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‘Unanimous Decision’: Australia’s National Rugby Team Refuses to Kneel for BLM
Breitbart ^ | October 23 2020 | SIMON KENT

Posted on 10/23/2020 12:03:54 PM PDT by knighthawk

Australia’s national rugby team will not take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement after a unanimous vote by the players, insisting they were not interested in making political statements.

The Australian Wallabies face the New Zealand All Blacks next Saturday in a Bledisloe Cup contest in Sydney.

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australia; blacklivesmatter; blm; blmrugby; kneeling; newzealand; sports
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1 posted on 10/23/2020 12:03:54 PM PDT by knighthawk
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks knighthawk.

2 posted on 10/23/2020 12:05:04 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: knighthawk

BOOM! Actual manly response. But I still wouldn’t live there.


3 posted on 10/23/2020 12:06:22 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: SunkenCiv

Worship your Negros!


4 posted on 10/23/2020 12:06:22 PM PDT by pburgh01 (It's the FLU!)
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To: knighthawk

Smart move on their part.


5 posted on 10/23/2020 12:06:48 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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To: SunkenCiv

Good on ‘em!


6 posted on 10/23/2020 12:06:56 PM PDT by Fai Mao (There is no justice until PIAPPS is hanging from a gallows.)
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To: knighthawk

If the Kiwis had any guts they would change their name to All Whites.


7 posted on 10/23/2020 12:07:03 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA ("War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." - George Orwell, 1984)
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To: knighthawk

Good on ya


8 posted on 10/23/2020 12:07:09 PM PDT by Principled
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To: knighthawk

There is no sizeable population of African blacks in Australia but on the other hand Aboriginal Lives Matter!


9 posted on 10/23/2020 12:10:19 PM PDT by xp38
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Speechless....a sports team with balls and brains...


10 posted on 10/23/2020 12:11:28 PM PDT by TnTnTn
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RE: ‘Unanimous Decision’: Australia’s National Rugby Team Refuses to Kneel for BLM

The “Blacks” in Australia are Aborigines. I don’t think they have their version of Michael Brown or Jacob Blake...


11 posted on 10/23/2020 12:11:56 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: TnTnTn

It’s good to see men in sports for a change ... unlike all the American “male” athletes and sportscasters (especially on those “men” on Everything Scares People Nowadays/ESPN) who are clearly still frightened over most everything!


12 posted on 10/23/2020 12:14:33 PM PDT by glennaro (Know that a muzzle is a symbol of subservience, of self-degradation and, most tragically, of fear.)
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To: knighthawk

I can’t find if the All Blacks are kneeling. That would be disappointing. I loved the ALL Blacks. They were the most bad ass team in sports.


13 posted on 10/23/2020 12:15:24 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: rktman

Looked it up, cost of living Down Under is much higher than here.

Plus there’s no Bill of Rights, police can enter & search private homes without warrants, and Covid lockdowns/mask enforcement resembles East Germany.

And every form of wildlife there (except koalas & kookaburras) wants to kill you.

Nevertheless, well done, Wallabies!


14 posted on 10/23/2020 12:15:37 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("Pres. Trump doesn't wear glasses. That's because he's got 2020.")
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To: ConservativeInPA

Yeah, that’s not how the Kiwis role. There are a lot of Polynesians on that squad.


15 posted on 10/23/2020 12:16:27 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: SeekAndFind

The All Blacks Are a team from New Zealand. This article is about the Wallabies.

Rugby leagues are an acquired taste in S Asia.


16 posted on 10/23/2020 12:18:03 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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“BOOM! Actual manly response. But I still wouldn’t live there.”
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Maybe not... but the sheilas were pretty nice as I recall from my younger days. And I love the accent.


17 posted on 10/23/2020 12:24:07 PM PDT by House Atreides
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To: Vermont Lt

No kneeling in a Hakka.


18 posted on 10/23/2020 12:28:00 PM PDT by steve8714
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To: House Atreides

LOL! Actually I’m over the wanna be steve eco irwin accents myself.


19 posted on 10/23/2020 12:28:30 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: knighthawk
The Australian Wallabies face the New Zealand All Blacks next Saturday in a Bledisloe Cup contest in Sydney.

Shouldn't that be the New Zealand All African-Americans?

20 posted on 10/23/2020 12:30:50 PM PDT by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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