The Nickname, The Moniker, The Mascot

[Sports Prophet]

What are the best and worst examples we have seen in RL?

Happy to hear some absolutely woeful versions from other sports for a laugh, especially RU.

What makes a good one and what makes a bad one?

Certainly I don’t think there ever should have been a team named Wolves and another named Wolfpack in the same elite competition.

[Cw25]

Don't know exactly what has gone on, But Exeter Chiefs have had to change their badge for a particular reason.

[Sports Prophet]

2 minutes ago, Cw25 said:

Don't know exactly what has gone on, But Exeter Chiefs have had to change their badge for a particular reason.

Probably upset some woke individuals in Kansas

[Eddie]

I don’t mind having two teams with the same moniker, after all there are plenty of Towns, Uniteds, Rovers etc in football and it doesn’t get confusing. 

[Bolton Leyther]

Vodafone Warriors

[gingerjon]

25 minutes ago, Sports Prophet said:

Probably upset some woke individuals in Kansas

Yes. It upset whole tribes of native Americans who, repeatedly, over many years, very politely, asked that a team in Devon with no connection to them stop cosplaying a bunch of racial stereotypes every weekend.

PCGM

[Jughead]

Australian amateur clubs have belting names, much better than English clubs. 

Binnaway Bombshells, Grafton Ghosts, Aurora Valley Axemen, Woolgoolga Seahorses, Old Bar Beach Pirates, Port City Breakers and Parkes Spacemen come to mind. 

[gingerjon]

13 minutes ago, Bolton Leyther said:

Vodafone Warriors

Along with Warriors, there should be a moratorium on any more 'Lions' in sport. We have enough now.

[Lapsed Leeds Fan]

Mansfield Marksman was an interesting one if only for the reason that even after 40 years people are still adamant it was Marksmen.

[Eddie]

5 minutes ago, Lapsed Leeds Fan said:

Mansfield Marksman was an interesting one if only for the reason that even after 40 years people are still adamant it was Marksmen.

Was it really Marksman? Well I never! 

[Eddie]

20 minutes ago, Bolton Leyther said:

Vodafone Warriors

This. The Warriors are my NRL team but I wouldn’t buy any merch as it all has Vodafone plastered all over it. 

[gingerjon]

2 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Was it really Marksman? Well I never! 

Named after a local lager.

[Eddie]

5 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

Named after a local lager.

Mansfield Marksman v London Skolars - the Lager Derby. 

[Scubby]

23 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Mansfield Marksman v London Skolars - the Lager Derby. 

Both teams were big units

[Damien]

I always thought Halifax Blue Socks was terrible in terms of English Rugby League. I know some U.S sports teams have had similar names for over a century but its not really offering much as a 1990s random choice out of nowhere.

[gogledd]

I play Masters for a local community club and think we have a great name....Chester Gladiators.

 

North Wales Crusaders had a mascot - he was called Colyn the Crusader, and the person undertaking the role of mascot changed and when the mascot re-appeared she had become Collette the Crusader! Was this the first ever mascot to undergo gender reasignment?

 

Edited February 11, 2022 by gogledd

[Quinskolar]

Columbia Tough Mothers and.....Hornsey Lambs.

[tim2]

Clowne Angels were a community team from Clowne in Derbyshire.

Named after a pub, rather than the team's actual behaviour.

[Man of Kent]

Some good ones Down Under

 

 

Edited February 11, 2022 by Man of Kent

[Jughead]

Just now, Man of Kent said:

Some good ones Down Under

Is it sc-on or sc-own Thoroughbreds?

[wiganermike]

5 minutes ago, Jughead said:

Is it sc-on or sc-own Thoroughbreds?

It should probably be Scoon as I would expect it was named after Scone in Scotland the place where Scottish monarchs were crowned.

[devonhawk]

5 hours ago, Cw25 said:

Don't know exactly what has gone on, But Exeter Chiefs have had to change their badge for a particular reason.

Apparently it's to do with offending native Americans. Don't really understand why, I mean it's not offensive like Redskins; which is why Washington had to change. 

[Damien]

4 minutes ago, devonhawk said:

Apparently it's to do with offending native Americans. Don't really understand why, I mean it's not offensive like Redskins; which is why Washington had to change. 

Well obviously it was offensive, hence native Americans complaining.

[devonhawk]

15 minutes ago, Damien said:

Well obviously it was offensive, hence native Americans complaining.

Why are Kansas City, still Chiefs, Cleveland still Indians and Atlanta still Braves? 

[Damien]

2 minutes ago, devonhawk said:

Why are Kansas City, still Chiefs, Cleveland still Indians and Atlanta still Braves? 

Im not sure why you are quoting me and asking me this. I'm not really interested in the ins and outs of other clubs and why they haven't changed.

It's irrelevant to the old Exeter Chiefs imagery being offensive to native Americans, hence them complaining. You don't think it was offensive, native Americans did. Exeter have now changed their imagery to not misappropriate native American culture so no more complaints.