The start of the Six Nations rugby tournament always proves popular around the sporting world — but on the weekend it also meant that Scottish champion Whitburn were also heard in action in outer space.

Anthems

The band is regularly asked to provide the various anthems of the competing teams before the kick-off at Murrayfield Stadium, and on this occasion for the Calcutta Cup match against England their performances of 'God Save the Queen' and 'Flower of Scotland' were even heard aboard the International Space Station.

he got to hear the band perform, some 400 kilometers above the planet's surface, travelling at 27,600 miles an hour…4BR

Astronaut

British astronaut Tim Peake is an English rugby fan (he was seen wearing an England rugby shirt) and so he got to hear the band perform, some 400 kilometers above the planet's surface, travelling at 27,600 miles an hour…

By all accounts he was happy with the result — although he didn't comment on the performance of the band…