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(This Rugby Thread) (Posted Sunday March 20th 2016)



THIS THREAD IS A RECORDED DIARY OF SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 .....

..... AS A MEMENTO OF THE COMPETITION, THE FUN, CAMARADERIE AND FRIENDSHIPS FORGED ALONG THE WAY! :-) :-) :-)

Thank You to everyone. Although each of us may be supporting our own national teams, we have allowed rugby to unite and entertain us in a spirit of good sportsmanship! Thank You :-)


THANK YOU ALL <3


THIS FIRST BOX IS RESERVED FOR THE LATEST NEWS


SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 2016

MEN's WINNERS .... ENGLAND (and GRAND SLAM)

UNDER 20s WINNERS .... WALES U20s (and GRAND SLAM)

WOMEN'S WINNERS ...... FRANCE


SIX NATIONS 2016 PLAYER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP ~ STUART HOGG, SCOTLAND p 208



CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ABOVE CHAMPIONS FROM ALL AT RADIO JEM

;-):-D :-D :-D

THIS BOX WILL BE RESERVED FOR PAGE REFERENCES


Wales Six Nations Training Squad Page 1
England, Scotland and Ireland Six Nations Training Squads Page 1


Alun-Wyn Jones re-signs his National Dual Contract - page 1

IRELAND'S PAUL O'CONNELL FORCED TO RETIRE FROM ALL RUGBY Page 36


WALES CENTRE ~ JONATHAN DAVIES ~ 50th CAP ~ Write-Up ~ Profile Page 50

RHYS WEBB INJURED AGAIN! .... Page 75


ROUND 3 RESULTS / TABLE Page 117

MIKE BROWN ESCAPES BEING CITED
MARTIN CASTROGIOVANNI CITED
Both Stories page 117


Injured Dwayne Peel Retires! p.117

Rhys Webb's recovery p.117

England Players ~ Some Injured Out and Some Returning p.117

Rhys Webb Recalled to Wales Squad p. 117

Latest Squads News p117 / 118


LEIGH HALFPENNY<3 NEWS p. 118


WALES U20s<3 TRIPLE CROWN! Pages 118 - 121


Round 4 Results & Table Positions p.169
Women's Six Nations Round 4 Results & Table p.168
Under 20s Six Nations Round 4 Results & Table p.121


SERU RABENI "RAMBO" ~ FORMER FIJI & LEICESTER BACK DIES AGED 37! (MARCH 15th 2016)p.169

WALES U20s WIN THEIR SIX NATIONS & GRAND SLAM! p171
Congratulations boys, you did Wales proud <3 <3



ENGLAND WIN SIX NATIONS 2016 ~ CONGRATULATIONS p169

LAST ROUND FINAL SCORES:

France 21 ~ England 31
Wales 67 ~ Italy 14
Ireland 35 ~ Scotland 25


FINAL POSITIONS page 207

JERRY GUSCOTT's IDEAL SIX NATIONS 2016 TEAM! p208


END OF SIX NATIONS PRE-GAME ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL pages 169-170

Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl. Left right, left right, twirl.

Am practicing as you see. Hope Kandj is also.

Will report for duty on the day.
:-D <3

Here it is Wales Fans!

WARREN GATLAND HAS ANNOUNCED....

THE WALES TRAINING SQUAD FOR THE SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP 2016!


Forwards:
Rob Evans (Scarlets)
Paul James (Ospreys)
Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues)
Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs)
Aaron Jarvis (Ospreys)
Samson Lee (Scarlets)
Scott Baldwin (Ospreys)
Kristian Dacey (Cardiff Blues)
Ken Owens (Scarlets)
Jake Ball (Scarlets)
Luke Charteris (Racing 92)
Bradley Davies (Wasps)
Dominic Day (Bath Rugby)
Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
Josh Turnbull (Cardiff Blues)
Taulupe Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons)
James King (Ospreys)
Dan Lydiate (Ospreys)
Ross Moriarty (Gloucester Rugby)
Justin Tipuric (Ospreys)
Sam Warburton (CAPT) (Cardiff Blues).

Backs:
Aled Davies (Scarlets) * Uncapped Player
Gareth Davies (Scarlets)
Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues)
Dan Biggar (Ospreys)
Rhys Priestland (Bath Rugby)
Cory Allen (Cardiff Blues)
Jonathan Davies (Clermont Auvergne)
Tyler Morgan (Newport Gwent Dragons)
Jamie Roberts (Harlequins)
Hallam Amos (Newport Gwent Dragons)
Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues)
Tom James (Cardiff Blues)
George North (Northampton Saints)
Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues)
Matthew Morgan (Bristol Rugby)
Liam Williams (Scarlets)


The Training Squad has a larger number of players than usual. 37 in total.
This is because some of the players named are still recovering from serious injury, and may not be match fit in time.


CONSPICUOUS BY THEIR ABSENCE ARE FAVOURITES....

.... Full Back and Expert Kicker LEE HALFPENNY and Scrum Half RHYS WEBB!

Both these players sustained serious injuries during the RWC Warm-Up games.



WALES' FIRST SIX NATIONS GAME

Sunday February 7

IRELAND v WALES ........ Kick Off 3.00pm
Aviva Stadium Dublin


JOIN US HERE ON "RADIO JEM" ;-) TO ENJOY A GREAT GAME OF RUGBY UNION! :-) :-) :-)

~~~~~~ to Radio Jem's Cyprus Correspondent & Head Cheerleader PAT! :-D <3

GREAT NEWS FOR FANS OF ALUN-WYN JONES!

Wales Lock, Alun-Wyn Jones, has committed his future to Wales :-) <3

HE HAS RE-SIGNED HIS NATIONAL DUAL CONTRACT
Pledging his future to Wales and the Ospreys!

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jan/19/alun-wyn-jones-resigns-dual-contract-ospreys-wales-rugby-union

Great news for us! We love Alun-Wyn in this house! :-D :-D

ROUND 1 OF THE 2016 SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday February 6

Game 1:
FRANCE v ITALY ..... Kick Off 2.25pm (UK Time)
Stade de France


Game 2:
SCOTLAND v ENGLAND ..... Kick Off 4.50pm
BT Murrayfield

Both Games LIVE on BBC 1

RADIO JEM ;-) WILL BE LIVE FOR SCOTLAND v ENGLAND :-)
and possibly for scores, updates and company for the earlier France v Italy game



Sunday February 7th

IRELAND v WALES<3 ...... Kick Off 3.00pm
Aviva Stadium, Dublin

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


Join us to cheer on your teams! :-) :-) :-)

~~~~~~s to Jemikins and all....as you knownot my cup of tea but good luck with you
all shaking your pompoms :-D :-D :-D ;-) <3 <3 <3

Thank You Mers :-D :-D :-D <3 <3 <3

ENGLAND SIX NATIONS SQUAD 2016

EDDIE JONES, who led JAPAN so impressively in the RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015, has now replaced Stuart Lancaster as England's HEAD COACH.


HERE IS HIS SIX NATIONS 2016 SQUAD:

Forwards
Josh Beaumont (Sale Sharks)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs)
Jack Clifford (Harlequins)
Jamie George (Saracens)
Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
James Haskell (Wasps)
Paul Hill (Northampton Saints)
Maro Itoje (Saracens)
George Kruis (Saracens)
Matt Kvesic (Gloucester Rugby) *injury replacement for Dave Ewers (Exeter Chiefs)
Joe Launchbury (Wasps)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Joe Marler (Harlequins)
Matt Mullan (Wasps)
Chris Robshaw (Harlequins)
Henry Thomas (Bath Rugby) *injury replacement for Kieran Brookes (Northampton Saints)
Billy Vunipola (Saracens)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens)

Backs
Chris Ashton (Saracens)
Mike Brown (Harlequins)
Danny Care (Harlequins)
Elliot Daly (Wasps)
Ollie Devoto (Bath Rugby) *injury replacement for Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers)
Owen Farrell (Saracens)
George Ford (Bath Rugby)
Alex Goode (Saracens)
Sam Hill (Exeter Chiefs) *injury replacement for Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby)
Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs)
Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby)
Marland Yarde (Harlequins)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)


JONNY MAY has not been considered due to a long-term injury.

Vern Cotter has chosen his

SCOTLAND SIX NATIONS SQUAD

Forwards:

Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby)
Pat MacArthur (Glasgow Warriors)
Stuart McInally (Edinburgh Rugby)
Alasdair Dickinson (Edinburgh Rugby)
Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors)
Moray Low (Exeter Chiefs)
Willem Nel (Edinburgh Rugby)
Gordon Reid (Glasgow Warriors)
Rory Sutherland (Edinburgh Rugby)
Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors)
Richie Gray (Castres)
Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors)
Ben Toolis (Edinburgh Rugby)
Adam Ashe (Glasgow Warriors)
John Barclay (Scarlets)
Blair Cowan (London Irish)
David Denton (Bath)
Chris Fusaro (Glasgow Warriors)
John Hardie (Edinburgh Rugby)
Josh Strauss (Glasgow Warriors)

Backs:

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Edinburgh Rugby)
Greig Laidlaw (Gloucester)
Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors)
Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors)
Mark Bennett (Glasgow Warriors)
Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors)
Peter Horne (Glasgow Warriors)
Matt Scott (Edinburgh Rugby)
Duncan Taylor (Saracens)
Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors)
Sean Maitland (London Irish)
Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors)
Tim Visser (Harlequins)
Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors)
Ruaridh Jackson (Wasps)

"SHOULDER TO SHOULDER"

THE IRELAND SIX NATIONS SQUAD 2016

RORY BEST TAKES OVER AS CAPTAIN

Forwards:

Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
Richardt Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster)
James Cronin (Dolphin/Munster)
Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)
Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
Martin Moore (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Nathan White (Connacht)
Ultan Dillane (Corinthians/Connacht)
Mike McCarthy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster)
Tommy O'Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Rhys Ruddock (St Mary's College/Leinster)
Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)
Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster)
CJ Stander (Munster)

Backs:

Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht)
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster)
Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Jonathan Sexton (St Mary's College/Leinster)
Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Luke Marshall (Ballymena/Ulster)
Stuart McCloskey (McCloskey/Ulster)*
Jared Payne (Ulster)
Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)
Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
Simon Zebo (Cork Con/Munster)

Reaches for the vodka bottle and paracetamol :-S :-S :-S <3 ;-)

Hello Radio Jem

Ieft right twirl, left right twirl, left right twirl, left right twirl, left right twirl
left right twirl, left right twirl, left right twirl, left right twirl, left right twirl
left right twirl, left right twirl, left right twirl, left right twirl, left right twirl

I am in need of lots and lots of practice, but hope to be back along with
Head Cheerleader CyprusPat and many other friends to cheer and enjoy the Rugby.xx

~~~~~~ to Radio Jem's Assistant Commentator and Cheerleader Extraordinaire :-D <3
I'm sure your Cheerleading skills will be honed to perfection Kandj ;-) :-D :-D


CALLING ALL CHEERLEADERS...
.....You have just under 2 weeks to rehearse! ;-) :-D :-D :-D
As Head Cheerleader, Our Pat will take the lead in bringing you all up to scratch! :-D :-D


HIYA BLOD :-D :-D <3 (aka **Ann**)
You know you LURVE rugby really ;-) ;-) :-D :-D

Me and Ann are the Welsh "Thelma and Louise" .... Myfanwy and Blodwen :-D :-D :-D

Wales.........Ooops, I mean Well's..........

Here is my contribution.........

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

;-) :-D ;-) x <3

PRICKLES! :-D :-D :-D :-D <3

I knew what it would be straight away! :-D

Lovely to see you, I have missed you! x

Hello Radio Jem and all Rugby Fans :-D

Left twirl,right twirl,left twirl,right twirl, Yabba Dabba Doooooooo :-D

Lovely to see you back Jem <3 :-D

Hi Shaunnie :-D :-D <3

I hope you are going to put the Magic into Wales this year, Shaun! ;-) :-D

Are you rehearsing? If your joints are stiff, you can always go pick some of your Mushrooms! :-D :-D :-D ;-) ;-)

Good luck with your Rugby thread Jems.........

Onwards, upwards and steady as you go!

<3 <3 <3