We should stop playing Amhran na bhfiann at home rugby internationals

PhilOssophy · 05-03-2019 04:34PM #1

As the title says.
Nobody bats an eyelid when we don't play it at away internationals, or at world cup, etc.
Why do we persist with playing 2 anthems at home games? It just makes us look backward, uneducated, and stupid. Opponents must look at us and think WTF are these stupid pixies playing 2 anthems for?
99.99% of those watching the match don't care, and the rest can get over themselves.
Play Irelands Call (which I don't like as a song but meh) and get on with the rugby.

Squidgy Black · 05-03-2019 04:37PM

No

087brain21 · 05-03-2019 04:41PM

tbh they just play the 2 just to keep everyone happy north and free staters

Amhran na bhfiann is just 3-4 minutes long i think we just struggle on

Franz Von Peppercorn · 05-03-2019 04:42PM

PhilOssophy wrote: »

As the title says.
Nobody bats an eyelid when we don't play it at away internationals, or at world cup, etc.
Why do we persist with playing 2 anthems at home games? It just makes us look backward, uneducated, and stupid. Opponents must look at us and think WTF are these stupid pixies playing 2 anthems for?
99.99% of those watching the match don't care, and the rest can get over themselves.
Play Irelands Call (which I don't like as a song but meh) and get on with the rugby.

Pixies, eh. Pixies. Mother Ireland is rearing them yet.

awec · 05-03-2019 04:43PM

Anthem chat is off limits.

We should stop playing Amhran na bhfiann at home rugby internationals

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