Saturday night. Cardiff. New Zealand versus France. Fields of Athenry ringing unashamedly around the stadium.
The Irish are here. Loud and proud. Can you hear us, Argentina?
Not even a frightening rout from the All Blacks could take away from the effect of the boisterous Irish supporters who descended upon Cardiff and made their presence known.
New Zealand were tearing strips off the French in quite beautiful fashion but, in the stands, it was all green. It was all Fields of Athenry.
And those at home and all around the world felt a little tingle in their spines as TV3 picked up this stirring rendition that announced that the Irish are here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRbrFgDrs-Y
Did they think we would come second in the group maybe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU-UTmE9Fy8
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