Ireland loves it's sports. Football, Gaelic Football, Hureling, and of course Rugby. It just so happens that there is a big tournament going on called the 6 nations Rugby Championship involving Ireland, England, Scotland, Italy, France and Wales. I've had a bit of exposure to the game so when Ireland was playing France the family that I am staying with took me to their local pub to watch. We are out in the country, remember, so the pub was small but packed full of people. We walked through the door into a swarm of singing, cheering, chanting, screaming Irishmen. Story goes that this tournament is every 4 years and last time France beat Ireland, so everyone was seeking revenge. In an atmosphere like that how could I not get behind Ireland's team and watch with suspenceful
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