General Chat

All ready over here Jem ;-)

THE ANTHEMS READY FOR THE SING-A-LONG

REPUBLIC of IRELAND:

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

IRELAND'S CALL

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

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


FRANCE

LA MARSEILLAISE

La Marseillaise
Les Révolutionnaires
Aux armes, citoyens
Formez vos bataillons
Marchons, marchons!
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons!
Allons enfants de la Patrie
Le jour de gloire est arrivé!
Contre nous de la tyrannie
L'étendard sanglant est levé
L'étendard sanglant est levé
Entendez-vous dans les campagnes
Mugir ces féroces soldats?
Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras
Égorger vos fils, vos compagnes!
Aux armes, citoyens
Formez vos bataillons
Marchons, marchons!
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons!
Nous entrerons dans la carrière
Quand nos aînés n'y seront plus,
Nous y trouverons leur poussière
Et la trace de leurs vertus
Et la trace de leurs vertus
Bien moins jaloux de leur survivre
Que de partager leur cercueil
Nous aurons le sublime orgueil
De les venger ou de les suivre
Aux armes, citoyens
Formez vos bataillons
Marchons, marchons!
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons!
Quoi! des cohortes étrangères
Feraient la loi dans nos foyers!
Quoi! Ces phalanges mercenaires
Terrasseraient nos fiers guerriers!
Terrasseraient nos fiers guerriers!
Grand Dieu! Par des mains enchaînées
Nos fronts sous le joug se ploieraient
De vils despotes deviendraient
Les maîtres de nos destinées!
Aux armes, citoyens
Formez vos bataillons
Marchons, marchons!
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons!
Amour sacré de la Patrie,
Conduis, soutiens nos bras vengeurs
Liberté, Liberté chérie
Combats avec tes défenseurs!
Combats avec tes défenseurs!
Sous nos drapeaux que la victoire
Accoure à tes mâles accents
Que tes ennemis expirants
Voient ton triomphe et notre gloire!
Aux armes, citoyens
Formez vos bataillons
Marchons, marchons!
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons!

I'm afraid I do not know how much of La Marseillaise is sung at games :-D :-D

Some Half Time Six Nations Themed Entertainment ;-)

IRELAND

O'RAFFERTY's MOTORCAR .... VAL DOONICAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qovk67yMiFI

FRANCE
Joe Dassin - Et Si Tu N'Existais Pas...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fbx6pyYsX8&list=PLFZIc2OiAzeoYrUbd3wBAcjhFX106Bzm3

HERE WE ARE FOR GAME 2

THE MEN ARE ON THE FIELD

MICHAEL D HIGGINS PRESIDENT OF IRELAND WILL MEET THE TEAMS AFTER THE SALUTE

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la Marseillaise

Some disturbing news from France

Rugby internationals Ali Williams (NZ) and James O'Conner (Aus) arrested in Paris buying cocaine.

lalalalall

SINGING LOUDLY


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

OUR NIGE IS THE REF!

WALES' OWN NIGEL OWENS .... WORLD'S BEST REFEREE!

Ooooeeerrrr Pat :-0

Lopez kicks off for France

Come on Nige ;-)

oooooooo never! Pat! :-( :-( :-(

I hate anything that puts Rugby Union in a bad light! :-| :-| :-|

Come on you Greens

ZEEEEEEBOOOOOOO :-D

Looking very handsome again as Zeeeebboooooo ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) :-D :-D :-D :-D

News just on Twitter via BBC Sport - so sad

Scrum Ireland as France knocked forward

Ireland's Johnny Sexton is back from injury

PADDY JACKSON DID A GOOD JOB COVERING HOWEVER

Huget comes away with a messy ball..

They clear and throw in Ireland!

I wonder whether I am related to Huget?

Got Huggett ancestors in Kent lol :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D