Friday 26th February - talkSPORT

Danny Kelly presenting Matchday Live Preview alongside Tony Evans from The Times and Neil Ashton from the News of the World

Rugby Union: Six Nations
Wales v France - Hamish Stuart

Wales V France (2010 Six Nations Championship RU (2000GMT KO)

BBC Radio Wales - Steve James hosting and build up from him and Adrian Hadley. Commentary, as ever, by Gareth Charles, Garin Jenkins and Phil Bennett (AM / FM / Digital TV/Radio / Online / Red Button)

BBC Radio Cymru - Eleri Sion hosting with Mefyn Davies for build up. Commentary from Cennydd Davies, Emyr Lewis and Alun Lewis. Gareth Rhys Owen as pitchside reporter.

Eleri mentioned that football commentator Gareth Blainey was involved with the choir in some capacity this evening

Real Radio South Wales - Hamish Stuart (stadium) Mark Poyser (City Centre)

BBC Radio Five Live - Jonny Saunders (0-20), Conor McNamara (20-40) and Robert Jones (AM / Digital TV/Radio / Online / Red Button)

Six Nations Rugby Union


5 Live Sports Extra

Italy v Scotland - Iain Carter & Gavin Hastings

5 Live

With Mark Pougatch at Twickenham

Italy v Scotland - Andy Gilles

England v Ireland - Alastair Eykyn, Matt Dawson, Denis Hickie & Ian Robertson

Saturday 27th February - talkSPORT

Adrian Durham presenting Matchday Live, followed by Call Collymore with Stan Collymore at Turf Moor

Rugby Union: Six Nations
Italy v Scotland - Hamish Stuart
England v Ireland - Russell Hargreaves


Today FM (Ireland)

Michael McMullan presenting Premier League Live, being joined by David Fairclough (from the Reebok Stadium) for Live After Five

Rugby Union: Six Nations
England v Ireland - Ross Lindsay

BBC Bristol / Somerset

Ed Hadwin hosting

Bristol V Heriots Rugby (B&I Cup RU) - Andy Champion and Mark Regan *guessing*
Saracens V Bath - Damien Derrick and Mike Tremlitt (94.9FM / 95.5FM / 104.6FM)

I think I just heard Mike say they are commentating from the part condemned main stand at Watford FC.

Rugby League World Club Challenge

5 Live Sports Extra

Leeds v Melbourne Stuart Pyke (L), David Oates (M) & Ian Millward

BBC Bristol / Somerset

Dan Albutt hosting

Newcastle Falcons V Bath - Kevin Williams and Ian Smith of BBC Newcastle (Andrew Sheridan and Mike Tremlitt were there, but connection constantly failed) (95.5FM / 104.6FM / Online)

Nottingham V Bristol (B&I Cup RU) - Andy Champion and Mark Hoskins (94.9FM / DAB)

talkSPORT

Cricket: First Test Match
Bangladesh v England - Jack Bannister


Gold (Midlands)

Badminton: All England Championships
National Indoor Arena - Dave Luddy

R/U: Scotland v England

BBC Radio Five Live Alistair Eykyn, Ian Robertson, Gavin Hastings and Matt Dawson (commentary)
RTE Radio One Simon Ward


R/U: Ireland v Wales

BBC Sports Extra Conor McNamara, Jonny Saunders, Dennis Hickie and Rob Jones
BBC Radio Ulster Jim Neilly and Ryan Constable (commentary) with Nikki Gregg (host), Maurice Field and Alan Quinlan
RTE Radio One Michael Corcoran and Donal Lenihan (commentary)
Today FM Ross Findlay

Cardiff Blues V Gloucester (LV= Cup Semi Final)

BBC Radio Wales/Cymru - Alun Jenkins (updates)
BBC Gloucestershire - Ian Chisnall, Simon Deveraux and Andy Wyman (1413MW /Online)
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Saturday 13th March - talkSPORT/Talking Rugby

Rugby Union: Six Nations
Ireland v Wales - David Brady
Scotland v England - Simon Ward



Sunday 14th March - talkSPORT

Formula 1: Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain International Circuit - Geoff Peters

Does anyone know if Talking Rugby have sent a reporter to France v Italy today?



He's actually Ross Lindsay.

They have - Russell Hargreaves is reporting for talkSPORT from the Stade de France.

Tuesday 16th to Friday 19th March - talkSPORT

Horse Racing: Cheltenham Festival
Cheltenham Racecourse - Rupert Bell; plus Alan Brazil, Ronnie Irani, Derek Thompson, Andy Townsend, Mike Parry and Paddy Power

Cheltenham Radio

Presenter - Dave Farrar with Alex Steedman, Lorna Bradburn, Kieran Packman, Chris Barnett, Paul Jacobs, Rory Delargy and others...
Commentary - Mike Cattermole, Mark Johnston and Richard Hoiles (all on-course)
Interviews are generally coming from Five Live

PS Funny to hear the Irish flag being referred to as tree-colour (a la the French flag) instead of try-colour (which is what the Irish flag is generally referred to)....

PPS Chris Barnett has just been seen on screen interviewing Colm Murphy with the usual rabble of vultures surrounding him

Aly Rowell doing updates for BBC Radio Wales.

Ireland V Wales (2010 Six Nations Championship RU) (Saturday)

BBC Radio Wales - Bethan Rhys Roberts hosting Morning of the Match from the Temple Bar/Hotel in Dublin with Gareth Lewis, Mark Taylor, Adrian Hadley and Arwel Thomas from Neath RFC.

Commentary from Gareth Charles, Garin Jenkins and Phil Bennett (All frequencies)

BBC Radio Wales - Cenydd Davis, Emyr Lewis and Garan Evans.

Additionally, the former Cheltenham Town manager Martin Allen filled in for Alan Brazil during the final hour today's Sports Breakfast.

Brazil, whose voice has gotten progressively worse as the week has worn on, stopped broadcasting at some point after 7am this morning (come on, this is Alan we're talking about and we all know his record at Cheltenham! ), leaving Ronnie Irani to present on his own until Martin stepped into the breach.

The usual talkSPORT Cheltenham shenanigans didn't end there, as during the first hour of today's Townsend and Parry the boys had to evacuate the box they were presenting from due to a false alarm. Rupert Bell and Paddy Power had to take the reigns from the course for 10 minutes or so. So all in all another quiet year at the festival for the talkSPORT boys.

Wales V Italy (2010 Six Nations Championship RU)

BBC Radio Wales - Steve James hosting from the Millennium Stadium, with Adrian Hadley and John Devereux for build up (and the phone in after the game) with commentary from Gareth Charles, Garin Jenkins and Phil Bennett (AM / SE FM / Digital TV/Radio / Online / BBC Red Button)

BBC Radio Cymru - Eleri Sion hosting with commentary from Cennydd Davis, Alun Lewis (who summed up the whole game perfectly - awful) and Emeyr Lewis. Gareth Rhys Owen pitchside

Real Radio South Wales - Dave Brookes and David Bishop hosting the Real Sports Show from the City Arms pub, with Hamish Stuart updating every now and then.

Swansea Sound - Gaelon Downes


Andy Gillies for R5L, with those two on 5LSX and as a BBC Red Button option.

Ireland V Scotland (like Wales V Italy) has 4 audio options, with 5LSX, Radio Scotland and Ulster as alternatives to 'normal' commentary. So how come Radio Cymru was not offered as an alternative, with just 'crowd noise' an option?

Surely there's some justification for having Radio Cymru there as a stream, language barrier or not?
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R/U: Ireland v Scotland

RTE Radio One Michael Corcoran and Donal Lenihan (commentary)
Newstalk 106 Keith Murtagh (I think)
BBC Radio Ulster Jim Neilly and Ryan Constable (commentary)

BBC Radio Scotland - Jim Gallon (*I think*) (host) with Bill Johnson and Peter Wright (810MW / Online / BBC Red Button)

My guess would be they were updating on football and it may have been a rights issue?

Saturday 20th March - talkSPORT

Rugby Union: Six Nations
Wales v Italy - Hamish Stuart
Ireland v Scotland - David Brady
France v England - Simon Ward

Cricket: Second Test Match
Bangladesh v England - Jack Bannister

delete, wrong sport.

Probably then.