How To Honour Nevin

[Setanta]

It may be because I'm an old wrinkly but I do find a minute's silence much louder than any applause.

[TheElephantMan]

Would it be out of order just to sing our ulster chant,but instead of men,man?.

[ColinM]

Would it be out of order just to sing our ulster chant,but instead of men,man?.

Lest we forget three men died, all of the same blood. We should remember them as they lived and died - together.

[TheElephantMan]

Have not forgot 3 men died but the topic thread was how to honour Nevin.

[AyeYerMa]

There's room in eighty minutes and before & after for silence, songs, applause and many other things.

We'll remember Nevin & his family with dignity but we will also celebrate his life and achievements and everything he gave to rugby & to Ulster.

His death was a tragedy, but his life was wonderful.

Neither will pass unmarked.

[TinPig]

Posted today on "whiffofcordite".

On both the Munster and Leinster fan sites, there is currently a mooted plan to sing a round of ‘Stand Up For The Ulstermen’ at their respective home games this weekend. We encourage those who plan to be in attendance to spread the word.

http://whiffofcordite.com/2012/09/17/nevin-spence-rip/

[gannonman]

Perhaps stupid but when the 12th/13th minute comes up at our next game. A minutes round of applause?

[ColinM]

Nice to see a public thanksgiving service will be organised, appropriate for those of us not close enough to attend the funeral.

"Arrangements for a thanksgiving service for the three is currently under way and details will appear in the press in due course."

I could be wrong, but I suspect that the "thanksgiving service" - a service of thanks and remembrance for the lives of these three good men, will actually be the funeral service.

Funeral Wednesday but thanksgiving service to be held on Sunday 3pm in Ravenhill.

Should be a full house, a very fitting idea

[Cap'n Grumpy]

I could be wrong, but I suspect that the "thanksgiving service" - a service of thanks and remembrance for the lives of these three good men, will actually be the funeral service.

Funeral Wednesday but thanksgiving service to be held on Sunday 3pm in Ravenhill.

Should be a full house, a very fitting idea

Indeed, and I was wrong.

[breakdown]

Seems a lot of people are all for naming one of the new stands after his family, according the UR fb page.

[eoinsy96]

call one of the new stands, the spence stand, i like the idea of applause between 12-13 mins too

[Big-al]

Would it be out of order just to sing our ulster chant,but instead of men,man?.

3 Ulstermen died, I feel just as heartbroken at the death of Noel and Graham and thus the end of a farming dnyasty that has farmed at Drumlough for the past 5 generations that I am for the loss of Nevin.

Such a tragedy.

Seems a lot of people are all for naming one of the new stands after his family, according the UR fb page.

I'd certainly back that. It will take a long time for the rugby and farming communities within Northern Ireland to fully recover from this disaster.

[breakdown]

I would like that idea too, a percentage of the money from the ticket sales for that stand, permitting it goes through, could be given to the charity the Spence's were involved in. Just a suggestion.

[ruckover]

While I agree that the 12th/13th minute applause would be a good idea, unfortunately it's not that practical. If there's an injury or a kick it just results in stilted applause and ends up sounding a bit silly.

[mikerob]

There's a thread on the Scarlets' forum about singing SUFTUM after the minute silence before the Scarlets v Ospreys game this weekend.

It's a nice sentiment whether it happens or not.