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TOMMY BOWE STARTS AS RIGHT WING(14) FOR IRELAND TODAY

HERE ARE SOME OF HIS "BEST BITS"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDQQ0Qkh5Ng

CAPTAINING SCOTLAND FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY...

HENRY PYRGOS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMl8OwZHu5U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msiXd12zVAc

30 MINUTES TO GO!

and here are the ANTHEMS.


Ireland have two anthems.

The National Anthem of the Republic of Ireland... SOLDIER'S SONG

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

and... The IRU ANTHEM ..... IRELAND'S CALL
This anthem unites both North and South... "From the 4 proud provinces of Ireland .....shoulder to shoulder we'll answer Ireland's Call"

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


SCOTLAND:
O FLOWER OF SCOTLAND

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0MklIdTiaU

AND HERE ARE THE LYRICS OF EACH IF YOU WANT TO SING ALONG!

IRELAND...

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

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


THE SECOND VERSE IS USUALLY OMITTED

AND SCOTLAND'S ...

O FLOWER OF SCOTLAND

O flower of Scotland
When will we see your like again
That fought and died for
Your wee bit hill and glen
And stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again

The hills are bare now
And autumn leaves lie thick and still
O'er land that is lost now
Which those so dearly held
And stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again

Those days are passed now
And in the past they must remain
But we can still rise now
And be the nation again
That stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again

Cyprus Calling, Cyprus Calling.

Here we have coverage of a T20. OH is watching Kent vs Lancashire. Kent was were he lived as a chid into mid teens. There are only 9 overs to go so should be with you later. Pompoms are fluffed out. No high kicks though at the moment it's 41 C.

Cyprus over and out. :-) <3

Received loud and clear Pat :-D :-D :-D

Laterz :-D :-D <3

They are coming out! :-D :-D

first of 4 Warm-Up games for Scotland

O flower of Scotland

Ireland now!

Soldier's Song

and now the inspiring Ireland's Call

Just one verse and 2 chorus's today!

Here again are the teams

IRELAND

Backs:
15. Simon Zebo
14. Tommy Bowe
13. Jared Payne
12. Gordon D'Arcy
11. Luke Fitzgerald
10. Ian Madigan
9. Isaac Boss

Forwards:
1. Dave Kilcoyne
2. Sean Cronin
3. Mike Ross
4. Devin Toner
5. Dan Tuohy
6. Jack Conan
7. Chris Henry
8. Sean O'Brien (Captain)

Replacements:
16. Richardt Strauss, 17. Michael Bent, 18. Nathan White, 19. Paul O'Connell,
20. Jordi Murphy, 21. Eoin Reddan, 22. Paddy Jackson, 23. Dave Kearney.

SCOTLAND

Backs:
15. Ruaridh Jackson
14. Sean Lamont
13. Richie Vernon
12. Peter Horne
11. Tim Visser
10. Greig Tonks
9. Henry Pyrgos (Captain)

Forwards:
1. Ryan Grant
2. Fraser Brown
3. Jon Welsh
4. Jim Hamilton
5. Grant Gilchrist
6. Blair Cowan
7. Hugh Blake
8. David Denton

Replacements:
16. Ross Ford, 17. Gordon Reid,18. Mike Cusack,19 Rob Harley, 20 John Barclay 21 Sam Hidalgo-­Clyne, 22 Duncan Weir, 23 Matt Scott

French ref

Scotland kick and they are away!

Come on :-D may the best lads win ;-)

Ireland are in possession