SA Footy

I was never that keen on the Cherry Blossoms for the Japanese national rugby union side.

the gorillas was always a beauty
and in the afl to

Scottsdale Community College in Arizona - 'The Fighting Artichokes'

dee man wrote:the gorillas was always a beauty
and in the afl to

Well technically it wasn't the AFL back then, it was the original name for the Fitzroy FC.

Some of the ones around Australia are pearlers;

St Michaels FC (now Horsham Saints) in the Wimmera League get called the Fisheaters

Or in one of the Sydney Leagues, their Uni Team is called the Sydney University "Students"...hello!

New Orleans Pelicans - Formerly N.O. Hornets

Here's a few more to add to the list:

Rhode Island School of Design Nads (College)
Deportivo Wanka (Peruvian soccer team)
Chattanooga Central Purple Pounders(High school)
Young Boys Bern (Swiss soccer league)

Maitland Pumpkin Pickers play in the Newcastle Rugby League.

Recently shortened their nickname to just "Pickers."

Just doesn't have the same ring to it...

the Pittsburgh Pantsdowns Panthers

Barmera Soccer Club are the Pelicans

Moorook Kingston FC in the Riverland used to be the Beetles before changing to the Warriors

Then there is the Wunkar Bulldogs from the same league

one of my favourites are the Flinders Uni Crabs

nuggety goodness wrote:Barmera Soccer Club are the Pelicans

Moorook Kingston FC in the Riverland used to be the Beetles before changing to the Warriors

Then there is the Wunkar Bulldogs from the same league

one of my favourites are the Flinders Uni Crabs

I love the abbreviation of Flinders Uni Cricket Club. In all honesty, they're not a bad bunch of FUCCers...

Being a former FUCCer, it would be fair to say the name got trotted out a bit. There's also the flinders uni canoe and kayak club

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cripple wrote:Being a former FUCCer, it would be fair to say the name got trotted out a bit. There's also the flinders uni canoe and kayak club

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That's even better!

Willaston donnybrooks would have to be right up there, but at least it means all in brawl so it's still kinda tough sounding

Freeling cricket club are the water hens, at least that's what we think it is, haven't seen any evidence either way!

nuggety goodness wrote: Moorook Kingston FC in the Riverland used to be the Beetles before changing to the Warriors

Moorook-Kingston were apparently named by the Beetles by club great, and former Norwood player, Harley Swanbury at the time when The Beatles were top of the charts, IIRC. It was also Swanbury who made the club song, "a high-flying flag".

Tottenham Hotspur

Just reading an article about a rape case in Missouri and the accussed played for the school football team:

Maryville High School's vaunted football team, the Spoofhounds

Living up to the name.

US high schools and Universities have some crackers.

Marshall University in West Virginia should have had a name change in 1970 when their entire Thundering Herd Football team went thundering into the ground after a plane crash returning home from their only charter flight trip of the season.

All but 4 junior year players killed. Forced the NCAA to change the rules for them to field a team the next season so they could play freshmen in the Varsity team. Got spanked for the next 10 years.

Was a great movie too