I beliece CC is looking for a team to support.. not sure where I got this notion from, was it the grapevine or the plumline, oh yes I recall it was the latter...?
Can I suggest Papua, they are badly in need of support
and besides I think you would like their nick name...haha....hahaha
(Jokes aside...they produced Will Genia and the Diggers stole him)
sebastienchabal
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NICK NAMES OF RUGBY TEAMS (in alphabetical order)
Argentina …LOS PUMAS (animal is Jaguar and NOT a Puma)
Belgium…ZWARTE DUIVELS (Black Devils)
Canada…CANUCKS/LES ROUGES (Maple Leaf)
Chile…LOS CONDORS
Coite D’Ivoire…LES ELEPHANTS
Czech Rep…PANTHERS
Fiji...BATI (warriors)
France…LES BLEUS (Cockerel)
Georgia…LELOS (ancient indigenous Georgian sport) Men of Borjali
Hong Kong…DRAGONS
Ireland…Does not have a nickname but SHAMROCK is emblem
Italy…GIL AZZURI (same as football team…refers to colours light blue or azure
Japan...BRAVE BLOSSOMS (The Cherry Tree Emblem)
Namibia…WELWITSCHIAS (a plant) also BILTONG BOERE
NZ…ALL BLACKS (self explanatory)
Papua…PUKPUKS
Poland…BLALO-CZERWONI (means white/red, sometimes called The Hussars
Portugal…OS LOBOS (The Wolves)
Romania…OAKS ( a tree)
Russia…BEARS
Samoa…MANU SAMOA (a chief/warrior that goes back 10 generations)
Scotland…Does not use nickname but EMBLEM Thistle.
Spain…EL XV DEL LEON (Lion)
Tonga…IKALE TAHI (Sea Eagles)
Ukraine…COSSACKS
Uruguay…LOS TEROS
USA…The EAGLES (International emblem) LOL sorry, national emblem...hahaha
Wales…DRAGONS (Emblem but sometimes also OSTRICHT FEATHERS)