The Netherlands admit they have ‘RIPPED OFF’ Richmond’s team song at the T20 World Cup after cricket side belted out an adapted version of the AFL club’s ‘We’re from Tigerland’ after their win over Zimbabwe
The Netherlands have admitted they have completely ‘ripped off’ Richmond’s team song, with the cricketing minnows taking inspiration from the AFL club.
The Dutch claimed their first win of the Super 12 stage against Zimbabwe on Wednesday, and took to the changing rooms after the match to celebrate their five-wicket win.
And during jubilant scenes, the cricketers were heard singing an adapted version of Richmond’s ‘We’re from Tigerland’ club anthem, changing the ‘yellow and black’ crescendo to ‘orange and blue’ among a number of tweaks to the original song.
The Dutch cricket team have admitted to ‘ripping off’ a song from an Aussie Rules side
Richmond Tigers’ iconic ‘We’re from Tigerland’ has been adapted by the Netherlands team
‘There is a fantastic song that we’ve brought in over the last four or five years,’ Netherlands coach Ryan Campbell told Triple M via Fox Sports.
‘It’s actually a rip off of the Richmond Tigerland song. The orange and blue.’
The Dutch aren’t the first cricket team to be inspired by the Tigers’ anthem. IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad celebrated a victory by singing another adapted version of the club song.
The minnows may be stuck at the foot of Group 2, but they have punched above their weight in the Super 12 this year. Campbell added that smaller nations are eager to have more opportunities to compete with the cricketing heavyweights.
‘We all know the ‘Big Three’ (Australia, England, India) get all the cash and rightly so,’ he added.
‘I think for us, it’s our duty to leave the game in a better place than when it started. And to do that you need to grow the game.
‘We all know the 12 full members — that’s Afghanistan and Ireland included in that and they’re growing the game in their countries. But I think we have an obligation to build places we have not really been before.
‘The USA, Nepal, Scotland, Namibia, us (the Netherlands). They’re great stories and we probably haven’t been given enough opportunity. I know the fixture lists every year are extremely busy, I understand that. But somehow we need to grow the game.
‘If someone comes on tour they’re going to tour England. Maybe they should be dropping into the Netherlands and playing their warm-up games instead of playing a county team who has no interest in playing.
‘Come in, play the Netherlands, play Scotland. We want to take it to places where it’s never been before.’
The Dutch are at the bottom of their Super 12 group but did pick up a win over Zimbabwe
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