Barbados call on Billy Ocean's son when the going gets tough for rugby seven side thrashed 68-5 by Canada at Glasgow Games

Canada did not hold back as they defeated minnows Barbados 68-5
Barbados face tough games against Scotland and New Zealand
Billy Ocean's son Anthony Bayne-Charles came on as substitute


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The going got so tough for Barbados’ rugby sevens side yesterday that they were prompted to call on the son of soul star Billy Ocean.

But when Anthony Bayne-Charles ran on to the field as a second-half substitute, the tannoy announcer at Ibrox was not quick enough to put together a melody of Ocean’s greatest hits, which included, ‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going’ in 1990 and ‘Red Light Spells Danger’ in 1977.

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Unfortunately for the son of Leslie Sebastian Charles, Ocean’s real name, it was more a case of ‘There’ll be Sad Songs’ which was a hit for his dad in 1986 as his team never won a match, losing 56-0 to Scotland and 68-5 to Canada.

Despite the defeats, he still enjoyed the experience of playing in front of the biggest crowd of his rugby career.

‘My dad is on tour at the moment so he couldn’t come to Ibrox but it was great for me to run out in front of more than 40,000 rugby fans at the Commonwealth Games,’ said Bayne-Charles, who is eligible to play for Barbados because his mother, Judy, was born there.

‘At times like this you have to just take your chance and do your best.

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