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Published 08:58 15 Jun 2016 BST
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"Little did we know, there would be men in green standing up, singing and applauding... While it is a huge moment - underneath the sadness of a fan coming to watch a football game and losing his life - [the Irish reaction] is not a total surprise, given some of the stuff that goes unreported. "The media often love to cover when there is a scuffle or when people sing the wrong thing, when it comes to Republic and Northern Ireland fans, I've seen this for a long time. There are bars all over Belfast with the red hand of Ulster and the tricolour up, and they're welcoming both fans. We're sharing a fan park in Belfast."Murray says he visited an Irish bar in Nice ahead of the North's opener and that 10-15% of the supporters there were supporting the Republic. "Everyone was partying together and having a right old laugh," he commented.
"[This gesture] goes beyond that."It certainly did. There will be a further tribute paid to Rogers at Thursday's group game with Ukraine.

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