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HERE ARE TODAY'S TEAMS

The Home Side

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

THE VISITORS

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

THE ANTHEMS FOR THE SING-A-LONG

Ireland have not one but two anthems that they usually sing at home games ....


ANTHEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A SOLDIER'S SONG

Chorus 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 RUGBY UNION ANTHEM (Uniting both North and South of Ireland)

IRELAND'S CALL
Matchday Version

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

Ireland, Ireland
Together standing tall
Shoulder to shoulder
We’ll answer Ireland’s Call
We’ll answer Ireland’s Call

WALES : 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

Gwlad, gwlad,
pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.

Gwlad, gwlad,
pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.

THE TEAMS ARE LINING UP READY TO COME OUT

THE CAPTAINS:
ALUN-WYN JONES WILL LEAD OUT WALES

RORY BEST WILL LEAD OUT IRELAND

HERE THEY COME! :-D :-D :-D



THINKING ABOUT OUR FLY <3 <3 <3

ALSO SHAUN WHO IS MOVING TODAY <3 <3 <3

And not forgetting OUR KANDJ <3 <3 <3

Here come the anthems

Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau

ALUN WYN PROUD AND SINGING

KEN OWENS SINGING LOUDER

HADLEIGH PARKES NEW ZEALANDER SINGING ... HE'S LEARNED THE WORDS ~ QUALIFYING ON 3 YEARS RESIDENCY
(Hadleigh plays his Club Rugby at Llanelli-based SCARLETS)


SINGING LOUDLY ALSO IS FELLOW COUNTRYMAN GARETH ANSCOMBE ... who has a Cardiff-Born Mother!

A SOLDIER'S SONG NOW

IRELAND'S CALL .... LOVE IT!

GREEN v RED .... BUT THE BEST OF FRIENDS OFF THE PITCH! :-D :-D :-D

THE WELSH WAR CRY ;-) ;-) ;-)

OGGY OGGY OGGY
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
Oggy Oggy Oggy!
Oi Oi Oi!
Oggy Oggy Oggy!
Oi Oi Oi!
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
Oggy!
Oi!
Oggy!
Oi!
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
Oggy Oggy Oggy!
Oi Oi Oi!
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

WALES KICK OFF THE GAME

Penalty Wales for an Irish OFFSIDE

AND IT'S LEIGH :-0 :-0

ALREADY! :-0 :-0 :-D :-D :-D

COME ON LEIGH <3

IT'S A HARD ONE

YES YES YES

MY LEIGH NAILS IT :-D :-D :-D


IRELAND 0 ~ WALES 3

ODE TO LEIGH HALFPENNY

He is the little one in the Wales Pack
But that doesn’t matter when he’s on the attack
Not only at full back, attack or defence.....
BUT THE GREATEST GOAL SCORER - AT THAT HE’S IMMENSE

LITTLE LEIGH HALFPENNY .... LITTLE IN HEIGHT BUT HUGE OF HEART!


<3 <3 <3

Penalty to Ireland now for Wales "Not Releasing"

AND JOHNNY SEXTON IS NOW GOING TO RETURN THE COMPLIMENT :-( :-(

It's an easier one

IT BOUNCED OFF THE POST ....

AND AARON SHINGLER GETS THE BALL :-D :-D :-D