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30 MINUTES TO GO!

Well 29 cos my screen froze! :-D :-D :-D

CAPTAINING WALES TODAY IS... SCOTT WILLIAMS

24 year old Scott Williams, currently playing Inside Centre for SCARLETS is outstanding!

The only one standing in his way for the First Choice number 12 Shirt for Wales is the phenomenal JAMIE ROBERTS.
Scott will be his natural successor.

Usually coming on as a replacement, Scott always reinvigorates the game, often scoring a Try soon after coming on the pitch.

Scott has earned 81 Caps for The Scarlets.

He has represented Wales in the Under 20s team, winning 19 caps over a 2 year period.

He made his Wales Seniors debut in 2011. Since then he has won 29 Caps and 45 points for Wales.


RADIO JEM WISHES SCOTT & WALES TEAM EVERY SUCCESS TODAY!

Here again are the Starting Teams for today

IRELAND:


Backs:
15. Felix Jones
14. Andrew Trimble
13. Keith Earls
12. Darren Cave
11. Fergus McFadden
10. Paddy Jackson
9. Eoin Reddan

Forwards:
1. Jack McGrath
2. Richardt Strauss
3. Mike Ross
4. Iain Henderson
5. Donnacha Ryan
6. Jordi Murphy
7. Tommy O'Donnell
8. Jamie Heaslip

Reserves:
16. Rory Best; 17. Dave Kilcoyne; 18. Michael Best; 19. Dan Tuohy; 20. Chris Henry; 21. Kieran Marmion; 22. Ian Madigan; 23. Simon Zebo

and here's....

WALES <3

Backs:
15 Hallam Amos,
14 Alex Cuthbert
13 Tyler Morgan
12 Scott Williams (Captain)
11 Eli Walker
10 James Hook
9 Mike Phillips

Forwards:
1 Nicky Smith
2 Richard Hibbard
3 Aaron Jarvis
4 Jake Ball
5 Dominic Day
6 Ross Moriarty
7 Justin Tipuric
8 Dan Baker.

Replacements:
16 Rob Evans
17 Kristian Dacey
18 Scott Andrews
19 James King
20 Taulupe Faletau
21 Lloyd Williams
22 Gareth Anscombe
23 Matthew Morgan

For those who want to sing along with the anthems...

Here are the lyrics

First the Visitors!

They have two anthems, the Country's Anthem and the Irish Rugby Union Anthem (to unite both North and South)

A SOLDIER’S SONG
We'll sing a song, a soldier's song,
With cheering rousing chorus,
As round our blazing fires we throng,
The starry heavens o'er us;
Impatient for the coming fight,
And as we wait the morning's light,
Here in the silence of the night,
We'll chant a soldier's song.
Chorus:
Soldiers are we
whose lives are pledged to Ireland;
Some have come
from a land beyond the wave.
Sworn to be free,
No more our ancient sire land
Shall shelter the despot or the slave.
Tonight we man the gap of danger
In Erin's cause, come woe or weal
"Mid cannons" roar and rifles peal,
We'll chant a soldier's song.
In valley green, on towering crag,
Our fathers fought before us,
And conquered 'neath the same old flag
That's proudly floating o'er us.
We're children of a fighting race,
That never yet has known disgrace,
And as we march, the foe to face,
We'll chant a soldier's song.


IRELAND'S CALL (the 2nd verse is usually omitted)

Come the day and come the hour
Come the power and the glory
We have come to answer
Our Country's call
From the four proud provinces of Ireland

Ireland, Ireland
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We'll answer Ireland's call

From the mighty Glens of Antrim
From the rugged hills of Galway
From the walls of Limerick
And Dublin Bay
From the four proud provinces of Ireland

Ireland, Ireland
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We'll answer Ireland's call

Hearts of steel
And heads unbowing
Vowing never to be broken
We will fight, until
We can fight no more
From the four proud provinces of Ireland

Ireland, Ireland
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder

AND HERE IT IS ... THE WELSH ANTHEM!

MAE HEN WLAD FY NHADAU

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.

For Non-Welsh Speakers ...

MAE HEN WLAD FY NHADAU

How to sing the words to the Welsh National Anthem phonetically (if it were English)

My hair-n w-lard ver n-had-eye un an-ooyl ee me

Goo-lard by-rrr-th ah ch-ant-orrr-ee-on en-wog-ee-on aw vree

Eye goo-rol rrr-uh-vel-wirrr goo-lad-gahrr-wirr trah mard

Dross rruh-thid co-LL-ass-ant eye goo-w-eyed (don’t forget the Welsh LL sound in collasant)

Cytgan (Kit-garn) / Chorus

Goo-lard, Goo-lard, ply- dee-ol ooy-v ee’m goo-lard

Trah more (but rolled rrr) un vee-rrr, ee-rrr bee-rrr h-or-ff bye

O buh-thed ee’rrr h-air-n ee-eye-th (soft th as in thin) bah-rrr-high


DO YOUR BEST GANG ;-) ;-) :-D :-D

I'm here in my Welsh Rugby Top and shorts :-D :-D :-D

Waiting for "MY BOYS" to come out!

AND THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY! :-D :-D :-D

Wales' 1st choice number 13- Jonathan Davies is pitch-side today, as he is injured, and probably out of the World Cup this year :-( :-(

Lovely boy <3

THEY ARE COMING OUT!

WHAT A PROUD MOMENT FOR SCOTT WILLIAMS<3

TODAY'S CAPTAIN!

There's the GOAT ....where's THE FLY? ;-) :-D :-D :-D

Yoooooo Hooooo Ffffffllllyyyyyyyyy! Where's our mascot? :-S :-D :-D :-D

Here are the anthems ... get ready

Ireland only had one today... Ireland's call.

My IRISH OH is wearing neutral today! :-D :-D :-D

but... THE WELSH SCARVES ARE DRAPED ON THE CURTAIN RAIL! :-P :-P :-D :-D :-D

WE'RE AWAY!

COME ON JAMES HOOK!

IRELAND TURNED OVER

Wales didn't release ... PEN IRELAND, GOING FOR POSITION

ooooo what a pass by Ireland on the Welsh 22

Wales throw in at 22

good take by Wales, driving maul but held up twice. Used ball by Wales to clear lines. Ireland throw in half way line

Eli Walker cleared the try line :-)


PEN WALES NOW

Good take by Wales