Thread: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: England Rugby Bosses to Review Slavery Link

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Here's Martin Offiah who is only 6 foot 1 and 91kgs but with far broader shoulders

He's also 55 years old.

Itoje would beat him like a red-headed stepchild*












*Not racist, gingas have no soul

It sounds like it's a generation old and wouldn't be missed. They can use the national anthem or that old three syllable classic "Engerland Englerland Engerland" etc. Or perhaps Land of Hope and Glory. Or an Adele song or something.

Who honestly gives a fuck if they have to sing something else?

Last week World Cup winner Maggie Alphonsi - the only black person on the RFU council - said that the death of George Floyd in the United States had led to "powerful conversations".


RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney has said: "We need to do more to achieve diversity across all areas of the game, including administration."

Former England player Brian Moore, who said he could remember Swing Low being sung in junior rugby clubs during the 1970s, insisted he would have no qualms about it being banned.

"I have always hated it," he said. "It is not appropriate. It has slave connotations and if the RFU makes that ruling I would be pleased."

Why do England rugby fans sing slave song Swing Low, Sweet Chariot? - CBBC Newsround

It's absolutely disgusting that the English toff bed wetting public think it's OK to sing an American slave song. They are really holding on to their racist colonial past.

Disgusting indeed...