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Irish fans took over the New Zealand vs France game by singing ‘The Fields of Athenry’

Published 22:20 17 Oct 2015 BST

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Irish fans took over the New Zealand vs France game by singing ‘The Fields of Athenry’

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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. https://twitter.com/MichaelC_RTE/status/655475238323531776 https://twitter.com/nickicoffey/status/655475236121481220 https://twitter.com/Felie85/status/655475263602622464 https://twitter.com/IrishRugby/status/655473924675870720 https://twitter.com/fionndavenport/status/655474886635335680

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Irish fans took over the New Zealand vs France game by singing 'The Fields of Athenry'