{"id":292731,"date":"2023-10-07T06:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T06:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=292731"},"modified":"2023-10-07T06:54:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T06:54:02","slug":"ireland-anthem-zombie-is-causing-controversy-at-the-rugby-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/rugby-league\/ireland-anthem-zombie-is-causing-controversy-at-the-rugby-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland anthem &#8216;Zombie&#8217; is causing controversy at the Rugby World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Rugby World Cup 2023: Ireland and Scotland face showdown in Lyon<\/h3>\n<p>Ireland fans and players have been spotted belting out the famous Cranberries song \u2018Zombie\u2019 after games at the Rugby World Cup, as France has been treated to renditions of the newly-adopted anthem on several occasions &#8211; most recently in the blockbuster 13-8 victory over South Africa &#8211; but the Irish will hope that they get the chance to do so again with a win over Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland, Scotland and South Africa could all be sent home depending on the result in Saturday\u2019s clash between Ireland and Scotland. A victory for Andy Farrell\u2019s men would likely see the controversial song being chanted around the Stade de France with tens of thousands of Irish fans set to be in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the likes of Johnny Sexton and Peter O\u2019Mahony previously joining in with the anthem, some have called for its removal due to the 1994 song being created as part of the band\u2019s second album \u2018No Need to Argue\u2019 and was written in response to an IRA bombing in Warrington the previous year, which claimed the lives of two children aged three and 12.<\/p>\n<p>The late Dolores O&#8217;Riordan, lead singer of The Cranberries, always maintained the song wasn&#8217;t intended to show support for either Protestants or Catholics. \u201dI don&#8217;t care whether it&#8217;s Protestant or Catholic, I care about the fact that innocent people are being harmed,\u201d she told Vox magazine.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> MUST READ <\/strong> <strong>England vs Samoa team announcement as South Africa may face ban[RECAP] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/69\/590x\/secondary\/Rugby-World-Cup-Ireland-fans-4995909.jpg?r=1696604806688\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat&#8217;s what provoked me to write the song. It was nothing to do with writing a song about it because I&#8217;m Irish. You know, I never thought I&#8217;d write something like this in a million years. I used to think I&#8217;d get into trouble.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I remember seeing one of the mothers on television, just devastated. I felt so sad for her, that she&#8217;d carried him for nine months, been through all the morning sickness, the whole thing and some\u2026 p****, some airhead who thought he was making a point, did that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you&#8217;ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>South Africa face World Cup ban after government fail in anti-doping compliance[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>England Rugby World Cup star calls for Six Nations change with Owen Farrell view[REACTION] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>England slammed at Rugby World Cup with star man George Ford called out[INTERVIEW] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/69\/590x\/secondary\/Rugby-World-Cup-Ireland-Zombie-4995915.jpg?r=1696604806764\"><\/p>\n<p>Some have insisted that the song is anti-IRA and should not be played at international matches, but ex-Ireland star Trevor Ringland has been among those who feel that \u2018Zombie\u2019 should continue to be sung at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRugby always showed a different way on this island: it showed violence was never necessary and it&#8217;s about building relationships across this island between people,\u201d Ringland, who was also the former vice-chairman of the Ulster Unionist Party, told the Belfast News Letter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a sporting event, but at the same time it&#8217;s about showing how to do proper relations across this island, and I think [the rendition after beating South Africa] paid credit to The Cranberries for that song and for taking the stand that they did. I think those that condemn it maybe they should look deeper at what that song was standing against, and how it also represents what we see on the sporting field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Buy all of your Rugby World Cup 2023 programmes here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/1820390\/Rugby-World-Cup-news-Ireland-Zombie-song-controversy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rugby World Cup 2023: Ireland and Scotland face showdown in Lyon Ireland fans and players have been spotted belting out the famous Cranberries song \u2018Zombie\u2019 after games at the Rugby World Cup, as France has been treated to renditions of the newly-adopted anthem on several occasions &#8211; most recently in the blockbuster 13-8 victory over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ireland anthem &#039;Zombie&#039; 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