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Blind Irish Referees

Hairy Homer · 2004-02-18 15:13:08

Does anybody know or have the words to 'Blind Irish Referees' a song/poem written by the great Welsh Bard Max Boyce? It was inspired by the action of a Mr West from Dublin who refereed the Wales England match of 1974 and was the only man in the ground, or watching on TV, who thought that the English wing David Duckham had…

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18-02-2004 4:13pm

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Does anybody know or have the words to 'Blind Irish Referees' a song/poem written by the great Welsh Bard Max Boyce?

It was inspired by the action of a Mr West from Dublin who refereed the Wales England match of 1974 and was the only man in the ground, or watching on TV, who thought that the English wing David Duckham had won a race against Welsh counterpart JJ Williams to ground the ball over the English try line.

By awarding a drop out to England instead of a try to Wales, he granted England a rare victory (at the time) which coincidentally gave Ireland the Five Nations Championship as they edged Wales out by a point.

I've been looking for it on the Web but can't find it anywere. I'd love to get the words to it, or an mp3 of it even if such a thing exists. If anyone knows where it can be found, do tell.

Thanks

HH

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