Comments on: RFU to stick with God Save the Queen

By: Tom Jackson

Tom Jackson — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:04:59 +0000

Following the successes by the rugby team, apart from
Ireland, I wrote that the scores were great but pity
about the musical score, ” God Save the Queen”

By: Sandy Constable

Sandy Constable — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:45:43 +0000

It really is time for England to be able to have its own ‘identity’ at any sporting event or major gathering of English supporting people. It isn’t a question of not wanting to show our respect to The Monarchy, it’s about being able to have pride in our own country. The Monarchy is about representing a group of countries united together by occupier of the ‘crown.’ This shouldn’t then by used by the English singing it as our national anthem as The Monarchy isn’t singularly English. I advocate and support the use of either Land of Hope and Glory or Jerusalem as our own identity. We need to have some pride in our own country and not be pushed into having the imperial monarch’s tune thrust upon us. As a nation we deserve more.

By: The Beer Wrangler

The Beer Wrangler — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:45:14 +0000

Jerusalem always wins polls on the matter, and the RFU are just a bunch of ‘old farts’ Time to change the anthem for an English one!

P.S. I like many people have no issue reconciling Englishness with Britishness, – Proud to be both!

By: AlanHarvey

AlanHarvey — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:44:05 +0000

It should not be a case of either ‘God Save the Queen’ or a specific England anthem (hopefully ‘Land of Hope and Glory’) at Twickenham and Wembley – but rather a case of BOTH of them whenever England play any international sport. Likewise ‘God Save the Queen’ should also be played as well as ‘Flower of Scotland’ at Murrayfield and Hampden Park, and as well as ‘Land of my Fathers’ at Cardiff. More importantly, however, the IRFU must insist that if the dreadful ‘Soldiers’ Song’ is played at Lansdown Road together wit ‘Ireland’s Call’ then ‘God Save the Queen’ must be played also – after all approx. a third of the Irish side are Loyal Ulsterman!

By: tim

tim — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:27:59 +0000

The RFU is still run by a load of old fuddy duddies from the so called establishment.
Supporters at Twickenham should sing Jerusalem and drown out God save the Queen which is an embassasing set of words set to dreary boring music. Eventually they will get the point.
My first priority is ‘Proud to be English’

By: Gareth

Gareth — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:00:29 +0000

Hi Gordon, I believe that Steve has written back to the RFU, I’ll let you know if he gets a response.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:59:03 +0000

The English Rugby establishment seem (as many English institutions) to consider themselves to be the last bastions of Britishness and seem to be holding onto Unionism with every ounce of the being.

It does seem to be a age related issues, younger people seem more inclined to favour English’ness’ (outside of our private schools who surround their pupils in Britishness).

Have you written to Peter Thomas pointing your findings ? Would be interesting to see the follow up correspondence.