New Zealand and France may have played out their World Cup quarter-final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, but it sounded like Dublin.
The Irish fans lived up to their reputation as the most passionate in the world early in the second half of the match as they belted out a rendition of ‘The Fields of Athenry’ that could be heard all over the stadium.
The Green Army apparently hedged their bets by buying quarter-final tickets for both games Ireland could have appeared in.
Even though they face Argentina at the same venue less than 24 hours after this game, the Irish still showed up in force to see the biggest win in the history of the Rugby World Cup’s knockout stages.
People in the stadium and watching home noticed, their reactions are fantastic.
43 mins gone @AllBlacks v France, the Fields of Athenry is heard around the stadium…@RTErugby
— Michael Corcoran (@MichaelC_RTE) October 17, 2015
Fields of Athenry booming at #NZvFRA allez les verts 🍀 #RWC2015
— Nicola Coffey (@nickicoffey) October 17, 2015
#NZLvFRA in #RWC2015 and all ya can hear from the crowd is The Fields of Athenry lol, gotta love the Irish 🍀
— Felim McGreevy (@Felie85) October 17, 2015
The Fields of Athenry rings out in Millennium. Our supporters are setting up early. #ShoulderToShoulder #RWC2015 pic.twitter.com/90DrNNyUYl
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) October 17, 2015
Hugs roar of 'Fields of Athenry' – presumably from Irish fans who assumed we'd lose to France and play in this QF #NZLFRA #RWC2015
— Fionn Davenport (@fionndavenport) October 17, 2015
