[ May 12, 2024 ]
Sad that is not an American team, but still good to see sports figures take a stand against a terror group.
‘Unanimous Decision’: Australia’s National Rugby Team Refuses to Kneel for BLM
Coach Dave Rennie said the idea of kneeling during the national anthem was discussed by the players and they voted against becoming the first Australian national sporting team to do so.
By: Simon Kent, Breitbart, October 23, 2020:
Story continues below advertisementHowever Australia will wear a new “First Nation” jersey for the contest, Sky Sports reports.
“The key thing is that this is about honouring our Indigenous people and we want the focus to be on that,” Rennie explained.
“Everyone has got their own opinions around the other situation but we want the focus to be around reflecting on our history and our past. Our focus is around the First Nations people and the Indigenous jersey; we’re not looking to make a political statement.”
He said the coaching and management group talked with the team leaders, who then met with the rest of the team and it was a “unanimous decision.”
Former Wallaby captain Nick Farr-Jones backed the move.
“To take the risk of basically splitting the support the Wallabies are starting to earn through their gutsy performances in Wellington and Auckland – just don’t do it guys, it’s too risky,” Farr-Jones said on radio 2GB.
“You run the risk that a few (viewers) would just turn off. They don’t want to see politics in national sport. That’s a real risk. I think it could be divisive.”
The issue of embracing BLM calls to take a knee before kick off is not new to rugby.
Rugby Star Refused to Kneel for BLM for 'Burning Churches and Bibles' https://t.co/6IhzKB6kGY
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) August 22, 2020
As Breitbart London reported, England rugby star Billy Vunipola has refused to heed the call in the past because, as a Christian, he said he could not support those for whom “burning churches and Bibles” is a way of making a political statement.
“We were asked if we wanted to take a knee or not, and what I saw in terms of that movement [Black Lives Matter] was not aligned with what I believe in. They were burning churches and Bibles. I can’t support that,” said the player in an interview with the ‘The Good, The Bad & The Rugby’ podcast quoted by the Christian Institute.
“Even though I am a person of colour, I’m still more a person of, I guess, Jesus,” added the Australia-born athlete.
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20 Comments
3 years ago
I am impressed!
Meanwhile Biden’s base is on another looting rampage in Philadephia…. Facts never matter…It’s just an excuse for lawlessness, murder, rapes etc..
3 years ago
BLM’s true FACE !!
3 years ago
WAY TO GO AUSTRALIA! WISE PEOPLE in America, that would be THE MAJORITY of Americans do not kneel or support BLM either. It is the mainstream media that makes it seem like we do. WE DO NOT. WHY? BLM DOES CRIMINAL THINGS AND THAT MAKES THEM CRIMINAL. ANTIFA IS A COMMUNIST ORGANIZATION, WHICH MAKES THEM ANTI-AMERICAN AND ANTI-CONSTITUTION., The majority of Americans are against both organizations.
3 years ago
Reply to
durabo
Seems so at least in the realm of public display in this fetid PC swamp climate…!
3 years ago
Reply to
TomSJr
Well, like they say, it takes leather balls to play Rugby! 🙂 Good for them!
3 years ago
Will we ever see that from an American sports team. Probably not. Good for the Australians! Let’s hope they don’t give in to the pressure that will definitely come from this decision.
3 years ago
Good! Do these protests desecrate the Australian national anthem as well?
3 years ago
finally some common sense somewhere. anyone tell me what exactly the “indigenous” people of australia have done or are doing for australia? from what i can tell they are still the white man’s burden. and didn’t those folks migrate to australia from somewhere else too? so they’re not indigenous anymore than the british were. same with the american indian. they migrated to north america from somewhere else, so why are they considered indigenous to north america? who gets to decide how far back in time we go to paste the indigenous label on some group?
3 years ago
Rugby Union is not a high profile sport in Australia any way and became even less so when a fat ugly trans thing was made the boss and went after the best player they had, Israel Felou, over his biblical stance on sinners like it. If they lost a “few” viewers they’d have none at all. Rugby Australia is already in deep financial doo doo and bowing down to the false gods of BLM would be the final straw.
3 years ago
EXCELLENT!!!!! They didn’t bow to criminals!
3 years ago
Kudos!
3 years ago
Good on you, mates! (A former #7 and at times #9 says so)
3 years ago
GOD BLESS AUSTRALIA. If you give an INCH blm will take a MILE.
3 years ago
Sadly WE here have to be shamed by the UK Aussies…!
3 years ago
Hahaha..
well I’m still standing and have tho been ostacized frequently tho have the respect of quite a few fairly Liberal clients even in wearing my 1/2 camo/U.S. flag – Trump 2020 hat…!
3 years ago
Reply to
mtman2
Well its good for the causes they know I stand for- yes for me business wise.
3 years ago
God bless the Aussies who have not been caught up in the cancel culture that dominates North America. I would also like to give a shout out to Australia’s superlative Sky News agency for their more professional and accurate reporting the news happening in the USA as opposed to our MSM cabal…including the once “fair and balanced” Fox News.
3 years ago
Glad to see that the Marxist BLM movement has met its match. Well done Oz and Vunipola. If only the weak kneed F1 drivers would follow suite. They are a disgrace.
3 years ago
Good show lads. Bravo.
