General Chat

LOSING THE WILL TO LIVE HERE ...SOB SOB SOB :-( :-( :-(

GEORGE NORTH GETS BALL BUT TAKEN OUT. SA THROW IN

Here comes the South African Machine again

Wales turn over.
5 M throw in

come on boys ...up down and drive now

Mike Phillips Off Charteris off others too

Lost the plot a bit... who's off and who's on?

Gareth Davies. Samson Lee, Aaron Shingler appear to be on, as is Ken Owens who wasn't even on my list! :-S :-S

Matthew Rees and Paul James on

Gareth Davies a brilliant run, to Biggar but short... back to Davies Try?? TMO???

NO TRY- FORWARD PASS BY AN ON THE FLOOR DAN BIGGAR.

SCRUM SA

Wales appears to be playing stronger now...

Pen SA however for Wales not releasing the ball

Matthew Morgan is on

Come on Wales

advantage Wales

Ref taking them back for the pen.

HOOK IS ON ...GOOD

HOWEVER I LOVE DAN BIGGAR.... AND HE HAS HAD A GREAT GAME.

IMO -- NORTH, CUTHBERT NOR LIAM WILLIAMS HAVE PLAYED WELL

Ball well taken by James Hook

OOOOOOOOOOH SA dangerous again

Falatau is playing well and is defending well today

They are 20 m out now and attacking#

Good steal Wales Samson Lee

Gareth Davies to Cuthbert

YES YES YES I take it all back

GREAT TRY BY ALEX CUTHBERT

Converted by James Hook

SOUTH AFRICA 38 --- WALES 16

Advantage Wales

SA DANGEROUS TACKLE ON OUR LOVELY NEW PLAYER MATTHEW MORGAN AROUND THE NECK

:-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-| :-| :-| :-| :-| BADDIE :-P :-P :-P

PEN SA Wales not releasing the ball

Throw in, taken, tackled by falatau :-) :-) Jamie ..Wales lose it. Knock on SA

Scrum WALES AWAY

turned over by SA. oooooooooooh they are attacking again looks dangerous

Wales OFF THEIR FEET SA pen

Throw in SA

Driving toward line

still playing advantage

Falatau collapsed Maul

Throw in SA
... on Try Line now (blindfolded emoticon) :-D

another pen coming to SA.

on line now- hooters gone

Still pushing at the try line--great defensive work by Wales

Wales have held out. Ref blows whistle

IT'S ALL OVER

SOUTH AFRICA 38 --- WALES 16

Congratulations South Africa, RolloTheRed, and all other GR Springboks supporters
Commiserations to our Wales Team and to all of us who love them :-( :-( :-(

FINAL SCORE:
SOUTH AFRICA 38 --- WALES 9

POINTS BREAKDOWN:

SOUTH AFRICA-
Tries:
Bryan Habana (2); Duane Vermeulen; Cornal Hendricks; Willie Le Roux.. 25points
Conversions:
Morne Steyn (5)... 10points
Penalty:
Morne Steyn..3 points ...TOTAL POINTS 38

WALES-
Tries:
Alex Cuthbert .... 5points
Conversion:
James Hook ..... 2points
Penalty:
Dan Biggar ........3points
Drop Kicks:
Dan Biggar (2) ..6points ...TOTAL POINTS 16

Man Of The Match
WILLIE LE ROUX SOUTH AFRICA

Good Afternoon to all Wales Rugby<3 Fans :-) :-)

Good Afternoon also to all Springboks Fans :-) :-)

...and Good Afternoon to all Fans of Rugby Union from anywhere :-) :-)


WELL...ARE WE GOING TO SAVE FACE TOMORROW? ;-) ;-) :-D :-D

WALES V SOUTH AFRICA ....... 2.00pm UK TIME


HERE IS THE WALES TEAM:

BACKS-
15 Liam Williams (Scarlets)
14 Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues)
13 Jonathan Davies (Scarlets)
12 Jamie Roberts (Racing Metro)
11 George North (Northampton Saints)
10 Dan Biggar (Ospreys)
9 Mike Phillips (Racing Metro)

FORWARDS-
1 Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues)
2 Ken Owens (Scarlets)
3 Samson Lee (Scarlets)
4 Luke Charteris (Perpignan)
5 Alun Wyn Jones (CAPTAIN) (Ospreys)
6 Dan Lydiate (Racing Metro)
7 Josh Turnbull (Scarlets)
8 Taulupe Faletau (formerly known as Toby Falatau)(Newport Gwent Dragons)


Replacements:
16 Matthew Rees (Cardiff Blues)
17 Paul James (Bath)
18 Aaron Jarvis (Ospreys)
19 Jake Ball (Scarlets)
20 Dan Baker (Ospreys)
21 Gareth Davies (Scarlets)
22 James Hook (Perpignan)
23 Matthew Morgan (Ospreys)

CRACKING TEAM... IF...THEY SHOW UP AT THE PARTY :-D :-D

THE SOUTH AFRICA TEAM:
15 le Roux, 14 Hendricks, 13 Pietersen, 12 Serfontein, 11 Habana, 10 Steyn, 9 du Preez; 1 Mtawarira, 2 B du Plessis, 3 J du Plessis, 4 van der Merwe, 5 Matfield (capt), 6 Louw, 7 Alberts, 8 Vermeulen.

Replacements:
16 Brits, 17 Steenkamp, 18 Oosthuizen, 19 de Jager, 20 Burger, 21 Pienaar, 22 Olivier, 23 Mvovo.


OUR WALES TEAM NEEDS OUR SUPPORT-
..so- SWITCH ON, TUNE IN AND SHOUT W-A-L-E-S <3

Unless.. you are South African, but your welcome too ;-) ;-)
or if you just enjoy Rugby Union, want to see it at it's best.......

WALES V SOUTH AFRICA .......... 2pm UK Time

LIVE on SKY SPORTS 1, BBC RADIO WALES / CYMRU & RADIO JEM

Cooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ALL WALES SUPPORTERS! :-D :-D

ARE YOU ALL READY TO SEE YOUR TEAM FACE THE MIGHTY SPRINGBOKS FOR THE LAST TIME THIS TOUR?

ARE YOU ALL WEARING RED?

I'm sitting here for the last time this summer in my Red Wales Rugby Shirt. Donning obligatory daffodil and as usual my red sparkly earrings :-D :-D

The boys are about to leave the changing rooms

COME ON LETS CHEER OUR BOYS ON <3 <3

MAE HEN WLAD FY NHADAU- THE WELSH NATIONAL ANTHEM

Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri; Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Dros ryddid collasant eu gwaed
Cytgan/ Chorus Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.

LITERAL TRANSLATION:
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.
Chorus: Country, Country, (HOMELAND conveys the sentiment more accurately) I am true to my country. While the sea is a wall to the pure, most loved land,
O may the old language endure.

While most Welsh People know their anthem as written above, there are actually 2 more verses as follows:

Verse 2:
Hen Gymru fynyddig, paradwys y bard
Pob dyffryn, pob clogwyn, i'm golwg sydd hardd;
Trwy deimlad gwladgarol mor swynol yw si
Ei nentydd, afonydd, i mi

Old Mountainous Wales, The Poet’s Paradise,
Every Valley, every cliff, to my mind is beautiful,
Through patriotic feeling, how charming are
the murmurs of her brooks to me

Verse 3:

Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad tan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Cymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
yr awen gan erchyll law brad,

If the enemy oppresses my land under his foot, The old language of the Welsh is as alive as ever Spirit not restrained or hindered by the hideous hand of treason, Not hindered by the hideous hand of treason.

HERE COME THE BOYS <3 <3 <3

AND HERE COME THE SPRINGBOKS

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

With you Jem all the way. I would like to suggest Jason Mohammed as your deputy presenter. He is back from Brazil and nothing better to do this afternoon.

And he is nearly as good as you :-D :-D :-D :-D

The mighty Springboks look a bit tasty. But little Uruguay (same population as Wales) overcame England in soccer with a bit of luck and one very gifted player - who just happens to live in Cilcain in North Wales.

Who will be our very gifted player today? My bet is it will be one who lives in England - perhaps Northamptonshire. :-D ;-)