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O flower of Scotland

first of 4 Warm-Up games for Scotland

They are coming out! :-D :-D

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

Laterz :-D :-D <3

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

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

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 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.

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

30 MINUTES TO GO!

CAPTAINING SCOTLAND FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY...

HENRY PYRGOS

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

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

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

HERE ARE SOME OF HIS "BEST BITS"

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

Now for the Scots amongst us ....

SCOTLAND THE BRAVE ..... PIPES & DRUMS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSH0eRKq1lE

IRELAND v SCOTLAND IS YOUR FIRST OF TWO MATCHES TODAY!

Kick off 5PM

So for fans of the host country Ireland, here's

THE FIELDS OF ATHENRY ...... MAIREAD CARLIN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZaEmcFNbt4

Hauntingly beautiful! <3

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IRELAND v SCOTLAND

Kick off 5pm

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TODAY'S 2nd GAME

ENGLAND v FRANCE.... Kick-Off 8pm

THE TEAMS

ENGLAND

Backs:
15. Alex Goode
14. Anthony Watson
13. Henry Slade
12. Sam Burgess
11. Jonny May
10. Owen Farrell
9. Richard Wigglesworth

Forwards:
1. Mako Vunipola
2. Rob Webber
3. Kieran Brookes
4. George Kruis
5. Geoff Parling
6. Tom Wood (Captain)
7. Calum Clark
8. Ben Morgan

Replacements:
16. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17. Alex Corbisiero, 18. David Wilson, 19. David Attwood, 20. James Haskell, 21. Danny Care, 22. Danny Cipriani, 23. Billy Twelvetrees.

NEW CAP:
HENRY SLADE wins his maiden cap for England today.
Henry developed Type 1 Diabetes aged 18.


FRANCE

Backs:
15. Scott Spedding
14. Sofiane Guitoune
13. Remi Lamerat
12. Alexandre Dumoulin
11. Brice Dulin
10. Francois Trinh-Duc
9. Morgan Parra

Forwards:
1. Vincent Debaty
2. Dimitri Szarzewski (Captain)
3. Nicolas Mas
4. Alexandre Flanquart
5. Yoann Maestri
6. Yannick Nyanga
7. Fulgence Ouedraogo
8. Louis Picamoles

Replacements:
16. Guilhem Guirado, 17. Xavier Chiocci, 18. Uini Antonio, 19. Sebastien Vahaamahina, 20. Loann Goujon, 21. Rory Kockott, 22. Remi Tales, 23. Gael Fickou.



ENGLAND v FRANCE
Kick-Off 8pm

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FIRST GAME TODAY

IRELAND v SCOTLAND Kick off 5pm

Here are the Starting Line-Ups for your teams today:


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.

NEW CAP:
It's the first Senior Call-Up for 23 year old JACK CONAN, playing Blind-Side Flanker (number 6) for Ireland today.

CHRIS HENRY:
Chris, who underwent HEART SURGERY last year, gets a Starting Position today.
He suffered a mini-stroke on the morning of Ireland's Test against South Africa last November.A small hole was discovered in his heart and so heart surgery was needed.


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

NEW CAP:
22 year old HUGH BLAKE (Open-Side Flanker-number 7) has won his first Cap for Scotland today.

HENRY PYRGOS:
Henry Pyrgos will lead the Scottish Team out onto the pitch for the first time this afternoon as CAPTAIN!


IRELAND v SCOTLAND

Kick-off 5pm

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