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World Cup organisers confirm 'enhancements' will be made to national anthems

The controversial children’s choir versions of the anthems will now be boosted by ‘enhanced’ instrumentals.

TOURNAMENT ORGANISERS HAVE confirmed that ‘enhancements’ will be made to national anthems at the Rugby World Cup going forward, following heavy criticism for the children’s choir versions of the anthems on the opening weekend.

The on-pitch renditions performed by youth choirs proved largely unpopular, leading World Rugby to move to allow Unions decide between the classic version of their anthem or a new one sung by children.

And World Rugby have now confirmed that those new versions of the children’s choir anthems will be boosted by ‘enhanced’ instrumentals. 

A World Rugby statement read: “The France 2023 Organising Committee, World Rugby and the French Ministry of Sport, in agreement with the Opéra-Comique and participating teams have agreed re-mixed versions of the national anthems, performed by the Mêlée des Chœurs, an educational and artistic project that involves more than 7,000 schoolchildren in the 2022/2023 school year.

“The re-mixed anthems will retain the recordings of the children’s voices while boosting the instrumental elements.

“Following positive feedback on the approach, a number of unions, notably France, have agreed to the use of these new versions with the final confirmation from all teams to be achieved in the next 48 hours.”

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    Mute Buff Egan
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    Mar 21st 2016, 12:06 PM

    Clare and Tipp will be Some Battle in Ennis.

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    Mute Paul O Donnell
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    Mar 21st 2016, 11:27 AM

    Waterford Limerick kk and a cracker between Clare and tipp.

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    Mute Aideen Thornton
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    Mar 21st 2016, 12:07 PM

    Dublin hurlers haven’t been beaten in Parnell Park since March 2011. I think (and hope) they’ll take Limerick on the day.

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    Mute Seán McCarthy
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    Mar 21st 2016, 12:30 PM

    We do have a good record there but it’s not like we play 20 home games a season in Parnell park. How many matches since 2011?

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    Mute Aideen Thornton
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    Mar 21st 2016, 12:33 PM

    I don’t know Seán, i didn’t count. I just know we’re unbeaten there in 5 years.

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    Mute Aideen Thornton
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    Mar 21st 2016, 12:35 PM

    Does any team play 20 home games a season in their home ground?

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    Mute Seán McCarthy
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    Mar 21st 2016, 12:57 PM

    No but statistics can be misleading, is all I’m saying. 5 years unbeaten sounds great but a lot of our handful of home games have been played in Croke park.

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    Mute Seán McCarthy
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    Mar 21st 2016, 1:05 PM

    Teams in sports with proper competition structures do, but that’s another conversation entirely

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    Mute Aideen Thornton
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    Mar 21st 2016, 1:06 PM

    Fair point, I’d still fancy our chances against Limerick.

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    Mute Seán McCarthy
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    Mar 21st 2016, 1:07 PM

    Fancy them a lot more in parnell park then in the gaelic grounds for sure!

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    Mute Marcas Ó Callanáin
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    Mar 21st 2016, 9:49 PM

    Since 2009, they’ve played 16, won 12, drawn 3 and lost 1 at Parnell Park.

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    Mute Stephen Mullins
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    Mar 21st 2016, 4:56 PM

    Brain dead GAA scheduling Limerick Dublin an hour after Munster Leinster kick off in the Aviva stadium. Is it wrong for fans to support two sports. Rugby has been scheduled for months now.

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    Mute Seamus McSpud
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    Mar 22nd 2016, 8:35 PM

    What are Munster and Leinster playing in exactly. I thought they were out of everything? Dead rubber match?

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    Mar 21st 2016, 1:53 PM

    Up the cats

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    Mute Dave Meagher
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    Mar 21st 2016, 3:02 PM

    Is there something wrong with you or something, I mean in every article you type the same thing. Did you drool on the keyboard or something and only a few keys are working or what’s the craic or maybe its even crack..

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    Mute Shane McDonnell
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    Mar 21st 2016, 12:51 PM

    Dub tipp kk n waterford

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    Mute michael coghlan
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    Mar 21st 2016, 6:17 PM

    You would think they could do something , same on Sunday , clare footballers who are actually going well this year travel to newbridge to play kildare in what is potentially a winner gets promoted game followed an hour and a half later by clare tipp in ennis, the gaa amaze me sometimes

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    Mar 21st 2016, 12:48 PM

    Dublin football by a distance the closest to it

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    Mute Shane O'Keeffe
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    Mar 21st 2016, 2:41 PM

    I think maybe instead of tossing a coin for home venues when two teams that played the same amount of home league games that instead the 1B team gets automatic home advantage.correct me if I’m wrong but I think it’s the 2nd year in a row Dublin have got home advantage against limerick through a coin toss which seems unfair and offaly are on a hiding to nothing going to nowlan park,realistically Kilkenny would probably beat offaly comfortably no matter what the venue is Fancy kk and Waterford for comfortable wins (regrettably as a wexford supporter),hard to back against the dubs with their Parnell park record and I could see Clare and tipp going to extra time

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    Mute Seán McCarthy
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    Mar 21st 2016, 6:36 PM

    We’ve only had two home games in the league. We’ve had to travel to nowlan park the last two years.

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    Mar 21st 2016, 2:23 PM

    I think maybe instead of tossing a coin for home venues when tea

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    Mute Paul O Donnell
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    Mar 21st 2016, 2:50 PM

    Tipp at home not Clare

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    Mute Aideen Thornton
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    Mar 21st 2016, 2:57 PM

    Not according to the GAA’s Official Twitter: ‘CONFIRMED: Clare will host Tipperary in the #AllianzLeagues Hurling Division 1 Q-Finals (venue/date TBC by CCCC)’.

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    Mar 21st 2016, 3:06 PM

    That link also says the final is on May 5th…..
    I read this morning that it was on in Ennis. I guess we can t believe everything on the net!!

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    Mar 21st 2016, 3:10 PM

    What link? There’s no link in the tweet I posted.

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    Mar 21st 2016, 3:12 PM
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