France v Republic of Ireland European qualifier in 2005. Thousands of Irish fans started singing, well actually, humming, the French National Anthem, with great gusto. In fact, so much gusto that the French fans stopped, stared and listened in utter surprise with the Irish fans. A smiling Brian Kerr, Irish manager, said it helped calm … Read more
With the Rugby World Cup 2023 just a few days away, the atmosphere in France, the hosts, and around the world is building. Some great rugby and with it, will come great sportsmanship stories. A quick classy French sportsmanship story involving Ireland’s Brian O’Driscoll, leads to another French sportsmanship story which leads to a Maori … Read more
Part 1 has five moments from 10th best sportsmanship moment to 6th best. This is Part 2, which reveals the 5th best moment to the number one sportsmanship moment of 2019. By the way, you can also listen to all of these Top 10 stories on BBC Radio London’s annual interview with PR Smith, hosted … Read more
4-0 down and with a few minutes left , the stadium in Gdansk is filled with the sound of 25,000 Irish fans singing ‘The Fields of Athenry’ with the Spanish fans clapping in rhythm. The World Champions coach, Vincente del Bosque, said afterwards: “I thought (with) that the Irish fans and players showed us what … Read more