Robbie Deans sang the Aussie national anthem

**Big Dave** · 1st November 2009, 16:41

He was probably the only one who could remember the lyrics to the Australian National Anthem.

Girt....sea....rejoice la la la la la la is about all the rest of us know.

**Headbanger** · 1st November 2009, 16:53

Aussies suck at firing coaches.

**Mully** · 1st November 2009, 17:30

Originally Posted by Big Dave

He was probably the only one who could remember the lyrics to the Australian National Anthem.

Girt....sea....rejoice la la la la la la is about all the rest of us know.

Isn't it about ringing someone named Joyce??

"Australians all let us ring Joyce
For she is young and free"

**Big Dave** · 1st November 2009, 18:06

"Australians all let us ring Joyce
For she is young and free"

Better than the real deal - I just googled it.

Verse 2.

For those who've come across the seas
We've boundless plains to share,
With courage let us all combine
To advance Australia fair.

The small print or largely unknown Verse 3 must have the conditions about that not applying if you are arriving from Asia in a small boat.

**Maha** · 1st November 2009, 18:12

Originally Posted by XRVrider

Still, did look a little odd, an ex all black great singing along to the old foe's anthem.

This is the only part the disturbs me, never was he an All Black Great...
He had a about as much success as his half back brother but was kept out of team mainly by that real All Black Great Alan Hewson....

**slowpoke** · 1st November 2009, 22:30

Originally Posted by Maha

This is the only part the disturbs me, never was he an All Black Great...
He had a about as much success as his half back brother but was kept out of team mainly by that real All Black Great Alan Hewson....

Echoes of yesteryear: I recall a similar Deans/Hewson selection controversy back then as the Deans/Henry drama's of late.

**XRVrider** · 2nd November 2009, 07:12

Ha ha, this is a good one, Alan Hewson did play a lot of games, and the scrawny Magnum PI tache man did kick some goals, but surely he cant be called great. Anyway I have taken back the fact Robbie Deans was a great All Black, cos he wasnt but we are off topic, its the Anthem thing Im on about. Love KB cos what starts out as one thing, easily and readily morph's into another topic willy nilly. Ah its all good fun

**Headbanger** · 2nd November 2009, 07:35

I personally don't see the singing of the anthem as any big drama, he has already switched his allegiance to the Skippy side of the ditch. He's not winning any games so he had better be sucking up to them somehow.

That said, Both anthems are complete and utter shit.

**MIXONE** · 2nd November 2009, 07:44

Originally Posted by allycatz

Always irks me to see South Africa proudly standing tall in Canterbury Brand jerseys and own own fekkin team wears imports

Yep I agree with you here.
It's all about the almighty $ now.

**wysper** · 2nd November 2009, 07:51

Originally Posted by XRVrider

Last question before the shit comes down, how many other countries are singing 2 different language versions of the same anthem? (so in effect singing it twice) Anyone know why we do this?

A little off topic I guess, but the Maori version is actually different to the English version, so in a way they aren't singing it twice. It is a different song to the same tune.

**XRVrider** · 2nd November 2009, 08:19

Originally Posted by wysper

A little off topic I guess, but the Maori version is actually different to the English version, so in a way they aren't singing it twice. It is a different song to the same tune.

Oh right, didnt know that. Been overseas for a good while and came home to this change and a song I didnt know. Just wondered why the change really. Messing with a national anthem (love them or hate them) is interesting, bit like a sort of affirmative action, give the minority a voice cos its all pc and that crap. Well thats how it looks, many may disagree. Cant says as I love it, but spose we didnt have a choice in our national (fecking old) song anyway.

**avgas** · 2nd November 2009, 08:36

They don't get paid to sing - they get paid to lose.
When they don't perform, we fire them and import some new ones.

Who gives a fuck who sings what song - its the NZ economy that fails every time an all black plays. If they were really there for the nation, they would do it almost for free - I know I would.

100's of Kiwi's compete at a high level (whether its sports or otherwise) to represent NZ, and never ask for a dime in return. Yeah we are suppose to shed a tear to the "days of our lives" in the NZRU.
Fuck off - I have better things to do with my time.

And don't give me that bullshit - "If we don't pay some other country will steal them". If they were really representing the country that also wouldn't matter a dime. Sarah Ulmer is case and point.....among 100's more.

**Skyryder** · 2nd November 2009, 12:26

When I first went to school we sang God Save the King every morning with the raising of the flag.

Then he died....................so I don't have much faith in God if he can not keep the King alive................That's what I thought................still do in much the same manner.

Never did learn God Defend New Zealand. He 'ain't' gonna do it any more than he saved the King

Still got the faith in Robbie though

Skyryder