The wait is finally over.
We’ve been good boys and girls and been to bed early every night* and now we’ve got our reward – Ireland’s Rugby World Cup campaign gets underway this afternoon.
Joe Schmidt’s men face Canada at the Millennium Stadium, with the kick-off at 2.30pm. We’re honestly struggling to contain our excitement here in JOE and judging by Twitter, we’re not the only ones.
Here are some of the best tweets from around place today…
Irish team getting ready to leave #IREvCAN pic.twitter.com/EVLO90pnct
— Guy Simmonds (@SimmondsGuy) September 19, 2015
Can’t believe it’s finally arrived…Ireland’s first game of the #RWC2015 #IREvCAN ÉireAbú — Eva Ní Shúilleabháin (@Evanis) September 19, 2015
Ppl now running down platform at Bristol as they’ve announced a special train put on @itvwales #IREvCAN pic.twitter.com/PmTJyaDyW0
— Hannah McNulty (@HannahMcITV) September 19, 2015
Steady stream of green. “They’re not here to take part.They’re here to take over.” #IREvCAN #RWC @ILovesTheDiff pic.twitter.com/B44EjFpy4f — Jamie Robins (@MrMagicJamie) September 19, 2015
Good luck Ireland!!! #RugbyWorldCup – now off to the studio!
— JAY JAMES (@JAYJAMES) September 19, 2015
Nice way to spend a Saturday ?#IREvCAN #RWC2015 pic.twitter.com/sMlgH3MuVl — brendan murphy (@brenmurph) September 19, 2015
Come on Ireland we can win this! ???? #ShoulderToShoulder #AllItTakes #IREvCAN
— Sophie Woodhatch (@SophieWoodhatch) September 19, 2015
Buzzing for the match #IREvCAN — Stephen Kiernan (@Stephenkiernan) September 19, 2015
The atmosphere in Cardiff is class! Even better than a home game! Come on Ireland! #IREvCAN #RWC2015
— Jonny Weir (@JonnyWeir) September 19, 2015
So my train to Cardiff is full of Irish!! Am I the only Welshman? #RugbyWorldCup #IREvCAN — Tom Baker (@ctbaker91) September 19, 2015
@JOEdotie @SportsJOEdotie #IREvCAN #RugbyWorldCup #PaddyPower #Guinness #Ryanair pic.twitter.com/AoTtIQ2fji
— Ed B (@The_Super_Ted) September 19, 2015
*May not have slept due to excitement. Come on Ireland!
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