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What would be the Irish Rugby team's official nickname?

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  • 20-09-2015 6:48pm
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    dmullins3
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    The All Blacks/Kiwis just beat the Pumas and I just realised that we have no nickname. If we were to be assigned one, what would you like to see us called.

    I like the Wolfhounds, given its status in Irish mythology and more obviously as the second team are already called the Ireland Wolfhounds and so it seems like a natural fit.
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    Deedsie
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    dmullins3 wrote: »
    The All Blacks/Kiwis just beat the Pumas and I just realised that we have no nickname. If we were to be assigned one, what would you like to see us called.

    I like the Wolfhounds, given its status in Irish mythology and more obviously as the second team are already called the Ireland Wolfhounds and so it seems like a natural fit.

    The Fenians... It would drive people nuts :-)

    Being serious, nicknames are tricky, a lot of teams have a broader flora and fauna to choose a nickname from than Ireland.


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    eclipsechaser
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    I know it's the name of our 2nd team but I like the Irish Wolfhounds.


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    philstar
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    how about....

    the micks & billys

    gives it an all ireland emphasis


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    Interested Observer
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    I would like us to remain nickname-free.

    Applying some contrived nickname to the team would just smack of marketing nonsense. The three sides mentioned in the OP have had their nicknames for decades or longer.


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    Lando Griffin
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    Has to be The Green Machine. Our jearsys are green, we are like a machine and they rhyme.


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    Mr.Nice Guy
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    The Craggy Islanders.

    And whenever Sexton is about to kick the ball the crowd should chant 'down with this sort of thing.'

    And as the ball is in the air, 'careful now.'

    Actually, perhaps not.

    'It is better to walk alone in the right direction than follow the herd walking in the wrong direction.'



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    The Rape of Lucretia
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    I think a nickname is a splendid idea and one that would move us into the modern era of international sport.

    Our troubled mixed-up history leaves us with a bizarre legacy that really is out of step with the financial business that is internation level rugby these days : witness the nonsense of two anthems when in Lansdowne, or two flags being paraded for one team yesterday in the principality, or our recruitment of foreigners to play for us simply because the stay here long enough earning their crust and couldnt make their home country's international teams.

    What we need is something marketable, that the world at large would readily associate with us, that would have a quick hook for logos and merchandise, a lovable character that would appeal to kids, etc.

    I can propose : 'The Leprechauns'.


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    lunarhog
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    Les verts


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    stadedublinois
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    lunarhog wrote: »
    Les verts

    In French we use XV du trèfle (shamrock) as the nickname


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    The Rape of Lucretia
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    stadedublinois wrote: »
    In French we use XV du trèfle (shamrock) as the nickname

    So you think we are a trifle hein !

    See you on the 11th of October, :mad:.


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    pickarooney
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    They think it's all clover.


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    Deedsie
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    Maybe as the 2nd XV are the Irish Wolfhounds the nickname for the 1st team should be the Irish Wolves.

    The Wolves were the top predator here long before humans & hounds.

    The young Wolves - for the Under 20's


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    lunarhog
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    The spuds


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    rrpc
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    It's all so complicated. New Zealanders are referred to as Kiwis, because, well, kiwis come from there. Australians as Wallabies because it's their national symbol, French as frogs because they eat them.

    So really a mix of symbol, well known produce and stuff we eat would be appropriate. Shamspudages anyone?


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    lunarhog
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    The balaclavas


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    Celly Smunt
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    Those lads who had all those problems with each other but somehow managed to reconcile through rugby team.


    Are we not already kind of known as the micks though?


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    Stheno
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    The shamrocks?


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    eet fuk
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    The Badgers


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    iroced
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    rrpc wrote: »
    It's all so complicated. New Zealanders are referred to as Kiwis, because, well, kiwis come from there. Australians as Wallabies because it's their national symbol, French as frogs because they eat them.
    We are not frogs. Frogs is what the English like to call us. Exactly like we call them les rosbifs.

    Our nickname is a lot more simple and straightforward: Les Bleus.
    stadedublinois wrote: »
    In French we use XV du trèfle (shamrock) as the nickname
    Yeah we just go by each country's emblem.

    England: le XV de la rose.
    Ireland: le XV du trèfle (shamrock).
    Italy: la squadra azzurra sometimes shortened as la squadra (the sky-blue team). We actually use the italian words, we don't translate.
    Scotland: le XV du chardon (thistle).
    Wales: le XV du poireau (leek).

    Our emblem is le coq (gaulois) (the Gallic rooster) but we just call oiurselves le XV de France.

    Outside Europe:
    Argentina: les Pumas
    Australia: les Wallabies.
    New Zealand: les All Blacks or just les Blacks. we almost never use les kiwis.
    South Africa: les Springboks.


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    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    Celly Smunt wrote: »
    Those lads who had all those problems with each other but somehow managed to reconcile through rugby team.

    South Africa? :D


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    KingBrian2
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    The Shamrocks.:)


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    allthedoyles
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    Hibernians


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    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    The Felix Jones'

    Then people could make Keeping up with the Jones' references.


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    flangemeistro
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    I'll settle for 2015 RWC Champions.


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    #26
    SleazeMerchant
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    The Wild Cats.


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    Losty Dublin
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    iroced wrote: »
    We are not frogs. d: France.

    .

    Sorry.

    Surrender monkeys.


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    Michael D Not Higgins
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    SleazeMerchant wrote: »
    The Wild Cats.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XItRcMuraCI


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    #29
    Drummerboy2
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    Seen as its topical what about THE WEST BRITS :):)


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    Neil3030
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    Ah lads if there's no obvious historical, political or natural symbol, AND if we have all that north/south **** to consider, we should just go with something completely random and awesome.

    I vote: The Thunder Bastards.


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    Redgirl82
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    "Max Power" I got it off a hair dryer


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