Twitter Unleashes Special Hashtag Emoji For The 2015 Rugby World Cup
Rugby fans with countries in the tournament can celebrate with custom hashtags that reflect their teams.
The 2015 Rugby World Cup is underway, with 20 nations from around the world competing over the next six weeks to become the world champion. As part of the event, Twitter’s enabled a range of special hashtags for fans wanting to support their teams.
Twitter posted the list in a blog post, all rolled into an animated gif:
For those who’d like an easier way to reference these, here you go. The first shows a rugby jersey with 15 for the 2015 year or a player making a try. The rest show a rugby ball in the style of the country’s flag or, with the unified Irish team, one representing the Irish Rugby Football Union:
- #RWC2015 – jersey / player
- #ARG – Argentina
- #VamosPumas – Argentina
- #AUS -Australia
- #StrongerAsOne – Australia
- #CAN – Canada
- #RedNation – Canada
- #ENG – England
- #CarryThemHome – England
- #FJI – Fiji
- #FlyingFijians – Fiji
- #FRA – French
- #SoutiensLeXV – French
- #GEO – Georgia
- #RugbyIsOurGame – Georgia
- #IRE – Ireland / Irish Rugby Football Union
- #ShoulderToShoulder – IRFU
- #ITA – Italy
- #ItalRugby – Italy
- #JPN – Japan
- #JapanWay – Japan
- #NAM – Namibia
- #OneNationOneTeam – Namibia
- #NZL – New Zealand
- #TeamAllBlacks – New Zealand
- #ROM – Romania
- #RugbyRomania – Romania
- #SAM – Samoa
- #LeManu – Samoa
- #SCO – Scotland
- #AsOne – Scotland
- #RSA – South Africa
- #HomeGroundAdvantage – South Africa
- #TGA – Tonga
- #IkaleTahi – Tonga
- #URU – Uruguay
- #VamosTeros – Uruguay
- #USA – United States
- #BlueNation2015 – United States
- #WAL – Wales
- #IAmWales – Wales
If you’re looking to keep up on the tournament, try Bing rather than Google. Bing has special results. Our related story has more: Google Snubs & Bing Embraces The 2015 Rugby World Cup.
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