory Best; 17. Dave Kilcoyne; 18. Michael Best; 19. Dan Tuohy; 20. Chris Henry; 21. Kieran Marmion; 22. Ian Madigan; 23. Simon Zebo



Like Warren Gatland, Joe Schmidt appears to be reserving his top players for the. World Cup proper.

IRELAND'S MISSING BIG NAMES:
-
Ireland's Captain, the lovely PAUL O'CONNELL

The KEARNEY BROTHERS- ROB and DAVE

Kicking legend- JONNY SEXTON

World Class Scrum Half- CONOR MURRAY

Not to mention TOMMY BOWE

Like Warren, Schmidt will be giving newer / younger up and coming talent a try out for this World Cup Warm-Up Friendly.


The Irish have a rousing Rugby Anthem-
Come the day and come the hour, come the power and the glory
We have come to answer our Country's call
From the four proud provinces of Ireland

Ireland, Ireland
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We'll answer Ireland's call

THERE'S NO DOUBTING THE FACT THAT LIKE THOSE WORDS,
IRELAND WILL BE SHOULDER TO SHOULDER STANDING TALL....


..... SOME COME ON WALES <3.... WE NEED TO BE TALLER :-| :-|:-D


WE CAN DO IT...
CALON LAN YN LLAWN DAIONI etc etc ;-) :-D :-D

Remember the sentiment behind of part of our Welsh Anthem

The old land of my fathers is dear to me. Land of bards (poets) and singers, famous men of renown; Her brave warriors, patriots, For freedom shed their blood.

LET'S HAVE BRAVE SOLDIERS ON THE RUGBY FIELD ON SATURDAY!

Saturday August 8th

WALES <3 v IRELAND
Kick-Off 2.30pm

LIVE ON BBC1 WALES, BBC Radio Wales.........
........... and RADIO JEM ;-) :-D


All Rugby Union fans are welcome to join us here on this thread to enjoy the match.
In a spirit of good sportsmanship please :-) :-) :-)

Looks like for the friendly he's looking at other players to see who's up to scratch. Often done in football, they get to play an international without the pressure of an international to see what they can do. Can't say I'm surprised.

Put it this way would you put your full team on for a friendly just prior to the world cup and risk injuries?

Just a quickie got a numb bum

:-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0
Not happy with Warrens team selection in the paper Jem :-( :-0

Being you have plenty of clout in the Rugby World Jem you must have a word with Warren and ask him what he is playing at :-(

Night Night
Shaun

Cyprus Calling Radio Jem. Cyprus calling Radio Jem.

Orange warning here, repeat orange warning here - no physical exercise allowed.

Reached 40C today (104 F) can only do a couple of pompom lifting per half and no high kicks, should be alright for the world cup though. :-D

<3

I was about to go shopping and already late for Grandson 1's lift to town (his social life is soooo important!;-))
...when I heard that the Wales Team was announced!


So I hurriedly posted the team, as I like to beat the announcement on the National News :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D


NOW I AM REALISING THAT BIG NAMES ARE MISSING!:-0 :-| :-(


IE
LEIGH HALFPENNY <3 :-( :-( :-(
Perhaps my little Leigh is still not fit following that horrific injury earlier this year.

Wales' adopted mascot, who has replaced the goat ......THE FLY ..... will also be heartbroken at this turn of events ;-) :-( :-(


Also Missing...

CAPTAIN SAM WARBURTON:-0 :-0

PROP GETHIN JENKINS:-0 :-0

LIAM WILLIAMS :-0 :-0

"GOGZILLA"..... GEORGE NORTH :-0 :-0

The lovely doctor that is...JAMIE ROBERTS <3 :-0 :-0

Stalwart ALUN-WYN JONES :-0 :-0

Not to mention, and how could I not mention, the lovely DAN BIGGAR :-0 :-0
and his team partner RHYS WEBB :-0 :-0


Obviously Warren is conserving his A list!.......THE BIG GUNS ... for the World Cup "GO IAWN"!

But it's still a very talented team!


THE IRISH ARE NO PUSHOVERS!
The Victors of the last two SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS will want to show us what they've got too! :-| :-| :-D :-D



So, whatever team you support, or if you just want to watch a cracking game of Rugby Union....

..... Switch On ....Tune In ..... and shout W-A-L-E-S <3
Unless you are Irish of course! ;-) ;-)......... But you are very welcome to join in! :-) :-)


WALES v IRELAND

THIS SATURDAY- AUGUST 8th
Kick-Off 2.30pm

LIVE ON BBC1 WALES, BBC Radio Wales.... and RADIO JEM ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D :-0

This is Radio Jem calling PatinCyprus......

........Are you receiving me PatinCyprus?

.......Come in PatinCyprus! ;-) ;-) :-D :-D

You are doing a great job Pat!
Your pompom twirling, high-kicking and energetic dance moves are looking A-MAZING ;-) :-D :-D <3

Any volunteers for Cheer Leading duties ... report to my Trusty Correspondent and Head Cheerleader in Cyprus!
She will whip you into shape in no time at all! :-D :-D :-D


~~~~~~~~~~ Ann aka Blod!
Paint away, as long as it's White and Green with a huge Red Dragon in the middle it's ok by me! ;-) ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D <3

Dashes off to shops to buy some paint...so I can sit and watch it dry :-D :-D :-D <3 ;-)

Pompoms - ready
high kicks - too hot for those


Cyprus section ready :-)

WALES TEAM ANNOUNCED!!!!

WORLD CUP WARM-UP MATCH

WALES v IRELAND

THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 8th 2015
Kick-Off 2.30pm

Warren Gatland has announced the team!

HERE THEY ARE, WALES FANS!

Backs:
15 Hallam Amos,
14 Alex Cuthbert
13 Tyler Morgan
12 Scott Williams
11 Eli Walker
10 James Hook
9 Mike Phillips

Forwards:
1 Nicky Smith
2 Richard Hibbard
3 Aaron Jarvis
4 Jake Ball
5 Dominic Day
6 Ross Moriarty
7 Justin Tipuric
8 Dan Baker.

Replacements:
16 Rob Evans
17 Kristian Dacey
18 Scott Andrews
19 James King
20 Taulupe Faletau
21 Lloyd Williams
22 Gareth Anscombe
23 Matthew Morgan

Lots of old favourites like MIKE PHILLIPS. JAMES HOOK and RICHARD HIBBARD back in the Starting Line-Up.
Also younger players coming up through the ranks from the Under 20s team, like TYLER MORGAN.


ARE YOU EXCITED RUGBY FANS?

I AM! :-D :-D :-D :-D


WALES <3 v IRELAND

Saturday, August 8th, Kick off 2.30pm

LIVE ON BBC 1 WALES, BBC Radio Wales......

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

ALL WELCOME :-) :-) :-)

PAUL O'CONNELL IRELAND CAPTAIN

Paul O'Connell is named as Captained of Ireland's Rugby World Cup Training Squad 2015.

Ireland RWC 2015 training squad:

Backs (22):

Isaac Boss (Terenure College/Leinster)
Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Craig Gilroy (Dungannon/Ulster)
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster)
Felix Jones (Shannon/Munster)
Dave Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht)
Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
Jared Payne (Ulster)
Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Noel Reid (Clontarf/Leinster)
Jonathan Sexton (Racing 92)
Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)
Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)

Forwards (23):
Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
Michael Bent (Dublin University/Leinster)
Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster) *
Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) *
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster)
Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster)
Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
David Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
Martin Moore (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster)
Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster) (capt)
Tommy O'Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
Richardt Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster)
Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)

*Denotes uncapped player

THE WINNERS OF THE UNDER 20s WORLD RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2015...

NEW ZEALAND!

New Zealand's Under 20s team beat England Under 20s
at Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona yesterday evening, to become the 2015 Under 20s World Rugby Champions.

THE FINAL SCORE:


NEW ZEALAND U20s 21 ~ ENGLAND U20s 16

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/33213557

http://www.worldrugby.org/u20/news/76791


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


WALES U20s TOOK 6th PLACE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP
after being beaten to 5th place by Australia at Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana, yesterday.

WALES U20s 23 ~ AUSTRALIA U20s 28

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/33201778


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

UNDER 20s WORLD RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2015:

FINAL POSITIONS

1. NEW ZEALAND
2. ENGLAND
3. SOUTH AFRICA
4. FRANCE
5. AUSTRALIA
6. WALES
7. IRELAND
8. SCOTLAND
9. ARGENTINA
10. JAPAN
11. ITALY
12. SAMOA - RELEGATED TO THE WORLD RUGBY U20 TROPHY IN 2016


CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW ZEALAND U20s ...WORTHY WINNERS :-)


ONWARDS AND UPWARDS WALES U20s :-D :-D :-D <3

TONIGHT!

If any of you would like to watch
THE WORLD UNDER 20s RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP.....


ENGLAND U20s v WALES U20s .... KICK-OFF 7-30pm (UK TIME)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/33009620

Televised on S4C (Wales' Channel 4) LIVE from ITALY (8.30pm Italian Time)
Check your TV listings locally.


OR WATCH IT LIVE ON S4C CLIC on your computer
http://www.s4c.cymru/clic/e_live.shtml



I have been following the Under 20s Rugby Union Championships for a while now. It's great to see the youngsters, stars of the future, coming up through the ranks.

Many former and present Under 20s Players have been included in the Seniors Training Squad for the Rugby World Cup :-)



WORLD U20s RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

http://www.worldrugby.org/u20

Little Baby Ayla is showing signs of a little improvement, although she is still in a very serious condition.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/69159971/jerry-collins-baby-improving-after-fatal-french-crash


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3113125/Baby-daughter-former-Blacks-star-Jerry-Collins-shows-signs-improvement-hospital-rescued-horrific-car-smash-killed-parents.html

Jerry Collins was signed to play for the Wales Rugby Union Club THE OSPREYS in 2009.

Such was his impact that in his first season with The Ospreys he was voted "Players' Player Of The Year".


THE OSPREYS HAVE ISSUED THIS STATEMENT

http://www.ospreysrugby.com/News/Article/40304

Thankyou Pat :-)

I have just seen the announcement on the television.

I have announced it on a separate thread.
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1352443

What a heart-breakingly sad tragedy!


Jem and all GR Rugby Union Supporters send their heartfelt condolences to Jerry and Alana's family and friends at this sad time.

Also condolences to his colleagues in the Rugby World.

We are also thinking of the couple's baby daughter and praying for her recovery.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/33017982

RIP JERRY AND ALANA <3

Jerry Collins, former All Black, died in a traffic accident in France with his wife, 3 month daughter seriously ill in hospital.

RIP

IRELAND'S WORLD CUP TRAINING SQUAD TO BE ANNOUNCED


IRELAND PRE-WORLD CUP WARM UP GAMES:

Saturday August 8th

WALES v IRELAND ......... Kick-Off 2.30 pm
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff



Saturday August 15th

IRELAND v SCOTLAND ..... Kick-Off 5.00 pm (UK time)
Aviva Stadium, Dublin



Saturday August 29th

IRELAND v WALES .......... Kick-Off 2.30 pm (UK time)
Aviva Stadium, Dublin



Saturday September 5th

ENGLAND v IRELAND ....... Kick-Off 2.30 pm (UK time)
Twickenham, London

ENGLAND'S RUGBY WORLD CUP TRAINING SQUAD 2015

Chris Ashton (Saracens)
Dave Attwood (Bath Rugby)
Brad Barritt (Saracens)
Kieran Brookes (Newcastle Falcons)
Mike Brown (Harlequins)
Luther Burrell (Northampton Saints)
Sam Burgess (Bath Rugby)
Danny Care (Harlequins)
Danny Cipriani (Sale Sharks)
Calum Clark (Northampton Saints)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
Alex Corbisiero (Northampton Saints)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs)
Elliot Daly (Wasps)
Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints)
Kyle Eastmond (Bath Rugby)
Nick Easter (Harlequins)
Owen Farrell (Saracens)
George Ford (Bath Rugby)
Jamie George (Saracens)
Alex Goode (Saracens)
James Haskell (Wasps)
Maro Itoje (Saracens)
Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Joe Launchbury (Wasps)
George Kruis (Saracens)
Matt Kvesic (Gloucester Rugby)
Joe Marler (Harlequins)
Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby)
Stephen Myler (Northampton Saints)
Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby)
Matt Mullan (Wasps)
Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs)
Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers)
Chris Robshaw (Harlequins)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Ed Slater (Leicester Tigers)
David Strettle (Saracens)
Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
Billy Vunipola (Saracens)
Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby)
Rob Webber (Bath Rugby)
Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens)
David Wilson (Bath Rugby)
Tom Wood (Northampton Saints)
Marland Yarde (Harlequins)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers)



ENGLAND'S PRE-WORLD CUP WARM UP GAMES:

Saturday August 15th

ENGLAND v FRANCE ...... Kick-Off 8.00 pm (UK time)
Twickenham, London



Saturday August 22nd

FRANCE v ENGLAND ........ Kick-Off 8.00 pm (UK time)
Stade de France, Saint-Denis



Saturday September 5th

ENGLAND v IRELAND ....... Kick-Off 2.30 pm (UK time)
Twickenham, London

SCOTLAND RUGBY FANS:

Here is your Training Squad for The Rugby World Cup 2015

Scotland training squad for Rugby World Cup

Backs:

Mark Bennett (Glasgow Warriors)
Chris Cusiter (Sale Sharks)
Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors)
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Edinburgh Rugby)
Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors)
Peter Horne (Glasgow Warriors)
Damien Hoyland (Edinburgh Rugby)
Rory Hughes (Glasgow Warriors)
Ruaridh Jackson (Wasps)
Greig Laidlaw (Gloucester)
Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors)
Sean Maitland (London Irish)
Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors)
Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors)
Matt Scott (Edinburgh Rugby)
Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors)
Duncan Taylor (Saracens)
Greig Tonks (Edinburgh Rugby)
Richie Vernon (Glasgow Warriors)
Tim Visser (Harlequins)
Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors)

Forwards:

Adam Ashe (Glasgow Warriors)
John Barclay (Scarlets)
Hugh Blake (Glasgow Warriors)
Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors)
Blair Cowan (London Irish)
Mike Cusack (Glasgow Warriors)
Allan Dell (Edinburgh Rugby)
David Denton (Edinburgh Rugby)
Alasdair Dickinson (Edinburgh Rugby)
Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby),
Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby)
Ryan Grant (Glasgow Warriors)
Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors)
Richie Gray (Castres)
Jim Hamilton (Saracens)
Robert Harley (Glasgow Warriors)
Stuart McInally (Edinburgh Rugby)
Willem Nel (Edinburgh Rugby)
Gordon Reid (Glasgow Warriors)
Josh Strauss (Glasgow Warriors)
Alasdair Strokosch (Perpignan)
Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors)
Jon Welsh (Newcastle Falcons)
Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby)
Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors)



SCOTLAND'S PRE-WORLD CUP WARM UP GAMES:

Saturday August 15th

IRELAND v SCOTLAND ........ Kick-Off 5.00 pm (UK time)
Aviva Stadium, Dublin



Saturday August 22nd

ITALY v SCOTLAND ............. (7.00pm UK TIME)
Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin



Saturday August 29th

SCOTLAND v ITALY .......... Kick-Off 3.15 pm (UK time)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh



Saturday September 5th

FRANCE v SCOTLAND ....... Kick-off 8.00 pm (UK time)
Stade de France, Saint-Denis