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Their side had just laid down a marker for the World Cup, and Irish fans were in the mood for a celebration.

This is the moment hundreds of Ireland supporters marked the team’s 24-9 win over France at the Millennium Stadium by joining in a fantastic rendition of Uptown Funk in the centre of Cardiff.

The Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars party song was being performed by Cardiff-based band Bass12 between St John’s Church and the Owain Glyndwr pub, just off St Mary Street and a stone’s throw from the Millennium Stadium.

Fans wearing green, fancy dress and even other countries’ shirts, danced as the band – called Bass12 and comprising current and former Cardiff University students – attracted a crowd of revellers.

It came a few hours after hordes of Irish supporters – as well as a fair few French – had provided one of the most febrile atmospheres the Millennium Stadium had ever witnessed.

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Players, fans and rugby experts queued up to pay tribute to those in the stands as well as the city and stadium themselves for the vibe.

(Image: David Davies/PA Wire)

The party continued in the streets outside the stadium and well into the small hours of Monday morning.

Ireland have earned an apparently easier route to the World Cup final as a result of the win and will be back in Cardiff on Sunday for their quarter-final against Argentina.

Before that, France face New Zealand in the city on Saturday night.

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