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Simon Zebo as John McClane: Welcome to the most incredible ad of the World Cup, pal!

Also featuring two top Tipp hurlers as special branch officers when the ‘Nakatomi Plaza of Mayo’ is taken over by Hans Gruber.

‘SWAPPING NAKATOMI PLAZA for Elverys Sports HQ in County Mayo,’ is quite probably the greatest partial-sentence we’ve ever had the pleasure to see in a press release tumbling in to our e-mail here at The42.

This Die Hard spoof has everything: hurleys, violence, vests, some PG-rated language, hard sells and harder dialogue to listen to without cringing, squirming and laughing a bit.

But most of all, it has this guy, displaying acting chops the like of which haven’t been seen since Denis Hickie picked up a Wavin pipe.

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Yes, that’s right. This sportswear brand is bringing ’88 back with a near 9-minute spoof of Die Hard and the World Cup wouldn’t have been the same without it.

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Grab the popcorn, empty a bag of Maltesers into it and enjoy the show.

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    Mute Colm O'Brien
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 12:35 PM

    Ah lads will ye relax a half yard! It’s only a piss take, let’s not get too serious about it!

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    Mute RobsonKeane
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 5:25 PM

    Zebo looks obese in that video. It’s attention seeking antics like this which has led to his frosty relationship with Schmidt.

    He has a huge fight on his hands to make the World Cup squad but rather than quietly knuckling down in the gym like top pros like Bowe, Trimble and Fitzgerald he has to act the village idiot yet again. That video is an embarrassment.

    The other players he shares a dressing room with must be mortified by him.

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    Mute Rody Ryan
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 12:40 PM

    Id say Zebo is gonna get some stick for that

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    Mute Chris Mcdonnell
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 7:10 PM

    I’d wait until I named in the World Cup squad before I’d make promo videos for it.
    He’s in a very competitive position with only bowe as the one guaranteed player on the plane.

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    Mute William Joyce
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 12:21 PM

    Spoiler alert: don’t bother.

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    Mute anthony campion
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 1:37 PM

    Fair play to mick Wallace he’s in everything

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    Mute eric nelligan
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 12:02 PM

    I watched 5 min and gave up. Stupid

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    Mute Gary
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 12:18 PM

    It was a bit cringey alright. It looks like Zebo might be lining out as a prop this year.

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    Mute Séamus
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 3:15 PM

    Awkward enough if Zebo doesn’t make the World Cup squad after this…

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    Mute david murphy
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 6:36 PM

    Exactly Colm. Calm down lads. Zebo has a bit of craic and the 42′s rugby “experts” are out in full voice sharing their disgust. I doubt Joe gives two shits about what the lads do with their sponsors when it doesn’t affect training.

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    Jul 22nd 2015, 1:01 PM

    It’s Irish, of course it’s going to be cheap and cringey.

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    Mute Mark Gerard Lochlain
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 2:26 PM

    Zebo for Love/Hate or Red Rock!! Scarlet

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    Mute Riocard Ó Tiarnaigh
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 3:47 PM

    That stupid Roy Keane’ll do anything to get in the news!!!

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    Mute Jason Rush
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 9:35 PM

    No way can a coach pick a winger in that shape.. He looks retired!

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    Mute Pat Ryan
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 5:55 PM

    Wait till Schmidt sees Zebo has a lighter and is sneaking into air vents for a sneaky smoke.

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    Mute Thom Salisburry
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 3:33 PM

    Silly Paddys, that was atrocious.

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    Mute Declan Gill
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    Jul 22nd 2015, 8:22 PM

    Have to agree with the denigrators
    The end result was not worth the €5 million budget Elverys pumped into it
    Looked up the 1988 version
    Zebo should have got in touch with Bruce Willis’ personal trainer to look good in a vest ……and Bruce was 33 in 1988

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    Mute Marc MacFhearchair
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    Jul 29th 2015, 8:22 PM

    Is there a bigger plonker than Zebo in World Rugby?

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