Team to sing in local Indigenous language in recognition of Naidoc week and in tribute to Uncle Lloyd McDermott at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane
The Wallabies will sing the Australian national anthem in local Indigenous language when the rugby union Test series against England continues inDave Rennie’s side, who won the opening encounter with their old foes in Perth on Saturday, will also run out on to the Suncorp Stadium pitch wearing their First Nations jersey, in recognition of Naidoc week.
Before kick-off, the national anthem will be sung in Yugambeh language, alongside the Yugambeh Youth Choir in a tribute to Uncle Lloyd McDermott, the first Wallabies player to identify as a First Nations man.McDermott, a proud Mununjali and Wakka Wakka man who was also Australia’s first Indigenous barrister, famously boycotted the Wallabies’ 1963 tour to South Africa during the apartheid era, rather than play as an “honorary white” player.
“We put a lot of time into understanding who we play for and who we represent and the privilege to play for Australia isn’t lost on us.” They were also the first national team to wear a First Nations jersey, at Suncorp Stadium in Golding’s design in 2017.
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