Les Grosses Têtes: DÉCOUVERTE - "Les pourquoi du rugby" : le "Flower of Scotland", frissons garantis !

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Hello, it's Arnaud Cronpon. Welcome to the Why of Rugby.

On the occasion of the World Cup in France, I'm going to explain to you

everything you need to know about rugby, its rules, its codes, its fervor, and so many other things.

In this episode, beware of colds. Why the Flower of Scotland?

Who didn't freeze in Edinburgh, in the middle of the murray stadium, or in front of his TV,

hearing the Flower of Scotland?

We have Boette Gaillard, we have Bojbo Odu, we have Bofer Croix,

that pain is only information or that we know that the tears are salty.

I put you to the challenge not to have the hair that is sticking out when the corneumus stop

and that the whole stadium starts singing in Capella.

So, does it make you happy too?

I've had the great chance to experience it, and I can tell you that we don't get a damn emotionally.

A whole people singing from one voice is just crazy.

This strength, this unity, this pride, this enthusiasm between a public and its players.

It motivates you, a 15 from the Chardon as never before.

After that, the players are ready to fill a cup,

eat breakfast, plant watermelons,

or harvest, from today, not the roses of life, but the ones of their piracy.

Because you know, it's just crazy,

this strength, this unity, this pride,

this enthusiasm between a public and its players.

Piracy.

Because you know that the flower of Scotland is not at all the official hymn of the Ecosis,

because it remains the God Save the King, and yes, the King of the United Kingdom.

Because you know that the flower of Scotland is not at all the official hymn of the United Kingdom.

I'm going to tell you a little story, and I promise you that it won't make you sleep.

It was once, on March 17, 1990,

the last match of the Tournois des Cinques Nations,

against the Ecosis in England.

It's a final, since the one who will win this match will sign a Grand Schlem.

If they meet this day in the Ecosis, the Englishmen are a huge favour.

Since the battle in Azincourt, the bubble tea didn't have such a carnage.

23-0 against Ireland, 26-7 against France,

34-6 against the Galois.

The Ecosis were going to be severely beaten,

since they also won all their matches, but a lot more than Crac.

But against 15-2 against France, they had won 20-0.

Yes, that's good, it wasn't our year, it's coming.

15 days before the match, the Chardon team decided not to talk to the press anymore,

to let the Englishmen get on with the bubble tea themselves,

and to see themselves already rising up the roof.

The journalists are also convinced that the Ecosis are going to get so badly,

that they won't be asked anymore if they wear something on their heels,

but if they still have their attributes.

It's David Saul, the Ecosis pilot who set up this whole strategy.

But he still has a card in his sleeve.

It's the day of the match.

The two teams enter the pitch.

The players are lining up for the islands.

Protocols are forced.

We play the first God Save the Queen for the English.

God Save the Queen

The God Save the Queen is coming.

And there, the cornemuses are getting in the way.

And all the players, all the Ecosis supporters,

are going to sing the Flower of Scotland for the first time in an official match.

The Ecosis already know it all by heart,

because it's a famous song from their country,

created by Roy Williamson in 1967.

The emotions are huge.

The Ecosis players are on the edge of the line.

If on the English side, we don't really understand what's going on,

we do, however,

that we're going to have to go back to the fight to win.

Especially by hearing words like

Oh, Flower of Scotland

When will we see you again?

Who fought and died for your eagles, Colin and Valet.

And they fought against him,

England, the proud Edouard and his army.

They sent him back home,

so he could think twice about it.

The message is clear.

It's going to blow red.

At the end of their meeting,

it's the angels who came out to blow,

because the Ecosis are very upset

and bring back their third grand schlem.

For all the rugby amateurs,

the Flower of Scotland is an institution

and one of the most beautiful hymns in the world.

But we don't have to blush for our Marseillaise.

Especially since a few years,

and we've hit it with the man-kilt,

you have to admit it,

the music is also stopping at us

to leave the word to the 16th man.

It's that, it's not the community.

BOOING

BOOING

That's right, it's not the community.

I am a child of heart, that's why the Flower of Scotland.

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