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Oisin Doherty

French rugby star's thick Irish accent sends internet into meltdown

A video of former France under 20s captain Daniel Brennan has blown people away on TikTok over the last few days, with his accent being unlike any French accent people have ever heard.

The clip has resurfaced on the video platform, and has raked in over 630,000 times in just four days. The video was the highest trending on rugby TikTok on the day of its release, and was posted by Welsh content creator Andrew Forde, who is renowned for his rugby compilations on YouTube.

The video begins with Brennan being asked his reaction to beating New Zealand and advancing to the World Championship final in 2018. The interviewer asks: "What are your overwhelming emotions right now?"

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"I can't say... absolutely bloody delighted!" responds Brennan, in the thickest Irish accent you are likely to hear, the prop's energy makes the interview all that more entertaining.

"Playing against one of the best countries in the world, to come out with the win today, the supporters are absolutely amazing, so I'm absolutely delighted."

It turns out that Brennan's father was former Ireland and Leinster second-row Trevor Brennan, who moved to France in 2002 to play for Toulouse in the Top 14. Trevor settled in France, and actually owns a bar out there, which is why his son represents Les Bleus, despite his strong Irish dialect.

Viewer reaction was a mixture of confusion and just plain humour.

"Wait he's not the Irish captain with a swapped shirt?" questioned one viewer.

"Sounds Parisian, with just a small hint of Dublin, (barely detectable)" joked one.

"Translation please, I don’t speak French" joked another.

Brennan would go on to captain France to glory in 2018, as they won the under 20s World Championships 33-25 against England. The tournament featured an abundance of future international rugby stars, including Romain Ntamack, Louis Carbonel and Marcus Smith.

Brennan is now 23-years-old and represents Brive in the Top 14, and is a towering 6ft 4in, 130kg at prop.

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