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WCup bagpipe ban deflates Scottish fans
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September 21, 2011, Wednesday
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A BAN on bagpipes at the rugby World Cup in New Zealand has knocked the wind out of the Scotland team.
The sound of the Scottish instrument is frequently heard before Edinburgh matches at Murrayfield but it has been missing in New Zealand due to the tournament organizers' decision to ban musical instruments from all venues.
Scotland won its opening two matches in the homely surroundings of Invercargill, which had a large influx of Scottish settlers in the late 19th century, but the team said it had missed the traditional sound of the pipes.
"When you arrive at the ground and are warming up, you quite like to hear the sound of bagpipes," Scotland kicking coach Duncan Hodge said ahead of its clash with Argentina on Sunday.
"The guys would rather have bagpipes than not, put it that way. The Argentinians I'd imagine would have all kinds of support, so it would be nice to cancel that out with a few bagpipes."
Scottish newspaper the Daily Record quoted the Scottish government as saying it had written to organizers asking for the ban to be overturned in time for its final clash against old rival England on October 1.
Scottish supporters have also started a campaign on Facebook to get the ban lifted with more than 600 members signed up.
New Zealand police also said that one France fan had fallen foul of the rule on bringing animals into World Cup stadiums. Releasing a cockerel inside venues before matches is a common sight in France but one supporter had his rooster taken from him by police as he tried to smuggle it into McLean Park before Sunday's victory over Canada.
The sound of the Scottish instrument is frequently heard before Edinburgh matches at Murrayfield but it has been missing in New Zealand due to the tournament organizers' decision to ban musical instruments from all venues.
Scotland won its opening two matches in the homely surroundings of Invercargill, which had a large influx of Scottish settlers in the late 19th century, but the team said it had missed the traditional sound of the pipes.
"When you arrive at the ground and are warming up, you quite like to hear the sound of bagpipes," Scotland kicking coach Duncan Hodge said ahead of its clash with Argentina on Sunday.
"The guys would rather have bagpipes than not, put it that way. The Argentinians I'd imagine would have all kinds of support, so it would be nice to cancel that out with a few bagpipes."
Scottish newspaper the Daily Record quoted the Scottish government as saying it had written to organizers asking for the ban to be overturned in time for its final clash against old rival England on October 1.
Scottish supporters have also started a campaign on Facebook to get the ban lifted with more than 600 members signed up.
New Zealand police also said that one France fan had fallen foul of the rule on bringing animals into World Cup stadiums. Releasing a cockerel inside venues before matches is a common sight in France but one supporter had his rooster taken from him by police as he tried to smuggle it into McLean Park before Sunday's victory over Canada.
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