Brexit jokes galore as Twitter reacts to Declan Rice decision
Declan Rice has announced
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The 20-year-old made three senior appearances for Ireland, all in friendly matches, but the London born West Ham star has decided to play for England.
In a lengthy statement, Rice said it had been "an extremely difficult decision". He said he was a "proud Englishman" but he was equally proud of his family's "Irish heritage and my affinity and connection with the country".
And with his announcement came a flurry of tweets and social media exchanges.
From Brexit jokes to chants of 'he's one of our own', here's how Twitter reacted to the news.
Getting Declan Rice from Ireland is probably the only successful trade deal the UK are going to negotiate with the EU this year.
— Chris (@chrs00) February 13, 2019
"First they stole our potatoes, now they've stolen our Rice".
— Oliver Callan (@olivercallan) February 13, 2019
(As somebody once said, author unknown!) #DeclanRice #England
He’s one of our own....He’s one of our own...Declan Rice....he’s one of our own.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) February 13, 2019
Declan Rice Dumps Ireland Day Before Valentine's Day https://t.co/lh4JmvldNB
— WWN (@WhispersNewsLTD) February 13, 2019
Going to follow and unfollow and follow and unfollow and follow and unfollow and follow and unfollow and follow and unfollow @_DeclanRice
— Annie West (@anniewestdotcom) February 13, 2019
see how he likes it
Martin O'Neill really should've played Declan Rice in the home game against Moldova (five months after his PL debut)
— Conán Doherty (@ConanDoherty) February 13, 2019
Instead, we had two goalkeepers on the bench
This aged well... https://t.co/0qV4h0OxCE
— Peter McNamara (@PeterMcNamara_) February 13, 2019
And as per usual, Ireland Simpsons Fans were quick with reaction.
Seeing Declan Rice declare for England after playing for Ireland all through Youth level pic.twitter.com/Q8dx0mjEKB
— Ireland Simpsons Fans (@iresimpsonsfans) February 13, 2019
But we'll leave Tony O'Donoghue wih the last word.
I know how difficult a decision this was for @_DeclanRice and his family. He is a player of immense potential and a very decent young man. I hope people respect his decision. Hopefully we can produce some equally world class players at home. #declanrice pic.twitter.com/6G4FBCSlg2
— Tony O'Donoghue (@Corktod) February 13, 2019
