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Sean O'Brien has had a hit to his head already :-0 :-0

New Zealand kicks off

I love these guys :-D :-D :-D :-D

HERE'S THE HAKA

HIDE :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Hiya FLY :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D <3 <3

Hiya FLY :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D <3 <3

ZEBO Zebo :-D

Come on Ireland :-D

Now Ireland's 2

Come on Scotland :-D

Here are the anthems starting with New Zealand

The Ireland President Enda Kenny shakes hands with the team

As I have an Irish husband and I love The All Blacks ...
.....We are going over to

IRELAND v NEW ZEALAND NOW

THE ANTHEMS


IRELAND ANTHEM ~ 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.

Not all verses will be sung


IRELAND RUGBY UNION ANTHEM (Uniting North & South of Ireland) ~
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
We’ll answer Ireland’s Call


NEW ZEALAND ~ GOD DEFEND NEW ZEALAND

The anthem has English and Maori lyrics, with slightly different meanings. When performed in public, the usual practice is to sing the first verse in both Maori and English.

Maori verse: "Aotearoa"
E Ihowa Atua,
O nga iwi matou ra
Ata whakarangona;
Me aroha noa
Kia hua ko te pai;
Kia tau to atawhai;
Manaakitia mai
Aotearoa

English translation (Karetu)

Lord, God over yonder,
Of all our nations
Listen to us gently,
With the infinite love
May the goodness bear fruit;
May your kindness come;
Please give protection to
Aotearoa

English verse: "God Defend New Zealand"

God of Nations at Thy feet,
In the bonds of love we meet,
Hear our voices, we entreat,
God defend our free land.
Guard Pacific's triple star
From the shafts of strife and war,
Make her praises heard afar,
God defend New Zealand.

IRELAND v NEW ZEALAND ... THE TEAMS
KO 5.30pm


IRELAND

Backs:
15. Rob Kearney
14. Andrew Trimble
13. Jared Payne
12. Robbie Henshaw
11. Simon Zebo
10. Jonathan Sexton
9. Conor Murray

Forwards:
1. Jack McGrath
2. Rory Best
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. Devin Toner
5. Donnacha Ryan
6. CJ Stander
7. Sean O'Brien
8. Jamie Heaslip.

Replacements:
16. Sean Cronin, 17. Cian Healy, 18. Finlay Bealham, 19. Iain Henderson,
20. Josh van der Flier, 21. Kieran Marmion, 22. Paddy Jackson, 23. Garry Ringrose



NEW ZEALAND

Backs:
15. Ben Smith
14. Israel Dagg
13. Malakai Fekitoa
12. Anton Lienert-Brown
11. Julian Savea
10. Beauden Barrett
9. Aaron Smith

Forwards:
1. Joe Moody
2. Dane Coles
3. Owen Franks
4. Brodie Retallick
5. Sam Whitelock
6. Liam Squire
7. Sam Cane
8.Kieran Read (Captain)

Replacements:
16. Codie Taylor, 17. Wyatt Crockett, 18. Charlie Faumuina, 19. Scott Barrett,
20. Ardie Savea, 21. TJ Perenara, 22. Aaron Cruden, 23. Waisake Naholo




This Saturday, November 19th
IRELAND v NEW ZEALAND ....... Kick Off 5.30pm

LIVE ON SKY SPORTS 2, BBC Radio Ulster..... and RADIO JEM
for Scores and Cheering On The Team

The score still stand at 3-0 to Scotland (v Argentina)

As my OH is Irish, we are now turning over to the
IRELAND v NEW ZEALAND game which kicks off at 5.30pm on SKY SPORTS 2

I will post the scores of both games
:-) :-) :-)

scotland have a penalty for "hands in ruck" by Argentina

PEN GOAL BY GREIG LAIDLAW

SCOTLAND 3 ~ ARGENTINA 0

REF BEN O'KEEFE ... NEW ZEALAND

and the Scotland v Argentina game is underway

I will bring you the scores as and when :-)

In 20 minutes or so... I will be turning over to sing for both Ireland and New Zealand lol

NO ONE CAN CALL ME PARTISAN ;-) :-D :-D :-D :-D

DID YOU HEAR ME EMMS AND ROBERT? ... I DID YOU PROUD ;-) :-D :-D :-D

NOW FOR O FLOWER OF SCOTLAND

COME ON EMMS AND ROBERT ... LETS BE HEARING YOU