Jean Wallace, Limerick soprano, sings Munster anthem STAND UP AND FIGHT

Stand up and fight!
Limerick legend and local soprano songs Stand up and fight, the Limerick fight song!
Stand Up And Fight has been a Munster Rugby anthem for over 20 years with the song initially brought to the province by former Team Manager Brian O’Brien, a member of Munster Rugby’s Hall of Fame, in 1999.
For his initiation, the Shannon man belted out Stand Up And Fight and it quickly caught on with the squad and management.
The timing of its introduction was perfect as the Munster side were big underdogs at the time and the anthem fitted perfectly with their never-say-die attitude as they took on big-spending sides like Saracens, Stade Francais and Toulouse.
“Until you hear that bell, that final bell, stand up and fight like hell.”
The 1999/2000 campaign saw Munster capture the Interprovincial Championship with six wins from six as Declan Kidney’s side defied the odds to reach their first European Cup final, a defeat to Northampton in Twickenham.
Munster beat Leinster 31-20 at Cork Con’s Temple Hill in the season opener before a 67-17 victory over Connacht in Galway.
A 25-24 win away in Belfast, Munster’s first victory away in Ulster for 19 years, set the scene for O’Brien to perform his first big rendition of his party piece in the Europe Hotel afterwards.