Chauffour Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 can anyone tell me why in football each GB country, England-Wales-Scotland, is on his own, and in tennis there is only Great Britain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naps Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Could it be something to do with the fact that in the whole of Gt Britain we struggle to find a decent tennis player, yet there are plenty of good foodballers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Don't overlook Northern Ireland in football as well! Although that's part of the UK rather than GB.There again, in rugby union we manage to have 4 separate British Isles national teams plus a combined GB and Ireland team.Then in athletics, we have a GB and NI team for most international events but separate teams for the Commonwealth Games.Once a Scot, Welsh(wo)man or Irish(wo)man becomes successful in sport then they tend magically to become British. [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chauffour Posted September 25, 2006 Author Share Posted September 25, 2006 ...and what is the difference between UK and GB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 The UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 And neither is the same thing as the British Isles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chauffour Posted September 25, 2006 Author Share Posted September 25, 2006 and is Gibiltar part of UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_KingdomGibraltar is an overseas territory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chauffour Posted September 25, 2006 Author Share Posted September 25, 2006 ...and so is Dordogneshire [:)] but getting back to the original question, is there a different rule for each sport then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 [quote user="Chauffour"]...and so is Dordogneshire [:)] but getting back to the original question, is there a different rule for each sport then? [/quote]Yes, you are not allowed to kick a tennis ball. The ref gets all upset. And although football is a racket, you are not allowed to use one on the pitch [8-)]... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patmobile Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 [quote user="Chauffour"]can anyone tell me why in football each GB country, England-Wales-Scotland, is on his own, and in tennis there is only Great Britain? [/quote]I think it's possibly because in the early days of Association Football and Rugby Union there was no-one else to play against.Tennis was a sport for individuals, of any nationality, rather than national teams, until some interfering busybody, probably a Frenchman, came up with the idea for international team competition.Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaud Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 In the USA is it basketball, baseball or American football that has a 'World Series' featuring only USA teams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Baseball, but it's a bit of an urban myth that this is an example of American myopia. I think it was named after the (Daily?) World newspaper, who sponsored it years ago, and the name stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Like it, Mark - another one for my trivia file! [:D]You could say that tennis, an individual sport, was made a team sport by the Americans. An American Dwight Filley Davis donated the Cup in 1900 for a contest between the USA and GB. The competition later expanded to include other countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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