General Chat

TODAY'S ANTHEMS

ENGLAND
God Save The Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN9EC3Gy6Nk

ITALY
Il Canto degli Italiani (The Chant of the Italians)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3RToBymttA

come on ????????????????????????????????? :-D

TODAY'S TEAMS

ENGLAND

Backs:
15. Mike Brown (Vice Captain)
14. Jonny May
13. Ben Te'o
12. Owen Farrell (Vice Captain)
11. Elliot Daly
10. George Ford
9. Danny Care

Forwards:
1. Joe Marler
2. Dylan Hartley (Captain)
3. Dan Cole
4. Joe Launchbury
5. Courtney Lawes
6. Maro Itoje
7. James Haskell
8. Nathan Hughes

Replacements:
16. Jamie George
17. Mako Vunipola
18. Kyle Sinckler
19. Tom Wood
20. Jack Clifford
21. Ben Youngs
22. Henry Slade
23. Jack Nowell


ITALY
15 Edoardo Padovani
14 Giulio Bisegni
13 Michele Campagnaro
12 Luke McLean
11 Giovanbattista Venditti
10 Tommaso Allan
9 Edoardo Gori

1 Andrea Lovotti
2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
3 Lorenzo Cittadini
4 Marco Fuser
5 Dries Van Schalkwyk
6 Braam Steyn
7 Simone Favaro
8 Sergio Parisse

Replacements:
16. Ornel Gega, 17. Michele Rizzo, 18. Pietro Ceccarelli, 19. George Biagi, 20. Maxime Mbandà, 21. Giorgio Bronzini, 22. Carlo Canna,23. Tommaso Benvenuti

~~~~~~~~~ To Shaunnie :-D :-D :-D <3

Just in time to clear out all those drooping leeks and daffies and decorate the thread with English flags and lots of lovely roses

In a few minutes the teams will be lining up before they come out onto the pitch.


ENGLAND WILL BE LED OUT BY OWEN FARELL.....
... WHO RECEIVES HIS 50th CAP TODAY

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/owen-farrell-50-caps-england-hothead-general-six-nations-vs-italy-a7599776.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Farrell


*England's Captain is DYLAN HARTLEY (Hooker 2)



ITALY will be led out by their Captain ... LEONARDO GHIRALDINI

Hiya Jemmmmmm :-D <3 Shaun :-D <3 Linda :-D <3

Linda :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P


COME ON ????????????????????? :-D

Good Afternoon Linda :-D :-D :-D <3

I expect it'll be a much better day for you today, than it was for us Welsh yesterday :-D :-D :-D

The roses are blooming lovely ... my Mum would have been pleased :-D

ENGLAND of course Shaun

Hiya Fly ... The Mascot is pitchside everyone :-D :-D :-D <3

~~~~~ again Shaun :-D :-D <3




Here they come!

Here's the Italian Anthem :-)

It goes on for ever

DILEMMA FOR ME TODAY

I had an English born mother ... who delighted to tease the Welsh by wearing a rose at a Welsh International game! :-D ... despite living in West Wales since the age of 8! :-D :-D

AND OF COURSE ... FOR ANY CELTS TO HAVE A CHANCE ... ITALY NEEDS TO WIN :-D :-D :-D

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

Laura Wright sings God Save The Queen

Just one Coronet-oooooooooooooo :-D

Hello Fly :-D

I am playing Bingo :-D :-D :-D :-D and twirling at the same time :-D :-D :-D

In fact I will be playing more Bingo than twirling :-D :-D :-D

Poor old underdogs Italy do not stand a chance really ... but they have been playing better under their new Head Coach ... Irish Conor O'Shea

Come on George :-D

Hiya Blodwen Ann :-D :-D :-D <3

Twirl Away :-D :-D :-D :-D