Posted on 05/12/2021 6:10:21 PM PDT by conservative98
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has dropped the nickname “Saxons” for one of the top England teams following a Black Lives Matter-inspired diversity review into the sport.
England’s second team, which has been referred to as the “Saxons” since 2006, will have its name changed back to the old “England A” team when they face off against Scotland A in Leicester in June, in order “to reflect the diversity in society”.
Announcing their decision to scrap the “inappropriate” nickname, an RFU spokesman told The Times: “We have chosen to revert to the traditional name of ‘England A’ for this fixture against ‘Scotland A’ as a better representation of our team today.”
One of England’s top all-time try-scorers, Martin Offiah, supported the move but said that it should be accompanied by “something more substantial”.
The British-born Nigerian heritage Hall of Fame rugby player explained: “Adding names like Saxons probably was a bit misguided. It’s a gesture that we’re going in the right direction but gestures need to have something more substantial behind it.
“Are we going to see a black coach of the England rugby union team, more black board members? How many black people are involved in the commercial department? Those are the conversations we need to have.”
The decision to scrap the “Saxons” nickname comes after the union conducted a Black Lives Matter-inspired review of the use of the song ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ because of its links to slavery in the United States.
The song was penned by freed Oklahoma slave Wallace Willice following the American Civil War and has since become associated with black gospel music in America. British rugby fans picked up the tune after a come-from-behind victory over Ireland in 1988.
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Prince Harry was pushing for nick naming the team the spear chuckers, but his wife Meghan told him that would be racist and they settled on a non-racial, nonsexual and non religious name, the broom sticks. When a witches group found out they strongly objected and others said that a broom stick could be considered a phallic symbol so it was back to the drawing board. The rocks was briefly considered but since rocks have been used to kill LGBTQ people by stoning in the past that would not work either. The Cable Modems was then considered, but there is controversy over that name as well. /s
Probably. Appropriation.
>>England’s second team, which has been referred to as the “Saxons” since 2006, will have its name changed back to the old “England A” team when they face off against Scotland A in Leicester in June, in order “to reflect the diversity in society”.
Sod indigenous peoples, right?!
The rules aren’t the same in every country, the agenda is against some people and it is discrinatory around the globe.
“The Brothers”
“Comrades”
“Woke”
Whole lot of new team names
So glad you finally fell in line.
And, apparently, in England, it’s okay to refer to oneself as a Scotsman or a Welshman or a Brit but not as an Englishman. So stupid.
Swords and tequila will carry them through the night.
How about the Vikings?
>When do they say,,,We are not men?
They should cut off their Johnsons while they are at it, you know, to prevent rape
No, the real reason is that it is a Christian hymn inspired by the Bible: "The chariots of God are tens of thousands"--Psalm 68:17
You first
Call them the Redskins and the Washington Football Team the Saxons. Most of Blacks in the NFL wouldn’t know what Saxon is. (They might think it is a misspelling of Sex) 😀
When will the name England be changed to something African sounding.
Africans seem to be the only ones with any rights anymore.
Just go back to Albion
"The Common Brittonic name for the island, Hellenised as Albíōn (Ἀλβίων)[6] and Latinised as Albiōn (genitive Albionis), derives from the Proto-Celtic nasal stem *Albiyū (oblique *Albiyon-) and survived in Old Irish as Albu (genitive Albann). The name originally referred to Britain as a whole, but was later restricted to Caledonia (giving the modern Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland: Alba)."
American football is easy compared to rugby. Both American and Canadian football evolved from rugby football in the beginning of the 20th century.
Rugby is played almost continuously for 80 minutes with no breaks or huddles or pads to protect the players from injury. It is fast, rough and unrelenting in it's toughness. You'd better be in shape when you play rugby or you'll get your ass kicked.
Football players get breaks and timeouts all of the time. They wear protective gear. They only play 60 minute games that stretch to two hours or longer because of all the breaks, timeouts and halftime.
In rugby, the same players remain on the field no matter which team has possession of the ball. This means that most players must be versatile enough to play well on both offense and defense. Teams are allowed a limited number of substitutions per game, so some players must play the entire game. Football is more specialized as offense or defense and specialty teams. Players are substituted all throughout the games.
Football was fun but rugby was a killer. Rudgy players I've known were tough as nails. Most college football players I played with back in the 60s couldn't hold a candle their strength, agility, speed and toughness. Excellent athletes.
Most people don't understand the game of rugby and that might be why they think it's stupid.
The Cambrians?
Ordovicians?
Silurians?
I have a better suggestion: "Airstrip One" team.
Regards,
Ever play rugby? Thought not. Twice a rough as football, no rest between plays, and no padding.
Rugby is the antecedent to football. Maybe if you sat down and watched a game, tried to understand it, you might appreciate it.
Could try the name the “Dark Ages”, better yet, the “Black Death”. Other names that appeal; Berserkers (Viking), The Great Heathen Army (Viking), The Housecarls (Saxon), or the Fyrd (Saxon).
Come to think of it the English language is largely based in Anglo-Saxon speech, so is BLM ever going to be satisfied? Or would they rather we switch to swa-effing-hili? In Britain blacks represent 1.5% of the population.
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