Its rugby internationals, the 'feathers' emblem is the prince of Wales feathers which is the emblem of the welsh rugby team. The red rose is the emblem of the english rugby team
Interestingly, the Irish rugby team represents both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and fairly recently they stopped singing amhrann na bhfiann (the Irish national anthem) in favour of a song for the whole of ireland. Many ppl in the north think that the irish national anthem is a tad militaristic.
The 🌼 is for St David the patron Saint of Wales. The badges are the teams emblems. The Rose is England's emblem. The ear stuff is for scrums as ears can get damaged.
As a Welshman. Singing your national anthem while representing your country in any endeavour is the panicle of achievement. The emotion flowing through these players is 100% real.
I’m Welsh and have to agree, our National Anthem is the best I know of, but I might be slightly biased. To hear this sung under a closed roof will send shivers down anyone’s spine. The Scots and Irish anthems are really good as well, sung with just as much pride.
@@oisinmccarthy8717 thank you I’m half Irish and Welsh born and raised, I think the Irish and Scottish can appreciate us singing in the oldest spoken Celtic language in Europe which remnants have somehow survived 1400+ years
The emblem on Welsh shirts is the heraldic badge of the Prince of Wales, it consists of 3 white ostrich feathers emerging from a gold coronet. The daffodil is the national flower of Wales and is traditionally worn on St David's day. 😊
@@thomasmorin749 because a long time ago the Welsh made a deal with England, and out of it we were promised a new prince of Wales who spoke no English and was born in Wales. But the English king tricked the Welsh and made sure his son was born in Wales. As a newborn baby he spoke no language so he spoke no English. The king declared him the prince of Wales. Since then the prince of Wales is the heir of the throne of England.
@@cassandrathomas6015 yep, all the while getting rid of the legitimate rulers of Britain such as Owain Lawgoch and Owain Glyndwr. And denying that Wales even had Kings...despite the fact the term Prince of Wales was changed from Rex Brittanorum (King of Britons) and Wales Having had over a thousand years worth of them, which are all well recorded.
@@billboth6572 The leek is the national flower not the daffodil - and if you disagree then you can ask the Queen who specifically had the daffodil replaced with the leek on her coronation dress
If you ever get the opportunity, go see Wales play at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. I promise you, what you listened to here is nothing compared to standing alongside a packed stadium listening to a large chunk of the stadium singing too.
Although, the a capella rendition in Cardiff City Stadium when the Welsh football team are playing home is pretty special these days too! Perhaps even more than in the Millennium.
The Welsh are famous worldwide for their singing - and their national anthem is a glorious piece of music. A crowd of Welsh people singing their anthem is something filled with pride and passion (what the Welsh call "Hwyl"). To actually be in the crowd is something amazing. The two emblems on the pitch are the badges of the English and Welsh rugby teams - a red rose for England and three ostrich feathers (from the coat of arms of the Prince of Wales) for Wales.
She's doing Welsh things again, Diolch yn fawr, Thank you! We do like our anthem and we really have missed being able to sing it together over the past year. My other favourite anthem that gives me the tingles is the Russian one. A lot of people don't speak Welsh, so here's my translation to English (I don't like some of the published translations): The old land of my fathers is very dear to me. The land of the poets, singers and people of renown. Her brave warriors, worthy patriots for freedom lost their blood [Our] Country, [Our] Country. I am pledged to my country While the sea fortifies this beloved land may the old language [Cymraeg] continue!
Singing in Wales is so engrained into the history and culture of the country they do not have a population they have a choir . Check out one of the many male voice choir's .
The flags were those of the rugby Unions. The red one is the flag of the Welsh rugby union, and the rose represents the English rugby union. The guy getting a lot of camera time is Alun Wyn Jones the captain of Wales and now the captain of the British and Irish Lions. Massive legend of the game
The Welsh have a great tradition of song, especially male voice choirs, which is why you see them behind the team ! The National Stadium in Cardiff holds 73,930 and is right in the centre of the city, the crowd will virtually all join in singing the anthem .... I'm English, but it really is something to hear all those voices together ... even when they're the opposition !!
Guiness was started in 1759, they are the sponsor of the tournament. 6 nations are England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, france, Italy. They play in the tournmwnt
Welsh is my first language! Welsh people come in all kinds shape, sizes and colours! Speaking for myself as pale skin Welshman who stayed out in the hot sun and gone hit by a melatonin overload and turned cooked lobster red but now turning brownish tan and shedding skin!!
As a Welsh woman, so proud of my national anthem, an inspirational words & sound, just like our choir's. The three feathers are the Welsh rugby's emblem, the flower it's called a Daffodil, it's the national emblem of our country, it's not meant to be intimidating, it's a sign of pride. 🏴
The gentleman you asked about with lots of screen time is Alun Wyn Jones is the Welsh captain who now holds the record for most caps/ appearances for a Welsh player, testament to what a fantastic player/ leader he is!
As someone who lives in the Wales this brought back so many memories and made me cry 🤍 my grandad would never miss a game and used to have his welsh flag in the window and would always sing during the national anthem and to hear it now it always gives me goosebumps! Miss him so much.
My Grandaughter is 1/2 Welsh, she has blonde hair & blue eyes, same as English Mum (my daughter), her Welsh dad has dark hair & blue eyes, maybe her hair will go darker like dad's. Btw, she loves singing.😃
As a proud Welshman I cannot deny that hearing my anthem being sung makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end and brings a tear to my eye. Funnily enough, the other Celtic anthems of Scotland and Ireland have the same effect on me.
The cream, bandages and the hats you sometimes see them wear called scrum caps help protect against cauliflower ear. After years of playing the ears can become well....a cauliflower shape 😂
Reminds me of an old joke. A man who goes the doctor with two large, green sores on his - ahem! - member. The doctor takes one look and says, "You've heard of cauliflower ears? Well, you've got brothel sprouts".
4:32 The rose is the symbol of the English rugby team, and the "flower-thing" on the red background are the Three Feathers of the Prince of Wales, the emblem of the Welsh rugby team. 6:31 The cream is petroleum jelly, which protects against "cauliflower ears" - a disfigurement caused by pressure and friction on the skin of the outer ear. Cauliflower ears are an occupational hazard for rugby forwards, who spend a lot of their time in "scrums" with their ears pinned between their opponents' heads, or clamped between the legs of their fellow forwards.
The petroleum jelly doesn’t work on really hot days. As a rugby player with a decided shortage of hair, I smeared the stuff on my pate to seal any collision caused scratches or cuts, but if you got really hot, you’d be blinded by a river of molten petroleum jelly. Similarly on long distance runs Vaseline in and above the eyebrows to deflect sweat away from your eyes worked until the critical temperature was reached and the whole lot poured into your eyes! Fortunately in Britain it’s rarely that hot!
I've seen Welsh some players, like Paul Thorburn, in tears at every single international game whilst singing the anthem. It's a power ballad when sung within the confines of a rugby stadium. ;-)
I don't think you will ever understand, how it is to be a young chap, climing the stairs to get into Cardiff Alms Park, for the 1st time. You come out into a theater of a 60,000 people singing
It's somewhat ironic. The word "Welsh" means foreigner... Which is somewhat ironic since we are the descendants of the original inhabitants of the UK. Just an interesting aside, I thoroughly enjoyed this reaction. If you've not heard it yet, Yma o Hyd is a really powerful Welsh folksong.
And the shot of the guys with the dodgy ears is why I soon decided to wear a scrum cap - and I was a scrum-half, so I technically didn't need one! BTW, the Six Nations means the six nations of Wales, England, Scotland, Ireland, France and the recent addition of Italy. And height? Well, if you're small, fast and lithe, you're a winger. If you're slightly bigger, and not quite as fast, you're a centre, although there are centres that are built like brick toilet blocks. If you're small, rather clever and quickish (I wasn't, but I had quick hands!) you're either a fly-half (usually the guy that does the tactical kicking for possesion) or a scrum-half (the guy from the backs who looks after the forwards who are the ones that scrum down, also does a bit of tactical kicking of his own - see if you can find Robert Jones's performance on RUclips where he tied down England in the corner with little tactical kicks to defend a small lead in 1989!) and to complete the backs, the Full Back, usually a bit taller than a winger (he often has to catch high balls), meatier but just as fast. Now we come to the forwards. These are the guys in the scrum. We start with the hooker (no laughing at the back there!), who "wins" the ball in the scrum, who is not amazingly tall, but is stocky to say the least. Then there are his supports, the props. The Props are slightly bigger than the hooker - usually a prop hovers about 6ft dead - and are very stocky indeed. Then there are the locks, that "lock" the scrum together, and also win the ball at the lineout. These guys are HUGE! Anywhere between 6ft6 and nearly 7ft, and like the props, not known for their speed (the hooker is a bit faster!) then there are the Flankers, who are on the outside of the scrum. A flanker is what happens when you've got a lock that's on the small side, but with real pace - since 1995 some flankers have been converted to wingers to take advantage of a big, heavy bloke running over you! Finally, we have the Number 8, who is the guy at the back of the scrum. These guys are big, fairly fast and often SUICIDALLY BRAVE! Hope that clears a few things up!
IIRC the words translate something like this : The old land of my fathers is dear to me, Land of poets and singers, famous ones of renown, Her manly warriors, very fine patriots, For freedom they shed their blood. Land! Land! I''m partial (=on the side of) to my land. While the sea stands as a wall, to the very dear territory, O may the old language endure! :-)
Thanks for focussing on our National Anthem - As a Welshman, there's nothing that makes the hairs stand up on your neck more, or makes you grow 6 inches taller than hearing this sung prior to an international rugby game...particularly against England, in Cardiff...😊
I'm from Wales and the anthem even if you can't understand it or the language of the words it really is the best in the world It's rowsing and fills you with pride
The Welsh are known for being brilliant singers and their love of music. All my teachers and my head teacher at Primary School were all Welsh. As a result Maths and English weren’t really a big deal there but music, singing and drama were. I loved it! 🙂💗👌 xx
Hands down, the Welsh National anthem ringing out at the Principality stadium and the All Blacks Haka are my two absolute favourite sporting spectacles - gets me emosh everytime (and btw I'm English).
Swing low, Sweet Chariot - Twickenham - England v. France 2011 or jerusalem! We like to sing at our games. Anthems, The Scots and Irish sing well too but the Welsh do have a fantastic singing heritage.
Daffodil is the national flower of Wales. The Welsh emblem is the three feathers - the Rose is the English emblem. The vasoline is just because forwards ears get cauliflowers from the contact in scrums and rucks - just like the boxers it helps reduce this issue. 👍
The 2 flags at the beginning are the Emblems of the Welsh Rugby Union (Three Feathers) and the English Rugby Union (Red Rose). The other flower you will see is the yellow daffodil which is The national flower of Wales. The New Zealand All Blacks emblem is the Silver Fern. Welsh people are usually small and dark haired, but obviously population can vary a lot description wise. The tape on the ears is alternative to fully wrapping tape around your ears/wearing a scrum cap. It is generally worn by forwards and it protects your ears in the scrum. Ireland plays as one nation in the 6 Nations. And the player it keeps panning to is Alun Wyn Jones he is the Welsh Captain and has represented Wales 148 times so far...
In rugby, tall strong players are usually the players who bind and push in the scrums, and the really heavy-set players are the front row of the scrums. The shorter, faster players are the back line who distribute the ball away from the scrum. In the scrum, players can easily get cauliflower ears, so a lot of players tape them :) And those weren't the team owners, they were the coaches.
The most beautiful anthem 😍🏴😭 big ups for this video! Gives me chills too! So poetic and really strikes a chord deep in the hearts of Welsh and non Welsh people 😄😍🏴
Oh and the red and white flags on the ground are from the Welsh rugby union 😄 hmmm average Welsh person is probably just generic Caucasian but on the paler side given that we don’t get much sun in the uk 😅 height and facial features vary
Im English but definitely got a soft spot for the welsh national anthem. Plus the rugby team sing it with such pride. English football could learn a lesson from them
Your a smart woman. I’m Welsh . We are tribal. Welsh is our old Language uncorrupted by Latin . We lost our country to the queen., her son Charles in 1969 was put on our thrown. The 3 feathrs are King Charles emblem.!it’s not true Welsh . We are the dragon
"You turn up against the All Blacks and your symbol is a flower, that's not very intimidating" Yeah the All Blacks symbol looks like a feather.............
All blacks is a silver fern. We (welsh) have symbols, a dragon on our flag, daffodil national flower, the 3 feathers of the prince of Wales with Ich Dein, meaning I serve. Cymru am Byth...Wales forever.
The meaning of the song is very deep and thanks for our freedom and our ansestors, you should listen to it whith subtitles so that you can understand the meaning
Trust me there is nothing, NOTHING compared to being in the Millennium Stadium when the Welsh National anthem is being sung - the volume (not to mention passion) is incredible, especially if the roof is closed. TV can never do it justice!
The euros for football starts on Friday. You have a chance to learn about football. It's the 2nd biggest tournament below the world Cup but its huge for all of europe. They'll obviously be less fans though. Wales England and Scotland all qualified. Maybe you can react to the best goals or something. Although it's always better if you watch it in the pub surrounded by fans.
The 6 nations is an international Rugby tournament between England Scotland (who have a little mini contest within it for the Calcutta Cup), Wales, Ireland (which I think Rugby Union is the only sport they play as a United nation), France and Italy. It's played yearly in the spring and is well worth watching
The 6 nations is a yearly tournament where the 6 biggest teams in the Northern hemisphere play eachother. It’s Wales , Scotland , Ireland , France , Italy and England. Everyone plays eachother once and the winner is the team with the most wins overall. I’m a proud welsh man and I’m not ashamed to admit the anthem does make me cry it’s so emotional
The Six Nations is an international rugby tournament which is competed in by 6 different countries: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, and Italy. The year 1746 is a red herring as it has nothing to do with the tournament, but rather it was the year that Guiness, the draught beer company who sponsors the Six Nations, was founded.
Oxford University recently done a study on the genetic make up of the U.K. and found that the Welsh have a completely different genetic make up than that of England, Scotland and N.I. They all so found that the make up between South Wales and North Wales are all so slightly different. With South Wales having a make up similar to that of the basque region and north Wales having a make up similar to those in the Baltic region.
You always bring up the nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, denmark, Finland and iceland) maybe that would be something to dive into a bit? Its simulator to the UK in many ways, but also not
Thoughts? Drop a like on the vid!! 👍🏾🔥
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Its rugby internationals, the 'feathers' emblem is the prince of Wales feathers which is the emblem of the welsh rugby team. The red rose is the emblem of the english rugby team
Interestingly, the Irish rugby team represents both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and fairly recently they stopped singing amhrann na bhfiann (the Irish national anthem) in favour of a song for the whole of ireland. Many ppl in the north think that the irish national anthem is a tad militaristic.
The 🌼 is for St David the patron Saint of Wales. The badges are the teams emblems. The Rose is England's emblem. The ear stuff is for scrums as ears can get damaged.
The BEST video of the Welsh national anthem is the one which shows John Redwood singing it. You've got to check it out!
Wales has the best national anthem and its very passionate, wales is a proud country with proud people
I think the Italian and French are better and I'm English. Although the Welsh one is up there!
Yeah
@@jazzyb4656 the england one is the worst on the planet.
@@morgandunn8163 yeah it's not the best. I've always preferred Land of Hope and Glory!
@@morgandunn8163 That’s the U.K. national anthem.
As a Welshman. Singing your national anthem while representing your country in any endeavour is the panicle of achievement. The emotion flowing through these players is 100% real.
totaly agree
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I wish Australia knew that, we stand there, atomized
Indeed it is :) I feel like a Welshman when I sing it (rn I’m a welshboy)
The Welsh anthem will forever be the best. Period.
The Welsh sing their anthem the same way they play their rugby. Pure passion.
and mixed results
@@user-ky6vw5up9mWales punch above their weight , soft lad .
The Welsh are known for their singing. You started with the best of the national anthems.
Songs are how us welsh show our pride and strength
@@crimsonshadow3089 🏴🏴🏴
Was a little quiet 😂 maybe it just wasn’t the best video
I think one of the reasons many find it the best national anthem in Britain is because it’s the only one not in English.
Yma o hyd!
I'm Scottish but the Welsh national anthem is by far my favourite
Flower of scotland sends me to sleep.
Flower of Scotland brings me out in goose pimples and brings a swell of emotion and I’m Welsh.
We need it changed to 'Freedom Come All Ye'!
Very strong.
I’m Welsh with Scottish heritage, and the Flower of Scotland has to be one of my most favourite anthems ever. 💚❤️🤍💙
I'm an Englishman and this gives me chills too...!!! Best anthem ever...???
Same and I'm Irish. Wales definitely have the best anthem
I’m Welsh and have to agree, our National Anthem is the best I know of, but I might be slightly biased. To hear this sung under a closed roof will send shivers down anyone’s spine. The Scots and Irish anthems are really good as well, sung with just as much pride.
@@MBE-ib3jy Under a closed roof?! It can be sung in a tin can and it would still be awesome 😀
@@oisinmccarthy8717 thank you I’m half Irish and Welsh born and raised, I think the Irish and Scottish can appreciate us singing in the oldest spoken Celtic language in Europe which remnants have somehow survived 1400+ years
The best flag aswell 🏴
The tall guy with all the camera time is Alun Wyn Jones. 6 feet 6 and 268 pounds of very proud Welshman captaining his country.
Welsh people are known for their singing ability and their many choirs , no just mouthing the words with the welsh !
I'm half Welsh. You should hear me sing! LOL (but yes, what you say is true).
Strange thing is you can put 1000 rugby fans who can't sing, not professionals singing and yet give it 100% pure passion and still sound passionate.
The emblem on Welsh shirts is the heraldic badge of the Prince of Wales, it consists of 3 white ostrich feathers emerging from a gold coronet. The daffodil is the national flower of Wales and is traditionally worn on St David's day. 😊
My dad has the 3 feathers tattood on his arm after he served in the Welsh guards - its sick ngl.
Almost all of his tatoos are welsh themed 😂
@@justcallmefflower6677 One of my Grandaughters is 1/2 Welsh so brushed up on my knowledge a bit.😃
How come the queens eldest son is the prince of wales ?
@@thomasmorin749 because a long time ago the Welsh made a deal with England, and out of it we were promised a new prince of Wales who spoke no English and was born in Wales. But the English king tricked the Welsh and made sure his son was born in Wales. As a newborn baby he spoke no language so he spoke no English. The king declared him the prince of Wales. Since then the prince of Wales is the heir of the throne of England.
@@cassandrathomas6015 yep, all the while getting rid of the legitimate rulers of Britain such as Owain Lawgoch and Owain Glyndwr. And denying that Wales even had Kings...despite the fact the term Prince of Wales was changed from Rex Brittanorum (King of Britons) and Wales Having had over a thousand years worth of them, which are all well recorded.
The yellow flower is a daffodil which is a national flower of Wales. England's is a rose, Scotland's is a thistle and Northern Ireland is a Shamrock.
Although technically Wales' is a leek of course haha
what about the Republic of Ireland?
The Daffodil is the yellow flower, the other is a Leek, BOTH are the national flower of Wales
@@billboth6572 The leek is the national flower not the daffodil - and if you disagree then you can ask the Queen who specifically had the daffodil replaced with the leek on her coronation dress
And the New Zealand shirt badge is a fern.
The Six Nations is a rugby tournament that takes place every year. Its participants are England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy
And it's Guinness stout that dates from 1759 to 🙂
@I like volcanoes that aged well 😢
Worth also noting that Ireland is both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
@EnvinsableWhen lol
...Ireland, France, England...
If you ever get the opportunity, go see Wales play at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. I promise you, what you listened to here is nothing compared to standing alongside a packed stadium listening to a large chunk of the stadium singing too.
Yup, you have to be there!
Although, the a capella rendition in Cardiff City Stadium when the Welsh football team are playing home is pretty special these days too! Perhaps even more than in the Millennium.
Totally agree!
so proud to be welsh 🏴
Same 🏴
Cymru am byth. 🏴
Yma o hyd
same croeso yn Cymru.
Me to.🏴👌
The Welsh are famous worldwide for their singing - and their national anthem is a glorious piece of music. A crowd of Welsh people singing their anthem is something filled with pride and passion (what the Welsh call "Hwyl"). To actually be in the crowd is something amazing. The two emblems on the pitch are the badges of the English and Welsh rugby teams - a red rose for England and three ostrich feathers (from the coat of arms of the Prince of Wales) for Wales.
She's doing Welsh things again, Diolch yn fawr, Thank you! We do like our anthem and we really have missed being able to sing it together over the past year. My other favourite anthem that gives me the tingles is the Russian one.
A lot of people don't speak Welsh, so here's my translation to English (I don't like some of the published translations):
The old land of my fathers is very dear to me.
The land of the poets, singers and people of renown.
Her brave warriors, worthy patriots
for freedom lost their blood
[Our] Country, [Our] Country. I am pledged to my country
While the sea fortifies this beloved land
may the old language [Cymraeg] continue!
I am biased. My Mother was Welsh. its perfection. I also like the Irish national anthem.. but its not as good as the Welsh. Dad was Irish.
Singing in Wales is so engrained into the history and culture of the country they do not have a population they have a choir . Check out one of the many male voice choir's .
The flags were those of the rugby Unions. The red one is the flag of the Welsh rugby union, and the rose represents the English rugby union. The guy getting a lot of camera time is Alun Wyn Jones the captain of Wales and now the captain of the British and Irish Lions. Massive legend of the game
The Welsh have a great tradition of song, especially male voice choirs, which is why you see them behind the team ! The National Stadium in Cardiff holds 73,930 and is right in the centre of the city, the crowd will virtually all join in singing the anthem .... I'm English, but it really is something to hear all those voices together ... even when they're the opposition !!
Guiness was started in 1759, they are the sponsor of the tournament. 6 nations are England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, france, Italy. They play in the tournmwnt
Im a english man and it makes me cry
You are not on your own
I'm Welsh, and still living in Wales. It was nice seeing this video and your expressions. :-)
Welsh is my first language! Welsh people come in all kinds shape, sizes and colours! Speaking for myself as pale skin Welshman who stayed out in the hot sun and gone hit by a melatonin overload and turned cooked lobster red but now turning brownish tan and shedding skin!!
🤣🤣🤣Poeni chwerthin!✊🏴
Amdani 😂
The amazing thing about wales is that even if you can’t speak welsh most people still know the anthem 🏴
And how to say. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
The welsh anthem means ALOT to every welsh person. We are very proud people 🏴
Not just the wonderful Welsh i can assure you. Its by far the greatest anthem.
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As a Welsh woman, so proud of my national anthem, an inspirational words & sound, just like our choir's. The three feathers are the Welsh rugby's emblem, the flower it's called a Daffodil, it's the national emblem of our country, it's not meant to be intimidating, it's a sign of pride. 🏴
The gentleman you asked about with lots of screen time is Alun Wyn Jones is the Welsh captain who now holds the record for most caps/ appearances for a Welsh player, testament to what a fantastic player/ leader he is!
the most caps of any rugby union player too.
Most international caps for a rugby union player
As someone who lives in the Wales this brought back so many memories and made me cry 🤍 my grandad would never miss a game and used to have his welsh flag in the window and would always sing during the national anthem and to hear it now it always gives me goosebumps! Miss him so much.
I’m Welsh, we are mostly dark haired, singing is a really big deal for us.
My Grandaughter is 1/2 Welsh, she has blonde hair & blue eyes, same as English Mum (my daughter), her Welsh dad has dark hair & blue eyes, maybe her hair will go darker like dad's. Btw, she loves singing.😃
Do you all eat leeks ?
@@thomasmorin749 well I eat leeks quite often. I think we probably do lol
@@thomasmorin749 I don't think I've ever eaten leek in anything other than Pork and leek sausage
@@samurai2k455 Leek & potato soup. Get it in you 👍
As a proud Welshman I cannot deny that hearing my anthem being sung makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end and brings a tear to my eye. Funnily enough, the other Celtic anthems of Scotland and Ireland have the same effect on me.
The cream, bandages and the hats you sometimes see them wear called scrum caps help protect against cauliflower ear. After years of playing the ears can become well....a cauliflower shape 😂
Reminds me of an old joke. A man who goes the doctor with two large, green sores on his - ahem! - member. The doctor takes one look and says, "You've heard of cauliflower ears? Well, you've got brothel sprouts".
After this one, check out the Scottish anthem sung at their home rugby stadium; Murrayfield - they have a unique way of singing it. No spoilers!
When you come to the uk, you should definitely visit Wales. There’s so much to do and see here
4:32 The rose is the symbol of the English rugby team, and the "flower-thing" on the red background are the Three Feathers of the Prince of Wales, the emblem of the Welsh rugby team.
6:31 The cream is petroleum jelly, which protects against "cauliflower ears" - a disfigurement caused by pressure and friction on the skin of the outer ear. Cauliflower ears are an occupational hazard for rugby forwards, who spend a lot of their time in "scrums" with their ears pinned between their opponents' heads, or clamped between the legs of their fellow forwards.
The petroleum jelly doesn’t work on really hot days. As a rugby player with a decided shortage of hair, I smeared the stuff on my pate to seal any collision caused scratches or cuts, but if you got really hot, you’d be blinded by a river of molten petroleum jelly. Similarly on long distance runs Vaseline in and above the eyebrows to deflect sweat away from your eyes worked until the critical temperature was reached and the whole lot poured into your eyes! Fortunately in Britain it’s rarely that hot!
my paternal grandmother was Welsh and this always brings tears to my eyes
I've seen Welsh some players, like Paul Thorburn, in tears at every single international game whilst singing the anthem. It's a power ballad when sung within the confines of a rugby stadium. ;-)
And loud when the roof is closed
I don't think you will ever understand, how it is to be a young chap, climing the stairs to get into Cardiff Alms Park, for the 1st time. You come out into a theater of a 60,000 people singing
women cannot feel it then?
It's somewhat ironic. The word "Welsh" means foreigner... Which is somewhat ironic since we are the descendants of the original inhabitants of the UK.
Just an interesting aside, I thoroughly enjoyed this reaction. If you've not heard it yet, Yma o Hyd is a really powerful Welsh folksong.
We are still here!
And the shot of the guys with the dodgy ears is why I soon decided to wear a scrum cap - and I was a scrum-half, so I technically didn't need one! BTW, the Six Nations means the six nations of Wales, England, Scotland, Ireland, France and the recent addition of Italy. And height? Well, if you're small, fast and lithe, you're a winger. If you're slightly bigger, and not quite as fast, you're a centre, although there are centres that are built like brick toilet blocks. If you're small, rather clever and quickish (I wasn't, but I had quick hands!) you're either a fly-half (usually the guy that does the tactical kicking for possesion) or a scrum-half (the guy from the backs who looks after the forwards who are the ones that scrum down, also does a bit of tactical kicking of his own - see if you can find Robert Jones's performance on RUclips where he tied down England in the corner with little tactical kicks to defend a small lead in 1989!) and to complete the backs, the Full Back, usually a bit taller than a winger (he often has to catch high balls), meatier but just as fast. Now we come to the forwards. These are the guys in the scrum. We start with the hooker (no laughing at the back there!), who "wins" the ball in the scrum, who is not amazingly tall, but is stocky to say the least. Then there are his supports, the props. The Props are slightly bigger than the hooker - usually a prop hovers about 6ft dead - and are very stocky indeed. Then there are the locks, that "lock" the scrum together, and also win the ball at the lineout. These guys are HUGE! Anywhere between 6ft6 and nearly 7ft, and like the props, not known for their speed (the hooker is a bit faster!) then there are the Flankers, who are on the outside of the scrum. A flanker is what happens when you've got a lock that's on the small side, but with real pace - since 1995 some flankers have been converted to wingers to take advantage of a big, heavy bloke running over you! Finally, we have the Number 8, who is the guy at the back of the scrum. These guys are big, fairly fast and often SUICIDALLY BRAVE!
Hope that clears a few things up!
IIRC the words translate something like this :
The old land of my fathers is dear to me,
Land of poets and singers, famous ones of renown,
Her manly warriors, very fine patriots,
For freedom they shed their blood.
Land! Land! I''m partial (=on the side of) to my land.
While the sea stands as a wall, to the very dear territory,
O may the old language endure!
:-)
The 3 guys up in the stand are not the owners, but the coaching team. You cannot own an international team.
Thanks for focussing on our National Anthem - As a Welshman, there's nothing that makes the hairs stand up on your neck more, or makes you grow 6 inches taller than hearing this sung prior to an international rugby game...particularly against England, in Cardiff...😊
If your from the uk you know this chant is the best and gives everyone chills listening to it
I'm from Wales and the anthem even if you can't understand it or the language of the words it really is the best in the world
It's rowsing and fills you with pride
Welsh people can sure sing. It really makes the hairpin the back of your neck stand up and I’m English.
The Welsh are known for being brilliant singers and their love of music. All my teachers and my head teacher at Primary School were all Welsh. As a result Maths and English weren’t really a big deal there but music, singing and drama were. I loved it! 🙂💗👌 xx
Hands down, the Welsh National anthem ringing out at the Principality stadium and the All Blacks Haka are my two absolute favourite sporting spectacles - gets me emosh everytime (and btw I'm English).
The finest singers as a nation coupled with the most unique and stirring national anthem…aaahhhh
So the dog is actually a goat or to give him his proper title Lance Corporal Shenkin IV - regimental mascot of 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh.
I just found out that I'm of Welch ancestry.
This is a beautiful beautiful anthem
Welcome to the family 🏴
I am Welsh, and this always brings me to tears.
The 6 nations is a rugby tournament between England Scotland Wales Ireland France and Italy.
Did u know wales is the reason a lot of countries sing or have there national anthems performed at sporting events
I'm welsh everytime I here it at the rugby i cry We are the most passionate fans in the world
Rugby 😂 it’s not even Wales national sport. Football is! Especially in the North!
Best anthem in the World. Gives me chills, every time ✊🏽🏴🏴🏴🏴
Not only 15 men singing but also 60,000 Welsh fans in the stadium also singing
The Irish play rugby as one nation, north and south together.
@@annfrancoole34 it's just the truth mate!
Very nice reaction,the Welsh Anthem is absolutely fabulous,the big Gwlad GWLAD!! Really hit home,fascinating stuff 👏
Swing low, Sweet Chariot - Twickenham - England v. France 2011 or jerusalem!
We like to sing at our games. Anthems, The Scots and Irish sing well too but the Welsh do have a fantastic singing heritage.
Daffodil is the national flower of Wales. The Welsh emblem is the three feathers - the Rose is the English emblem. The vasoline is just because forwards ears get cauliflowers from the contact in scrums and rucks - just like the boxers it helps reduce this issue. 👍
Welsh and VERY proud of our anthem,especially at the rugby. Makes me cry with emotion every time I hear it ☺️ Thank you for your video
It's an incredible anthem. The Welsh sing it so well.
More Welsh reactions please! 🏴
The 2 flags at the beginning are the Emblems of the Welsh Rugby Union (Three Feathers) and the English Rugby Union (Red Rose). The other flower you will see is the yellow daffodil which is The national flower of Wales. The New Zealand All Blacks emblem is the Silver Fern.
Welsh people are usually small and dark haired, but obviously population can vary a lot description wise.
The tape on the ears is alternative to fully wrapping tape around your ears/wearing a scrum cap. It is generally worn by forwards and it protects your ears in the scrum.
Ireland plays as one nation in the 6 Nations. And the player it keeps panning to is Alun Wyn Jones he is the Welsh Captain and has represented Wales 148 times so far...
I'm English,but in my opinion the Welsh is the best national anthem
Irish rugby teams have always been selected from Eire and Northern Ireland. Even during the troubles they remained grown up and unified.
The six nations is an annual round-robin tournament between six national teams.
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
France
Italy
In rugby, tall strong players are usually the players who bind and push in the scrums, and the really heavy-set players are the front row of the scrums. The shorter, faster players are the back line who distribute the ball away from the scrum. In the scrum, players can easily get cauliflower ears, so a lot of players tape them :) And those weren't the team owners, they were the coaches.
Find a Welsh Male Voice choir singing "Myfanwy".
You know the Welsh are famed for their singing and (poetry) when you discover that "Eisteddfod" is a Welsh word.
best national anthem in the world
National anthems can be really moving. The Welsh, Italian and French ones are really uplifting. The British one is a grovelling dirge to the monarchy.
The Italian one is passionate but it also the comedy national anthem. You can even do the Monty Python foot fart on the final note
The most beautiful anthem 😍🏴😭 big ups for this video! Gives me chills too! So poetic and really strikes a chord deep in the hearts of Welsh and non Welsh people 😄😍🏴
Oh and the red and white flags on the ground are from the Welsh rugby union 😄 hmmm average Welsh person is probably just generic Caucasian but on the paler side given that we don’t get much sun in the uk 😅 height and facial features vary
Im English but definitely got a soft spot for the welsh national anthem. Plus the rugby team sing it with such pride. English football could learn a lesson from them
I am a proud welsh man 🏴🏴🏴🏴Cymru am byth watching from llanelli 🏴🏴🏴
Rydwi’n falch iawn i fod yn Cymraes. Ddiolch am yr fideo hyn. ( I am very proud to be Cymraes(Welsh). Thankyou for this video.)👌🏴❤️🌎🇺🇸
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@@irispitman4202 Diolch yn fawr. ( Thankyou very much.)😊
Your a smart woman. I’m Welsh . We are tribal. Welsh is our old Language uncorrupted by Latin . We lost our country to the queen., her son Charles in 1969 was put on our thrown. The 3 feathrs are King Charles emblem.!it’s not true Welsh . We are the dragon
"You turn up against the All Blacks and your symbol is a flower, that's not very intimidating" Yeah the All Blacks symbol looks like a feather.............
All blacks is a silver fern. We (welsh) have symbols, a dragon on our flag, daffodil national flower, the 3 feathers of the prince of Wales with Ich Dein, meaning I serve.
Cymru am Byth...Wales forever.
Welsh lady here... genuinely can't sing it without shedding a tear 🤍💚❤️
The meaning of the song is very deep and thanks for our freedom and our ansestors, you should listen to it whith subtitles so that you can understand the meaning
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Thank you so much for this.
Trust me there is nothing, NOTHING compared to being in the Millennium Stadium when the Welsh National anthem is being sung - the volume (not to mention passion) is incredible, especially if the roof is closed.
TV can never do it justice!
Welsh people`s traits are, short and squat with very dark hair and fair skin. It`s to do with cold weather and exercise (Hard work)
The euros for football starts on Friday. You have a chance to learn about football. It's the 2nd biggest tournament below the world Cup but its huge for all of europe. They'll obviously be less fans though. Wales England and Scotland all qualified. Maybe you can react to the best goals or something. Although it's always better if you watch it in the pub surrounded by fans.
the six nations are the nations that play in the tournament , England , Scotland , Wales , Ireland , France and Italy .
I cry every time I hear this. I am Welsh.
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The 6 nations is an international Rugby tournament between England Scotland (who have a little mini contest within it for the Calcutta Cup), Wales, Ireland (which I think Rugby Union is the only sport they play as a United nation), France and Italy.
It's played yearly in the spring and is well worth watching
6 Nations are the participants: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy
The 6 nations is a yearly tournament where the 6 biggest teams in the Northern hemisphere play eachother. It’s Wales , Scotland , Ireland , France , Italy and England. Everyone plays eachother once and the winner is the team with the most wins overall.
I’m a proud welsh man and I’m not ashamed to admit the anthem does make me cry it’s so emotional
We have the welsh flag ( the dragon) and for rugby we have the 3 feathers and for football we have the dragon on their hinde legs in a shield.
Yes, is very powerful and the higher notes. I'm onto all your great videos, I'm now a subscriber.
Being of Welsh ancestry,it isnt so much the song, but the pride with which it is sung.
The Six Nations is an international rugby tournament which is competed in by 6 different countries: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, and Italy. The year 1746 is a red herring as it has nothing to do with the tournament, but rather it was the year that Guiness, the draught beer company who sponsors the Six Nations, was founded.
The British Isles are so genetically mixed there's not much distinction between someone of Celtic and Anglo-Saxon blood.
Oxford University recently done a study on the genetic make up of the U.K. and found that the Welsh have a completely different genetic make up than that of England, Scotland and N.I. They all so found that the make up between South Wales and North Wales are all so slightly different. With South Wales having a make up similar to that of the basque region and north Wales having a make up similar to those in the Baltic region.
Not true at all
I’m so proud to be Welsh the Anthem always makes me emotional
You always bring up the nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, denmark, Finland and iceland) maybe that would be something to dive into a bit? Its simulator to the UK in many ways, but also not
At one point Old Norse and Old English were pretty much mutually intelligible. A lot of place names near me have Norse roots
@@jw3505 like York! Or Jordvik as it was origianally (earth bay)
@@jw3505 my Dad was from Keighley, I remember him once translating for a Norwegian lady, using Yorkshire Dialect!
With all the viking invasion bac in day I have 2 agrea
The Welsh know how to sing deep from the heart and soul the passion for rugby and Country can be felt godbless cymru.
React to the English national anthem at the word cup. Great video
@@TimeyWimeyLimey I know I’m English ahah can’t wait it’s coming home come on England 🏴
Rugby is a sport that has a position for people of all body shapes.
Pssshhhh, we all know the Welsh national anthem is Bread of Heaven