General Chat

Hiya Shaunnie :-) <3

I put a dedication on for you and M last night, but it must be a long way back now! :-D :-D :-D :-D

I hope you are not too uncomfortable today! Have you got your legs up Shaun... listen to Aunty Jem! :-| :-D :-D

I will have a good read, but have to taxi drive Grandson to his social life in a minute! :-D :-D

Back soon! :-) :-) :-)

GOOD AFTERNOON RUGBY FANS :-) :-) :-)

30 MINUTES TO GO


ITALY v IRELAND

KICK-OFF 2-30pm UK Time

BBC 1, BBC Radio Ulster .. and RADIO JEM ;-) ;-) ;-)

I'm dedicating this match to our much missed, lovely ButtercupFields <3

It was during last years Six Nations that BC posted on that Rugby Thread in support of her Irish boys

THIS WAS HER POST

ButtercupFields Report 15 Mar 2014 17:53
Jem, could you keep on shouting for the lads please as I have to go out! Thanks! <3

ps...this is the best and most enthuastic thread I have seen on GR for ages even though I haven't a clue about rugby except I know what a Garryown is and the offside rule and all that! :-D :-D :-D :-D

I WILL SHOUT FOR YOUR LADS TODAY BC <3

HERE IS A HUGE FAVOURITE SONG OF PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD...BUT IN PARTICULAR THE IRISH


DANNY BOY ...... CELTIC WOMAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNfhyd0KEz4

Jem <3 <3 BC <3

Hi Fly <3 <3

I'm wearing GREEN TODAY! ;-) :-D :-D :-D

Here are some great moments from Irish Captain PAUL O'CONNELL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNKCrP2jnPA :-D

Here for any Italians looking in is

THE ITALIAN ANTHEM (with on screen lyrics)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04ckV9QueXc

Now the Irish have not just one but 2 anthems!

One is their National Anthem as follows

A SOLDIERS SONG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysXPUg8GLQ0


The other is an anthem composed specifically for Irish Rugby

IRELAND'S CALL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAtMzIacbMQ


for those who want to sing along when the time comes I shall post the words!

:-)

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.

Chorus

Ireland's Call

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

Here again is the IRISH TEAM to face ITALY

Backs:

15. Rob Kearney
14. Tommy Bowe
13. Jared Payne (Ulster)
12. Robbie Henshaw
11. Simon Zebo
10. Ian Keatley
9. Conor Murray

FORWARDS:

1. Jack McGrath
2. Rory Best
3. Mike Ross
4. Devin Toner
5. Paul O'Connell (Captain)
6. Peter O'Mahony
7. Sean O'Brien
8. Jordi Murphy

Replacements:
16. Sean Cronin; 17. James Cronin; 18. Martin Moore; 19. Iain Henderson;
20. Tommy O'Donnell; 21. Isaac Boss; 22. Ian Madigan; 23. Felix Jones

They are on the pitch! :-) :-)

Here is the ITALIAN TEAM

Andrea Masi, Leonardo Sarto, Michele Campagnaro, Luca Morisi, Luke McLean, Kelly Haimona, Edoardo Gori; Matias Aguero, Leonardo Ghiraldini, Martin Castrogiovanni, Joshua Furno, George Biagi, Alessandro Zanni, Francesco Minto, Sergio Parisse (captain)

Replacements: Andrea Manici, Alberto de Marchi, Dario Chistolini, Marco Fuser, Marco Barbini, Guglielmo Palazzani, Tommaso Allan, Giovambattista Venditti

HERE COME THE ANTHEMS

FIRST IRELAND

IRELAND'S CALL

Only one anthem played today

NOW THE ITALIAN ANTHEM

A change to the Ireland team has been announced

SEAN O'BRIEN (7) has got a shoulder injury

TOMMY O'DONNELL starts in his place

Italy kicks off

Very good high kick

Forward pass by Italy.

It could well have been a try for Italy if this had not happened

Scrum Ireland

PEN FOR IRELAND...ITALY NOT BINDING IN THE SCRUM

IRELAND FIND TOUCH

Knock-on Italy

Ireland are in a great scoring position now!

They have had problems with the pitch and have had to move the scrum position.

ITALY OFF-SIDE