Welsh schools chosen to welcome Rugby World Cup teams

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Monday 14 September 2015 at 6:30am

Two schools in Wales have been selected from over a hundred across the UK to be part of the ceremonies that will officially welcome teams to the Rugby World Cup 2015.

Hawthorn primary school will welcome Uruguay at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff today.

Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen in North Wales are the only people granted permission to sing the RWC anthem, 'World in Union', in Welsh.

They will welcome Canada in Swansea on Tuesday, September 15.

Watch: The schools have been rehearsing all summer. Have a peek at their performances:

The Head of Music at Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen says excitement for the event has spread throughout the area: