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07th Feb 2016

CJ Stander belted out Amhrán na bhFiann and it made Twitter proud to be Irish

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Gareth Makim

Step one to a legendary debut.

CJ Stander has been letting the Welsh know all about with a barnstorming first half on his Ireland debut, but he already had the Irish public on his side with a full-throated rendition of the Irish national anthem.

The South African-born Munster star revealed he had enlisted team-mate Donnacha Ryan to assist him with the words, and the efforts were certainly appreciated by viewers watching his enthusiastic pre-match performance.

https://twitter.com/ciaoq/status/696347189325516801

https://twitter.com/SusieOSullivan/status/696347263631757312