Boris Johnson waded into the Swing Low Sweet Chariot race row this afternoon, declaring it should NOT be banned ‘because no-one knows the words’. The PM admitted he did not know all the lyrics to the rugby anthem and called for those complaining to explain what they were. Instead he he wanted people to stop … Read more
Trevor Phillips slammed the RFU plan to ban the song. Pictured here in 2017 A former head of the Commission for Racial Equality has slammed plans to ban ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ – describing it as ‘Black people’s own culture being cancelled’. Trevor Phillips, 66, condemned the Rugby Football Union for reviewing the popular sporting … Read more
REVEALED: England rugby fans could be BANNED from singing the iconic ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ song because it originated among slaves in America 150 years ago, as the RFU clamps down on institutional racism By Will Kelleher For Mailonline Published: 15:49 BST, 18 June 2020 | Updated: 16:13 BST, 18 June 2020 England’s rugby anthem Swing … Read more
England rugby stars George Ford, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole ring up elderly fans to keep up spirits amid coronavirus lockdown in ‘Make that Call’ campaign Premiership stars have been calling elderly fans during coronavirus lockdown The elderly have been asked to self-isolate for 12 weeks due to the pandemic Brad Shields came up with … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
Piers Morgan blasts the ‘exhausting’ critics who want England rugby star Joe Marler ARRESTED for grabbing a Welsh opponent’s genitals – as the player cheekily brands the furore ‘complete b******s’ on social media Joe Marler could face punishment for handling Alun Wyn Jones’s genitals Incident during Saturday’s Six Nations match at Twickenham went viral England … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
Six Nations could be off free-to-air TV as Sky Sports is favourite to snatch rights from the BBC in £300million deal By Adam Shergold for MailOnline Published: 09:04 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 09:44 GMT, 2 March 2020 The Six Nations could be removed from free-to-air television with Sky Sports emerging as favourites to snatch … Read more