Campaign to use English national anthem. : Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:30 am  

Campaign to use English national anthem. Campaign launched for England to use an English anthem to be sung at the Rugby League World Cup A new campaign has been launched today calling for the English Rugby League team to sing an English anthem at the forthcoming Rugby League World Cup 2013. RLWC2013 is the first major international sporting tournament to take place in the UK since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and will see England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland competing against holders New Zealand, favourites Australia and Fiji, France, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Italy, Cook Islands and the USA. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

Campaign to use English national anthem. Campaign launched for England to use an English anthem to be sung at the Rugby League World Cup A new campaign has been launched today calling for the English Rugby League team to sing an English anthem at the forthcoming Rugby League World Cup 2013. RLWC2013 is the first major international sporting tournament to take place in the UK since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and will see England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland competing against holders New Zealand, favourites Australia and Fiji, France, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Italy, Cook Islands and the USA. READ MORE ON THIS STORY...

Re: Campaign to use English national anthem. : Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:48 am  

Really?

Think most people recognize 'god save the queen' as our national anthem, UK or not.

[Wheels]

Re: Campaign to use English national anthem. : Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:03 am  

Jerusalem for me.

Re: Campaign to use English national anthem. : Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:14 am  

Land of hope and glory

Re: Campaign to use English national anthem. : Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:17 am  

thaiad24 wrote:

Land of hope and glory

What he said.

Re: Campaign to use English national anthem. : Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:20 am  

Yes about time we had a proper northern anthem, how's about Ilkley Moor bah tat ?

Re: Campaign to use English national anthem. : Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:06 am  

The anthem has bugged me for a long time. God Save the Queen is the national anthem of GB not England. LAnd of Hope and Glory for me.

Re: Campaign to use English national anthem. : Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:14 am  

I've got a brand new combine harvester?

Re: Campaign to use English national anthem. : Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:22 am  

Land of Hope and Glory.........If Scotland, Wales and Ireland can have their own anthems (in all sports!!!!) then surely England can have their own. This shouldn't even be up for debate.

Re: Campaign to use English national anthem. : Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:24 am  

Ok - Clearly people do care!