Re: English Rugby Team

"Greig Blanchett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 23:08:31 +0000, Peter Twydell
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Myk Cameron
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
> >>On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 16:50:12 +0000, Peter Twydell
> >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>Why do the Italians play in blue? "Azzuri" sounds like a sneeze.
> >>
> >>The Italian teams (rugby, soccer, etc.) play in blue because it is the
> >>colour of the House of Savoy, the last Italian royals. Similar to the
> >>Dutch playing in orange, the colour signifying their royal family.
> >>
> >>
> >>Myk
> >>
> >Thanks for the info, Myk. I didn't know that.
> >
> >One thing bothers me, though: an orange is orange all right, but isn't a
> >savoy green?
>
> Any fule kno a Savoy is Brown.

That's a Saveloy