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November 16th 2009 @ 5:40am
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‘It was so beautiful!’ says singer of Springbok anthem
The reggae singer the Springboks accused of butchering their national anthem before the 20-13 Test match defeat to France says he thought he had “sung beautifully”.
Ras Dumisani, sporting dreadlocks tucked into a huge red, green and white Rastafarian cap, was adamant his performance – which made large parts of the Toulouse crowd burst into laughter [...]
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BlueB said | November 16th 2009 @ 11:36am | Report comment
It was a disgrace! The worst I’ve ever seen someone sing – he even beat the clowns at Idol shows. As a Bok i was really punched in the guts watching that.
Whoever chose it I suspect there was obviously a loophole in the choosing of it and the French pounced on it marvellously. Like this other guy mentioned just like the subtle darkening of their jersey’s in the 2007 world cup so that the All Black should play in grey to ‘distract’ them.
But well done winning the game really.
French rugby has definitely took top spot from England now as the team I (and many others) dislike the most
Knives Out said | November 17th 2009 @ 4:46am | Report comment
‘Whoever chose it I suspect there was obviously a loophole in the choosing of it and the French pounced on it marvellously. Like this other guy mentioned just like the subtle darkening of their jersey’s in the 2007 world cup so that the All Black should play in grey to ‘distract’ them.
But well done winning the game really.
French rugby has definitely took top spot from England now as the team I (and many others) dislike the most’
Lol. Those dastardly French rascals. Whatever is in the water stream on your side of the world?
Ziontrain said | November 16th 2009 @ 1:14pm | Report comment
it was utterly appaling
Campbell Watts said | November 16th 2009 @ 1:30pm | Report comment
And he’s defending his effort too!!!
Too much of the herb rasta man!!!
Stash said | November 16th 2009 @ 7:26pm | Report comment
And it seems now that the South Africa embassy and/or diplomatic corp in France chose the singer – ouch.
I recall a game last year when the Irish (?) made the ABs sing their anthem in the dark (equally as despicable)
You can’t have the crowd laughing at your anthem… hopefully some clown got a free ticket from the embassy back to the homeland
pothale said | November 17th 2009 @ 3:47am | Report comment
” I recall a game last year when the Irish (?) made the ABs sing their anthem in the dark (equally as despicable)”
No you don’t. Get your facts straight.
This is the most ridiculous story that has been over-hyped by everyone and has managed to distract from the fact that the Boks were soundly beaten by France. Looking for scapegoats in Rastafarian singers who cannot sing in tune is just laughable.
I have heard anthems being butchered many times before. Get over it. It happens.
Cattledog said | November 17th 2009 @ 4:04am | Report comment
Oh dear, Pothale. ‘The most ridiculous story that has been over-hyped by everyone’. I barely think 7 comments is an over-reaction by everyone. You’re looking in every cauldron for a skirmish, aren’t you. lol
No doubt the anthem was a terrible rendition and any Bok could feel justifiably blighted. However, I agree, it’s really no excuse for their performance, and perhaps it could be argued it should have spurred them to greater things. It’s a poor excuse for a poor performance and yes, get over it.
pothale said | November 17th 2009 @ 4:38am | Report comment
Cattledog – wasn’t referring to on here at all. The Roar has been quite sedate about it. It’s in British and Irish media, columns and blogs in South Africa websites, and elsewhere. That’s what I was referring to.
fatdan said | November 17th 2009 @ 5:05am | Report comment
Just for the record, and not that it matters, it was the Welsh and no the Irish that made theAll Blacks do the Haka in their dressing room
Cattledog said | November 17th 2009 @ 1:36am | Report comment
I heard Rosanne do a rendition of the US Anthem Stars and Stripes at some major ball game I think it was. If you think Regge Man was appauling, you should have heard this!
Nick (KIA) said | November 17th 2009 @ 5:44am | Report comment
If you want to hear bad anthem singing, have a look at Carl Lewis singing before a NBA game in 1993. That is truely horrible.
http://www.gracepointvideo.org/2009/07/carl-lewis-singing-the-national-anthem/
Brendan said | November 17th 2009 @ 8:11am | Report comment
Pothale
Who, precisely, is trying to use it as an excuse??? I thought it was a disgrace but that doesn’t mean I am trying to use it as an excuse for the boks losing. The boks were beaten by a better side on the night.