General Chat

Here come Johnny :-D :-D and he does it :-D :-D :-D

Here's Johnny Sexton

PROBABLY RORY'S LAST GAME AT THE AVIVA STADIUM :-(

ooooooo Frenchman got to the Lamour's kicked ball just in time

Lineout at 5M for IRELAND AND DRIVING AND WITH ADVANTAGE

SIDE ENTRY FOR FRANCE 7

Ireland corner lineout nearly there

TRY FOR RORY BEST IRELAND CAPTAIN ON HIS 116th CAP :-D

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS

Come on IRELAND :-D :-D :-D

HERE WE GO

ITV HAD NO PLAYERS ON THE SCREEN FOR A MOMENT THEN
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Bezzie mate :-0 :-0 :-0

NOW A FAVOURITE OF MINE

IRELAND'S CALL

A SOLDIER'S SONG ~ THE EIRE ANTHEM NOW

IT'S THE FLY :-D :-D :-D

Hiya Fly<3 <3

Course I am ... I know him personally ;-) Bezzie Mates ;-) :-D :-D

FIRST THE FRENCH ANTHEM - LA MARSEILLAISE

French fans singing loudly making their presence heard in the Aviva Stadium Dublin

Afternoon Jem :-D <3 are you allowed to call him a tiny little man ;-) ;-)

WORLD RUGBY ANTHEM - THE WORLD IN UNION
is being played as President Higgins shakes hands with the team players

He now greets the both teams.

He's a tiny little man like an Irish Leprechaun ;-)

The Irish President Michael D Higgins comes out to the Presidential Salute

THEY ARE OUT!

Ireland led out by Captain RORY BEST.
Rory has earned his 116th IRELAND CAP today

HE HAS ANNOUNCED HE IS RETIRING AFTER THE RUGBY WORLD CUP!

France led out by Captain: GUILHEM GUIRADO

THE ANTHEMS FOR THE SING-A-LONG

Ireland's Two Anthems

A SOLDIER'S SONG (Anthem of Eire - The Irish Republic)

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.

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's CALL (Anthem of Ireland Rugby Union- uniting North and South)

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



FRANCE

LA MARSEILLAISE
Allons, enfants de la Patrie
Le jour de gloire est arrivé!
Contre nous, de la tyrannie
L'étendard sanglant est levé
Entendez-vous dans les campagnes
Mugir ces féroces soldats?
Ils viennent jusque dans nos bras
Égorger nos fils, nos compagnes!
Aux armes, citoyens!
Formez vos bataillons
Marchons, marchons!
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons!

IRELAND v FRANCE ~ THE TEAMS

**** Last Minute Replacement for Ireland ....
Full Back ROB KEARNEY has had to be withdrawn due to a calf injury

JORDAN LAMOUR is promoted from The Bench to replace Rob.

ANDREW CONWAY takes Jordan's place on the Ireland Replacement Bench



IRELAND

Captain: RORY BEST

Backs:
15. Jordan Lamour
14. Keith Earls
13. Garry Ringrose
12. Bundee Aki
11. Jacob Stockdale
10. Johnny Sexton
9. Conor Murray

Forwards:
1. Cian Healy
2. Rory Best (Captain)
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. Iain Henderson
5. James Ryan
6. Peter O’Mahony
7. Josh van der Flier
8. CJ Stander

Replacements:
16. Niall Scannell, 17. Dave Kilcoyne, 18. John Ryan, 19. Ultan Dillane, 20. Jack Conan, 21. John Cooney, 22. Jack Carty, 23. Andrew Conway



FRANCE

Captain: GUILHEM GUIRADO

Backs:
15. Thomas Ramos
14. Damian Penaud
13. Mathieu Bastareaud
12. Gaël Fickou
11. Yoann Huget
10. Romain Ntamack
9. Antoine Dupont

Forwards:
1.Jefferson Poirot
2. Guilhem Guirado (Captain)
3. Demba Bamba
4. Félix Lambey
5. Sébastien Vahaamahina
6. Wenceslas Lauret
7. Arthur Iturria
8. Louis Picamoles

Replacements:
16. Camille Chat, 17. Etienne Falgoux, 18. Dorian Aldegheri, 19. Paul Willemse, 20. Gregory Alldritt, 21. Baptiste Serin, 22. Anthony Belleau, 23. Maxime Médard