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13th November 2021
02:24pm GMT

Ireland were trailing France 13-12 in their 2018 Six Nations opener, but went through an incredible 41 phases before Sexton slotted a 43-metre drop goal to win it. Orla Foley comments:
"After the game, Johnny sent the No.10 jersey to my nephew - to Anthony's son, Dan. "They were playing that game for Anthony. It was the first time Ireland had played in Paris since Anthony had passed away. Johnny has spoken about it since, and about how they wanted to go out there and do it for him. "Johnny is a very special man. To go out there and do that, then go and send the jersey to Dan, it meant so much. "In rugby, you sometimes feel like you're part of a big family. That was such a lovely thing for Johnny to do. That is the magic of sport."At half-time in Ireland's Test encounter with the All Blacks, Barry Murphy's song 'Alone You Stand' will be launched. It will play out to 50,000 rugby fans at a venue that Foley graced many times over his playing career. The song is available to download at listen to now, though. All proceeds from sales are being donated to the ‘Orla’s Wild Ways’ charity, which in turn will get the money to the Mid-Western Cancer Foundation, children’s charity CARI and CRY, which provides screening and free bereavement counselling for families at risk of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS) ‘Alone You Stand’ by Barry Murphy is available to download from https://www.idonate.ie/
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