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Here are the Under 20s teams that will kick of their game at 7.15pm

IRELAND U-20:

Backs:
15. Michael Silvester (Dublin University FC/Leinster)
14. Tommy O'Brien (UCD RFC/Leinster)
13. James Hume (Banbridge RFC/Ulster)
12. Angus Curtis (Queen's University RFC/Ulster)
11. James McCarthy (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)
10. Harry Byrne (UCD RFC/Leinster)
9. Jonny Stewart (Queen's University RFC/Ulster)

Forwards:
1. Jordan Duggan (Naas RFC/Leinster)
2. Ronan Kelleher (Lansdowne FC/ Leinster)
3. Jack Aungier (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster)
4. Cormac Daly (Clontarf FC/Leinster)
5. Jack Dunne (Dublin University FC/Leinster)
6. Sean Masterson (Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
7. Matthew Agnew (Ballymena RFC/Ulster)
8. Jack O'Sullivan (UCC RFC/Munster)

Replacements:
16. Diarmuid Barron (Garryowen FC/Munster)
17. James French (UCC RFC/Munster)
18.Tom O'Toole (Banbridge RFC/Ulster)
19. Charlie Ryan (UCD RFC/Leinster)
20. Ronan Foley (UCD RFC/Leinster)
21. Hugh O'Sullivan (Clontarf FC/Leinster)
22. Conor Dean (St.Mary's College RFC/Leinster)
23. Angus Kernohan (Ballymena RFC/Ulster)


WALES U-20:

Wales U20s team to face Ireland U20s

Backs:
15 Cai Evans (Ospreys)
14 Joe Goodchild (Dragons)
13 Callum Carson (Ospreys)
12 Max Llewellyn (Cardiff Blues)
11 Tommy Rogers (Scarlets)
10 Ben Jones (Cardiff Blues)
9 Harri Morgan (Ospreys)

Forwards:
1 Josh Reynolds (Dragons)
2 Iestyn Harris (Cardiff Blues)
3 Rhys Henry (Ospreys)
4 Owen Lloyd (Cardiff Blues)
5 Max Williams (Dragons)
6 Tommy Reffell (Leicester) (c)
7 James Botham (Cardiff Blues)
8 Taine Basham (Dragons)

Replacements:
16 Rhys Carre (Cardiff Blues)
17 Dewi Lake (Ospreys)
18 Kemsley Mathias* (Scarlets)
19 Jack Pope (Bridgend)
20 Morgan Morris (Ospreys)
21 Dan Babos (Dragons)
22 Ben Thomas (Cardiff Blues)
23 Dafydd Smith* (Cardiff Blues)

*Uncapped at U20 level

Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Assistant Referees: Mike Adamson, Bob Nevins (both Scotland)
Television Match Official: Neil Paterson (Scotland)

Good Evening to Anyone looking in tonight!

Round 3 of this year's Six Nations Championship starts tonight.

The Seniors -
FRANCE v ITALY Kicks Off at 8.00pm (GMT) ... Live on BBC 1


THE UNDER 20s SIX NATIONS
All U20s Round 3 Games are being played tonight....

France U20s v Italy U20s .... Kicked Off earlier at 5.45pm UK Time
Scotland U20s v England U20s .... Kick Off 7.30pm

If anyone is interested in the above games, please check TV / Radio listings for your area for coverage.



***** IRELAND U20s v WALES U20s ..... Kick Off 7.15pm
LIVE ON S4C (Wales Channel 4) -
Welsh Commentary but English Commentary on the Red Button.

This is the game that I shall be watching.
If you cannot get this channel in your area you could watch it on the BBC iPlayer.

I shall also be keeping an eye of the Seniors France v Italy game on BBC1

ROUND 3 STARTS TONIGHT! ..... HERE IS THE SCHEDULE FOR ROUND 3


** TONIGHT
Friday Evening, February 23

FRANCE v ITALY .................... Kick Off 8.00pm (UK time)

Live on BBC 1

I may be watching Ireland Under 20s v Wales Under 20s on S4C (Wales' Channel 4) but keeping an eye also on the seniors game.
The Under 20s Game kicks off at 7.15pm




**TOMORROW:
Saturday February 24

1.
IRELAND v WALES ................. Kick Off 2.15pm

Live on ITV 1 (English Commentary) and S4C (Welsh Commentary)
Also Live on Radio Jem ;-) (this thread :-D) .........
..............for "Cheering on your Team" and fun participation.



2.
SCOTLAND v ENGLAND ........ Kick Off 4.45pm

**** TURN OVER YOUR CHANNEL ..... THIS ONE IS LIVE ON BBC 1 ****

and tune in to Radio Jem ;-) ;-) if you would like to join the Rugby Gang for some silliness and cheering and fun as we watch the game together :-D :-D :-D



ALL WELCOME .... BUT NO NONSENSE
............................ Because we play nicely on here!" ;-) ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D :-D

WALES' OPPOSITION ON SATURDAY!

Joe Schmidt has chosen his men from the Emerald Isle!

IRELAND

Backs:
15. Rob Kearney
14. Keith Earls
13. Chris Farrell
12. Bundee Aki
11. Jacob Stockdale
10. Johnny Sexton
9. Conor Murray

Forwards:
1. Cian Healy
2. Rory Best
3. Andrew Porter
4. James Ryan
5. Devin Toner
6. Peter O'Mahony
7. Dan Leavy
8. CJ Stander

Replacements:
16. Sean Cronin
17. Jack McGrath
18. John Ryan
19. Quinn Roux
20. Jack Conan
21. Kieran Marmion
22. Joey Carbery
23. Fergus McFadden


WALES TEAM WAS ANNOUNCED TUESDAY
(Posted on the top of this page)





Saturday February 24
IRELAND v WALES ................. Kick Off 2.15pm

LIVE ON ITV 1 .....

....and Live on "Radio Jem" ;-) ~ (this thread!) for fun participation and "Cheering On Your Team" :-D:-D


ALL WELCOME .... BUT PLAY NICELY! ;-) ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D :-D

IRELAND TEAM to face WALES will be announced shortly :-)

The England Team to face Scotland on Saturday has been announced and Eddie Jones has only made one change to his Starting XV-
NATHAN HUGHES is back to replace the injured SAM SIMMONDS

HERE IS YOUR TEAM, ENGLAND!

Backs:
15 Mike Brown
14 Anthony Watson
13 Jonathan Joseph
12 Owen Farrell
11 Jonny May
10 George Ford
9 Danny Care

Forwards:
1 Mako Vunipola
2 Dylan Hartley (Captain)
3 Dan Cole (Leicester
4 Joe Launchbury
5 Maro Itoje
6 Courtney Lawes
7 Chris Robshaw
8 Nathan Hughes

Replacements
16 Jamie George
17 Joe Marler
18 Harry Williams
19 George Kruis
20 Sam Underhill
21 Richard Wigglesworth
22 Ben Te'o
23 Jack Nowell

The SCOTLAND Team was announced yesterday and posted earlier on this page.



SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24
(Following Ireland v Wales ~ KO 2.15pm on ITV1)


SCOTLAND v ENGLAND ........ Kick Off 4.45pm

Live on BBC 1*** (Don't forget to turn over from ITV 1)
..... and Live for fun participation and "Cheering Your Team" on Radio Jem ;-) :-D


ALL WELCOME .... but please leave your handbags in the lockers provided ;-) :-D

FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23

The Teams have been announced for France v Italy

FRANCE

Backs:
15. Hugo Bonneval
14. Benjamin Fall
13. Mathieu Bastareaud
12. Geoffrey Doumayrou
11. Rémy Grosso
10. Lionel Beauxis
9. Maxime Machenaud

Forwards:
1. Jefferson Poirot
2. Guilhem Guirado
3. Rabah Slimani
4. Paul Gabrillagues
5. Sébastien Vahaamahina
6. Wenceslas Lauret
7. Yacouba Camara
8. Marco Tauleigne

Replacements:
16. Adrien Pelissié
17. Dany Priso
18. Cedate Gomes Sa
19. Romain Taofifenua
20. Kélian Galletier
21. Baptiste Couilloud
22. François Trinh-Duc
23. Gaël Fickou


ITALY

Backs:
15. Matteo Minozzi
14. Tommaso Benvenuti
13. Tommaso Boni
12. Tommaso Castello
11. Mattia Bellini
10. Tommaso Allan
9. Marcello Violi

Forwards:
1. Andrea Lovotti
2. Leonardo Ghiraldini
3. Simone Ferrari
4. Alessandro Zanni
5. Dean Budd
6. Sebastian Negri Da Oleggio
7. Maxime Mbanda
8. Sergio Parisse (Captain)

Replacements:
16. Luca Bigi
17. Nicola Quaglio
18. Tiziano Pasquali
19. George Fabio Biagi
20. Federico Ruzza
21. Edoardo Gori
22. Carlo Canna
23. Jayden Hayward





Friday Evening, February 23rd

FRANCE v ITALY .................... Kick Off 8.00pm

Live on BBC 1
**Radio Jem participation to be decided

Gregor Townsend was so impressed by his Scotland men in their last game v France that he is putting forward an unchanged Starting XV to face England on Saturday!


SCOTLAND

Backs:
15. Stuart Hogg
14. Tommy Seymour
13. Huw Jones
12. Pete Horne
11. Sean Maitland
10. Finn Russell
9. Greig Laidlaw

Forwards:
1. Gordon Reid
2. Stuart McInally
3. Simon Berghan
4. Grant Gilchrist
5. Jonny Gray
6. John Barclay CAPTAIN
7. Hamish Watson
8. Ryan Wilson

Substitutes
16. Scott Lawson
17. Jamie Bhatti
18. Willem Nel
19. Tim Swinson
20. David Denton
21. Ali Price
22. Nick Grigg
23. Blair Kinghorn *uncapped


ENGLAND TEAM to face Scotland ~ ANNOUNCED TOMORROW
....watch this space :-)






Saturday February 24

(Following Ireland v Wales ~ KO 2.15pm on ITV1)


SCOTLAND v ENGLAND ........ Kick Off 4.45pm

LIVE ON BBC 1 ..... and fun participation on Radio Jem;-)


All Welcome :-) :-) :-)

Today's Team Announcements coming up shortly :-)

I'm sooooo ........:-0 :-0 :-0!!!!

While coming back from a walk not long ago, OH started talking about the Wales Team!
It had been announced earlier and he didn't think to mention it :-| :-| :-| :-D

So a bit late ..... HERE ARE YOUR MEN, WALES

WALES <3

Backs:
15. Leigh Halfpenny
14. Liam Williams
13. Scott Williams
12. Hadleigh Parkes
11. Steff Evans
10. Dan Biggar
9. Gareth Davies

Forwards:
1. Rob Evans
2. Ken Owens
3. Samson Lee
4. Cory Hill
5. Alun-Wyn Jones (Captain)
6. Aaron Shingler
7. Josh Navidi
8. Ross Moriarty.

Replacements:
16. Elliot Dee
17. Wyn Jones
18. Tomas Francis
19. Bradley Davies
20. Justin Tipuric
21. Aled Davies
22. Gareth Anscombe
23. George North

Lovely to see LEIGH HALFPENNY back this week <3
I think Wales would have been in with a real chance of beating England in their last game had he not been injured.
Great to see LIAM WILLIAMS back in the team too!

Also back at Fly-Half is Ospreys DAN BIGGAR.
Rhys Patchell has not made the team this time, with Gareth Anscombe on the bench.



Saturday February 24
IRELAND v WALES ................. Kick Off 2.15pm

LIVE ON ITV 1 ..... and fun participation on "Radio Jem" ;-) ie - this thread! :-D


ALL WELCOME :-) :-) :-)

Who would like to see something funny?

The Welsh Dragon is a bit worse for wear following Wales' defeat by our "old enemy";-)

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/67039407

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/keepsafe/asset/details/67039378


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

AT THE END OF ROUND 2

THE LEADERS OF THE THREE SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEN ~ IRELAND
UNDER 20s ~ FRANCE
WOMEN ~ ENGLAND

Three more Rounds to go!


NO SIX NATIONS GAMES NEXT WEEKEND (February 18-19)

***WOMEN'S SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

RESULTS AT END OF ROUND 2


WALES WOMEN 52 ~ ENGLAND WOMEN 0
Match Report:
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-match-reports/england-women-52-0-wales-14272544


SCOTLAND WOMEN 3 ~ FRANCE WOMEN 26
Match Report:
https://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/scotland/scotland-women-3-26-france-women-progress-for-scots-1-4687120


IRELAND WOMEN 21 ~ ITALY WOMEN 8
Match Report:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/43024594



LEAGUE TABLE POSITIONS (At end of Round 2)

1. England Women; 2. France Women; 3. Ireland Women; 4. Wales Women;
5. Scotland Women; 6. Italy Women

UNDER 20s SIX NATIONS RESULTS & POSITIONS

********* Please note - this is the U20s (Under 20s) NOT THE MEN -
The Men's Results and Table Positions were posted earlier on this page.


RESULTS OF THE U20s CHAMPIONSHIP AT END OF ROUND 2


IRELAND U20s 38 ~ ITALY U20s 34
Match Report:
http://www.irishrugby.ie/rugby/fixturesandresults/41376.php


ENGLAND U20s 37 ~ WALES U20s 12
Match Report:
http://www.englandrugby.com/news/features/england-u20s-record-bonus-point-win-over-wales/


SCOTLAND U20s 19 ~ FRANCE U20s 69
Match Report:
https://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/six-nations/scotland-u20-19-69-france-u20-ntamack-junior-steals-show-1-4686903



TABLE POSITIONS:

1.
FRANCE U20s ~ 10 Match Points
2.
ENGLAND U20s ~ 10 Match Points
3.
WALES U20s ~ 5 Match Points
4.
IRELAND U20s ~ 5 Match Points
5.
ITALY U20s ~ 2 Match points
6.
SCOTLAND U20s ~ 0 Match Points


The above positions are based on wins, bonus points, and points difference

MENS' SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

ROUND 2

IRELAND 56 ~ ITALY 19
Match Report:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/feb/10/ireland-v-italy-six-nations-live


ENGLAND 12 ~ WALES 6
Match Report:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/43019960


SCOTLAND 32 ~ FRANCE 26
Match Report:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-5378271/Scotland-32-26-France-Gregor-Townsends-men-bounce-back.html



THE POSITIONS TABLE (at the end of Round 2)

Abbreviations explained on page 26

1.
IRELAND ........... W.2; D.0; L.0; BP.1; PD.+39; ............ Match Points 9
2.
ENGLAND ......... W.2; D.0; L.0; BP.1; PD.+37 ............. Match Points 9
3.
WALES .............. W.1; D.0; L.1; BP. 2; PD.+21 ............ Match Points 6
4.
SCOTLAND ....... W.1; D.0; L.1; BP.0; PD.-21 .............. Match Points 4
5.
FRANCE ............ W.0; D.0; L.2; BP.2; PD.-8 ................ Match Points 2
6.
ITALY .................. W.0; D.0; L.2; BP.0; PD-68 .............. Match Points 0

Radio Jem ;-) will be back with Round 2's Results, Match Reports and Tables later :-)

Well reminded Kandj <3

SHAUNNIE <3 <3 <3

Thanks to Radio Jem, Cyprus Pat and Emma for your company today.

Congratulations to Scotland team and fans.
Commiserations to France team and fans.

Gentle hugs to lovely Mascot FLY and to lovely Shaun in Wales too. xxx xxx

OLD ALLIANCE TROPHY LIFTED BY SCOTLAND

REMEMBERING 52 FRENCH & SCOTTISH INTERNATIONALS WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR II

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/six-nations/six-nations-scotland-and-france-to-contest-new-auld-alliance-trophy-1-4686600

Well done Radio Jem and cheerleader Kandj and Scots mascot Emma.<3 <3 <3

See you all later.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shaun <3

(((((hugs))))) Fly

<3 <3 <3

Radio Cyprus closing down :-D :-D ;-) ;-) <3 <3