Nearly 20 years later and people are still making the same tired argument against rugby being played at Croke Park. The GAA didn't collapse in 2007 or any time afterwards

It could have been bad if it was a soccer match

Munster were successful because there was a production line of top class battle hardened rugby players that came from the club game You have to remember local derby's in Limerick The town would be buzzing for the week and Thomond park would be full to capacity Lads jumping over walls to get in to see the game Different times It was everything We ruled the AIL It was widely know if you were from Limerick you had to be twice as good as players from other parts to get on the Irish team

Could have played that game 10x and England were never gonna win

Sure who wouldn't listen to "God save our German queen,". Imagine the amount of memorisation it took for that supreme west Brit Limerick bollox Jerry Flannery (shout out to the hovel on Catherine Street) to be able to sing Amhrán na bhFiann at Croke Park.

Beautiful composition.

Back in the bad old days when other countries such as Wales and Scotland had refused to play in Dublin due to security fears, England did travel in 1973 for the Five Nations Championship, and that was at the height of the 'Troubles' and they deservedly got a standing ovation. Sport can transcend politics at times.

Right. I am an old Englishman. What I have to say is not about Ireland because I Have visited a few times and I love the country, It's not about the Irish because I never met an Irishman (Or woman) that I didn't like. It's not about rebublicanism because if I was Irish I would be a republican. It's about sport and how grateful the rugby community was to the GAA to graciously let us play at one of the greatest stadiums in the world. Thank you Ireland. x

This Day, 87 years later, the Ennemies were back to the Temple of the Gaelic Games : unthinkable, but The Green Army blasted them, beautiful revenge ! RIP Michael Hogan !

This track is one of the most beautiful tracks ever..... it feels like the most beautiful sunrise (or dawn ^^) you've ever seen

Joe kernan Antrim football manager is a criminal mistake

2 of my siblings were at this game and were surrounded by supporters from both sides. There was 1 English elderly guy who to that point never missed an England game since his first game about 70yrs previously. He was well into his 80's but he was never so emotional as he was on that day, not just because of the respect given to GSTQ but more so after irelands anthems. He was in tears. He found it very hard to control his emotions and though Ireland won the game because they played better, he said it was the only game he was actually wishing Ireland would win. I swear by siblings were convinced the guy was going to drop dead of a heartattack. My siblings were in their late 20's and early 30's at the time, with tears flowing during the anthems and this guy just hugged them. Its a game no one will ever forget.

As a Gaelic player living in Dublin going to college back then , it was a special time , we couldn’t get tickets but had some session in the Big Tree , the English Rubgy fans were salt of the earth, there was great craic and Johnny Wilkinson was my favorite rubgy player , it was great seeing him at croke park , as a kerryman now living in New York, this was a fantastic documentary, thanks for sharing it, brought back great memories!

Total respect, rugby ,

I remember watching this live at home in Scotland. I’m not a huge fan of rugby but I knew the significance of it all. I remember being in tears when Amhrán na bhFiann came on. I just wish I was at Croke Park to witness it in person.

Let's be honest here ..the brits were and always have been TERRORISTS ..their flag isn't known as the BUTCHERS APRON for nothing.

My late departed Daddy was a great Offaly man and he was from Tullamore but went to BlackRock. His name was Séan Kelly and I am sure that he would be proud of his namesake Kieran Kelly

"sporting apartheid" Dunphy is full of crap and a west brit at best

Dunphy talking shite as usual. Know the difference between de jure, and de facto Dunphy.

Che the “romantic” killer. How quaint. What a criminal.

Wow. Directly to the heart within seconds of playing. Amazing.

Gazza North a delusional Ulster Unionist trolling these videos spreading anti Irish Roman Catholic bigotry and his member of the non sectarian Orange Order 😂

I was there…cracking game…apart from the result…but it was a proper “occasion” befitting of the historic significance

Passion

Sean Kelly deserves an award

Why did they have people talking through the Irish National Anthem, fucks sake.

An píosa ceól is áilne, agus is maorga, a chúala mé ríomh. Faraor nár chum Pádraig Ó Casaoide opera iomlán den caighdeán seo

I happened to have my dad up for a tour of HQ a few weeks after the decision was made to open her up, i was for it, my Dad being old school GAA was totally against it, on the tour we met 3 Welsh dads with young sons in tow, one of them being coming to Dublin for years supporting the Dragon he never knew Croker existed,, it blew him away,, you gotta love that. Fast fwd to that gane against the English, i watched it in my local in my Village, a Village that may be the most Republican of all Republican villages in Ireland as Wolfe Tone is buried there, and you could hear a pin drop in the lead up and anthems,, The most must win game Ireland will ever have played until we get to a WC final🍀🍀

Gerry Flannery sums up what every Irish person felt at that moment

Thank you for respecting our anthem, even despite what our state put yours through throughout periods of history. You're a very welcoming nation.

Cusach from carrion in county Clare, founder of gaa, played rugby and all sports while in lived in Dublin. What a betrayel .

Chip on your shoulder , dunphy.

Dunphy is a liar. They were not there . Ask me dunphy the raif.

Christians be like jesus died for your sins so do whatever you want and have fun in this life doesn't make sense....

"Ugh I was in Blackrock yaugh" That cunt ruined the video

He says 'Amhrán na bhFíann gets you fired up', then agrees to dropping it for away games. Ridiculous not tp play our actual anthem. A pathological Unionist fear of the Irish language shouldn't be enough of an excuse. Anyway..I'll get my coat.

Congratulations on winning the true religion, may Allah prove it on the straight path

Hollowed ground simple

'Rugby is like a religion in Limerick' but it appears the churches have been closed since 2008! 😛

Sell outs. Sacred ground.

I cannot put into words the emotion and pride I felt when my namesake scored the opening try in this momentous match, and the fact my Uncle Martin had performed at Croke Park during the commemorative pageant Aiseirí 1966 in the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Uprising depicting Daniel O'Connell... an unforgettable experience.

I hate the GAA and everything they still stand for today.

Eamon dunphy over here looking like a reverse panda

Potato

Now Ireland came down to NZ and won a series down here,beating us at our National game!The last team to do that was France 1994!!!No reason now why you can't be the best in the World!See you in France 2023!!!

I'm an England fan and also know a bit of history. When it was announced that we would play Ireland at Croke Park, I thought "Well that's a match we wont win." The respect shown to the anthems and the passion in the singing still raises goosebumps. Ireland have always been my second team ever since the days of WJM and Mike Gibson. And I get why GAA people might have been hostile to the idea because I know how I would feel about soccer matches being played at Twickenham. God bless Ireland.

When attending Crescent Jesuit school in Limerick back in 1967, a superb player on our rugby team was selected to play for the Irish soccer team. And for that honor, he was expelled from the school because soccer was not a gentleman's sport. In hindsight, it's no wonder I ran away from Ireland in my late teens.

Rugby has done more for the peace process than anything else. We play the game together and show the respect you expect on a rugby pitch. Let’s keep it going.

I developed a whole new respect for the GAA after this happened. I really admire the forward thinking of the GAA President and all GAA members. Great stuff!!

What a great president 👏 and visionary well done sean