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Hard luck Wales :-( Well done RSA :-P

COME ON ENGLAND :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

YES PAT .... THE STAND OFF ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44wEloTNrOc

SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT

Just practising for Saturday

Thank you Jem :-D <3 Pat :-D <3 Everyone who joined in :-D <3

LET'S ALL GET BEHIND ENGLAND NOW

My (Welsh) Nephew has always predicted they will win this year, and it would not surprise me either!

Thanks everyone for a great morning pity about the result

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So sorry Jem <3 <3 the boys put up a good show. Well done to them.

A couple of days to relax, then the next nerve jangling episode.

Well done to them all.

Thanks again for all your hard work Jem. <3

Thank You Maddie <3 <3

Thanks Once Again Everyone <3 <3 <3

HERE'S THE SCHEDULE FOR THE LAST 2 GAMES IN THE RWC 2019


FRIDAY December 1st
THE BRONZE FINAL (for 3rd Place)

NEW ZEALAND v WALES ............ Kick Off 9.00am ......... LIVE on ITV 1


SATURDAY December 2nd
THE RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL 2019

ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA ...... Kick Off 9.00am ....... LIVE on ITV 1


JOIN US HERE ON GR'S VERY OWN RUGBY CHANNEL - (aka Radio Jem;-))
to cheer on the team / teams of your choice :-) :-) :-) :-)

To all my Welsh friends you should be

yn falch ohonoch chi fechgyn <3

Diolch yn fawr iawn Emms <3 <3

Ti'n Cymraes go iawn ;-)

It's possible Jem but haven't found any ancestors yet ;-)

DNA says I'm more English and Welsh than Scottish :-D

Emms, we will have to call you ApMinxy from now on! ;-) ;-) :-D <3

As the Rugby World Cup 2019 is fast reaching it's conclusion
HERE'S SOME OF THE ACTION QUARTER QUARTER AND SEMI FINALS....


QUARTER - FINALS

ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VnhUoz2VYY


NEW ZEALAND v IRELAND
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ9NnCJzZhg


WALES v FRANCE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXt1wThsoBI


JAPAN v SOUTH AFRICA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAaDUl3Gz2s



SEMI - FINALS:

ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND Extended Highlights (24 minutes)
https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/video/527635


WALES v SOUTH AFRICA
https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/video/529178

Wales v South Africa Extended Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_xl76979TY




WALES VIDEOS:

WARREN GATLAND & ALUN-WYN JONES FACE THE MEDIA
https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/video/529545

WALES CAPTAIN ALUN-WYN JONES...
On a difficult defeat to Springboks
https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/video/529044

ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND ~ THE HAKA RESPONSE! :-0

For many rugby fans, like myself, part of the enjoyment of watching our teams playing against the All Blacks is the performing of THE HAKA and the response by the opposing team.

This time however, during the England / NZ RWC Semi Final, the response of the England team roused the wrath of World Rugby :-0

In this "response" the England players formed the shape of a V sign, which although NZ Head Coach Steve Hansen found "brilliant and imaginative":-D World Rugby certainly DID NOT!

Not only that, inadvertently or otherwise, the England Boys CROSSED THE LINE - LITERALLY! Crossing over the halfway line in a challenge is apparently against the rules :-0


ENGLAND WILL INCUR A FINE .....
thought to be in the region of £2,000!

Whether this is fair or not, all fines incurred at the RWC will be put to good use.....
"All fines issued at the 2019 World Cup are being donated to World Rugby's official charitable programme, ChildFund Pass It Back, which is transforming the lives of more than 25,000 disadvantaged children in Asia"


Full Story
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/england-fined-2000-response-blacks-17169133

Will Wales Win 3rd Place? .....

THE BRONZE FINAL ~ FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1st

NEW ZEALAND v WALES ~ THE TEAMS


NEW ZEALAND
Captain: KIERAN READ

Backs:
15. Beauden Barrett
14. Ben Smith
13. Ryan Crotty
12. Sonny Bill Williams
11. Rieko Ioane
10. Richie Mo'unga
9. Aaron Smith

Forwards:
1. Joe Moody
2. Dane Coles
3. Nepo Laulala
4. Brodie Retallick
5. Scott Barrett
6. Shannon Frizell
7. Sam Cane
8. Kieran Read - (C)

Reserves:
16. Liam Coltman, 17. Atu Moli, 18. Angus Ta'avao, 19. Patrick Tuipulotu, 20. Matt Todd, 21. Brad Weber, 22. Anton Lienert-Brown, 23. Jordie Barrett


WALES<3

Captain: ALUN-WYN JONES

Backs:
15. Hallam Amos
14. Owen Lane
13. Jonathan Davies
12. Owen Watkin
11. Josh Adams
10. Rhys Patchell
9. Tomos Williams

Forwards:
1. Nicky Smith
2. Ken Owens
3. Dillon Lewis
4. Adam Beard
5. Alun-Wyn Jones (C)
6. Justin Tipuric
7. James Davies
8. Ross Moriarty

Replacements:
16. Elliot Dee, 17. Rhys Carre, 18. Wyn Jones, 19. Jake Ball, 20. Aaron Shingler, 21. Gareth Davies, 22. Dan Biggar, 23. Hadleigh Parkes

Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)



FRIDAY November 1st

THE BRONZE FINAL FOR 3rd PLACE

NEW ZEALAND v WALES ........ Kick Off 9.00am ...... LIVE on ITV 1 & S4C ....

......And on GR's Very Own Rugby Channel ;-) (ie on this thread) :-D :-D :-D

COME ON WALES

December Jem :-S :-S

Thank You Fly :-D :-D :-D <3

I've amended my post - of course the
BRONZE FINAL NEW ZEALAND v WALES is FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1st
and not December as I inadvertently posted earlier :-0

It's all the news about the General Election that's on the telly in my ears :-0 :-D :-D

HERE WE GO ~ THE RUGBY WORLD CUP FINALISTS 2019! :-D

ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA ~ THE TEAMS


ENGLAND

Captain: OWEN FARRELL

Backs:
15. Elliot Daly
14. Anthony Watson
13. Manu Tuilagi
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. Courtney Lawes
6. Tom Curry
7. Sam Underhill
8. Billy Vunipola

Replacements:
16. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17. Joe Marler, 18. Dan Cole, 19. George Kruis, 20. Mark Wilson, 21. Ben Spencer, 22. Henry Slade, 23. Jonathan Joseph




SOUTH AFRICA

*The good news for South Africa- Cheslin Kolbe is back!


Captain: SIYA KOLISI

Backs:
15. Willie Le Roux
14. Cheslin Kolbe
13. Lukhanyo Am
12. Damian de Allende
11. Makazole Mapimpi
10. Handre Pollard
9. Faf de Klerk

Forwards:
1. Tendai Mtawarira.
2. Mbongeni Mbonambi
3. Frans Malherbe
4. Eben Etzebeth
5. Lood de Jager,
6. Siya Kolisi (C)
7. Pieter-Steph Du Toit
8. Duane Vermeulen

Replacements:
16. Malcolm Marx, 17. Steven Kitshoff, 18. Vincent Koch, 19. RG Snyman, 20. Franco Mostert, 21. Francois Louw, 22. Herschel Jantjies, 23. Frans Steyn


Referee: Jerome Garces (France)


Saturday November 2nd
THE RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL 2019

ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA ......... KICK OFF 9.00am


LIVE ON ITV 1....
....and on this thread- GR's very own Rugby Channel (aka Radio Jem;-))


How to take part....
Select ITV 1 on your television, tune in to Radio Jem ;-) (this thread) and enjoy watching the game with the Rugby Gang. Plenty of banter, cheering and silliness! ;-) :-D :-D :-D :-D

IT WILL BE SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO WARREN GATLAND TOMORROW! :-(

The KIWI who has become in the hearts of Wales Rugby Fans- a PRINCE of WALES <3

The Bronze Final tomorrow morning will be Warren's very last game as Wales's Head Coach. A game that will bring to an end a 12 year tenure that has been THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN WALES' RUGBY HISTORY!


WALES UNDER WARREN GATLAND HAS ACHIEVED....

* 4 SIX NATIONS TITLES
*including 3 GRAND SLAMS

* A 1st STINT AT BEING THE WORLD'S NUMBER 1 RANKED SIDE

*2 RUGBY WORLD CUP SEMI-FINALS

Such a shame that a RWC Title could not have been added to his list of achievements for Wales, but it was not to be :-( ....


.... BUT THERE'S STILL TOMORROW ;-)

Wales will be playing Warren's Home Nation- New Zealand- for 3rd place in the RWC Bronze Final tomorrow morning.

WALES HAVE NOT BEATEN THE ALL BLACKS FOR 66 YEARS!
Now THAT certainly would be a "Prince of Wales feather" in Warren's Cap ;-)



A DEBT OF GRATITUDE & A LEGACY

There's so much that Wales Rugby Fans owe to Warren Gatland.
As former Wales International SHANE WILLIAMS said: "I think he's put Welsh Rugby in a great position. What he has installed is CONFIDENCE and PRIDE in THAT (Wales) JERSEY!"

"Warren Gatland has brought RESPECT to Welsh Rugby", Wales Online said "A remarkable 12 years! He is responsible for a "GOLDEN ERA" equally as good as the LEGENDARY TEAM of the 1970s"



YES IT WILL BE HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO WARREN
But say goodbye we have to :-(

GOOD BYE WARREN & THANK YOU <3 <3 <3