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[unrealfragmaster]

IRELAND BEAT ENGLAND
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAH
Yeah it was a cool match

[SmellieNellie]

So, will it be Ireland, Englad or France?

[robwatts]

Sport related I laughed so hard when Manchester United lost to Porto in the 90th minute. Fergie looked mightily peeved

Nimlet, you and me both

As for England, well, we had to lose eventually. Now its out of their system Im sure they'll go from strength to strength.

Must of reallly really hurt to have been an aussie and have the poms win the wc on their home turf

The look on the aussie premiers face as he handed out the medals is still etched upon my mind. He looked as sick as a

ah well..."swing low..sweet chariot..." :

[qwerty]

Sorry, but would somebody explain all these chariot references to us Yanks?

[robwatts]

Its a song Bob

Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home

I looked over Jordan
And what did I see,
Coming for to carry me home
A band of angels
Coming after me
Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home

If you get there
Before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my friends
I'm coming too
Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home

Sometimes I'm up
And sometimes I'm down
Coming for to carry me home
But still my soul
Feels heavenly bound
Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home

Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home

Sang by England fans, usually before during and after emphatic victories, a recent notable occassion being the rugby world cup.

Edited by robwatts, 13 March 2004 - 05:23 PM.

[qwerty]

I know the song. What's it got to do with Rugby? Is this the England team's equivalent of "Meet the Mets"?

[robwatts]

Im K cuffed if I know Bob, although Im sure some clever bugger will know..

[OldWelshGuy]

Its the adopted theme tune of English rugby here are some ideas as to the adoption.


Although England's slave-song spiritual was written more than 150 years ago, not many English rugby supporters know all the words of their rugby anthem. The chorus seems to be enough.

It was first sung by a group of bibulous mates from the Benedictine school Douai (whose 1st-XV song it has been for a long time) who were bunched in front of the lower east stand at Twickenham's Irish match of 1988, at the very corner England's Nigerian-born wing Chris Oti ran in three tries.

The crowd heard the group from Benedictine school and started to sing along and it stuck.

However I was playing rugby in 1978 (in Wales), and we used to have actions that went with this song (this was common practice among most of the youth teams, not something we invented, just inherited), and it was sung quite a lot by quite a few clubs. My opinion is that the tune migrated from the disgusting actions that the youth team would use, into the clubhouse after match (ladies present) and the actions got dropped, but the song remained.

But once again, who knows,


I should say that when I refer to 'the youth' this is the section of the club that is not senior, they are under 18 and although they might play for the senior side they are the youth primarily. Youth rugby boys are the equivalent of the Frat houses, you really do not want to be left in a locked room with them on an away game the moment the bus leaves the town there will be moonies all around

[mal4mac]

The Scottish half of me liked the chariot poster. The English half is laughing that the Aussies are still so upset The Scots have won at some sports in recent years: curling, snooker... OK not many others play these sports.

I love it when countries do well at something they really shouldn't. 'Dr Ice' winning the world skeleton bob springs to mind. He didn't even have any ice to train on. Bet that upset the Swiss. But they have the America's cup to console them!

Can anyone think of other unlikely sporting victories? (And you are not allowed to say England 1966). Any famous Dutch mountain climbers?

Mal

[OldWelshGuy]

There was the was the famous victory of Long John Silver in the Butt kicking contest.

[qwerty]

So Swing Low Sweet Chariot is sort of a fight song. Personally I like Harvard's:

Fight fiercely, Harvard, fight, fight, fight!
Demonstrate to them our skill.
Albeit they possess the might,
Nonetheless we have the will.

How we will celebrate our victory,
We shall invite the whole team up for tea.  (How jolly!)
Hurl that spheroid down the field,
And fight, fight, fight!

Fight fiercely, Harvard, fight, fight, fight!
Impress them with our prowess, do!
Oh, fellas, do not let the crimson down,
Be of stout heart and true.

Come on, chaps, fight for Harvard's glorious name!
Won't it be peachy if we win the game?  (Oh, goody!)
Let's try not to injure them,
But fight, fight, fight!
Let's not be rough, though!
Fight, fight, fight!
And do fight fiercely!
Fight, fight, fight!

Ok, so it's not their official song. It was written by the satirist Tom Lehrer, who used to teach math there. But I have walked across Harvard Yard and heard it being played at one of their pep rallies.

[nimlet]

back to Man U, did my ears deceive me when the man on the radio said they might be out of the premiership....can anyone confirm or deny this. Please say it is true it would really make my monday morning.

[csjavi]

It seems that way. They are 12 points behind Arsenal. ManU got beaten 4-1 by Manchester City. Arsenal really have to screw up to loose the championship.

I had Keane, Giggs and van Nistelrooy on my fantasy team. They did ok for first part of the season. They have sucked lately. I just traded Keane away, though. I got rid of van Nistelrooy some time ago.

[OldWelshGuy]

Not out of the premiership, just out of the chance to win it, sadly....

[SmellieNellie]

No - they are still a long way off being out of the Premiership.

Back to Swing Low - all I can say is that my lasting memory of this song is the actions that go along with it! They're a bit dodgy if you know what I mean. Though I don't know if they are only practiced amongst the ranks of the Armed forces or if it pans out across civilisation!