NOW THAT’S HOW YOU SING A NATIONAL ANTHEM
At the risk of firing up another debate about the merits of Australia’s national anthem, how could you not be inspired by the emotional pre-match build up from the Kiwis and Samoans.
What a wonderful promotion that was for the international game of rugby league.
And what I liked most was that there wasn’t a single player from either team who didn’t sing along to their national anthem – loud and proud.
Now that’s how you sing a national anthem.
While James Fisher-Harris and Junior Paulo did a fantastic job leading their respective war cries with such tremendous passion.
As Andrew Voss said in Fox League commentary: “If you’re not stirred by that, you don’t have a pulse.”
But as an Australian watching on, I’ll concede there was still a touch o