General Chat

Hubby still talking about the Scotland game..... he said "they were robbed" by the referees decision, which he said should have gone to the TMO, but small comfort that for Emma and all Scotland supporters.

So near......... Scotland fought hard throughout and its a shame they lost this way.

I am proud of my Scottish boys.

Hi Robert

Welcome to "Radio Jem" :-)

Yes, you have every right to be proud! They played a fantastic game.
They really have become a really strong team, and deserved to have won that game!

All of Scotland will be toasting their boys tonight!

Please come back and join us again.

I shall be continuing to cover the World Cup, and in the Spring we have the Six Nations to look forward to!

No matter what nationality we are, all of us enjoy the fun of the games in good nature!

So sad - All of the British Isles teams are out of the running.
We only caught the last couple of minutes of the Scotland Game - they was robbed!

All is not lost, Jem.

Don't forget that you are an Honorary Australian :-D :-D

REFEREE CRAIG JOUBERT FACES FULL INVESTIGATION!

South African Referee Craig Joubert, who's controversial decision to award a Penalty to Australia in the last minute of the AUSTRALIA v SCOTLAND Quarter Final at Twickenham yesterday, is facing a FULL REVIEW by WORLD RUGBY.

This decision, which has since been ruled an INCORRECT DECISION, cost Scotland their place in the Rugby World Cup Semi-Finals!


The Scottish Team, who had gone into the lead with a Try from Mark Bennett towards the end of the game, were devastated as they watched Australia's Bernard Foley slam the ball through the posts, for a penalty goal that took the final score to AUSTRALIA 35 ~ SCOTLAND 34, and the Scottish dream was over!

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/craig-joubert-facing-full-review-into-refereeing-performance-after-controversial-decision-cost-a6699936.html



ALSO UNDER INVESTIGATION....
....WHY DID JOUBERT RUN OFF THE PITCH STRAIGHT AFTER THE GAME?

In an interview with the BBC, HEAD OF WORLD RUGBY BRETT GOSPER CONFIRMED that a full review was taking place into the REFEREEING and the above incident.

There is no doubt that Joubert must have been very uncomfortable, especially as the Scottish fans were understandably very upset!

Brett Gosper said that he had not spoken to Joubert as yet, and so he didn't know the reasons why Joubert run off, but "AS A REF, HE MUST HAVE SENSED A BIT OF HOSTILITY!"

AUSTRALIA HEAD COACH MICHAEL CHEIKA claims a plastic bottle was thrown in Joubert's direction as he hastily fled the scene!. :-0



VIDEO OF CRAIG JOUBERT MAKING HIS EXIT!

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/australia-35-scotland-34-rwc-2015-craig-joubert-running-away-video-and-reaction-a6699331.html



SCOTLAND CAPTAIN GREIG LAIDLAW ....
...." I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO THE REF, HE WAS OFF SO QUICK!"

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/i-didn-t-have-a-chance-to-speak-to-the-ref-he-was-off-so-quick-a6699111.html


In an interview after the game, Greig Laidlaw said-

"It's hard to take it! It's a pretty upset dressing room as you can imagine.
We have made BIG STRIDES since the Six Nations and we are not just saying that.
WE WERE ONE CLICK AWAY FROM THE SEMI-FINALS of the World Cup, and arguably, WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN!......
......... we need to move forward, but now is not the time-
WE NEED TO GET OVER THE DISAPPOINTMENT FIRST"


As Greig said, Scotland have indeed made big strides!
They emerged from the Pool Stage of the RWC as a VERY STRONG TEAM!


SCOTLAND... YOU WOZ ROBBED!

BUT YOU CAN HOLD YOUR HEADS HIGH!

WELL DONE SCOTLAND:-) :-) :-)


Radio Jem will await the outcome of the World Rugby Review and report back! ;-) :-D

DAILY MAIL ... WITH VIDEO & PICTURES

"Scotland left feeling robbed by referee Craig Joubert but Australia coach Michael Cheika tells them to live with it after World Cup exit"


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-3278426/Scotland-left-feeling-robbed-referee-Craig-Joubert-Australia-coach-Michael-Cheika-tells-live-World-Cup-exit.html

WORLD RUGBY ADMITS CRAIG JOUBERT WAS WRONG!

World Rugby has admitted that Referee Craig Joubert made the WRONG DECISION in awarding Australia that last minute penalty, which knocked Scotland, so cruelly, out of the Rugby World Cup!


RUGBY'S GOVERNING BODY HAVE SAID THAT JOUBERT WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE MATCH-OFFICIAL LINE-UP FOR THE SEMI-FINALS AT THE WEEKEND!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-3279772/World-Rugby-admits-Craig-Joubert-WRONG-award-Australia-penalty-sent-Scotland-crashing-Rugby-World-Cup.html

Do I feel a sense of grievance ?;-) :-D :-D :-D

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

Just a strong sense of injustice Allan! ;-)

along with over 5 million Scots! :-D :-D :-D :-D

Dear All

Hello

Has everyone recovered from the weekend rugby?

Very bad decision, to say the least!

You are doing excellent work, our Jem. <3


Take gentle care all
With very best wishes
Love Elizabeth, EOS
xx

Dear All

Hello

Has everyone recovered from the weekend rugby?

Very bad decision, to say the least!

You are doing excellent work, our Jem. <3


Take gentle care all
With very best wishes
Love Elizabeth, EOS
xx

Thank You Elizabeth <3

I hope you and yours are well :-) :-) :-)

BACK TRACKING SLIGHTLY! :-0 :-0 :-0


It would seem that I was wrong:-0 YES WRONG! .... along with the TV Commentators (Rugby experts), Head Coaches (like Scotland's Vern Cotter) and many, many Rugby Players past and present ......


..... I HAVE JUST COME ACROSS THE RULES FOR TMO INTERVENTION!
CRAIG JOUBERT .... COULD NOT ..... ASK THE TMO FOR HELP...
... in the Australian Penalty giving incident that cost Scotland it's place in the Semi-Finals!



TMO GUIDELINES ...
.... in the wake of the Australia v Scotland RWC Fiasco........

WHAT THE RULES SAY:

THE TMO CAN BE USED ONLY IN THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES:
(TMO - Television Match Official)

• Determining the grounding of the ball in-goal for a try or touchdown and/or whether players were in touch or touch in goal before grounding

• Determining whether a kick at goal has been successful

• Confirm if an infringement has occurred in the build-up to a try or prevention of a try (infringement must be within two phases of the try or touchdown)

• Considering acts of possible foul play

http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/96575



From BBC SPORT (Online)....

"After the match, Scotland coach Vern Cotter said the television match official (TMO) "would have taken away any doubt".

******* But World Rugby said Joubert was not allowed to refer the decision as regulations only permit the use of the TMO on foul play or to determine the legitimacy of tries and kicks."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/34581006



TOM FORDYCE, Chief Sports Writer, BBC SPORT
wrote in his article "Rugby World Cup 2015: Is this the death of European rugby?"


“For all the legitimate gripes about Craig Joubert's decision to award Australia that critical late penalty, Scotland lost their own line-out to create the chaos from which it came.”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/34574740



THE PENALTY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO AUSTRALIA
and YES, CRAIG JOUBERT DID MAKE A BAD CALL .....

.... but that is much easier to forgive than thinking he stubbornly refused to have a second opinion at the end of THAT game!


Perhaps this incident will make the "Powers That Be" in World Rugby consider REVISING THE RULES on TMO INTERVENTION!

SOUTH AFRICA TEAM v NEW ZEALAND

Heyneke Meyer has announced his team to face the All Blacks in the first Rugby World Cup Semi-Final this weekend!

IT IS AN UNCHANGED STARTING XV.
The only change to the side that beat Wales last weekend is that VICTOR MATFIELD is now on the bench, having recovered from a Hamstring injury, in place of Pieter-Steph du Toit.


SOUTH AFRICA

Backs:
15. Willie le Roux
14. JP Pietersen
13. Jesse Kriel
12. Damian De Allende
11. Bryan Habana
10. Handre Pollard
9. Fourie du Preez (Captain)

Forwards:
1. Tendai Mtawarira
2. Bismarck du Plessis
3. Frans Malherbe
4. Eben Etzebeth
5. Lodewyk de Jager
6. Francois Louw
7. Schalk Burger
8. Duane Vermeulen

Replacements:
16. Adriaan Strauss, 17. Trevor Nyakane, 18. Jannie du Plessis, 19. Victor Matfield, 20. Willem Alberts, 21. Ruan Pienaar, 22. Pat Lambie, 23. Jan Serfontein.



THE FIRST RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015 SEMI-FINAL

Saturday, October 24th

SOUTH AFRICA v NEW ZEALAND ...... Kick Off 4.00pm

LIVE ON ITV 1, BBC Radio 5 Live and....... RADIO JEM ;-) :-D


Join the Rugby Gang on Radio Jem (this thread ;-) :-D)
to watch what promises to be a CRACKING GAME! :-) :-) :-)

..... And here's NEW ZEALAND!

Backs:
15. Ben Smith
14. Nehe Milner-Skudder
13. Conrad Smith
12. Ma'a Nonu
11. Julian Savea
10. Dan Carter
9. Aaron Smith

Forwards:
1. Joe Moody
2. Dane Coles
3. Owen Franks
4. Brodie Retallick
5. Sam Whitelock
6. Jerome Kaino
7. Richie McCaw (Captain)
8. Kieran Read


Replacements:
16. Keven Mealamu, 17. Ben Franks, 18. Charlie Faumuina, 19. Victor Vito, 20. Sam Cane, 21. Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 22. Beauden Barrett, 23. Sonny Bill Williams.



THE ALL BLACKS HAVE MADE JUST ONE CHANGE

JOE MOODY replaces the injured Prop, WYATT CROCKETT

Crockett sustained a groin injury during New Zealand's victory over France in the RWC Semi-Final.

He had been called into the New Zealand Squad to replace the injured TONY WOODCOCK.



RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015 SEMI-FINAL

Game 1:


Saturday, October 24th

SOUTH AFRICA v NEW ZEALAND ...... Kick Off 4.00pm

LIVE ON ITV 1, BBC Radio 5 Live and....... RADIO JEM


With these two very strong Southern Hemisphere teams going Head-to-Head, this has all the makings of a fantastic game of Rugby Union! :-) :-) :-)

Hi Jem,

Go the All Blacks :-).. Not sure I will be able to watch the game, I can't take the stress :-D...

Hi Susan :-D

YOU CAN ALWAYS WATCH FROM BEHIND THE SOFA! ;-) ;-) :-D :-D:-D

"OUR NIGE" CAMPAIGN!

There is a campaign on Twitter and Facebook
for Our Nige to referee The RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL!

Referee NIGEL OWEN, arguably the World's best Rugby Union Referee (but there's no arguing about it in Wales! ;-)) is being championed by his many fans to be considered for this honour!



South Wales Evening Post (Online)
POLL: SHOULD NIGEL OWENS REFEREE THE RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL?

http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Calls-Nigel-ref-rugby-final/story-28013872-detail/story.html



Nigel Owens from the GWENDRAETH VALLEY area of South West Wales, was born in Mynyddcerrig but now lives in Pontyberem.

The local newspaper of that area, the LLANELLI STAR reported:

"PETITION LAUNCHED TO GET REF TO FINAL

"A campaign to get Gwendraeth Valley's very own Nigel Owens to referee the Rugby World Cup Final is growing.

"Wales and Scotland were both knocked out of the competition at the weekend - making Nigel's chances of taking charge of the game even greater.

"The Star is backing widespread calls for the ref ....... to be given the top honour"

Comments by Star readers about Nigel Owens-

"At this moment in time he is the best and level headed ref in the world and if he doesn't ref the World Cup it will be a travesty".

" ..best most unbiased ref in the game today hands down!"

Another Star reader declared herself to be on "TEAM NIGE!"



OTHER INTERESTS:

Fluent Welsh Speaker Nigel, 44, is also a TV personality and Stand-Up comedian.

He co-hosts the rugby orientated Welsh Language (with English when necessary) Chat show "JONATHAN" on S4C (Wales' Channel 4) along with Ex-International Wales Rugby Player Jonathan Davies, and Sarra Elgan.

He also hosts his own quiz programme "Munud i Fynd" (Minute to Go).

Nigel is patron of various charities, such as "Wooden Spoon Society" (Rugby Charity) and "Bullies Out".

He has served at various times as Secretary, Chairman and President of the Wales Federation of Young Farmers Clubs.

In 2011 he was made a member of the Gorsedd of Bards
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorsedd



I have no hesitation in backing Nigel Owens for Referee for the Rugby World Cup Final 2015!

COME ON "OUR NIGE"... BRING IT ON! ;-) :-D :-D :-D

AN EXAMPLE OF OUR NIGE'S REFEREEING....

When Scotland's Full Back STUART HOGG decided to try a bit of theatrics in order to get a penalty, when Scotland were playing South Africa at St James' Park, the home of NEWCASTLE UNITED....

NIGEL TOLD HIM....

"There was nothing wrong with the tackle.

If you want to DIVE like that again, come back here in two weeks and play [when the football's on], NOT TODAY!"

http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/nigel-owens-embarrasses-player-with-the-best-quote-of-the-rugby-world-cup-so-far--b1Mf_KiXDx